CKY is an American rock band from West Chester, Pennsylvania. Formed in 1998 by Deron Miller, Chad I Ginsburg and Jess Margera, the group released its first two albums Volume 1 and Volume 2 (a compilation of songs and skits from the first CKY video) on Teil Martin/Distant Recordings in 1999, supported by lead single "96 Quite Bitter Beings". After signing with Island/Def Jam, the band followed their debuts up in 2002 with Infiltrate•Destroy•Rebuild, which was their first release to chart when it reached number 99 on the US Billboard 200 and number 108 on the UK Albums Chart. Lead single "Familiar Realm" reached the US Mainstream Rock top 40. In 2005, CKY issued An Answer Can Be Found and reached number 35 of the Billboard 200, with "Familiar Realm" peaking at number 32 on the Mainstream Rock chart.
With Matt Deis added as its first full-time bassist, CKY signed with Roadrunner Records in 2006 and released Carver City in 2009. The album reached number 46 on the US Billboard 200, number 4 on the Top Hard Rock Albums chart, and number 14 on the Top Rock Albums chart. In March 2011, the group released its first career-retrospective album B-Sides & Rarities, followed by B-Sides & Rarities Volume II later in the year. After continued tensions between band members, frontman Deron Miller left CKY in 2011; he was replaced by Daniel Davies for a number of shows in 2012 and later in 2015, before the group went on an extended hiatus.
CKY returned in 2016 with Ginsburg taking over lead vocals, signing with Entertainment One Music and releasing The Phoenix in 2017. The album was the band's first since its debut not to chart on the Billboard 200, although it did reach the top 20 of the Independent Albums chart. The limited edition EP Too Precious to Kill was released in 2018 to support Record Store Day, featuring four new tracks. In 2020, the group released a livestreamed show dubbed fuCKYou 2020 on vinyl.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums with selected chart positionsTitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsUSUSIndieAUSSCOUKUKRockVolume 1Released: February 27, 1999 Label: Distant/Teil Martin Format: CD — — — — — — — — —Infiltrate•Destroy•RebuildReleased: September 24, 2002 Label: Island Format: CD+ 99 — — — — — — 108 10An Answer Can Be FoundReleased: June 28, 2005 Label: Island Format: CD+ 35 — — — — — 93 102 7Carver CityReleased: May 19, 2009 Label: Roadrunner Formats: CD, LP, DL 46 — 4 — 14 98 — 119 7The PhoenixReleased: June 16, 2017 Label: Entertainment One Formats: CD, LP, DL — 98 — 19 — — — — —New Reason to DreamReleased: TBA Label: Self-released Formats: — — — — — — — — —"—" denotes a release that did not register on that chart.
Live albums + List of live albumsTitleAlbum detailsLive at Mr. Smalls TheatreReleased: October 31, 2007 Label: Distant Formats: CD, DLfuCKYou 2020Released: December 29, 2020 Label: none (self-released) Format: 2LP, CD
Compilations + List of compilation albumsTitleAlbum detailsVolume 2Released: February 27, 1999 Label: Distant/Teil Martin Format: CDB-Sides & RaritiesReleased: March 22, 2011 Label: Distant/Mighty Loud Formats: CD, LP, DLB-Sides & Rarities Volume IIReleased: October 3, 2011 Label: Distant Formats: CD, DLThe Best of CKYReleased: 2015 Label: Distant Format: LP, CD
Extended plays + List of extended playsTitleEP detailsDisengage the SimulatorReleased: July 2000 Label: Volcom Format: CDHellviewReleased: April 2003 Label: Island Format: 7" vinylLive on West Chester UniversityRadio 1999Released: September 20, 2011 Label: Distant Formats: CD, DLToo Precious to KillReleased: November 23, 2018 Label: Entertainment One Format: 12" vinyl
Singles + List of singles with selected chart positions, year released and album nameTitleYearPeaksAlbumUSMain."96 Quite Bitter Beings"1999 — —Volume 1"Flesh into Gear"2002 38 38Infiltrate•Destroy•Rebuild"Familiar Realm"2005 31 32An Answer Can Be Found"Hellions on Parade"2009 — —Carver City"A#1 Roller Rager" — —"96 Quite Bitter Beings" 2010 — —"Afterworld"2011 — —B-Sides & Rarities"3D" — —B-Sides & Rarities Volume II"Step to CKY" — —"All My Friends Are Dead"2013 — —"Days of Self Destruction"2017 — —The Phoenix"Replaceable" — —"Head for a Breakdown" — —"Fuck.Shit.Help. & Yeah"2021 — —rowspan="4" "Lost in Departures" — —"Can't Stop Running"2025 — —"Beware of the Heartless"2026 — —"—" denotes a release that did not register on that chart.
Videos Video albums + List of video albums with selected chart positionsTitleAlbum detailsPeakUSInfiltrate•Destroy•Rebuild: TheVideo AlbumReleased: November 18, 2003 Label: Island Format: 2×DVD 34
Music videos + List of music videos, showing year released and director(s)TitleYearDirector(s)Ref."96 Quite Bitter Beings"2000Bam Margera"Disengage the Simulator"2002"Attached at the Hip""Close Yet Far""Escape from Hellview""Flesh into Gear""Frenetic Amnesic""Inhuman Creation Station"Dave Denenn, Rob Shaw"Plastic Plan"Bam Margera"Shock & Terror""Sink into the Underground""Sporadic Movement""Familiar Realm"2005Matt Lenski"A#1 Roller Rager"2009Bam Margera"Afterworld"2010"Days of Self Destruction"2017Bobby Bates"Replaceable"Matthew Joffe"Head for a Breakdown"Elena Costa, Sophia Costa"Wiping Off the Dead"2018Dave Causa"Can't Stop Running"2025Elena Costa, Sophia Costa
References
External links CKY discography at AllMusic