D-Day's Revenge...

Speak your mind!!

Kilbury Unit speaks with D-Day!

The metal world is a wonderful thing. Hell, it's why I've been doing this for 6 years now. But not just for the music and the bands, but for the community in general and the great people I meet in some form or other. A great metalhead named Lana (Metalchick on MySpace) introduced me to the band Kilbury Unit.

I obviously really like this band since I am featuring them on the Revenge, and I'm sure most of you will feel the same way. This is one of those thought out responses that I love so much and keeps me going when it comes to doing interviews! Enjoy...

D-Day: Tell us how you're band got together.

K.U.:I, REA, HAD BEEN OUT OF A BAND FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS AND WAS FIENDING FOR SOME OUTLET. I SNAGGED THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR (WHOM I KNEW PLAYED GUITAR) AND DRAGGED HIM DOWN THE STREET TO MY BUDS HOUSE WHERE WE THEN INFORMED HIM THAT HE WAS A DRUMMER (HE WAS 40 YEARS OLD AND HAD NEVER PLAYED BEFORE, BUT HAD CASH FOR DRUMS AND A GREAT PLACE TO JAM IN) AFTER PREVIOUS EGO-TRIP EPISODES WITH OTHER BANDS, I DECIDED THAT I WANTED TO MOLD FRESH CLAY INTO THE THING I WAS LOOKING FOR. 'KILBURY UNIT' WAS BORN. VARIOUS MEMBER CHANGES (I AM THE ONLY ORIGINAL MEMBER) OVER THE COURSE OF 5 YEARS EVOLVED US INTO THE CREATURE WE ARE TODAY... A BRUTALLY TRUTHFUL SELF-RIGHTEOUS BASTARD SON OF DETROIT.

D-Day: What were the various influences for getting into music?

K.U.:RAGE, OUTCRY, JACK DANIELS, HATRED, OPPRESSION, HYDROS, CHUCK BILLY , MY NEED FOR A SOAPBOX TO SPEW MY FACTUAL OPINION, HATRED (DID I ALREADY MENTION THAT?), THE DAYGLO ABORTIONS, THE NEED TO FIGHT BACK THE FLOW OF GRUNGE (WE DON'T DO THAT PUSSY SHIT IN DETROIT), POLITICS, SOCIAL DECAY, COMMON SENSE, BUDWEISER & MARLBORO, UTTER DISGUST AND... OH, YEAH... HATRED.

D-Day: I'm sure everyone has that certain daydream..... so if you had the power to get on a world tour

with any 3 bands, who would it be and why?

K.U.: TESTAMENT - BECAUSE THEY ARE ABOUT THE MOST POWERFUL, RELEVANT, TALENTED BANDS TO EVER WALK THE EARTH.

     G.W.A.R.  - BECAUSE SEX-A-CUTIONS AND FLYING PENGUIN JIZZ NEVER GETS OLD. ALL HAIL ODERUS!

     LAMB OF GOD - BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT YET FOUND THEIR POLITICAL VOICE AGAINST ELITIST OPPRESSION, BUT WHEN THEY DO, WATCH THE FUCK OUT.

D-Day: I know most people seem to hate labeling their creations, but how would you describe your music?

K.U.: WE WALK THE LINE BETWEEN HARDCORE ROCK AND METAL, YET, CONSIDER OURSELVES TO BE 'ANGER-THRASH'.

D-Day: Tell us about any upcoming new music you have in the works.

K.U.: WE'VE JUST PUT OUT OUR FIRST FULL CD IN MARCH CALLED "PIECES OF HATE". WE ARE GOING TO DO A LIVE ALBUM BY JULY OF ALL THE SONGS THAT DIDN'T GET ON THE ALBUM CALLED "WELCOME TO DETROIT... NOW, GET THE FUCK OUT!". WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE NEXT CD THAT WE HOPE TO HAVE OUT BY CHRISTMAS (GREAT STOCKING STUFFERS).

D-Day: How about any shows that someone may be able to catch?

K.U.: THE NEXT TWO SHOWS ARE IN WARREN, MICHIGAN AT 'THE RITZ'. THEN, THE MICHIGAN BAR AND RESTAURANT SMOKING BAN GOES INTO EFFECT AND WE WILL BE PLAYING ONLY OUTDOOR VENUES WHERE WE CAN SMOKE LIKE THE DETROIT INCINERATOR. OR, DEPENDING ON YOUR SMOKING AND DRINKING LAWS, WE MIGHT COME AND WRECK SOME OF YOUR BARS AND EAR DRUMS.

D-Day: If you were to release a new album and then find out that 1000 people had already managed to download it for free, what would be your thoughts on that?

K.U.: WE WOULD THINK,"SHIT, THEY ARE LISTENING... AND SCAMMING THE SYSTEM TO LISTEN. POWER TO THE PEOPLE!"

D-Day: You have a weekly "Morgue Chat". Can you describe that for us, and what is your mission?

K.U.: 'SUNDAY MORNING MORGUE CHAT' TO BE EXACT. THIS IS A 10 MINUTE WEEKLY RANT THAT I'VE BEEN DOING EVERY DAMNED WEEK FOR 137 WEEKS STRAIGHT. I DO NOT MISS. IT STARTED OFF AS A SUNDAY MORNING "MORRISONIAN" RECORDING OF MY POETRY TO BE USED AFTER MY DEATH FOR FUN AND PROFIT. IT QUICKLY EVOLVED INTO A VEHICLE TO PROMOTE LOCAL MUSIC AND OUR 'COALITION' OF BANDS, THEN, INTO MY PERSONAL SOAPBOX IN WHICH I TRY TO GET PEOPLE TO WAKE UP, GET ANGRY, AND BE BETTER PEOPLE THROUGH MY USE OF THE OLDEST ITALIAN WEAPON KNOWN... SHAME. YOU DON'T HAVE TO LISTEN. YOU CAN JUST RUN AROUND BEING IMBICILES THE REST OF YOUR PATHETIC LIVES. BUT, I SUGGEST THAT YOU LISTEN. www.youtube.com/morguechat 

D-Day: Let's try a multuple choice question: Which of the following is the most memorable about starting a band?

a) The excitement of finding other band members with the same vision.

b) Playing in front of a crowd for the first time.

c) The groupies who provided cigarettes, beer, mac & cheese and sex.

d) other

e) All of the above

K.U.: IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC AND THE WORDS COMING TOGETHER TO PRESENT A USEFUL MESSAGE THAT INSPIRES EMOTION (USUALLY RAGE). IN OTHER WORDS, IT'S ABOUT THE SONGWRITING. I, MYSELF, HAVE A SELF-RIGHTEOUS EGO THAT COULD FILL A ROOM, SO, BEING ON STAGE RANKS A CLOSE SECOND.

D-Day: What story can you tell us about something crazy that has happened to or for Kilbury Unit? As in, some type of Spinal Tap experience, Wardrobe malfunction, looney fans, equipment issues, asshole promoters... you get the point.

K.U.: THE WHOLE REASON WE STARTED THE 'COALITION' WAS THAT WE WERE SICK OF THE CLAN OF MIDDLE-MEN THAT HAD GROWN AND FESTERED LIKE AN OOZING BOIL ON THE JUGULAR OF THE DETROIT MUSIC SCENE. WE PUT OUT OUR OWN SHOWS WITH BANDS THAT COMPLIMENT EACH OTHER, AND WE TAKE THE DOOR MONEY AND GIVE IT TO THEM. A VERY SIMPLE CONCEPT THAT HAS EARNED US THE ANGER OF SOME BAR OWNERS AND PROMOTERS. WE HAVE BEEN CALLED PIRATES. WE TAKE WHAT IS OURS WHETHER OR NOT YOU WANT TO GIVE IT TO US. IF YOU HAVE NO ETHICS, WE HAVE ENOUGH TO COVER YOU. THIS HAS GOTTEN US JUMPED, THROWN TO THE COPS, AND BARRED FROM CERTAIN VENUES FOR LIFE... BUT, IT HAS WORKED. BANDS HAVE SEEN THE EXAMPLE WE SET AND REFUSE THIS "PAY TO PLAY" GARBAGE THEY'VE BEEN HANDED THROUGH FAT BAR OWNERS AND THEIR LAZY PROMOTING MINIONS. SOME BARS HAVE EVEN ADOPTED OUR POLICIES TO GET BANDS TO PLAY THEIR BARS AGAIN. BUT, LET IT SUFFICE TO SAY, THAT WE ARE NOT THE MOST LOVED BAND IN DETROIT DUE TO OUR FERVENT IDEALISM AND OUR UNWILLINGNESS TO BEND. IT HAS GIVEN US SOME LOYAL FANS, ONES WITH INTEGRITY AND ENOUGH BRAINS TO HEAR OUR MESSAGE. HERE'S TO THEM! (EXCUSE ME WHILE I DRINK)

D-Day: How do you see the state of metal music as a whole, these days?

K.U.: TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION, I FIRST HAVE TO SIFT THROUGH ALL OF THE EMO, SCREAM-O, PUSSY BOYS SINGING IN HIGH PITCHED VOICES LIKE LITTLE GIRLS TELLING ME HOW BAD THINGS ARE FOR THEM AND HOW THEY'VE BEEN HURT AND HOW THEY CAN'T GO ON.... FUCKING PATHETIC! THAT IS NOT METAL. IN FACT, SO MANY PIECES OF SHIT ARE CALLED METAL NOWADAYS, THAT TRUE METAL BANDS ARE A DYING BREED. METAL SPEAKS OF SOLUTIONS (USUALLY KILLING), NOT PROBLEMS. IF YOU ARE CRYING ABOUT YOUR PROBLEMS THROUGH MUSIC IN A VAIN ATTEMPT TO MAKE PEOPLE AS SAD AS YOUR OWN SORRY ASS IS... YOU ARE NOT METAL.

D-Day: What is the goal for Kilbury Unit?

K.U.: WE'RE NOT THE YOUNGEST BAND OUT THERE ON THE MARKET, SO, A NICE FAT CONTRACT WOULD DO US REALLY WELL ABOUT NOW. A PAID U.S./EUROPEAN TOUR WOULD FIT NICELY INTO THAT BAG OF SHIT WE NEED BEFORE WE END UP LOOKING LIKE THE 'STONES' ON STAGE (NOBODY REALLY NEEDS THAT). OTHER THAN THAT, JUST INCITING THE MASSES TO "STAND UP, STAND OUT OR GET THE HELL OUTTA THE WAY!"... OH, AND I'M RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT ON THE 'TRUTH AND COMMON SENSE' PLATFORM - REA IN 2012!

D-Day: Do you have a preference for the type of music label you'd like to be on? Indie, Major, none??

MAJOR. THEY'RE GOING TO NEED MONDO CASH FOR BODY BAGS AND FUNERALS IF THEY TRY TO ROB OR SCREW US OVER IN ANY WAY. (WE PUT THE 'FUN' IN FUNERAL).

D-Day: Thank you once again for speaking with us! Any final words for the fans?

DON'T BUY INSURANCE. DON'T PAY FEDERAL TAXES. VOTE OUT THE INCUMBENTS. MAKE YOUR STAND ON ETHICS, TRUTH AND LOGIC AND YOU CAN LOOK DOWN UPON ANYONE. WATCH 'MORGUE CHAT' EVERY SUNDAY. LISTEN TO 'KILBURY UNIT' WHILE DRIVING DANGEROUSLY FAST. DO NOT "PAY TO PLAY" (BANDS). SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL MILITIA, THEY'RE THE ONLY THING BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR OVERBEARING, GREEDY, FACIST GOVERNMENT. BUY "PIECES OF HATE", ONE OF THE MOST THOUGHT PROVOKING, POWERFUL CD'S EVER. POWER IS THE PEOPLE! LATER.

Keep up to date with Kilbury Unit and hear some music here: http://www.myspace.com/kilburyunit