Deez Nuts

Biography

Deez Nuts are an Australian hardcore band that formed in Melbourne in 2007. The group is noted for its inspiration from hip hop both musically and aesthetically. Deez Nuts currently consists of vocalist JJ Peters, guitarist Matt Rogers (a.k.a. Real Bad), and drummer Alex Salinger. The band has released one EP and six studio albums.

Formation and Rep Your Hood (2007–2008)

Deez Nuts started after the disbanding of Australian metalcore band I Killed the Prom Queen, of which JJ Peters was the drummer. After being heavily influenced by the hip hop and hardcore punk styles of music, Peters decided to start Deez Nuts. After he wrote a few songs he entered the studio to record the 2007 Deez Nuts demo performing all instruments and vocals.

Acquiring live members, Peters and the band played a few shows around Melbourne. After such a positive response, Peters entered the studio again to finish recording Deez Nuts' first public release, an EP titled Rep Your Hood×Rep Your Hood20 August 2007 · EPSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracks1In Your Mouth0:302There’s a Party Over Here Ain’t Shit Over There3:003Rep Your Hood3:174Fair Weather Fans3:445Sex Sells4:076BF & FF3:39; Peters performed everything on the EP. Shortly after the release, Deez Nuts embarked on their first tour of Australia during October 2007, the infamous Drunk and Disorderly Tour, with friends The Amity Affliction and the Daylight Curse.

Stay True (2008–2010)

After a short break, the band then set out on an Australian Boys of Summer Tour in January 2008 with Silverstein, alongside Set Your Goals, the Amity Affliction and Capeside. The tour was a huge success for the band, who were growing bigger within the Australian hardcore community. Shortly after the Boys of Summer Tour, Peters began writing the next release for the band.
Peters placed Deez Nuts on hold for the months of May and June 2008, to focus on his commitment to the I Killed the Prom Queen farewell tour. I Killed the Prom Queen's Say Goodbye Tour took place in May and June 2008, with most shows selling out almost immediately. The supporting acts for the tour were Bring Me the Horizon, the Red Shore, the Ghost Inside and a local act from each city played at. After the tour, Peters continued writing for the debut album of Deez Nuts.
The Deez Nuts debut album was recorded by Roman Koester of the Red Shore at Complex Studios in August 2008.
After the recording process, Deez Nuts embarked on a tour of Australia in September 2008, joined by I Killed the Prom Queen alumni Michael Crafter's new band Confession. Then in October, Deez Nuts was invited to tour Europe with English deathcore act Bring Me the Horizon along with friends the Red Shore and Ignominious Incarceration.
During this tour of Europe, Deez Nuts' first album, Stay True×Stay True4 October 2008 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Stay True3:242Damn Right3:003Love. Hate.3:244F#@k What You Think0:345I Hustle Everyday3:586It’s Like That, and That’s the Way It Is2:187Tonight We’re Gonna Party…2:158Like There’s No Tomorrow2:449Your Mother Should’ve Swallowed You3:1410Move Back3:3011Never Grow Up3:2112F.T.W.3:3113Fight for Your Right3:13, was released on 4 October 2008, in Australia by Stomp Entertainment. Once returning from Europe, Deez Nuts began planning a National Australian tour in support of Stay True'. The Stay True Tour took place from January to February 2009, supported by hip hop artist Louie Knuxx.
After a string of Australian shows, Deez Nuts returned to Europe to tour with English hardcore band Your Demise. During this tour, Deez Nuts organised a few headline shows in England, which received positive reviews and crowd reaction. The band immediately headed to the U.S. for a tour with American hardcore act Ligeia. Upon arrival in the country, the band was denied entry as a result of misinformation with their paperwork, and were sent back to Australia.
During the time in between tours Peters spent back in Australia, he formed a hip hop/rap group called Grips & Tonic with New Zealand rapper Louie Knuxx. The group released a full-length album, Want Some, Get Some, which was released in June 2008.
In June and July 2008, Deez Nuts toured Australia again on the second Drunk and Disorderly Tour with The Amity Affliction, this time playing much larger venues than the last tour, mainly because both bands had gained a larger fanbase because of recent album releases. At the after parties for the tour, Peters' new group Grips & Tonic played a string of shows, which received positive reviews.
In September 2008, Deez Nuts headlined the Australian Sike Your Mind tour, playing alongside Miles Away, Antagonist A.D., and in Trenches and Blkout. In October 2008, Deez Nuts returned to Europe with Swedish band Raised Fist, and returned to the Australian live scene in December on the Schools Out for Summer Tour with American band The Ghost Inside, Australian bands Mark My Words and Mourning Tide, and Peters' Grips & Tonic project.

This One's for You and Bout It! (2010–present)

Deez Nuts released their second studio album, This One's for You, on 21 May 2010 (in Australia). It was recorded by Roman Koester of the Red Shore at Complex Studios in April 2010, and frontman Peters stated that it only took him two weeks to write. The album features appearances by several guest vocalists, including Oli Sykes of Bring Me the Horizon on the song "If You Don't Know Now You Know". This One's for You was followed by Deez Nuts' third album, Bout It×Bout It29 March 2013 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 26 tracks · 2 discsDisc 11Bout It3:122Shot After Shot3:213Not a Face in the Crowd2:424Keep On2:005Popular Demand3:006Go Fuck Yourself2:377Don’t Act Like You Don’t Already Know1:058What We Eat Don’t Make You Shit1:209Call to Arms0:1410Streets Are Watching2:5911Public Service Announcement0:1612Unfuckwithable2:2113I.D.K.W.Y.T.Y.A.B.I.K.W.D.G.A.F. A.Y0:0414Life You Live3:0115True Colors0:1916Band of Brothers3:16Disc 21Rep Your Hood3:202Sex Sells4:113Stay True3:284Damn Right3:025I Hustle Everyday3:576Tonight We’re Gonna Party Like There’s No Tomorrow2:487Your Mother Should’ve Swallowed You3:188Don’t Call It a Comeback1:159DTD3:2110If You Don’t Know, Now You Know3:02!, which was released in March 2013. Bout It! features guest appearances from a number of musicians and was produced by Shane Frisby (The Ghost Inside). It consists of 16 tracks, including the singles "Band of Brothers×Band Of Brothers11 January 2013 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Band of Brothers (Single Edit)3:152Shot After Shot (Single Edit)3:05" and "Shot After Shot".
In fall 2011, Deez Nuts went to the United States to open up for Bring Me the Horizon. Parkway Drive, Architects, On Broken Wings and Of Legends all played on the tour.
In March 2014, bassist Jon Green decided to leave Deez Nuts to focus on his personal life. He was replaced by Sean Kennedy, who is one of the original members of the band as well as a long time member of I Killed the Prom Queen alongside JJ Peters.
Deez Nuts next album, Word is Bond×Word Is Bond24 April 2015 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Word1:142Yesterday3:393Pour Up2:044What’s Good2:205Behind Bars3:166What I Gotta Do1:287Chess Boxin’2:088Don’t Wanna Talk About It1:259Face This on My Own2:3710Wrong Things Right3:2211Understand0:4912Party at the Hill3:2113The Message3:2214Word Is Bond3:45 was released in 2015.
Deez Nuts returned to the United States in fall 2015, supporting Stray from the Path and Comeback Kid on The Subliminal Criminals Tour. Being as an Ocean and Major League also joined up on the lineup.
In 2017, Deez Nuts released their next album called Binge & Purgatory×Binge & Purgatory7 April 2017 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Binge0:502Purgatory2:213Antidote2:394Commas & Zeros3:235Break Out2:376Discord2:567Lessons Learned2:278Carried by Six0:319Cakewalk2:5010For What It’s Worth3:1711Hedonistic Wasteland1:5912Remedy2:5113Do Not as I Do3:17.
Deez Nuts returned to the United States in summer 2018, playing on the entire Vans Warped Tour. They played alongside acts like The Amity Affliction, Phinehas, Simple Plan, Unearth, Motionless in White, Harm's Way, Dayseeker, Nekrogoblikon, Less Than Jake, Twiztid, Chelsea Grin and many others.
Bassist Sean Kennedy committed suicide in February 2021, he was 35 years old.

Band members

Current

JJ Peters – vocals (2007–present); bass, guitars, drums (2007–2008)
Matt Rogers – guitars (2010–present)
Alex Salinger – drums (2010–present)
Former

Stuart Callinan – guitars (2008–2010)
Ty Alexander – drums (2008–2010)
Jon Green – bass (2010–2014)
Roman Koester – bass (2009–2010)
Sean Kennedy – bass (2008–2009, 2014–2021; his death)
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