LARRY LIFELESS (FOUNDER) -VOCALS, BASS (1st) AND GUITAR, (demos are larry & rico, all instruments, larry played bass live at first)
RICO PETROLEUM (FOUNDER, ALSO NAMED THE BAND, AND CREATED ALL LOGOS) -GUITAR, TUFFY AND TY-DRUMS (1st & 2nd all releases (ty) before album) BIG DADDY-BASS AND DRUMS (2nd & 3rd, drums on album) , CHEESLY-BASS (4th, bass on album only) , MONGOLOID (album only)-GUITAR, CHRIS-THE CUP... OTHER LIVE PLAYERS; JEFF RANDELL, LARRY KELLEY (current), SCOTT VANGEL (shoe-horn), JOHN DARGA (current), GLUE HEAD, JAKE PHELPS, ETC-GUITAR... NATHAN SHAPIRRO (3rd), JOHN KOZIC (current 5TH) - BASS... (kenny chambers, jason shapiro and sam machcovie have also stood in at times)...
CURRENT INCARNATIONS OF THIS BAND AND "GROINOIDS" ALIKE, (1 or 2 original members) ARE NOT REALLY TRUE TO ITS ORIGINS, BUT DO TRY TO REFLECT ITS SPIRIT SOMEHOW...
THIS AND THE BIO HERE, SHOULD CLEAR UP ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CLASSIC AND FOLLOWING LINE-UPS AND HOW WE STARTED THIS MESS... THANKS FOR YOUR INTEREST... (more early demos, & live bad stuff coming if you like TRUE SLUG ! ! ! )...
KILSLUG WAS FORMED IN 1982 BY RICO PETROLEUM (from groinoids) AND LARRY LIFELESS (from the sickness) WITH DRUMMER TY AVOLIO... AFTER ABOUT ONE YEAR, BIG DADDY (from the sickness and groinoids) JOINED ON BASS FOR RECORDING SESSIONS AND ODD LIVE SHOWS (later moving to drums)... TWO SINGLES AND A RAW AND RARE CASSETTE (shown in pics) WERE RELEASED BY THIS LINE-UP... IN JUNE 1985, KILSLUG RECORDED THE WHOLE "ANSWER THE CALL" ALBUM IN ONLY A FEW HOURS AT A BOSTON RECORDING STUDIO. THE LINE-UP; LARRY LIFELESS, RICO AND THE REST OF THE GROINOIDS WITH MONGOLOID PLAYING 2nd GUITAR, CHEEZE ON BASS AND B.D ON DRUMS... MONGOLOID ONLY PLAYED A FEW LIVE SHOWS FOLLOWING THE ALBUM, BUT HE AND CHEEZE BROUGHT IN SOME MATERIAL FROM THEIR OWN BAND MORTICIAS MOURGE, THAT IS BRILLIANT (crying in the church, march of the skeletons, spread for satan, death squad, crematorium etc)... THEY ALSO CONTRIBUTED GREATLY TO THE ALBUM ALONG WITH B.D'S DRUMMING... THIS LINE-UP RAN TILL 1987 WITH VARIOUS 2nd GUITAR PLAYERS FOR SHORT TOURS AND EAST COAST SHOWS... IN 2007 A REUNION SHOW WAS RECORDED FOR A LIMITED EDITION LIVE ALBUM (limited appeal records in friends here) AND WAS FOLLOWED UP BY FOUR SHOWS IN THE N.Y.C. AREA AND A BOSTON CABLE T.V. APPEARANCE IN 2008. LARRY LIFELESS HAS FORMED HIS OWN BANDS OVER TIME (angry hate. upsidedown cross W/ CHEEZE etc. in top friends here) THAT STILL STILL PLAY ON OCCASIONS. HE ALSO CURRENTLY, HAS A PSEUDO KILSLUG COVER BAND THAT INCLUDES B.D. ON DRUMS, CALLED "KILSLUG"... THE SAME BAND ALSO CALLS THEMSELVES "GROINOIDS" WITH MONGOLOID SINGING... LIKE A LYNRD SKYNRD STORY, BUT THERE IT IS!!! (more details in the band members section)
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YOU OLD BASTARDS ARE SURE GETTING OPINIONATED LATELY....I SUPPORT YOU BROWN SHRIVELED WEEDS TO THE END, I MAKE A GREAT SHIRT TO SHOW MY LOVE FOR THE BAND AND YOU CALL ME A MOOK....BIG SLUGGY IS REALLY UPSET THAT I HAVE A COMMENT FILTER....I DONT THINK HES GOING TO LET IT GO...I THINK ITS HIM CRYING OUT TO END OUR INTERNET FRIENDSHIP...TELL HIM I WILL MISS HIM...IM A SENSITIVE MAN WITH THE BEST INTENTIONS, ILL LEAVE ALL OF YOU ALONE NOW FOREVER...SORRY FOR TRYING TO BE A FAN AND GIVE POSITIVE FEEDBACK ABOUT THE MUSIC. KILSLUG AND GROINOIDS WILL ALWAYS BE MY 2 FAVORITE BANDS THOUGH.....ILL CRY WHILE WATCHING SONIC LOBOTOMY....IM SO SORRY FOR ALL THE PAIN IVE CAUSED....I JUST CANT TAKE THE EMOTIONAL STRAIN ANYMORE RICO...GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR NEW BAND....THIS IS SO HARD FOR ME...IVE DONE GRAVE WRONG TO YOU ROCKING SENIORS...
Most High Almighty Good Lord, Yours are praise, glory, honor and all blessings; To You alone! Most High, do they belong, and no man is worthy of speaking Your Name!
Be praised, Lord, with all Your creatures, and above all our Brother Sun, who gives us the day by which You light our way, and who is beautiful, radiant and with his great splendor is a symbol to us of You, O Most High!
And be praised, Lord, for our Sister Moon and the Stars. You created them in the heavens bright, precious and beautiful!
And be praised, Lord, for our Brother the Wind and for the air and the clouds and for fair weather and for all other through which You sustain Your creatures.
And be praised, Lord, for our Sister Water, so useful, and humble, and chaste!
And be praised, my Lord, for our Brother Fire, through whom You light up the night and who is handsome, joyful, robust, and strong!
And be praised, my Lord, for our Sister, Mother Earth, who supports and carries us and produces the diverse fruits and colorful flowers and trees!
Praise and bless the Lord and give thanks to Him and serve Him with great humility!
Be praised, my Lord, for our Sister, bodily Death from whom no living man can escape!
Woe only to those who die in mortal sin; but blessed are those who have done Your most holy will; for the second death can cause them no harm!