Vocalist Johnny Ott, guitarist Jimmy Ray, and drummer D.T. Graves (on and off) have been in CK5 since its 1997 origin, with many different supporting players over the years. The trio previously played together in a band called Navalistic Death. Ott’s first CK5-leaning lyrics were for a song called “Black Death A Go-Go.” At the outset, the group were a “straight ahead punk rock band”, according to D.T. Their first album, Dear Dr. X… I Wanna be the Creature (1997), not only reflects this musical direction, but also was characterized lyrically by a preoccupation with “B-movies.” Although they have evolved, they have retained a “raw” and unpremeditated approach to music, letting the music flow organically. This attitude is not, again according to D.T., to be confused with being content with “sounding like shit”.
1997 origin
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