We spoke 
with the iconic singer, Davey, of Davey Suicide on a Tuesday as the band played with Erase the Virus and The Funeral Portrait at the Scout Bar in Houston, Texas, on their The Anti-System Revolution Tour, which kicked off on April 25th in New York City with special guests Deadstar Assembly and The Funeral Portrait (presented by High Road Publicity). The band had just been on the Juggalo Invasion Tour with Twiztid for much of April, and the current tour ended on May 14th in Los Angeles, California.
Tell me a little bit about in the last year; what you guys have been doing?
For the past eight months we have been recording our third full-length album, so that has been our intention and focus. We have been in a lawsuit with our former record label, and that has been fun. That summarizes a lot, but the highlight of that was writing the best record we have written, yet to come: Made From Fire.
What was the inspiration behind that?
I think the whole idea of the fire normally destroys a lot of people–but, for us, the adversity has really made us who we are. It has really brought out who should be standing with us, and the people remaining are the ones that are meant to be here.
Yes, like is that adversity in the music world or just in general?
I think in general – whoever is in your life.
When did the tour start?
It started on April 9th in Seattle. It has been good – the Juggalo Invasion Tour was wild, and this one has been fun because we have been able to show case a lot of our songs.
Are some of the songs from the new album being played tonight?
No it is just World Wide Suicide and self titled – Davey Suicide. I know, we thought about it, but then we thought everyone would like to hear songs from the last two albums that they know because the next phase is going to be a lot of Made From Fire.
How is the band feeling right now?
We feel good – we had two blow out tires on the road today. I think our trailer was bursting and pushing part of the frame to the point where it is in the tire path, and so we put the new one on, and it did it again about ten minutes later. But, we have gone through things like that, and we handle it like champs. We fix it, and we move one.
What is it like being on the road for so long? Do you all end up hating each other, or do you all have a deep bonding friendship and don’t know what to do at home?
We say a lot of ridiculous things – just make up songs.
Is it a creative time for you as well?
I think we fine tune our show. It is more about making the set better – what works and what does not work – the dialogue in between songs.
I saw a lot of fans coming here early tonight, and some were already wearing your shirts – how do you keep your fans so interested?
I think we are at a certain time in our lives where we are just kind of giving back something – I don’t know – I think there are hidden meanings in a lot of our songs. I think people can connect, and it is not just kids; it is adults, even parents of the kids!
I have seen all ages out there – it is amazing.
Yeah that is one thing we really have – a cross demographic. We have just tapped into it, and it has been a complete accident.
It is a complete accident, or is it because it is really good music?
I think we write good songs, and we haven’t had the luxury of being on a big label where it is pushed to the masses. I think the core audience that we have are people who have just found us and think we are special and are holding on very tightly to us, and they will catapult us into the stratosphere.
Where is the stratosphere for you guys?
Well, I think we will end up rubbing shoulders – Korn and Five Finger Death Punch, Zombie, Rammstein – all those kind of bigger bands. We will end up having our time, and we will start up by opening for them. When they are hanging it up, we will be taking the spotlight from them.
Yes, I can see you guys at an equivalent of the Rockstar Mayhem Energy Festival, and I am always looking for your name to come up – I feel like you will be next!
Thank you.
After this tour what are you guys going to do – just go home and hang out?
We are taking a whole 24 hours off; then we are going to start shooting a music video .
Who is doing the video?
This guy, Justin Morrison, will shoot it, and we are not sure who will be editing them. We have three videos we are working on right now, and we want to have four done before the record release. Then we can plan the release accordingly.
Is the video going to be on one of the songs on the new album?
Yes, and we might do a fifth lyric video. We talked about doing a video for every song for the records – that may sound ambitious, but we have the resources and the motivation to do it.
That is a good way to go, very cool.
Yes.
What would you like to say to the bands at home? Do you still think you have a home, or are you a full time traveling band?
I don’t think home is a place – I think it is an association with a group of people you are surrounded with. I think we are just fortunate – we could have been destroyed a long time ago and had a label actively trying to destroy us just recently. But we are going through the process of it right now, so it is not such a secret anymore, and I think when you have those people that cherish what you do makes the struggle and the fight and more like something you have to do. We are very thankful for that.
I think it is a process many bands go through, and they either fall apart or they toughen up. It is a horrible business learning experience, but out of stress comes good art.
And that is where the whole Made From Fire concept came up from – it is a derivative and an analogy for it.
Well, congratulations on your tour and thank you for your time!
