BUCKCHERRY with guests Broken Valor, Seldom Buckcherry aren’t afraid to push buttons. This is the band that vaulted to stardom on the dangerous and dirty fuel of the 1999 smash “Lit Up” from their gold-selling self-titled debut. Every time it plays to this day, somebody’s clothes come off—and that’s a fact. These are also the boys behind the rousing, raucous, and raunchy “Crazy Bitch” off 2006’s 15, which turned them into a multi-platinum phenomenon and a household name. Lest we forget, 2013’s Confessions, a bold and brave concept album tackling the seven deadly sins and courting controversy head-on with razor sharp riffing and pensive, poetic lyricism. So, it only makes sense that 2014 would see them unleash their most audacious audio statement yet—the Fuck EP. For years, the band—Josh Todd [vocals], Keith Nelson [guitar], Stevie D. [guitar], Xavier Muriel [drums], and Kelly LeMieux [bass]—wanted to put out an EP. "We've been throwing around the idea of doing an EP for a long time," says Keith. "Actually, the earliest conversations about Confessions were about doing it as an EP. We didn't make any rules or set any parameters for this. It was nice to make an irreverent, reckless, rock 'n' roll record. To me, it sounds very analog and raw." Josh explains, “My whole foundation was punk rock records. Growing up in Orange County, I had so many seven inches from Black Flag, The Replacements, D.I., Pillsbury Hardcore, and Crass. Confessions took a lot out of us, and it was an emotional roller coaster. This was the right theme and the right time to do an EP.” As for the theme itself, it’s something that only Buckcherry could pull off given their unbridled punk ethos and rock ‘n’ roll history. The collection’s six songs pay homage to everybody’s favorite four-letter word. “We wanted it to be the Scarface of rock ‘n’ roll records,” grins Josh. “It may have been outdone, but Scarface had the most fucks in a movie for a long time. This is a tribute to the word ‘fuck’. There are a lot of different flavors on the EP, and it’s everything we encompass as far as rock ‘n’ roll goes. Over the years, we’ve been told so many times to get away from the honesty that makes this band special. It’s a part of who I am. It’s not about the profanity itself; it’s about using it cleverly.” Keith adds, "I'm sure we aren't the first band to have the idea of calling a record Fuck. Maybe we're just the first band with the balls to actually follow through with it!"