ArtistInfo

Rancid

Band, *1991 US, Albany, California
Alternative and Rock

Rancid is an American punk rock band formed in Berkeley, California, in 1991. Founded by 1980s punk veterans Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman, who previously played in the highly influential ska punk band Operation Ivy, Rancid is often credited, along with Green Day and the Offspring, for reviving mainstream interest in punk rock in the United States and bringing punk rock into the mainstream during the mid-1990s. Unlike many of their contemporaries, however, Rancid remained signed to an independent record label and retained much of its original fan-base, most of which was connected to its underground roots.

Members

	Lars Frederiksen voc, g *1971 US
	Tim Armstrong g, voc *1965 US
	Matt Freeman b, voc *1966 US
	Brett Reed dr *1972 US
	Branden Steineckert dr, voc *1978 US
	Billie Joe Armstrong voc, g *1972 US