FIVE QUESTIONS WITH DEBT CEMETARY'S DAVEY KNIGHT

Posted By Ben Rispin 11/05/2024

Davey Knight is one of Canadian Skate Punk's most committed and hard working contributors. A life long fan and supporter of the genre, Davey got involved in the community at a very young age. A true representative of the DIY spirit, Davey Knight has helped some of Canada's most notable punk constitutions thrive. His current offering, Debt Cemetary has been making the rounds around Southern Ontario for a few years now. We couldn't be happier to have Davey as our guest on this latest edition of Five Questions.

You can catch Debt Cemetary along with The Mendozaz , and Lucid Smog Disorder , November 14th at the great Bovine Sex Club in Toronto.

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Debt Cemetary is a four piece powerhouse hailing from the big smoke, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Blending elements of 90's Skate Punk and Modern Melodic Hardcore, the band's sound spans across all aspects of current and classic Pop Punk with something for every fan of the Punk Rock umbrella to sink their teeth into.

Breaking onto the scene in 2019 with their debut EP; Dig It Yourself, DC has made the most of the following years, and has been turning heads with their high energy live show, which has been shared with Pulley, Belvedere, Rest Easy, Dead Tired, Ten Foot Pole, and Drunktank, to name a few.

Taking major influences from bands such as Strike Anywhere, A Wilhelm Scream, and Strung Out, Debt Cemetary is gearing up to release their debut full-length album in 2025. So if you're a fan of blaring drums, roaring guitars, and soaring harmonies, then you won't want to miss the next time Debt Cemetary rolls through your town.

5 QUESTIONS WITH DAVEY KNIGHT OF DEBT CEMETARY

WHICH MEMBER OF THE BAND ARE WE TALKING TO?

Davey Knight - I play bass and sing lead vocals in Debt Cemetary. Shoutout to my band mates/best buds - Eddie Knowlton, Nick MacDougall and Bill Morton!!

WHEN AND WHERE DID YOUR LOVE OF MUSIC FORM?

As a young kid I always loved music but even up until my early teenage years, I had no real concept of what it meant to me when I enjoyed a song or heard a band I liked. I would typically just consume whatever was in front of me, mostly just whatever my friends were listening to.

Then at the ripe age of 14, I found myself at my first local punk show in Burlington and it all clicked. I found my scene, my community and clearly the type of music that I had been unknowingly searching for all those years.

WHAT WAS THE FIRST CONCERT YOU WENT TO?

July 1998 - I was 12 years old and won a pair of tickets to the first ever outdoor Intimate & Interactive featuring The Smashing Pumpkins. My parents agreed to drive my buddy and I, from Burlington to Toronto, but we had to leave at 10pm. Sharp. It was spitting rain and as a result, the Pumpkins wouldn't come out until it stopped.

10pm hits and my buddy Marc and I pathetically slumped through the crowd, exited the gates, and heard a blast of guitars and a crowd going absolutely insane.

So technically my first concert was The Smashing Pumpkins. But in reality it was The Tragically Hip, a year later.

WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST “BIG SHOW”? OR YOUR FIRST SHOW EVER?

I forget the actual first local show I went to, but I definitely know that once I got the taste for shows, I went to pretty much every one that I could.

The first bands I can remember seeing were The Binge, Two Face, The Petit Project, Always Outnumbered, Kept With Honor, and Simpleton. What a fucking scene!!

WHAT WAS YOUR WORST SHOW OR FUNNIEST SHOW MEMORY?

Funniest show memory is pretty much anything Ben Rispin said or did at any given show.

WHAT’S NEXT FOR YOUR BAND?

We've been working on our first full length album, and hope to release it in the Spring of 2025! Until then, we've got a wicked run of shows in November, and one in December to end the year for us.

Nov 8 - Owen Sound @ The Harb

w: Boiler Beach / Carbon Dallas / drugboat

Nov 14 - Toronto @ Bovine Sex Club

w: The Mendozaz / The Meringues / Lucid Smog Disorder

Nov 15 - Cornwall @ La Maison

w: Speedbump Sally / Castles

Nov 16 - Saint-Raymond, QC @ Studio Danse