Hellions on Parade
"Hellions on Parade" | ||||
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Carver City | ||||
Released | April 20, 2009 | |||
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Length | 3:40 | |||
Label | Roadrunner | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Chad I Ginsburg | |||
CKY singles chronology | ||||
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"Hellions on Parade" is a song by American
Recording and music
Vocalist, guitarist and primary songwriter
Lyrical content
"Hellions on Parade" was written as the third entry in the band's "Hellview" song trilogy, which started with "96 Quite Bitter Beings" (from 1999's Volume 1) and "Escape from Hellview" (from 2002's Infiltrate•Destroy•Rebuild).[2] According to Miller, "Hellview" is a story "about a town that doesn't take kindly to outsiders", and the story of the third song in the trilogy "is about Hellview destroying its rival city".[2]
Promotion and release
The opening track on Carver City, "Hellions on Parade" was released as a digital download single on April 20, 2009.[3] In 2015, it was included on the reissue of the compilation album The Best of CKY.[4]
Critical reception
In a review of the album Carver City for the website PopMatters, Lana Cooper praised "Hellions on Parade" for its "finely-tuned production and songwriting elements", highlighting the "chugging guitar riffs" and presence of keyboards, which she assured added to the song's "eerie atmosphere".[5]
The song was featured on the soundtrack of the EA Sports Hockey game NHL 10.
References
- Carver City (Media notes). CKY. Roadrunner Records. 2009.)
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link - ^ a b c d Reilly, Dan (May 4, 2009). "CKY's Deron Miller Talks 'Hellions on Parade,' Band Troubles, and New Album". Noisecreep. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
- ^ "Hellions on Parade - Single by CKY". iTunes. 20 April 2009. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
- ^ "CKY - The Best Of CKY". Discogs. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
- ^ Cooper, Lana (May 27, 2009). "CKY: Carver City". PopMatters. Retrieved July 13, 2015.