Here’s one for all you metal-heads and\/or skaters out there.
\nDidn’t think the two genres could mix? CKY crosses that line, and
\nwith class.<\/p>\n
CKY, otherwise known as Camp Kill Yourself, has just released
\ntheir third album,
\nInfiltrate, Destroy, Rebuild<\/i>. This is their most powerful
\nyet, and has pushed them closer to the front lines of 21st century
\nhard rock bands.<\/p>\n
Many people would argue they’ve only received such hype due to
\nthe connections. Drummer Jess Margera is the older brother of MTV
\nJackass<\/i> star and professional skateboarder Bam Margera. CKY
\ntunes have been heard on
\nJackass<\/i> since the beginning, and were the basic soundtrack
\nfor Bam Margera’s early homemade movies (also by the same name –
\nCKY). CKY have also just earned global recognition as the rock band
\nthat opened for Guns’n Roses’ recently disastrous tour. Hand picked
\nby Axl Rose himself, CKY have certainly had their struggle to
\nstardom minimized.<\/p>\n
\nInfiltrate, Destroy, Rebuild<\/i> is a short album, but their
\nfirst full length EP that doesn’t double as a soundtrack. The
\nband’s first two albums were self-titled soundtracks for the movies
\nof the same name. This, their third, is certainly a step above
\ncreating background filler music for skating videos. Tricky guitar
\nriffs and power chords inspired by G.G. Allin himself, and
\nintelligible lyrics that take you from the beginning right to the
\nend without a hiccup. There’s no jerky noises, no sudden beat
\nshifts, no drastic vocal style switching. Even the unexpected
\nsynthesized bleeps and samples quickly become a valued part of each
\nsong. This may sound relatively uninteresting and maybe even
\nboring, but it’s actually quite refreshing to be able to retreat
\nfrom some of the new bands of today with unintelligible vocals such
\nas Slipknot or the Used and to sit back and enjoy pure raw talent
\nsuch as CKY.<\/p>\n
Out of ten tracks, I can’t say there are any I really dislike.
\nNone could be misconstrued as a filler, and all ten are strong in
\ntheir own ways. The final track, “Close Yet Far” really emphasizes
\nthis strength and proves that what is otherwise known as a metal
\nband has the talent and capability to pull off an emotional track
\nwith a slower beat. This is definitely a song for the ladies.<\/p>\n
Watch for CKY touring in your hometown. The
\nJackass<\/i> blood in them has certainly added a flair to their
\nstage performance. Apart from guitarist and producer Chad Ginsburg
\nrecently breaking his leg and a few ribs jumping over a fence to
\nsign some autographs for fans after a gig, I’ve heard many stories
\nof fights breaking out on stage, pranks pulled on one another and a
\ngeneral haphazard attitude to show that they’re sticking to their
\nmotto of ‘f*CKYou’!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":26373,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[6849],"rating":[5617],"class_list":["post-37604","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-cky","rating-rating-b-plus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/37604","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37604"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/37604\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=37604"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=37604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}