Rat City Riot

The road for Street Punk rabble rousers Rat City Riot hasn't been without its bumps and crashes, or for that matter, stinky socks and bloody knuckles. After 700 shows and several members, the now 5-strong group from San Diego is finally putting feet to ground and fist to face. Since 2003, the spirit of Oi!, Hardcore Punk and balls out Rock 'N' Roll has pumped Rat City Riot to perform globally from the local homegrown towns to the metros of Europe. Original members Noah Bricker (vocals) and Chris Barclift (guitars) needed no permission to start up their aggressive Punk Rock fueled mission. From the beginning, the boys have had to scrape by with little to nothing, but with true DIY ethics and a concrete allegiance to their music. Working initially with Taang! Records, Rat City Riot learned a hard lesson about trust and survival. They managed to do their first US tour on a shaky budget and released "Dirty Rotten Games" in 2004. It took another three years of piecemeal, pounding the pavement, and selling their merchandise to record the "Open Road" EP for release on Street Anthem Records. In 2007, Rat City Riot toured Europe and the entire US in their rolling assault transport passenger van. Along the way, they picked up members Daniel Franco (bass guitar), Kevin Grossman (ex-Bonecrusher guitars), Gavin Glenn (drums), and Andy Mensing (ex-Boardlords.) With newest member, Kevin Abrams (bass), Rat City Riot is preparing a new batch of music and intense touring. Take it or leave it, Rat City Riot's motto is: "Image is nothing. Live the life, not the lifestyle!"

Dirty Rotten Games (2006)

01 - Dirty Rotten Games

02 - Break Us Down

03 - Better Off

04 - First Look

05 - Keep Running

06 - Too Much To Prove

07 - Time To Shine

08 - Reality TV

09 - Foot To The Floor

10 - Rat City Riot

11 - Scecrets (Slapshot Cover)

The Open Road EP (2007)

01 - Open Road

02 - Cut Short

03 - Help Save The Youth Of America

04 - Hard Luck

05 - Friday Night

06 - Hey Kid

Load Up (2008)

01 - What's Wrong

02 - Stranglehold

03 - Second Skin

04 - Revolve And Evolve

05 - A Match Made In Germany

06 - Breaking Point

07 - Too Much To Prove

08 - Load Up

09 - You're The Reason

10 - Saturday Night's Alright

11 - Rat City Riot

12 - Martyrs And Saints

Better Than Nothing (2011)

01 - Save Your Soul

02 - Better Than Nothing

03 - Long Run

04 - Dirty Rotten Games

05 - Waiting Room

06 - Counterfeit

07 - Trapped

08 - Foot To The Floor

09 - Mass Produced

10 - Punch Out

Highway Hymns (2012)

01 - Sons Of The Republic

02 - Highway Hymns

03 - Open Road

04 - The Age

05 - Cut Short

06 - Sings Of Distress

07 - When We Come Back

08 - Rat Race

09 - Break Us Down

10 - I Feel Like Hank Williams Tonight

11 - So Sick

12 - Time

13 - One Of The Living

14 - Open Road (RCQ)

Live At Wild At Heart (2013)

01 - Open Road

02 - Sons Of The Republic

03 - Dirty Rotten Games

04 - Highway Hymns

05 - Foot To The Floor

06 - Revolve / Evolve

07 - When We Come Back

08 - Waiting Room

09 - Cut Short

10 - Better Than Nothing

11 - Break Us Down

12 - Stranglehold

13 - Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting

14 - Rat Race

15 - What's Wrong?

16 - So Sick

17 - Whiskey Will

18 - Rat City Riot

19 - Trapped

Born To Lose & Rat City Riot

The Born To Riot 7'' (2009)

01 - Born To Lose - The Aftermath

02 - Born To Lose - Prey At The Altar

03 - Rat City Riot - We're The Ones

04 - Rat City Riot - Last Call

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