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The Rats (BE)

"frenzied post-punk with industrial grooves and lyrics colored by urban despair."

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The Ghent-based post-punk band The Rats storms through the underground as befits proper vermin, but they also manage to stir things up on larger stages.

In iconic venues like Botanique, Trix, and Concertzaal De Vooruit, they opened for Hotel Lux, The Mary Wallopers, and the legendary Public Image Ltd. (PiL). Recently, they made it to the semi-finals of Humo’s Rock Rally 2024, Belgium’s most notable music contest.

Their first singles, ‘Machinery’ and ‘Blank Verse,’ were released in 2023 and embody everything The Rats stand for: agitated post-punk with machine-like grooves and lyrics infused with metropolitan blues.

Their debut EP is set to be released in the fall of 2024 and was recorded at Hightime Studio by Thomas Valkiers (Meltheads, Equal Idiots, RONKER).

Bio provided by artist:
The Ghent-based post-punk band The Rats storms through the underground as befits proper vermin, but they also manage to stir things up on larger stages.

In iconic venues like Botanique, Trix, and Concertzaal De Vooruit, they opened for Hotel Lux, The Mary Wallopers, and the legendary Public Image Ltd. (PiL). Recently, they made it to the semi-finals of Humo’s Rock Rally 2024, Belgium’s most notable music contest.

Their first singles, 'Machinery' and 'Blank Verse,' were released in 2023 and embody everything The Rats stand for: agitated post-punk with machine-like grooves and lyrics infused with metropolitan blues.

Their debut EP is set to be released in the fall of 2024 and was recorded at Hightime Studio by Thomas Valkiers (Meltheads, Equal Idiots, RONKER).




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