CKY

Cover art for Infiltrate, Destroy, Rebuild by CKY

Formed

1998, West Chester, PA, United States

Members

Deron Miller (vocals, guitar, bass, 1998-2011), Jess Margera (drums), Ryan Bruni (bass, vocals, 1998-2000), Chad Ginsburg (guitar, vocals, bass), Vern Zaborowski (bass, 2000-04), Matt Deis (bass, 2005-10, 2015-19), Matt "Matty J" Janaitis (bass, 2009-12)

Also Known As

Camp Kill Yourself [1998-2000]

Genres

Alternative Rock, Alternative Metal, Stoner Rock, Comedy Rock, Prank Calls

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Discography

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3.38

945

945
31

Volume I

1999 • Camp Kill Yourself

2.72

146

146
5

Volume Two

1999 • Camp Kill Yourself

3.46

980

980
41

Infiltrate, Destroy, Rebuild

2002

3.20

431

431
19

An Ånswer Can Be Found

2005

3.07

247

247
6

Carver City

2009

2.54

128

128
3

The Phoenix

2017

Live Album

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4.18

3
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Live at Mr. Smalls Theatre

2014

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Album Sampler 98

1998 • Camp Kill Yourself

2.98

41
-

Disengage the Simulator

2000

4.18

20
-

Hellview EP

2003

3.77

4
-

B-Sides & Rarities 2

2011

2.64

18
-

Too Precious to Kill

2018

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3.82

273

273
4

96 Quite Bitter Beings

2000

3.67

81
-

Flesh Into Gear

2002

3.52

36
1

Familiar Realm

2005

3.83

7
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Tripled Manic State / Shitty Future

2006 • CKY / The Bronx

3.52

15
-

Hellions on Parade

2009

3.74

14
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A #1 Roller Rager

2009

2.87

13
1

Afterworld

2010

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3.80

8
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96 Quite Bitter Beings

2000

3.75

3
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Inhuman Creation Station

2002

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3.52

25
-

B-Sides & Rarities

2011

4.00

1
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The Best of CKY

2015

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1.89

3
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Hell Car #4

2001

3.15

56
3

Jackass the Movie [motion picture soundtrack]

2002

3.12

4
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Hard to Get Volume 1: An Island Rarities Compilation

2003

3.14

90
2

Resident Evil: Apocalypse [motion picture soundtrack]

2004

2.43

8
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Viva la Bands Vol. 1

2005

3.15

65
3

We Reach: The Music of the Melvins

2005

3.06

11
1

Viva la Bands Vol. 2

2007

2.72

11
1

The Masters vol.2

2009

2.90

6
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Razor

2009

3.27

13
1

Jackass 3D [motion picture soundtrack]

2010

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4.01

25
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Appears on: Burnout Revenge [game soundtrack]

2005 • Various Artists

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2.56

4
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The Documentary

2001

3.90

25
2

Infiltrate - Destroy - Rebuild

2003

Infiltrate, Destroy, Rebuild

Biography

The roots of CKY date back to 1996, when West Chester natives Deron Miller and Jess Margera who had formerly comprised Foreign Objects started a new band with Ryan Bruni, whom they met at their UPS job. First called oiL, they changed the name to Camp Kill Yourself in 1998 to avoid confusion with several other bands known as Oil at the time.

While in the studio, the band met up with guitarist/producer Chad Ginsburg, whom they incorporated into the band. The first album, Volume 1, began to receive attention when Bam Margera, Jess' brother, released the widely popular CKY series of skateboarding videos featuring the band's music. Soon this spun off into an MTV stunt show called Jackass that became a cultural phenomenon of the early aughts, and with attention being drawn to them quickly, the band changed their name to an acronym at the request of their label. Bruni was released after their stint on the 1999 Van's Warped Tour and CKY added live bassist Vern Zaborowski to round out it's lineup. At this time, the band was growing into the height of its popularity and was known for a dedicated fan base known as "The CKY Alliance" gathering mainly on the internet.

Their next album, Infiltrate, Destroy, Rebuild, was well received by fans for better production qualities, including the addition of Ginsburg's Moog synthesizers. To correspond with the album, a DVD with a music video for each of the album's songs was released. Due to financial and commitment issues, the band was forced to fire Zaborowski. They soon picked back up with a new live bassist, Matt Deis of the hardcore group All That Remains. An Ånswer Can Be Found was released in the summer of 2005, to lukewarm fan reception. While on tour for the album, Miller had to check into a rehabilitation center for alcoholism.

Carver City, a concept album, was released on Roadrunner Records in 2009 with limited fanfare. At the end of the decade, with the band entering periods of inactivity and conflict, Miller left and was replaced by live vocalist Daniel Davies. The Ginsburg-led band released The Phoenix in 2017, and Deron now has a new group, 96 Bitter Beings, a name inspired by his most successful song from the early days of CKY.

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