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| Released | May 19, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | January 2007 – December 2008 | |||
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| Length | 41:58 | |||
| Label | Roadrunner | |||
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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, 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 between band members slowing progress at various points in the process. Carver City was a success both commercially and critically, with reviewers praising the high production values and experimental nature of the songs on the album. "Hellions on Parade" and "A#1 Roller Rager" were released as singles.