Timothy Ross Armstrong (born November 25, 1965) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and producer. Known for his distinctive voice, he is the singer/guitarist for the punk rock band Rancid and hip hop/punk rock supergroup Transplants. Prior to forming Rancid, Armstrong was in the

ska punk Ska punk (also spelled ska-punk) is a fusion genre that mixes ska music and punk rock music together. (sometimes spelled skacore) is a subgenre of ska punk that mixes ska with hardcore punk. Early ska punk mixed both 2 tone and ska with hard ...

band

Operation Ivy Operation Ivy was the eighth series of American nuclear tests, coming after '' Tumbler-Snapper'' and before '' Upshot–Knothole''. The two explosions were staged in late 1952 at Enewetak Atoll in the Pacific Proving Ground in the Marshall I ...

. In 1997, along with

Brett Gurewitz Brett W. Gurewitz (born May 12, 1962), nicknamed Mr. Brett, is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist of Bad Religion. He is also the owner of the music label Epitaph Records and a number of sister labels. He has produced albums f ...

of the band

Bad Religion Bad Religion is an American punk rock band that formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1980. The band's lyrics cover topics related to religion, politics, society, the media and science. Musically, they are noted for their melodic sensibilitie ...

and owner of

Epitaph Records Epitaph Records is an American independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, most acts signed to the label were punk and pop punk acts, while there are many post-hardcore and emo ba ...

, Armstrong founded

Hellcat Records Hellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an offshoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion, the owner of Epitaph, and Tim Armstrong of Rancid, w ...

. In 2012, through his website, Armstrong started releasing music that influenced him, along with stripped-down cover songs of his own under the name Tim Timebomb. Armstrong is also a songwriter for other artists. Armstrong won a Grammy Award for his work with

Jimmy Cliff James Chambers OM (born 30 July 1944), known professionally as Jimmy Cliff, is a Jamaican ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer, and actor. He is the only living reggae musician to hold the Order of Merit, t ...

and

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, and has also worked with

Joe Walsh Joseph Fidler Walsh (born November 20, 1947) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. In a career spanning over five decades, he has been a member of three successful rock bands: the James Gang, Eagles, and Ringo Starr & His All-Starr ...

Personal life

At the age of five, Armstrong met Matt Freeman while playing

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, where Armstrong lived with his mother, police officer father, and older brother Jeff. Freeman and Armstrong formed bands many years later based on their shared love of bands such as

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and the

Ramones The Ramones were an American punk rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first true punk rock group. Despite achieving a limited commercial appeal in the United St ...

. They both went to Albany High School. Armstrong's relationship with

Bikini Kill Bikini Kill is an American punk rock band formed in Olympia, Washington, in October 1990. The group consisted of singer and songwriter Kathleen Hanna, guitarist Billy Karren, bassist Kathi Wilcox, and drummer Tobi Vail. The band pioneered the r ...

drummer Tobi Vail inspired the Rancid song "Olympia, WA" from '' ...And Out Come the Wolves''. He was married to musician

Brody Dalle Brody Dalle (born Bree Joanna Alice Robinson; 1 January 1979) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and musician. She began playing music in her adolescence and moved to Los Angeles at the age of 18, where she founded the punk rock band The D ...

from 1997 to 2003. They met in 1995, when Dalle was 16 and Armstrong was 30, after Rancid and Dalle's band Sourpuss both played Summersault Festival in Australia. In 1997, when Dalle was 18, she moved to Los Angeles to live with Armstrong, and she formed the band The Distillers. The couple separated in 2003, after Armstrong saw a picture of Dalle kissing

Queens of the Stone Age Queens of the Stone Age (commonly abbreviated QOTSA) is an American rock band formed in 1996 in Palm Desert, California. The band was founded by vocalist and guitarist Josh Homme, who has been the only constant member throughout multiple lin ...

frontman

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in an issue of ''

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'' magazine; she and Homme would later marry. Homme claimed he received death threats from Armstrong's fans. Dalle claimed Armstrong was very controlling of her and it took her three years to leave him. Some of Rancid's songs on 1998's ''

Life Won't Wait ''Life Won't Wait'' is the fourth studio album by the American punk rock band Rancid. It was released on June 30, 1998 through Epitaph Records. It was released as the follow-up to '' ...And Out Come the Wolves'' (1995). Writing and production ...

'' ("Who Would've Thought", "Corazón de Oro") detail Armstrong and Dalle's relationship and songs on 2003's '' Indestructible'' ("

Fall Back Down "Fall Back Down" is a song by the American punk rock band Rancid. It was released as the first single from their sixth album, '' Indestructible''. "Fall Back Down" was released to radio on July 22, 2003. It peaked at number 13 on the US Modern ...

", "Ghost Band", "Tropical London") deal with Armstrong's feelings about his divorce. Armstrong's cousin, Scott, was the guitarist for Canadian punk band Desperate Minds, but they did not know each other until they were introduced at a show in Chicago in 1988 by

John Jughead John Pierson, known also by the stage name Jughead and by the pseudonym Ian Pierce, is an American musician, writer, actor, and podcaster. Biography In 1986, Pierson and Ben Weasel co-founded the punk rock band Screeching Weasel in Chicago, Ill ...

Screeching Weasel Screeching Weasel is an American punk rock band consisting of Ben Weasel (vocals), Mike Kennerty (guitar), Mike Hunchback (guitar), Zach "Poutine" Brandner (bass) and Pierre Marche (drums). Screeching Weasel is originally from the Chicago subur ...

Music career

Basic Radio

Basic Radio Operation Ivy was an American punk rock band from Berkeley, California, formed in May 1987. The band was stylistically important, as one of the first bands to mix the elements of hardcore punk and ska into a new amalgam called ska punk. The ban ...

was founded in 1985 and included Matt Freeman and Tim Armstrong. The band never released any albums or EPs, but recorded demos and were featured on local compilations. Two years later they broke up and Operation Ivy was founded shortly after.

Operation Ivy

In 1987, along with singer

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, bassist Matt Freeman and drummer

Dave Mello David Mello is an American musician known primarily for his work as drummer for the hardcore ska punk band Operation Ivy. Prior to Operation Ivy, Mello played in various bands local to the Berkeley and Albany areas such as Rabbi Conspiracy an ...

, Armstrong formed the

band

and enjoyed modest success before the group disbanded in 1989, the same night the album was released. The band would go on to achieve worldwide cult success in the years following its break-up.

Dance Hall Crashers

Dance Hall Crashers (named after the

Alton Ellis Alton Nehemiah Ellis (1 September 1938 – 10 October 2008)Godfather ...

song "Dance Crasher") was formed in 1989 by Armstrong and Matt Freeman after both musicians expressed an interest in starting a band rooted in more traditional ska and

rocksteady Rocksteady is a music genre that originated in Jamaica around 1966. A successor of ska and a precursor to reggae, rocksteady was the dominant style of music in Jamaica for nearly two years, performed by many of the artists who helped establish ...

than what they had been playing with Operation Ivy. The first line-up featured Armstrong on vocals and Freeman on guitar, as well as drummer Erik Larsen, keyboardist Joey Schaaf, vocalist Andrew Champion, guitarist Grant McIntire, and bassist Joel Wing. The band played their first show at

924 Gilman Street The Alternative Music Foundation located at 924 Gilman Street, often referred to by its fans simply as "Gilman", is a non-profit, all-ages, collectively organized music club. It is located in the West Berkeley area of Berkeley, California, about ...

in Berkeley in 1989. Shortly after their debut, Freeman and Armstrong left to pursue other interests.

Downfall

Downfall featured Armstrong, Freeman, and Mello, as well as Mello's brother Pat, and Jason Hammon (also a later member of Dance Hall Crashers). Pat and Jason would both play guitar, while Armstrong took up duties on vocals. They lasted three months (December 1989 to March 1990), playing only at a few parties and twice at Gilman St. They released one song on

Maximumrocknroll ''Maximumrocknroll'', often written as ''Maximum Rocknroll'' and usually abbreviated as ''MRR'', is a not-for-profit monthly zine of punk subculture. Based in San Francisco, ''MRR'' focuses on punk rock and hardcore music, and primarily featu ...

's ''They Don't Get Paid, They Don't Get Laid, but Boy, Do They Work Hard!'' compilation, one song on David Hayes' ''Very Small World'' compilation, one song on Lookout! Records' ''Can of Pork'' compilation, and recorded a demo. It disbanded when Freeman joined MDC on bass while Armstrong was a roadie for the band, while Pat and Dave went on to form Schlong.

Rancid

As time went on, Armstrong, suffering from depression and alcoholism, eventually became homeless. During this time, Freeman suggested the two start a new band together, partially in hopes of curbing Armstrong's alcohol addiction. Armstrong began writing songs that would appear on their first album. Their new band, Rancid, would eventually go on to become one of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful punk rock bands of all time. Rancid has released nine studio albums since their formation.

The Transplants

In 1999, Armstrong invited roadie Rob Aston ("Skinhead Rob") to add lyrics to some solo material that Armstrong had been creating in his basement, and the two worked together writing and recording music. They formed the group Transplants with drummer

Travis Barker Travis Landon Barker (born November 14, 1975) is an American musician who serves as the drummer for the rock band Blink-182. He has also performed as a frequent collaborator with hip hop artists, is a member of the rap rock group Tran ...

, of

Blink-182 Blink-182 (stylized as blink-182) is an American rock band formed in Poway, California in 1992. Their current lineup consists of bassist/vocalist Mark Hoppus, guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge, and drummer Travis Barker. Though their sound has ...

, and released their self-titled debut album on October 22, 2002. A second Transplants album, ''Haunted Cities'', was released on June 21, 2005. The Transplants break-up was confirmed by Rob Aston on January 16, 2006, when he told a reporter that the group had split. However, Barker later announced that the trio was working on a new album. They played their first show since 2006 on Conan to promote Barker's new solo album, on which the song "Saturday Night" is featured. It was announced in November 2011 on the Transplants official Facebook page that their new album would be "finished" in December 2011. The latest album entitled "In A Warzone" was released June 25, 2013, on Epitaph Records.

Solo albums/Tim Timebomb

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In 2007, he released his first solo album entitled ''

A Poet's Life ''A Poet's Life'' is the debut solo studio album by American musician Tim Armstrong. It was recorded with The Aggrolites in Los Angeles, California and released on May 22, 2007 via Hellcat Records. The album was initially released for free as dow ...

'' with The Aggrolites as his backing band. The track from that album "Into Action" was reported as the number one most played and requested in 2007 on then

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channel

Fungus 53 Fungus, branded on air as Fungus 53, was a Commercial-free radio station on XM Satellite Radio, launched in early 2004 and was specialized in playing Uncensored Punk rock, Hardcore rock and Ska music. The channel was one of nine on XM that is mar ...

. In 2012, he launched a side project under the name Tim Timebomb, initially releasing a download only album, entitled "Tim Timebomb Sings Songs from RocknNRoll Theater", containing songs from his musical film series. Since October 29, 2012, he has released a series of songs via YouTube, at a rate of one track each day starting on October 29, 2012. These songs make up a series of download only singles, to date more than 200 tracks have been released, a mixture of original compositions, covers, and re-workings of his previous songs, including those of Rancid.

Other projects

Armstrong produced and co-wrote eight songs with

for her 2003 album ''

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''. Her song, "

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", a 2003 Rancid outtake, went on to win her a Grammy Award. He has also contributed guest vocals on songs for such bands as

, Time Again, The Matches,

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Good Charlotte Good Charlotte is an American rock band from Waldorf, Maryland that formed in 1996. Since 2005, the band's lineup has consisted of twin brothers Joel Madden (lead vocals) and Benji Madden (guitar and vocals), Paul Thomas (bass), Billy Martin ( ...

Head Automatica Head Automatica was an American rock band from Brooklyn, New York fronted by Daryl Palumbo (also of Glassjaw). History The beginnings of the band stemmed from singer Daryl Palumbo's interests in the hip hop and Britpop genres. Palumbo fe ...

, The Aggrolites,

The Interrupters ''The Interrupters'' is a 2011 documentary film, produced by Kartemquin Films, that tells the story of three violence interrupters who try to protect their Chicago communities from the violence they once employed. It examines a year in which C ...

and

Box Car Racer Box Car Racer is an American pop punk band formed in San Diego, California, in 2001. The group consists of guitarist and vocalist Tom DeLonge and drummer Travis Barker of Blink-182, formerly alongside guitarist David Kennedy of Hazen Street. An ...

. He and Matt Freeman also play in a psychobilly band called Devils Brigade and he co-produced their debut album. It was announced on August 12, 2011, that Tim Armstrong was working on an album with reggae artist

. Their first single, a cover of

song "

The Guns of Brixton "The Guns of Brixton" is a song by the English punk rock band the Clash. It was written and sung by bassist Paul Simonon, who grew up in Brixton, South London. The song has a strong reggae influence, reflecting the culture of the area and the r ...

", was released on October 4, 2011. Sacred Fire EP was released late November 2011.

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was released in July 2012 and won the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album. And in 2012, Armstrong wrote and performed on

's song "Hi-Roller Baby" from his solo album Analog Man. Armstrong also helped with

Anti-Flag Anti-Flag is an American punk rock band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The band is known for its left-wing political activism. Their current members include Justin Sane (vocals, guitar), Chris Head (guitar), Pat Thetic (drums), and Chris Bar ...

's song "Brandenburg Gate". Though they share a last name and frequently collaborate, Armstrong and

Green Day Green Day is an American rock band formed in the East Bay of California in 1987 by lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, together with bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt. For most of the band's career, they have been a ...

frontman

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are not related. Green Day has covered Operation Ivy songs on their past albums, Billie Joe Armstrong co-wrote and performed on Rancid's song "Radio", and was invited by Tim Armstrong to join Rancid as a second guitarist in 1993. He declined, and

Lars Frederiksen Lars Erik Frederiksen (born Lars Erik Dapello, August 30, 1971) is an American musician and record producer best known as a guitarist and vocalist for the punk rock band Rancid, as well as the frontman of Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards and ...

got the job. Tim directed the music video for Green Day's 2016 single " Bang Bang". He also plays a punk, seen during the song's bridge. In 2017, Tim Armstrong and Billie Joe Armstrong, together with Tim's nephew Rey Armstrong and Billie Joe's son Joey Armstrong formed the band The Armstrongs and released their first single "If There Was Ever a Time". In May 2021, Armstrong along with fellow Rancid bandmate Matt Freeman, Fletcher Dragge ( Pennywise), Byron McMackin (Pennywise), and

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(

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) formed a punk rock supergroup called The Crew. The band's first single, "One Voice", was released on Epitaph Records.

Hellcat Records

Armstrong started

in 1997 as a sub-label of

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, owned by Armstrong's friend and

member

. Armstrong acts as a talent scout for Hellcat, and has final say concerning what groups are signed to the label. Armstrong was one of the owners the merchandise manufacturer Machete Mfg, which provides merchandise for bands on Hellcat Records. ;;;;

Signature model guitars

In 2010,

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Guitars introduced the G5191BK Tim Armstrong Electromatic guitar. The single cutaway hollowbody electric guitar featured a 17" wide body in a flat-black urethane finish, parallel tone bars and

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, two "Black Top" Filter'Tron pickups, Grover tuners, big block

fretboard The fingerboard (also known as a fretboard on fretted instruments) is an important component of most stringed instruments. It is a thin, long strip of material, usually wood, that is laminated to the front of the neck of an instrument. The str ...

inlays, a harp tailpiece and gold-plated hardware. Gretsch advertising for the model prominently features Armstrong with the guitar. Armstrong's signature model is based on his 1971 Baldwin-era Gretsch Country Club which he spray-painted black and flipped to accommodate his

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playing. The signature model is available in both right and left-handed models. Fender also put out a signature acoustic model based on Armstrong's favorite 1960s era Fender acoustic guitar. The "Hellcat" has hellcat inlays in the 3rd, 5th, 7th and 9th fret positions and two skulls in the 12th fret. It is outfitted with a tortoise shell pick guard and Fishman brand electronics. It is available in right and left handed models, as well as a 12-string version.

Discography

Solo

* ''

'' (2007) * '' Tim Timebomb Sings Songs from RocknNRoll Theater'' (2012) * '' Tim Timebomb singles series'' (2012-ongoing)

with
Operation Ivy Operation Ivy was the eighth series of American nuclear tests, coming after '' Tumbler-Snapper'' and before '' Upshot–Knothole''. The two explosions were staged in late 1952 at Enewetak Atoll in the Pacific Proving Ground in the Marshall I ...

* '' Hectic'' (1988) * ''

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'' (1989) * '' Plea for Peace'' (1992) * ''

'69 Newport 69 Newport'' is a 7" vinyl EP record by the influential ska-core band Operation Ivy. The 7" was composed of "Hedgecore" and "Left Behind", both of which were recorded at 924 Gilman Street in 1987. '69 Newport was unofficially released in March ...

'' (1993)

with Downfall

* "Long Way to Go" (''They Don't Get Paid, They Don't Get Laid, But Boy Do They Work Hard!'', 1989) * "New Regulations" (''Very Small World'', 1991) * "North Berkeley" (''

Can of Pork ''Can of Pork'' is a compilation album of various punk rock artists. It was released as two 12-inch vinyl records or one CD in April 1992 by Lookout Records (LK 44). The vinyl version has a booklet of lyrics and photography and the CD version h ...

'', 1992) * "My City" (''Later That Same Year'', 1992)

with Special Forces

* "Red White and Blue" (1991)

with Rancid

* '' Rancid'' (1992) * '' Rancid'' (1993) * ''

Radio Radio Radio ''Radio Radio Radio'' is an EP by the American punk rock band Rancid. The EP was released on August 26, 1993, through Fat Wreck Chords with the catalog number FAT 509. It was also their only release on Fat Wreck Chords. It is the first Ranc ...

'' (1993) * '' Let's Go'' (1994) * '' ...And Out Come the Wolves'' (1995) * ''

'' (1998) * '' Rancid'' (2000) * '' Indestructible'' (2003) * ''

B Sides and C Sides ''B Sides and C Sides'' is a compilation album by the American punk rock band Rancid. It was first released online on December 11, 2007, followed by a standard release on January 15, 2008. It contains a number of B-sides and rare songs as well ...

'' (2008) * '' Let the Dominoes Fall'' (2009) * '' Honor Is All We Know'' (2014) * '' Trouble Maker'' (2017)

with
Shaken 69 Shaken 69 was a ska side-project started in 1995 in the Berkeley/Oakland area for musicians including Rancid's Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman, The Uptones' Paul Jackson and Eric Din, Skankin' Pickle's Lars Nylander and Mike Park and former Operat ...

* "Rudy Rudy" (''A Slice of Lemon'', 1995)

with The Silencers

* "Policeman" ( ''Give 'Em the Boot'', 1997)

with Nocturnal

* "Tell Me What You're Feeling" (''

Give 'Em the Boot II Hellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an offshoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion, the owner of Epitaph, and Tim Armstrong of Rancid, ...

'', 1999)

with
Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards was an American street punk band formed to release the songs that Lars had written. Their songs include subject matter consisting of drinking, fighting, drugs, sex, prostitutes, gangs, and street life. They wer ...

* ''

Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards was an American street punk band formed to release the songs that Lars had written. Their songs include subject matter consisting of drinking, fighting, drugs, sex, prostitutes, gangs, and street life. They wer ...

'' (2001) * ''

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'' (2004)

with Transplants

* '' Transplants'' (2002) * ''

Haunted Cities ''Haunted Cities'' is the second studio album by the American punk rock/ hip hop band Transplants. It was released on June 21, 2005 via LaSalle Records/Atlantic Records, and sold close to 34,000 copies in its first week and came in at #28 on ...

'' (2005) * ''

In a Warzone ''In a Warzone'' is the third album by the American punk rock/ hip hop band Transplants. It was premiered as a stream on ''Rolling Stones website on June 17, 2013 and released via Epitaph Records on June 25, 2013. Recording sessions took place at ...

'' (2013) * '' Take Cover'' (2017)

with Devils Brigade

* "Stalingrad" / "Psychos All Around Me" (2003) * "Vampire Girl" / "What Have You Done Lately" / "Ride Harley Ride" (2005) * '' Devils Brigade'' (2010)

with Armstrongs

* "If There Was Ever a Time" (2017)

Guest appearances

* "Television" by

( ''Stranger than Fiction'', 1994) – vocals * "Cat Like Thief" by

(''

'', 2002) – vocals * "Dance Party Plus" by

(''

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'', 2004) – vocals * "The Stories Are True" by

Time Again Time Again is a punk rock band from Hollywood, California which is represented in the band's songs and album art. The band was formed in the summer of 2004 by Daniel Dart, Elijah Reyes. Before they even had a full band or a single song written ...

(''

The Stories Are True ''The Stories Are True'' is a debut full-length album by the American street punk band Time Again. It was released on April 25, 2006, via Hellcat Records. Tim Armstrong is featured on the title track "The Stories Are True" and appeared on its m ...

'', 2006) – vocals * "Ghosts" and "(Let's Get Movin') Into Action" by

Skye Sweetnam Skye Alexandra Sweetnam (born May 5, 1988) is a Canadian singer, actress, and music video director. She first entered the music industry in 2003 with the release of her debut single " Billy S." More than a year later, her debut studio album, ''N ...

(''

Sound Soldier ''Sound Soldier'' is the second studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Skye Sweetnam. The album was released in Canada on October 30, 2007, and on February 14, 2008, in Japan. The first single off the album is "Human", produced by The Matri ...

'', 2007) – backing vocals, songwriting, production * "Sex And Violence" by

Danny Diablo Dan Singer (born December 20, 1971), known professionally as Danny Diablo a.k.a. Lord Ezec, is an American hardcore punk and hip hop vocalist. He is a current member of underground hip hop acts The ShotBlockers, KAOS 13 and FTW, and a foundin ...

(''

International Hardcore Superstar ''International Hardcore Superstar'' is the sixth studio album by Danny Diablo. It was released on October 6, 2009, via Tim Armstrong's Hellcat Records. The record is the follow-up to his 2007 album Thugcore 4 Life. Track listing Samples *"Se ...

'', 2009) – vocals, production * "6 Feet Underground" and "Push Em" by

Yelawolf Michael Wayne Atha (born December 30, 1979), better known by his stage name Yelawolf, is an American rapper. Born in Alabama and raised in Tennessee, he embarked on his career independently in 2005, releasing one extended play (EP) and four mixta ...

(''

Psycho White ''Psycho White'' is a collaborative EP by American drummer Travis Barker and rapper Yelawolf. It was released on November 13, 2012, under LaSalle Records and Killer Distribution. The first single of the EP, "Push 'Em" was released as a free do ...

'', 2012) – vocals * "Hi-Roller Baby" by

('' Analog Man'', 2012) – songwriting, guitar * "Booted out of Hell" by

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(''

Long Live the Struggle The King Blues are a British punk rock band from London credited for fusing punk and hip hop together with influences from ska and spoken word. Tariq Ali described the band's sounds as "rough, radical music that should unsettle the rulers of ...

'', 2012) – vocals * "Family" by

(''The Interrupters'', 2014) – vocals * "Brandenburg Gate" by

(''

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'', 2015) – vocals * "Discovery" by Adil Omar (''

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'', 2018) – songwriting, guitar * "No Peace No Justice" by

RAT BOY Jordan Cardy (born 21 February 1996), known by his stage name Rat Boy, is an English musician from Chelmsford, Essex. Early life Cardy was born in Chelmsford, England on 21 February 1996. He studied at Chelmer Valley High School in Chelmsford a ...

(''

Internationally Unknown ''Internationally Unknown'' is the second studio album by English musician Rat Boy. It was released on 25 January 2019 through Parlophone under exclusive license to Hellcat Records. Recording sessions took place at Shiprec Studios in Los Angeles ...

'', 2019) – vocals, production *"Streetsweeper" by SECTION H8 (''Welcome to the Nightmare,'' 2021) – vocals *"The Final Parade" by

The Mighty Mighty BossTones The Mighty Mighty Bosstones (informally referred to as The Bosstones and often stylized as The Mighty Mighty BossToneS) were an American ska punk band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1983. From the band's inception, lead vocalist Dick ...

(''

When God Was Great ''When God Was Great'' is the eleventh and final studio album by the Boston ska punk band the Mighty Mighty Bosstones. It was released in 2021 on Hellcat, the band's only album with the label. The album was co-produced by Hellcat founder and Ra ...

'', 2021) – vocals *"Dancing On The Radio" by Angel Du$t (''"YAK": A Collection Of Truck Songs'', 2021) – vocals *”As We Live” by

(''In the Wild'', 2022) - vocals

Production discography

* '' ...And Out Come the Wolves'' (1995) by Rancid * '' Answer That and Stay Fashionable'' (1995) by AFI * ''East Los Presents'' (1997) by Union 13 * ''At Ease'' (1997) by

The Gadjits The Gadjits were an American ska and rock and roll band from Kansas City, Missouri, United States. History The Gadjits Brandon, Zach, and Adam Phillips come from an artistic family, their father was a jazz musician and their mother an art tea ...

* ''

'' (1998) by Rancid * ''

F-Minus F-Minus was an American hardcore punk band formed in 1995 in Huntington Beach, California, United States, started by Jen Johnson and Brad Logan. F-Minus was known for their dueling male and female vocals in songs that were sometimes as short as ...

'' (2000) by

* ''

'' (2001) by

* ''

Mediocre Generica ''Mediocre Generica'' is the debut studio album by the American punk band Leftöver Crack. It was released on September 11, 2001 and includes much sociopolitical commentary, including anti-police sentiment, anti-racism and anti-homophobia. The ...

'' (2001) by

Leftöver Crack Leftöver Crack is an American punk rock band formed in 1998, following the breakup of Choking Victim. The band is currently signed to Tankcrimes for CD releases, and Alternative Tentacles for vinyl releases. Leftöver Crack spans several d ...

* '' Transplants'' (2002) by Transplants * ''

'' (2003) by

* ''

'' (2004) by Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards * ''

'' (2005) by Transplants * ''

Hardcore 4 Life Dan Singer (born December 20, 1971), known professionally as Danny Diablo a.k.a. Lord Ezec, is an American hardcore punk and hip hop music, hip hop vocalist. He is a current member of underground hip hop acts The ShotBlockers, KAOS 13 and FTW, ...

'' (2005) by

* ''

'' (2006) by

* '' Decomposer'' (2006) by The Matches * ''

Live Freaky! Die Freaky! ''Live Freaky Die Freaky'' is a stop motion-animated, musical independent film directed by John Roecker. It is a black comedy based on the Charles Manson murders. It premiered on DVD in the United States on January 17, 2006 and played in a few th ...

'' (2006) by John Roecker * ''

'' (2007) by

* ''

Thugcore 4 Life ''Thugcore 4 Life'' is the fourth studio album by American hip hop and hardcore punk artist, Danny Diablo. It was released August 14, 2007 via Suburban Noize Records. The album was praised by both hardcore punk fans as well as hip hop fans. This r ...

'' (2007) by Danny Diablo * ''

Devil's Brigade The 1st Special Service Force was an elite American–Canadian commando unit in World War II, under the command of the United States Fifth Army. The unit was organized in 1942 and trained at Fort William Henry Harrison near Helena, Montana ...

'' (2010) by

* ''Sacred Fire EP'' (2011) by

* ''

'' (2012) by Jimmy Cliff – Won

Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album The Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1985 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality works in the reggae music genre. Honors in sev ...

* ''The Interrupters'' (2014) by

* ''Say It Out Loud'' (2016) by The Interrupters * ''Fight the Good Fight'' (2018) by The Interrupters * ''

'' (2019) by

Filmography

* ''Larry Is Dead'' (1995) – director, actor, producer * ''

'' (2003) – producer, narrator * ''

The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things ''The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things'' is a 2004 drama film co-written and directed by Asia Argento and starring Argento, Jimmy Bennett, Dylan Sprouse and Cole Sprouse (with Bennett and the Sprouse brothers sharing the role as Jeremiah). ...

'' (2004) – actor * ''

Give 'Em the Boot Hellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an offshoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion, the owner of Epitaph, and Tim Armstrong of Rancid, ...

'' (2005) – producer * '' Punk's Not Dead'' (2007) – producer * "Rock N Roll Theater" (2011) – actor, producer, writer * ''

The X-Files ''The X-Files'' is an American science fiction on television, science fiction drama (film and television), drama television series created by Chris Carter (screenwriter), Chris Carter. The series revolves around Federal Bureau of Investigation ...

'' (2016) – actor in episode "Home Again" (''The X-Files'') * The Twilight Zone (2020) – actor in episode "8" (The Twilight Zone)

References

External links

Rancid official websiteTim Timebomb official website
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Personal life

Music career

Basic Radio

Operation Ivy

Dance Hall Crashers

Downfall

Rancid

The Transplants

Solo albums/Tim Timebomb

Other projects

Hellcat Records

Signature model guitars

Discography

Solo

with Operation Ivy Operation Ivy was the eighth series of American nuclear tests, coming after '' Tumbler-Snapper'' and before '' Upshot–Knothole''. The two explosions were staged in late 1952 at Enewetak Atoll in the Pacific Proving Ground in the Marshall I ...

with Downfall

with Special Forces

with Rancid

with Shaken 69 Shaken 69 was a ska side-project started in 1995 in the Berkeley/Oakland area for musicians including Rancid's Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman, The Uptones' Paul Jackson and Eric Din, Skankin' Pickle's Lars Nylander and Mike Park and former Operat ...

with The Silencers

with Nocturnal

with Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards was an American street punk band formed to release the songs that Lars had written. Their songs include subject matter consisting of drinking, fighting, drugs, sex, prostitutes, gangs, and street life. They wer ...

with Transplants

with Devils Brigade

with Armstrongs

Guest appearances

Production discography

Filmography

References

External links

with
Operation Ivy Operation Ivy was the eighth series of American nuclear tests, coming after '' Tumbler-Snapper'' and before '' Upshot–Knothole''. The two explosions were staged in late 1952 at Enewetak Atoll in the Pacific Proving Ground in the Marshall I ...

with
Shaken 69 Shaken 69 was a ska side-project started in 1995 in the Berkeley/Oakland area for musicians including Rancid's Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman, The Uptones' Paul Jackson and Eric Din, Skankin' Pickle's Lars Nylander and Mike Park and former Operat ...

with
Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards was an American street punk band formed to release the songs that Lars had written. Their songs include subject matter consisting of drinking, fighting, drugs, sex, prostitutes, gangs, and street life. They wer ...