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Branden Steineckert (born April 21, 1978) is an American musician. He is the drummer for the
punk rock Punk rock (also known as simply punk) is a rock music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s. Rooted in 1950s rock and roll and 1960s garage rock, punk bands rejected the corporate nature of mainstream 1970s rock music. They typically produced sh ...
band Rancid and a founding member and previous drummer of
the Used The Used is an American rock band from Orem, Utah, formed in 2000. The group consists of vocalist Bert McCracken, bassist Jeph Howard, drummer Dan Whitesides, and guitarist Joey Bradford. Former members include Quinn Allman, Branden Steinec ...
.


Biography

Steineckert is an avid
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fan and supporter of
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, a
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(MLS) club based in
Sandy, Utah Sandy is a city in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, located in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. The population was 96,904 according to the 2020 United States census. Sandy is home to the Shops at South Town shopping mall; the Jord ...
. He is a season ticket holder and writer of the official team chant 'Believe'. Branden was born in
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, and was raised in a
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family which moved more than twenty times during his youth. He picked up skateboarding at an early age because his friends skated. When Branden was 11 years old, his father, Neil Steineckert, died by suicide, so he picked up drumming as a way to release his anger and to relieve him of his troubles. Branden learned to play the drums because his late father had played drums at around his age. He was a founding member of Strange Itch, a band that would later become
The Used The Used is an American rock band from Orem, Utah, formed in 2000. The group consists of vocalist Bert McCracken, bassist Jeph Howard, drummer Dan Whitesides, and guitarist Joey Bradford. Former members include Quinn Allman, Branden Steinec ...
, and would go on to achieve success, earning a platinum and gold album. On November 3, 2006, it was announced that Steineckert would be playing drums for Rancid until the end of their tour. He replaced their drummer of 15 years,
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. On the tour, Rancid members stated that Steineckert would be a permanent addition to the band (also noted on the official Used fansite). In the August 2009 issue of ''DRUM! Magazine'', Steineckert commented on how quickly things moved as soon as he began to play with Rancid: "It was nuts. My first show, I was playing songs I'd never played even on a drum set, in front of 2,500 kids in England." Branden's first recording with the band was their 2009 album ''
Let the Dominoes Fall ''Let the Dominoes Fall'' is the seventh studio album by the American punk rock band Rancid, released in Europe on June 1, 2009 and in the US on June 2, 2009 by Hellcat/Epitaph. It was their first album of new material in nearly six years, foll ...
'', although it had been in the writing process since 2005, a year before he joined. He also appeared on their eighth album ''
Honor Is All We Know ''...Honor Is All We Know'' is the eighth studio album by the American punk rock band Rancid, released on October 27, 2014. It is the band's first studio album since ''Let the Dominoes Fall'' (2009), and their second one to be recorded under it ...
'', which was released on October 27, 2014. In late 2010 Steineckert filled in for Goldfinger's drummer (
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) for a few West Coast shows due to prior arrangements.


Discography

; Strange Itch *'' Strange Itch'' (1998) ; Dumb Luck *'' The Naked Truth'' (2000) ; Apocalypse Radio *''Apocalypse Radio'', (EP, 2001) *''One More Revolution'' (2002) *''Apocalypse Radio'' (2010) ; The Used *''Demos from the Basement'' (2001) *''
The Used The Used is an American rock band from Orem, Utah, formed in 2000. The group consists of vocalist Bert McCracken, bassist Jeph Howard, drummer Dan Whitesides, and guitarist Joey Bradford. Former members include Quinn Allman, Branden Steinec ...
'' (2002) *'' Maybe Memories'' (2003) *''
In Love and Death ''In Love and Death'' is the second studio album by American rock band the Used. It was released on September 28, 2004, and was later certified platinum in the United States, indicating over 1,000,000 copies shipped. It is their most commercially ...
'' (2004) ; Rancid *''
Let the Dominoes Fall ''Let the Dominoes Fall'' is the seventh studio album by the American punk rock band Rancid, released in Europe on June 1, 2009 and in the US on June 2, 2009 by Hellcat/Epitaph. It was their first album of new material in nearly six years, foll ...
'' (2009) *''
Honor Is All We Know ''...Honor Is All We Know'' is the eighth studio album by the American punk rock band Rancid, released on October 27, 2014. It is the band's first studio album since ''Let the Dominoes Fall'' (2009), and their second one to be recorded under it ...
'' (2014) * '' Trouble Maker'' (2017) * '' Tomorrow Never Comes'' (2023)


Producing

*''
The Used The Used is an American rock band from Orem, Utah, formed in 2000. The group consists of vocalist Bert McCracken, bassist Jeph Howard, drummer Dan Whitesides, and guitarist Joey Bradford. Former members include Quinn Allman, Branden Steinec ...
Demos from the Basement'' (June 2001) *''
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'', (2003) *''The Chemistry'', (2003) *''Broke City The Answer'', (2005–2006) *''Return To Sender'', (2007) *''Searchlight'', (2007) *''Searchlight, Resident Evil: Extinction Soundtrack'', (2007)


Studio drum work

*'' Shane Hurley (Left & Right) Fashion Rocks'', (2003) *'' Mercy Killers Give Em The Boot 4'', (2004) *''
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(The Outsider Remix)
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: Apocalypse Soundtrack'', (2004) *''Alex Warren & Danny Lohner (The Scientist) Wicker Park Soundtrack'', (2004) *''
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Forthcoming Album'', (2007) *''Resistor Radio Beggars Cuisine'', (2009)


References


External links

*
Branden Steineckert's MySpace

Interview With Jeph Howard And Branden Steineckert

DRUM! Magazine interview

Twenty Twenty Skateboards
* ''Producer of upcoming band BROKE'

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