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Tim Armstrong - vocals, guitar
Lars Frederiksen - guitar, vocals
Matt Freeman - bass
Branden Steineckert - drums
Birth name Timothy Lockwood Armstrong
Also known as Lint
Born November 25, 1966 (1966-11-25) (age 40)
Oakland, California, USA
Origin Albany, California, USA
Genre(s) Punk, Reggae
Occupation(s) Musician, Songwriter, Producer, Director
Instrument(s) Guitar, Vocals, Drums
Origin Campbell, California, USA
Genre(s) Punk rock
Years active 1993-Present
Associated
acts Rancid (band)
Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards
UK Subs
The Silencers
Origin Berkeley, California, USA
Genre(s) Punk rock
Ska punk
Years active 1987-Present
Associated
acts Operation Ivy
Downfall
Rancid
Shaken 69
Devil's Brigade
Branden Steineckert (born April 21, 1978), is the drummer for the punk rock band Rancid. He was previously in The Used as their drummer
RANCID
Rancid is a punk band, formed in 1991 in Albany, California, by Matt Freeman and Tim Armstrong.
Rancid includes Armstrong on guitar and vocals, Freeman on bass and vocals, Lars Frederiksen on guitar and vocals, and Branden Steineckert on drums. The band was formed by Armstrong, Freeman, and former drummer Brett Reed, who left the band in 2006 and was replaced by Branden Steineckert. Frederiksen joined Rancid in 1993 when the band was searching for a second guitar player.
They are credited, along with fellow California punk bands The Offspring and Green Day with reviving mainstream popular interest in punk rock in the United States during the mid 1990s.[2]
Rancid's style often draws comparison with The Clash in their albums ...And Out Come the Wolves, which is often considered one of the most popular albums released in the second-wave of punk, and Life Won't Wait, the latter of which is sometimes referred to as "Rancid's Sandinista!".[citation needed]
Among mainstream audiences, Rancid is best-known for their hit songs "Ruby Soho", "Time Bomb", "Salvation", and "Fall Back Down". As of 2007, Rancid has been working on a studio album expected to be released sometime in 2008 on Hellcat Records.[3]
ORIGINAL FORMATION(1991-2003)
After Operation Ivy broke up in 1989, Tim Armstrong (guitar, vocals) and Matt Freeman (bassist) formed Rancid in Albany, California in 1991.
Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day joined the band for a brief period before Frederiksen joined. Armstrong performed at a 1993 concert and co-wrote "Radio" on Let's Go. Originally Frederiksen turned down a request to join because he was a member of the UK Subs at the time. Tim Armstrong eventually asked Billie Joe Armstrong to become a full-fledged member of the band, but Billie Joe opted to stick with Green Day. Frederiksen later changed his mind and left the UK Subs.
Rancid enjoyed widespread popularity throughout the 1990s, with the band touring constantly from 1993 through 1998. They have released 6 full-length albums, along with numerous 7" vinyls and singles. Following the commercial and critical success of Let's Go, which garnered gold status in the U.S. with 500,000 copies sold, the band was pursued by several major labels, including Madonna's Maverick Records. Despite these offers, Rancid chose to stick with independent label Epitaph Records for their first four studio albums.
Rancid's second self-titled album was released on the Hellcat Records imprint in 2000. Rancid's 2003 album Indestructible was released by Hellcat Records, but distributed by Warner Bros. records. However, there is no evidence of a WEA (Warner Elektra Atlantic) copyright symbol on any of the artwork. Only the bar code prefix gives it away. The band continues to be signed worldwide to Hellcat Records.
[edit] Hiatus (2004-2005)
In 2004, after the release of Indestructible, Rancid went on an extensive hiatus. All members continued work with side projects, although the group had not officially disbanded in any way.
Armstrong continued to play in the Transplants and released its second album, Haunted Cities, in 2005. He contributed guitar and backup vocals on Cypress Hill's hit single "What's Your Number?" from their tenth album Till Death Do Us Part.
Frederiksen continued working with his side band Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards and released its second album, Viking, in 2004.
Freeman briefly toured with Social Distortion in 2004 as John Maurer's replacement until they found their current bassist Brent Harding. In 2005, Freeman was incorrectly diagnosed with lung cancer. [1]
Reed had not played in any projects, but he made a guest appearance on the Transplants' Haunted Cities.
Freeman, Reed, and Armstrong released three songs under the name Devil's Brigade: Vampire Girl, on the Give 'Em the Boot III Hellcat Records Compilation, and a 12" [vinyl] record that included the songs "Stalingrad" and "Psychos All Around Me".
[edit] Reformation (2006-Present)
In early 2006, Rancid would reunite to embark on a successful tour and played several acoustic sets as part of Hellcat Records' Hellcat Nights concert series at The Echo. This was their first time the band had played together since the hiatus. On April 13, 2006, Rancid announced plans for a worldwide tour beginning in July 2006, and the release of a DVD compiling 31 of their music videos (Now scheduled for a spring 2007 release), as well as a tentative release date of Spring 2007 for a new as-of-yet-unnamed studio album.
On August 31, 2006, Frederiksen collapsed on stage on their third Montreal date. He was reportedly taking antibiotics at the time for an upper respiratory infection.[citation needed] The collapse and seizure resulted from a fatigue reaction.[citation needed] The band had to postpone four shows, but continued the rest of their tour as planned.
Like many other bands once on the Lookout! Records roster, in September, 2006 Rancid pulled their self-titled EP from the Lookout! catalog.[4]
Armstrong released his much anticipated solo LP entitled A Poet's Life on May 22nd of 2007. Individual tracks are continuing to be released as free downloads on Epitaph's website and eventually the entire album will be available. However, it is also available for purchase in record stores and online.
The disc features 10 songs, and the album itself is packaged with a bonus DVD featuring a video for each song on the album.
On November 3, 2006, Reed left Rancid and was replaced by former Used drummer Branden Steineckert. Steineckert was let go from the Used for unknown reasons but announced he doesn't feel bitter about it and his new home is with Rancid, joining the band permanently. A full blog of this can be found at Steineckert's myspace.
According to a new blog by Steineckert, Rancid are expecting to get together in the fall of 2007 to begin writing the new album, and are planning on recording it in January 2008. This is their first album without the "classic" line-up, with Branden Steineckert replacing Brett Reed on drums.
Rancid currently has a one hour once a week XM radio show. The show is called Rancid Radio and is on "Fungus" channel 53 Saturday at midnight.
