Rats, The

The Rats are a furious, fast and catchy band with the most pissed of lyrics and annihilating live act. They try to do something real, with the feeling and adrenalin of 80's hardcore but with a new sound and they do their best to constantly evolve and not be stuck in a certain folder of bands. The Rats will deliver, that's a promise.

The Rats started playing together six years ago out of boredom but at this time under the name Rabid Grannies. Everything was well and fine for many years but as the people in the band got older and their lifes changed so did their music. Rabid Grannies broke up spring 2006, feeling that something was about to happen that they couldn´t back up.

RELEASES
Two 7" are released and you can order them by e-mailing us at therats@hardcore.every1.net or thrashxbastard@yahoo.de! Above you can hear some tunes from the new releases.

A 12" is in the works.

SHOWS
TOUR JUNE 2007 wed 6th - SWEDEN, Stockholm - Gula Villan w/Imperial Leather, A.N.S thu 7th - SWEDEN, Malmö - TBAw/ A.N.S fri 8th - DENMARK, Kobenhavn - Kraftwerket w/ A.N.S sat 9th - GERMANY, Kiel - TBA w/ Madrugergrind, Toxic revolution, A.N.S sun 10th - GERMANY, Berlin - Koma/Köpi w/A.N.S, Bill Bondsmen mon 11th - GERMANY, Dresden - TBA w/ A.N.S, Sugar Cash tue 12th - GERMANY, Leipzig - Zoro W/A.N.S wed 13th - GERMANY, Mülheim - TBA W/A.N.S thu 14th - FRANCE, Paris - la miroiterie W/A.N.S, operation eat shit,get lost fri 15th - FRANCE, Nancy - Soap box club w/massmoerd sat 16th - BELGIUM, liege - TBA w/ severed head of state, thema11 sun 17th - GERMANY – Mainz - TBA w/deny everything mon 18th - GERMANY Mannheim - Juz w/ Confronto tue 19th - GERMANY Göttingen wed 20th - GERMANY - Münster thu 21st - HOLLAND Hogeveen - Thrashfest w/ a lot of bands fri 22nd - GERMANY Bremen - G18 w/Victis sat 23rd - SWEDEN/DENMARK

End of 2006/beginning of 2007 Mar 30th 2007 Sweden, Umeå - Umeå Open Festival Nov 4th 2006 Sweden, Umeå - Hamnmagasinet (Punkfest 9) Sep 20th 2006 Sweden, Umeå - Charlies

Tour 2006 Sep 16th 2006 Sweden, Linköping - Skylten Sep 15th 2006 Germany, Bremen - G18 Sep 14th 2006 Germany, Münster - Baracke Sep 13th 2006 Holland, Utrecht - ACU Sep 12th 2006 France, Paris - Espace B Sep 11th 2006 Belguim, Tournai - Four á chaux Sep 10th 2006 Holland, Amsterdam - OCCII Sep 9th 2006 Belgium, Brussels - DNA Sep 8th 2006 Germany, Limburg - Kalkwerk Sep 7th 2006 Germany, Jena - Café Wagner Sep 6th 2006 Czech Republic, Prague - Klub 007 Sep 5th 2006 Germany, Berlin - Köpi Sep 4th 2006 Germany, Leipzig - Geiszer Sep 3rd 2006 Germany, Halle - Reil 78 Sep 2nd 2006 Germany, Dresden - Fiasko Sep 2nd 2006 Germany, Chemnitz - Parking lot festival Sep 1st 2006 Germany, Neugersdorf - Houseparty Aug 31st 2006 Germany, Chemnitz - Subway to peter Aug 30th 2006 Germany, Mannheim - Juz Aug 29th 2006 Germany, Kiel - Alte Meierei Aug 28th 2006 Germany, Berlin - Birthdayparty Aug 27th 2006 Sweden, Malmö - Aktivitetshuset

First Show Aug 23th 2006 Sweden, Umeå - Charlies

Bandmembers
Patrik Lindmark - Bass Johan Granberg - Guitar Emanuel Bylund - Guitar Mark Frygell - Vocals Erik Gunnarsson - Drums

Other bands
Erik Gunnarson - Disconveniance(drums), Dick Cheney(drums), Guilty as charged(drums), Lipsynch Idiocy(vocals), Reign of bombs(drums) (during tour), Rabid Grannies(drums), Attitydproblem/Manboys(drums) Mark Frygell - Guilty as charged(Vocals), Lipsynch Idiocy(Vocals, music), Rabid Grannies(Vocals), Insurgent Rat(Vocals), Begravningsbyrån(Vocals, Nerdic Assault(vocals) Patrik Lindmark - Kommunen(bass), The Brunks(bass), Oj Ploj(bass), Disconvenience(bass)(during tour), Nerdic Assault(Bass), Rabid Grannies(bass), Insurgent Rat(bass)  Emanuel Bylund - Rabid Grannies (Guitar), Bruno Farinz orkester(Guitar and vocals), Kommunen(Guitar and vocals), The Brunks (Guitar?), Auktion(Guitar), Attitydproblem/Manboys(Guitar)  Johan Granberg - Rabid Grannies (Guitar), Nerdic Assault(Guitar), Guilty as charged(Guitar), Lipsynch idiocy(music)