D-Roc the Executioner

D-Roc the Executioner
Birth name	Dennis Miles
Born	September 23, 1959
Died	August 17, 2004 (aged 44) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Heavy metal
Instrument(s)	Guitar (Fender Stratocaster)
Years active	1990–2004

Dennis Miles (September 23, 1959 – August 17, 2004), aka D-Roc the Executioner, was an American musician who played rhythm guitar for the heavy metal band Body Count. Miles also played guitar for his own band, Pitch Blaack. He referred to his style as "ghetto metal".

Life and music career

Miles attended Crenshaw High School with Body Count members Ice-T, Beatmaster V, Mooseman and Ernie C. Ernie C taught guitar lessons, and Miles was one of his students, along with his later replacement Bendrix. He performed wearing a goaltender mask.

Death

Miles was found dead in his apartment in Los Angeles on August 17, 2004. An autopsy later revealed the cause of death as lymphoma. He was 44 years old, and had two daughters.

Discography

• Body Count CD/LP/CS [26] (1992, re-released later the same year without the song "Cop Killer") – #26 on the Billboard 200
• Born Dead CD/LP/CS [26] (1994) – #74 on the Billboard 200
• Violent Demise: The Last Days CD/LP/CS [26] (1997)
• Murder 4 Hire CD (2006)

Videography

• Smoke Out Festival Presents: Body Count (2005)