Key facts
- Origin
- Berkeley, California , U.S.
- Genres
- Punk rock ska punk street punk
- Works
- Discography
- Years active
- 1991 ( 1991 ) –present
- Labels
- Hellcat Epitaph Fat Wreck Chords Lookout! Pirates Press Warner Bros.
- Spinoffs
- Transplants Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards Tim Timebomb Devils Brigade Shaken 69
- Spinoff of
- Operation Ivy Downfall
- Members
- Tim Armstrong Matt Freeman Lars Frederiksen Branden Steineckert
- Past members
- Brett Reed
- Website
- rancidrancid .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Rancid
- Official website
- rancidrancid.com
- Image
- HF2023Rancid 9.jpg
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- Commons category
- Rancid
- inception
- 1991-00-00
- start of work period
- 1991-00-00
- social media followers
- 206000
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Rancid is an American punk rock band formed in Berkeley, California, in 1991. Founded by Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman, former members of the band Operation Ivy, Rancid is often credited (alongside Green Day and the Offspring) as being among the wave of bands that revived mainstream interest in punk rock in the United States during the mid-1990s. Over its 35-year career, Rancid has retained much of its original fan base, most of which was connected to its underground musical roots.
Rancid has had two lineup changes since its inception, with Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman being continuous members. Their current lineup consists of 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 Steineckert. This lineup recorded their first album, with Frederiksen joining the band on their subsequent tour.