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Infiltrate•Destroy•Rebuild
''Infiltrate•Destroy•Rebuild'' is the second studio album by American rock band CKY. Recorded between November 2001 and February 2002 at studios in Hawaii, Pennsylvania and California, it was produced by the band's lead guitarist and backing vocalist Chad I Ginsburg with lead vocalist and guitarist Deron Miller and released on September 24, 2002, by Island Records. The album was the band's first to chart, reaching number 99 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. In contrast to CKY's 1999 debut album ''Volume 1'', the songwriting for which was originally credited solely to the band's frontman Miller, ''Infiltrate•Destroy•Rebuild'' featured equal songwriting credits for all three members of the band, including lead guitarist Ginsburg and drummer Jess Margera. Once again, bass on the album was performed by Miller (as well as some by Ginsburg), with live bassist Vernon Zaborowski (who replaced Ryan Bruni in 2000) left off the record completely. Much like its predecessor, ''Infiltrate� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CKY (band)
CKY (abbreviation of the band's original name Camp Kill Yourself) is an American rock band from West Chester, Pennsylvania. Formed in 1998 by vocalist and guitarist Deron Miller, guitarist Chad I Ginsburg and drummer Jess Margera, the group currently features Margera and Ginsburg with touring bassist Chris Weyh. CKY found initial recognition through its contributions to the ''CKY'' video series and '' Jackass'' TV series, both of which featured Margera's brother Bam. After releasing its debut album ''Volume 1'' in 1999, CKY signed with Island/Def Jam and issued ''Infiltrate•Destroy•Rebuild'' in 2002, which gave the band its first experience of US chart success. In 2005 the album ''An Answer Can Be Found'' followed, after which the group signed with Roadrunner Records and released ''Carver City'' in 2009. Miller left the band in 2011, after which Ginsburg, Margera and bassist Matt Deis released '' The Phoenix'' on Entertainment One Music in 2017. CKY has been categorized in v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flesh Into Gear
"Flesh into Gear" is a song by American rock band CKY. Written by band members Deron Miller, Chad I Ginsburg and Jess Margera, and produced by Ginsburg, it is featured on the band's 2002 second studio album ''Infiltrate•Destroy•Rebuild''. The song was released as a single in 2002, reaching number 38 on the US ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock chart. Origins and recording As with the rest of the ''Infiltrate•Destroy•Rebuild'' album, writing for "Flesh into Gear" was credited to vocalist and guitarist Deron Miller, guitarist Chad I Ginsburg and drummer Jess Margera. Prior to its release in 2002, the song was recorded as a demo under the title "Sinking Fast" and featured on the second ''CKY'' video, ''CKY2K'', released in 2000. Composition and style ''Billboard'' magazine described the overall atmosphere of "Flesh into Gear" as "anthemic". However, a review of ''Infiltrate•Destroy•Rebuild'' on Sputnikmusic labelled the song as "negative", noting an "upbeat-yet- stoneresque r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Answer Can Be Found
''An Answer Can Be Found'' (stylized as ''an Ånswer can be found'') is the third studio album by American rock band CKY. Recorded at studios in California and New York City, it was produced by guitarist Chad I Ginsburg and released on June 28, 2005, by Island Records in North America and Mercury Records in Europe. The album reached number 35 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, the highest position achieved by the band to date. Originally named ''The Butcher's Hand'', ''An Answer Can Be Found'' was written by vocalist and guitarist Deron Miller with assistance from Ginsburg, and featured a number of songs from early in the band's career. Again, the album featured the core lineup of Miller, Ginsburg and drummer Jess Margera, with Miller and Ginsburg playing bass on the record in addition to guitars and vocals. At the time of its release, ''An Answer Can Be Found'' was presented by CKY's members as the band's ''magnum opus''; however, the album received mixed reviews from music critics, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jess Margera
Jesse Margera (born August 28, 1978) is an American musician. He is best known as the drummer of the rock band CKY, which he co-founded in 1997. Prior to CKY, Margera performed in the band Foreign Objects with former CKY vocalist and guitarist Deron Miller, and he has since worked with Gnarkill, Viking Skull, The Company Band and Fuckface Unstoppable. Margera has also appeared in the ''CKY'' video series and the '' Viva La Bam'' and '' Jackass'' television series alongside his brother Bam. Early life Margera was born on August 28, 1978 and raised in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He is the older brother of professional skateboarder and TV personality Bam Margera, alongside whom he is considered a founding member of the CKY crew, which worked on the video series of the same name. He chose to play the drums as he had two uncles who played the instrument, one of whom later worked as a drum technician on a CKY tour. His "biggest influence" was Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deron Miller
Deron John Miller is an American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the former lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of rock band CKY, which he co-founded in 1998. Other bands Miller fronts include the progressive metal band Foreign Objects, the melodic death metal band World Under Blood, the death metal band Malevolent Creation, and the metal band 96 Bitter Beings. Early life Miller has stated that his first musical influence, at the age of three years, was Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley. He started taking guitar lessons at the age of eight, after "losing interest" in playing the piano, and was later influenced by death metal band Death, including vocalist Chuck Schuldiner and guitarist James Murphy, followed by "more extreme music ... and more underground musicians" such as Cynic, Pestilence and Malevolent Creation. He has described his first guitar as a "$50 piece of crap", noting that it was possibly J.C. Penney-branded, followed by an "imitation B.C. Rich" and, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Frantz
Joe Frantz is an American filmmaker, author, and podcast host. He is a director, producer, cinematographer, and former member of Bam Margera's CKY crew. His body of works includes the ''CKY'' video series, '' Haggard: The Movie'', reality television shows such as ''Viva La Bam'' and ''Bam's Unholy Union'', ''Jackass Number Two'', '' Jackass 2.5'', '' Jackassworld.com: 24 Hour Takeover'', ''Jackass 3D'', and '' Jackass 3.5'', and music videos for bands such as HIM, CKY, Clutch, and the 69 Eyes. Frantz is also a collaborative co-author of the book ''Dreamseller'', which he wrote with MTV / ''Jackass'' personality Brandon Novak. Frantz is a television documentary producer and cinematographer whose works have aired on '' National Geographic'', ''The History Channel'', ''Animal Planet'', ''Discovery Channel'', and ''The Travel Channel''. ''CKY'' The ''CKY'' video series Frantz is noted for serving as cinematographer for the ''CKY'' video series, a predecessor to the '' Jackass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chad I Ginsburg
Chad I Ginsburg (born April 24, 1972), also credited as CiG, is an American musician, singer and record producer. He is best known as the guitarist, producer and current vocalist of West Chester-based band CKY, which he co-founded in 1998. Prior to CKY, Ginsburg performed in the rock band Rudy & Blitz, and in July 2015, released his debut solo album ''Rock n Roll Alibis''. Early life Ginsburg was born on April 24, 1972. He began playing guitar at the age of nine years, having previously played the drums. He won his first guitar from a radio station, and later bought an Ibanez guitar based on Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen's model, which he says was eventually broken by a friend and sold. After initially taking lessons from a number of local instructors, Ginsburg later studied with Richie Kotzen. As a guitarist, Ginsburg draws inspiration from former teacher Kotzen, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Paul Gilbert and Yngwie Malmsteen; he has also indicated an affection for the ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volume 2 (CKY Album)
''Volume 2'' is a compilation album by American rock band CKY (band), CKY. It was released by Distant Recordings and Teil Martin International on February 27, 1999, the same day as the band's debut studio album ''Volume 1 (CKY album), Volume 1''. The album features a number of early Demo (music), demo recordings, as well as skits and samples from the first CKY (video series)#CKY, ''CKY'' video, and recordings of prank calls performed by Brandon DiCamillo. Often considered a soundtrack album for the first ''CKY'' video, ''Volume 2'' was produced early in CKY's career, largely during sessions for ''Volume 1'' and earlier demos. In contrast to other releases by the band, the album features a number of comedic tracks included in the ''CKY'' video, as well as various skits and other rough recordings. Multiple songs have been subsequently released in other forms. Background Recording for ''Volume 2'' took place between 1996 and 1998 in various locations: tracks were recorded by guitaris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volume 1 (CKY Album)
''Volume 1'' (originally released as Camp Kill Yourself) is the debut studio album by American rock band CKY. Recorded at The Ground Hog Studios in Holland, Pennsylvania, it was produced, engineered and mixed by guitarist Chad I Ginsburg, and originally released on February 27, 1999, by Distant Recordings and Teil Martin International. Since its initial release under the title ''Camp Kill Yourself'', the album has been reissued a number of times by various record labels with different titles and album covers. Most of the material for ''Volume 1'' was written and arranged by original CKY lead vocalist and guitarist Deron Miller, prior to Ginsburg's addition in 1998 which marked the official formation of the band. During this time, Miller and drummer Jess Margera were performing under the name Oil with live bassist Ryan Bruni. Miller performed bass on the album, although Bruni is featured on the songs "The Human Drive in Hi-Fi" (backing vocals) and "Lost in a Contraption" (addit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carver City
''Carver City'' is the fourth studio album by American alternative metal band CKY. Recorded mainly at guitarist and producer Chad I Ginsburg's Studio CIG Pennsylvania in New Hope, Pennsylvania, it was released on May 19, 2009 by Roadrunner Records. The album reached number 46 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, number four on the Hard Rock Albums chart, and number 14 on the Rock Albums chart. Written by vocalist and guitarist Deron Miller with Ginsburg, ''Carver City'' is often billed as a concept album about the fictional eponymous town, which is said to be a holiday resort plagued by crime. This has been compared to the band's own fictional storyline of " Hellview". It is the first CKY album to feature bassist Matt Deis, who joined the band shortly after the release of 2005's ''An Answer Can Be Found'', and the last to feature vocalist and guitarist Deron Miller, who left the band in 2011. The writing and recording of the album took over two years to complete, with internal tensions b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howie Weinberg
Howie Weinberg is an American audio mastering engineer with over 2,257 mastering credits, three TEC Awards, 21 Grammy Awards, two Juno Awards, and one Mercury Prize. Career Weinberg mastered Herbie Hancock's 1983 album ''Future Shock''. Other mastering works include the Beastie Boys' '' Licensed to Ill'' and Nirvana's ''Nevermind''. Weinberg began working in the mail room at Masterdisk in 1979, delivering recording tapes in New York City. Mastering engineer Bob Ludwig acted as his mentor. In January 2011, he left Masterdisk to set up his own mastering company in Los Angeles, Howie Weinberg Mastering, which appeared in ''Voyage LA''s "Most Inspiring Stories" on February 11, 2021. In 1993, Weinberg worked on the Payolas' song " Eyes of a Stranger". In 1997, ''Polythene'' by Feeder was met with critical acclaim and made the UK Top 75. He appeared on a panel discussion at the 2009 SXSW music festival titled Producers "On Making Classic Records" sometimes working in a teaching ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Video Album
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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