Rancid

It all started with Operation Ivy , a Berkeley band composed of 4 musicos including a certain Tim Armstrong guitarist and a remarkable bass player answering the sweet name Matt Freeman. In 1991, shortly after the separation of Operation Ivy, Tim and Matt decided to meet again accompanied by Brett Reed to the battery: Rancid was born. Strongly inspired by the Clash and Joe Strummer, the band quickly integrated Epitath, whose creator and owner was Brett Gurewitz ( Bad Religion). In 1993, the band released a first eponymous album with a very street-punk style and very raw sound. At the same time, the band is looking for a second guitarist. In 1994, Lars Frederiksen (ex-U.K. Subs) will complete the formation, and will make his debut with the album Let's Go which is a great success. The disc is quickly certified platinum, accounting for more than a million copies sold. It was in 1995 that the famous ... And Out Come the Wolves appeared with titles such as "Time Bomb" and "Ruby Soho" that will only increase the success of this album. A year later, Tim Armstrong decided to launch his own label, Hellcat, a subsidiary of Epitaph. Back in 1998, Rancid released Life Won't Wait an album that focused heavily on ska and new sounds. In 2000, after a two-year silence, the band recorded its fifth album, which, like the first, was soberly titled Rancid (2000): 22 songs for a total duration of less than 40 minutes. A very aggressive street-punk-oriented cd that often resembles hardcore at the voice level. In 2003, Rancid returned with a less angry Indestructible. A polemic was launched when the band, until then firmly anti-major signed a deal with Warner Bros who distributed the album.
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