The Rabble 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 from Auckland

Auckland

The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...

, New Zealand, that formed in the NZ summer of 2000/2001. Their official myspace

Myspace

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 page went live on 29 February 2004. The Rabble are strong believers in the DIY attitude. They collaborated with Mark Unseen of Boston band The Unseen

The Unseen

The Unseen is an American punk rock band that was formed in 1993 in Hingham, Massachusetts. One of the more prominent bands to revive street punk, The Unseen were originally called The Extinct.-History:...

 to create the song/video for "This World is Dead" from their album The Battle's Almost Over. The Rabble were on tour in the UK and Europe from August to January 2009 as well as writing and recording for their next album. 6 drum tracks were recorded at York Street studios in Auckland early in 2008 , and the bass and guitars are being tracked at Number 8 wire Recording studio, once again by Chazz Rabble.. In April 2010, they were in line-up at Punk & Disorderly Festival in Berlin. On August 1st, 2011, The Rabble released a new album that was long awaited by anxious fans titled, "Life's A Journey".

Albums

• No Clue, No Future - CD (March 2006)
• This Is Our Lives - EP (November 2006)
• The New Generation - CD (December 2008)
• The Battle's Almost Over
  The Battle's Almost Over
  The Battle's Almost Over is a punk rock album that was released in 2009 by New Zealand punk band The Rabble.-Track listings:# "Seeking" – 3:10# "Salvation" – 3:46# "Sick and Tired" – 2:55# "Blood and Whiskey: - 3:18# "Bored" – 1:32...
  
  - CD (February 2009)
• Life's A Journey - CD (August 2011)

The Battle's Almost Over

• "Seeking"
• "Blood And Whiskey"
• "The Battle"
• "Start Again"
• "This World Is Dead"

External links

• Official band website
• New Zealand Music Commission
• Official MySpace site
• Interview with THE RABBLE on Scanner zine from 2007
• Interview with Rupe on Scanner zine from 2009
• The Rabble on Last FM
• The Rabble on Youtube