Seminal punk band Rancid - Tim Armstrong (guitar/vocals), Lars Frederiksen (guitar/vocals), Matt Freeman (bass/vocals), and Branden Steineckert (drums) - have set June 2nd for the release of Let The Dominoes Fall (Hellcat/Epitaph), their first studio album in six years. The platinum-selling band recorded at George Lucas' Skywalker Sound Studio, with production by Epitaph Records founder/Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. Let The Dominoes Fall features nineteen new songs, all written by Rancid. Special guest and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Booker T contributes Hammond B3 organ on one track, "Up To No Good."
"The crew is back doing what we do best," says Armstrong. "We approached every element of this record as a team, and the result is my favorite Rancid record to date."
It's also their most topical. From the unflinching observations of "This Place," "Lulu" and "Locomotive," all of which presage the current economic meltdown, to "The Bravest Kids" which rails against media's kid-glove treatment of the Iraq war, and the mostly acoustic "Civilian Ways," inspired by the soldier's journey of Armstrong's brother to Iraq and back home again, Let The Dominoes Fall feels timely, adamant and alive.
"Last One To Die," the first single from the new album, will premiere on April 7 via a widget available now on Rancid's MySpace page. Fans can register to get a personal embed code and then spread the widget to other sites. Every time someone enters valid info into the widget a point will be allotted. The twenty-five people with the most points will receive a pair of free tickets to see Rancid on tour this summer with Rise Against. For a complete itinerary click here.
Let The Dominoes Fall is Rancid's seventh album and first studio release since 2003's Indestructible, which reached #15 on the Billboard Top 200. That album inspired The Los Angeles Times to hail Rancid as "one of the most popular and enduring of American punk bands," while Rolling Stone called them "brutally exuberant."
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ScipetioDevichi
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they do play ska music as well as punk....havent you ever heard I Wanna Riot? theres like a 3 min trumpet solo in that song...in all fairness it was written with Sublime Nov 18
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:truth.is.evil-
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Ska? Wtf lol I love Maxwell Murder. Nov 06
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WTFdd
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A few months ago, I waited outside the House Of Blues in Orlando,FL just to meet you guys. I didn't. =[ BUT i did meet Billy Talent, I just wish I could have seen guys that night! I heard it was amazing. Sep 26
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imaginecupus
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I remember seeing Rancid back in 1994...the good old days! Not sure if anyone here is familiar with it, but Microsoft does a student tech competition called Imagine Cup. It’s for high school and college students who want to use technology to improve the world…whether they be game designers, programmers, graphic designers, film makers, photographers, etc. It’s a pretty amazing competition full of grand ideas. Aside from that, Imagine Cup is giving away $10,000 and trips to D.C. and Poland (for the Imagine Cup 2010 World championship) just for registering on their site. You don’t even have to compete…you can just win money! Pretty cool. Give it a look, find out more about Imagine Cup, and enter to win here: http://tr.im/zlm7 Sep 21
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G U i .
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its been so long since i last listened to rancid, awesome new songs (: Sep 21
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Captain Spanky 2
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u should add at wars end Aug 29
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Under Skin
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Rock´nRollBoy182
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Sweet Cake
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Hey!!! Come to Brazil!!! PLEASEEEEEEEEEee Jul 23
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AbsolutelyRandomRawr!! Bedtime Stories Inc.
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you guys did a great show with Rise Against and Billy Talent back here in the Bay Area :) was great to seeing you come back to your hometown Jul 18
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fransisco alabama
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hi guys... is it true that u release acoustic version in ur new album "Let The Dominoes Fall"? -punk never die-\m/ Jul 15
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astro
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destination unknwn.. ruby, ruby, ruby soho.. hahah! u gys kick ass! shouts and praises! rock n' roll! Jul 12
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flyersgirl929
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greatest punk band of all time :P Jul 07
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A Fallen Tiara *ready... set...don't go.*
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saw u guys on june 25th....awsome!!! Jun 30
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Snuggleblade
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purevolume.com/snuggleblade Jun 29
Let The Dominoes Fall
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