“Deron Miller is back at it, and it rules.” – Metal Injection

Deron Miller gives his life to the riff. Unrestrained by industry expectations and genre limitations, the boundlessly prolific guitarist and voice behind multiple beloved projects is best known as the founder, frontman, and songwriter in CKY. His authentic and effortlessly hooky heavy rock obsession returns with the latest offering from 96 BITTER BEINGS, Return to Hellview. Miller roars back with a collection of newly recorded CKY anthems, including “Flesh into Gear,” “Tripled Manic State” and “Suddenly Tragic."

The familiar warmth, feel, groove, and unapologetic honesty which drove the song “Flesh into Gear” to 15 million streams (on Spotify alone) permeates the Return to Hellview album, while the improved production and sonic clarity also give new life to these classic CKY songs. 

A successful crowdfunding campaign saw Miller, guitarist Kenneth Hunter, bassist Shaun Luera and Shaun’s brother, drummer Tim, conjure up 2018’s Camp Pain in limited release. North American and European touring followed, wrapping up shortly before the COVID-19 shutdowns.

In 2022, 96 BITTER BEINGS unleash the long-awaited Synergy Restored, 11 songs of relentless power and vibe. Four-on-the-floor, fuzzy and visceral, proper rock n’ roll made by an actual band, rather than a bunch of overprocessed samples and otherwise stale shenanigans. Songs like “Vaudeville’s Revenge,” “90 Car Pile-Up,” and “Wish Me Dead” offer vivid reminders of the truth-telling prowess of guitars, bass, and drums. Miller is on fire, weaponizing the same knack for memorable musical epiphanies behind projects like Foreign Objects, World Under Blood, and CKY.