definitely a stronghold for us and our
supporters. Wait! another venue….We
played the House of Blues with U.S.
Bombs and Maximum Penalty in ’98
when we were all on tour with
Agnostic Front, but AF couldn’t play
for some reason. I remember looking
out in the crowd and seeing a HUUUUUUUUGE melee in the back of the
room. Skins and punks in some turf
war or something. Pretty nuts. I don’t
know, but for me the Chicago scene
always had some sort of mystique for
Motörhead tour in ’99, which seems
like a lifetime ago, I realize that it’s
been pretty well nigh two decades. It
really does seem like it’s flown by
quickly. The only time it really started
to drag was in ’99 when we were on
tour for eleven months almost
straight…I can honestly say I got pretty
burnt! The year saw five U.S. and five
European tours plus an Aussie trip…all
of which were fun, but I think I speak
for the rest of the guys when I say we
burned out and needed a break.
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me due to old bands like the Effigies
and Naked Raygun; bands with a very
unique, “Chicago,” sound that was foreign to kids in our parts but just
“worked.” So cool.
IE: I laughed out loud when I saw this
was DKM's 20 Anniversary Tour. Not
because I couldn't believe DKM made
it this far, I always thought you guys
were built to last. It just seems time
has flown by - since I first heard DKM
on a Hellcat music sampler. Does it
seems like it's gone by quickly for the
band? You guys have toured heavily
over the years, maybe that seems like
it's BEEN 30 years when you tour that
much.
MK: Oh man, it all seems to have
passed like maybe ten years to me.
BUT, then looking back on, say, the
Luckily, we acquired James (Lynch) on
second guitar after that never-ending
touring cycle and new life was
breathed into the band. Since then it’s
honestly gotten better and better as far
as all that goes. Touring is a blast and
getting to play music every night to
eager supporters is a blessing.
IE: With your catalog spread out over
20 years - what can hardcore DKM
fans expect from your Aragon show?
Any deep cuts that