Hellcat Records

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June 12 2025 Ken Casey will appear on the Sing for Science podcast to discuss worker's rights with Professor Sharon Block from Harvard Law School.
June 6 2025 Scheduled to perform a short set at the 'Unite for Veterans, Unite for America' rally in Washington DC on the National Mall, honoring and supporting military veterans' rights and benefits.
May 28 2025 Ken Casey participated in a humanitarian aid convoy to Ukraine, personally visiting to support the band's fundraising efforts for Ukrainian aid.
May 2025 During the final week of May, the band began dropping teaser videos on social media with the hashtag #FORTHEPEOPLE, setting up for an announcement of their thirteenth studio album on June 3, 2025.
April 5 2025 The band (minus Matt Kelly and Al Barr) performed a three-song set at the Hands Off! rally in Boston, a nationwide protest against President Donald Trump.
March 18 2025 Ken Casey addressed rumors about the band's X (Twitter) account suspension, explaining they had voluntarily left the platform in 2022 due to disagreements with Elon Musk.
March 17 2025 At a St. Patrick's Day concert, Ken Casey denounced Trump as 'a rat and a coward' for his trade wars and support of authoritarian regimes.
March 17 2025 Founding singer Mike McColgan and the Bomb Squad performed the entire Do or Die album at a special St. Patrick's Day performance in Long Beach, CA.
March 16 2025 During a show at MGM Music Hall at Fenway in Boston, Ken Casey confronted a fan wearing a black MAGA hat, criticizing the cult-like behavior of political supporters.
March 10 2025 Ken Casey challenged a fan wearing a Trump MAGA shirt at a Clearwater, FL show, demonstrating the band's commitment to American-made merchandise by betting and winning an exchange of shirts.
February 17 2025 The band announced their seventeen-date Summer of Discontent U.S. tour with co-headliner Bad Religion, running from July to August 2025.
January 29 2025 Performed a new song 'Stand with Us' for the first time in Amsterdam.
2024 Appeared in an episode of the Apple TV+ revival 'Yo Gabba Gabbaland!', performing the song 'Wonderful Day in a Wonderful Place'.
September 2024 Released a new single 'Sirens' critiquing political division and billionaire profiteering from working-class struggles.
September 19 2024 The band released 'Sirens', their first original single since 'Good As Gold' in December 2021.
2023 Rancid joined Green Day and The Smashing Pumpkins for the North American leg of the Saviors tour.
2023 Barker was involved in the Blink-182 album 'One More Time...'.
2023 Travis Barker appeared as himself in Season 3, Episode 8 'Met Gala' of 'Dave'.
December 26 2023 Their song 'Take Back the Power' was featured in a TSN commercial for the 2024 IIHF World Junior Championship ice hockey tournament in Gothenburg, Sweden.
November 4 2023 It was announced that Barker and Kourtney Kardashian welcomed their first child together, a son.
July 19 2023 Alex Etheridge, after meeting Travis Barker, passed away from bone cancer.
June 14 2023 Travis Barker met with Alex Etheridge, a 13-year-old musician with bone cancer, backstage at Blink-182's concert in Phoenix.
May 12 2023 Released their twelfth album 'Okemah Rising'.
March 2023 Tim Armstrong and Jesse Michaels, along with Circle Jerks drummer Joey Castillo, formed the band Bad Optix and released their first single 'Raid'. Within a week, the band changed their name to DOOM Regulator.
February 2023 Released a music video for 'All You Tories', supporting UK unions in their fight against the Tory political party.
February 14 2023 Shot a music video in collaboration with the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers to support strikes across the United Kingdom.
2022 Collaborated with Ukrainian Celtic punk band O'Hamsters to release a Ukrainian version of 'We Shall Overcome' to support Ukraine during the Russian invasion, featuring artwork from Ukrainian artists and charity links.
2022 Co-lead vocalist Al Barr went on hiatus from the band.
2022 Barker worked with Blackbear on the album 'In Loving Memory.'
2022 Travis Barker had a guest role in 'The Kardashians'.
2022 Travis Barker executive produced Machine Gun Kelly's eighth studio album, initially named 'Born with Horns.'
2022 Barker worked with Machine Gun Kelly on the album 'Mainstream Sellout.'
2022 Barker collaborated with Avril Lavigne on the album 'Love Sux.'
2022 Nate Albert's studio involvement with the band concludes.
December 13 2022 Lee Forshner's last recorded involvement with the band's bagpipes section.
September 30 2022 Released their eleventh album 'This Machine Still Kills Fascists'.
August 5 2022 The band released their fourth studio album 'In the Wild' on Hellcat/Epitaph Records, achieving significant chart success, including #2 on the US Indie chart and #3 in the UK.
May 2022 Began supporting strikes across the United Kingdom through union collaborations.
May 22 2022 Barker and Kourtney Kardashian had a religious wedding ceremony in Portofino, Italy.
May 15 2022 Barker and Kourtney Kardashian officially married in Santa Barbara, California.
April 3 2022 Barker and Kourtney Kardashian had an unofficial wedding in Las Vegas after the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.
March 23 2022 Engaged in a social media confrontation with local Neo-Nazi group NSC-131 after they used the band's song 'The Boys Are Back' in a promotional video.
February 2022 Campbell Webster replaced Lee Forshner as the band's touring bagpipe player. Al Barr was forced to drop off tours to care for his ailing mother, with Ken Casey taking over full-time lead vocals.
February 1 2022 Ken Casey and Al Barr adjust their roles within the band, continuing to provide vocals.
January 27 2022 Officially announced their disbandment, marking the end of their nearly 40-year musical journey.
November 2021 In a Kerrang! interview, Lars Fredriksen confirmed the band was 'putting the finishing touches' on a new album.
November 2021 Barker signed Avril Lavigne to DTA Records, with releases to be managed by Warner Music Group's Elektra Records.
October 2021 Barker got engaged to Kourtney Kardashian.
July 2021 Travis Barker signed an exclusive worldwide publishing administration deal with Warner Chappell Music.
June 2021 Rancid announced they would co-headline the Boston to Berkeley II North American tour with Dropkick Murphys from August to October.

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