Album Reviews

Everyone knows the story of CKY by now… CKY aka Camp Kill Yourself released a number of skate/stunt videos that later spawned the MTV show Jackass. They were actually more known for those videos than for their music but that’s not to say their music sucks. Far from it. Because just like there was nothing out there like their videos, there isn’t a single band out there that sounds anything like these guys.

“Carver City” starts off with “Hellions On Parade” (the third track in the band’s Hellview trilogy) and you are struck again right away by those typical riffs along with Deron Miller’s voice. I don’t know how they do it but you immediately recognize a CKY song when you hear one. Apparently they take death metal riffs and slow them down or something. Fuck it, it sounds amazing! As do the other tracks on here with “Rats In The Infirmary” and the more mellow “The Era Of An End” as my personal favorites.

Hopefully with a label like Roadrunner backing them now, they’ll gain even more notoriety in Europe because these guys earn whatever amount of success that comes their way.