Lower Class Brats are a punk rock

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 band founded in Austin, Texas

Austin, Texas

Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...

 in January 1995. They describe their sound as high energy "Rock and Roll Street

Street punk

Street punk is a working class-based genre of punk rock which took shape in the early 1980s, partly as a rebellion against the perceived artistic pretensions of the first wave of British punk. Street punk emerged from the Oi! style, performed by bands such as Sham 69, Angelic Upstarts, Cockney...

 Noize." They have released a number of recordings including twelve 7" singles, two 12" singles, four full-length albums and one live album. They are highly influenced by the movie and book A Clockwork Orange

A Clockwork Orange

A Clockwork Orange is a 1962 dystopian novella by Anthony Burgess. The novel contains an experiment in language: the characters often use an argot called "Nadsat", derived from Russian....

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Line-up

• Bones DeLarge: Vocals (1995 - present)
• Marty Volume: Guitar (1995 - present)
• EVO: Bass (2002 - 2008, 2011 - present)
• Joey The Kid: Drums (2008 - present)

Bass

• Rick Brat: Bass (1995 -1999, 2000)
• Houston Richieson: Bass (1999)
• Ryland Meyer: Bass (2000 - 2002)
• Johnny O. Negative: Bass (2008 - 2011)

Drums

• Rob Brat: Drums (1995 - 2000)
• Brad Teeter: Drums (2000 - 2002)
• Mike Brat: Drums (2002 - 2004)
• Clay Aloy: Drums (2004 - 2008)

Piano

• R.T.: Piano (piano on Rather Be Hated Than Ignored, 1997)
• Tony Scalzo
  Tony Scalzo
  Tony Scalzo is an American rock musician and songwriter, best known as a founding member of the band Fastball....
  
  : Piano (piano on The New Seditionaries, 2006)

Demo

• Working Class Punk (Self-released cassette tape, 1995) Approx. 200 copies made.

7" Records / EPs

• Who Writes Your Rules (Helen Of Oi! Records, 1995) English Import. 1,500 pressed. Black vinyl.
• Lower Class Brats / Reducers SF Split (Also known as the Ultra-Violence 7", Pair-O-Docs Records, 1996) 1,000 pressed. 800 black vinyl. 200 white vinyl. With insert.
• A Wrench In The Gear (Helen Of Oi! Records, 1996) English Import. 1,500 pressed. Black vinyl.
• Lower Class Brats / Dead End Cruisers Split (Second to None Records, 1996) 500 pressed. Blue vinyl.
• Lower Class Brats / Templars Split (TKO Records, 1998) 1,500 pressed. 800 black vinyl. 200 orange vinyl. With insert. 500 picture disc.
• Psycho
  Psycho
  Psycho is a suspense novel by Robert Bloch. It was adapted into Alfred Hitchcock's seminal 1960 film of the same name.-Plot:Norman Bates is a middle-aged bachelor who is dominated by his mother, a mean-tempered, puritanical old woman who forbids him to have a life away from her...
  
  (Combat Rock Records, 1999) French Import. 1,500 pressed. Black vinyl. First 100 copies come with a hand #'d insert.
• Glam Bastard (TKO Records, 1999) 2,000 pressed. 1,800 black vinyl. With insert. 200 orange vinyl with a hand #'d full-color fold-out poster.
• Deface The Music
  Deface the Music
  Deface the Music is a 1980 album by the band Utopia featuring Todd Rundgren, Roger Powell, Kasim Sulton, and Willie Wilcox. The concept of the album was to pay homage to The Beatles and create songs which sounded very similar to the Fab Four's tunes throughout the various stages of their career...
  
  (Punk Core Records, 2002) 1,000 pressed. 800 black vinyl. 100 purple vinyl. 100 clear vinyl. With insert.
• The Worst
  The Worst
  The Worst is the second studio album recorded by rapper Tech N9ne.-Tracklisting:#Stamina#Trauma #Planet Rock 2K #Thugged Out The Worst is the second studio album recorded by rapper Tech N9ne.-Tracklisting:#Stamina#Trauma (featuring Hannible Bear Lector and Rock Money)#Planet Rock 2K (Original...
  
  (Dirty Punk Records, 2004) French Import. 500 pressed. Green / white splatter vinyl. With insert.
• I'm A Mess (T.S.O.R. Records, 2006) Swiss Import. 500 pressed. Black vinyl. With insert.
• Lower Class Brats / Chelsea Split (TKO Records, 2006) 500 pressed. Green / clear / yellow splatter vinyl. Labels are switched on wrong sides. With insert.
• Thoughts About You (Combat Rock Records, 2009) French Import. 500 pressed. Black vinyl.

12" Records / EPs

• Punks, Skins, Herberts And Hooligans (Punk Core Records, 1997) 1,000 pressed. Approx. 200 copies were defective and returned to the pressing plant. 200 of the approx. 800 copies left come with a #'d full-color insert. Black vinyl.
• Primary Reinforcement (Combat Rock Records, 1998) French Import. 500 pressed. First pressing with black and white cover. Black vinyl.
• Primary Reinforcement (Combat Rock Records, 1999) French Import. 500 pressed. Second pressing with blue and white cover and pink and white FOR EXPORT ONLY sticker on the cover. Black vinyl.

Full Length Albums / CDs

• Rather Be Hated Than Ignored CD (GMM Records, 1997)
• Rather Be Hated Than Ignored CD (Punk Core Records, 1998)
• Rather Be Hated Than Ignored Picture Disc LP (Punk Core Records, 1998) 1,000 pressed. #'d sticker on clear plastic cover. With color insert.
• The Plot Sickens CD (Punk Core Records, 2000)
• The Plot Sickens LP (Punk Core Records, 2000) 1,000 pressed. 800 black vinyl. 200 grey / green splatter vinyl. With full-color dust sleeve insert.
• A Class Of Our Own CD (Punk Core Records, 2003)
• A Class Of Our Own LP (Punk Core Records, 2003) 1,000 pressed. 800 black vinyl. 100 half white / half orange vinyl. 100 clear / red splatter vinyl. With full-color dust sleeve insert.
• The New Seditionaires CD (TKO Records, 2006)
• The New Seditionaries LP (Dirty Punk Records, 2006) French Import. 1,000 pressed. Black vinyl. With insert.

Collections

• Real Punk Is An Endangered Species: The Clockwork Singles Collection CD (Punk Core Records, 2003)
• Talk About Snotty, This Is A Nosebleed: The Best Of Lower Class Brats CD (Pineapple Records, 2011) Japanese Import.

Live Recordings

• Loud And Out Of Tune: Lower Class Brats Live!!! CD (Includes bonus "Live In Seattle" DVD. TKO Records, 2007)

DVDs

• This Is Real! (Includes bonus CD of The New Seditionaries demos. TKO Records, 2008)

External links

• The Authorized Fansite (archived version, last updated 2005, from GeoCities)