After he won a lawsuit and was free of his contract from A&M/Octone Records,[2] Deuce began producing a full-length debut album Nine Lives, which was completed in late 2011 and would be released on April 24, 2012.

The album's lead single, "Let's Get It Crackin'", was released November 28, 2011 with an accompanying music video and features Jeffree Star.

If you liked what I did before, you will love this..."[5][6][7] The album artwork for Nine Lives was released in February 2012 by Loudwire, the same day Deuce announced that he will be joining artists such as Blood on the Dance Floor, BrokeNCYDE, The Bunny The Bear, William Control, New Years Day, Polkadot Cadaver, and Haley Rose on the "Fight To Unite Tour".

Nine Lives opens with the lead single "Let's Get It Crackin'", a party song featuring pop singer/model Jeffree Star which Deuce has described as "nasty".

The second track is the album's third single, "Help Me", which addresses Deuce's troubles with his old label holding him under contract as well as Hollywood Undead.

The song fuses dubstep, rock, rap and pop elements to create an upbeat and diverse dance-track.

The seventh track called "Nobody Likes Me" is a biographic-themed song featuring Falling in Reverse lead singer Ronnie Radke and Truth.

The eighth song of the record is an emotional track titled "Walk Alone" is apparently aimed at Johnny 3 Tears, ex-bandmate from Hollywood Undead.

[14] The next and ninth track on the album is "Till I Drop", an upbeat, anthem-style song featuring rappers Veze Skante, Truth and Gadjet (frontman of rap group Kinda Major).

Deuce mentions moving on from his previous band to his newest project with "there's no more Undead, it's Nine Lives..." halfway into the final verse.

David Jeffries from Allmusic said "...if being cocksure and crafty are essential elements of success with scene teens, then Deuce just won your kid's heart."