The Scratch are an Irish band based in

Dublin Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ...

, whose music blends

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and heavy metal.

Career

The Scratch were founded in

Perrystown Perrystown () is a suburb in South Dublin, Ireland. It is in the Dublin 12 postal district and is adjacent to the areas of Crumlin, Dublin, Crumlin, Greenhills, Dublin, Greenhills, Kimmage, Templeogue, Terenure, and Walkinstown. Location and t ...

in 2016 by Three of the Five members of Red Enemy, a heavy metal group. They released their first album ''Couldn't Give a Rats'' in 2020, and their second ''Mind Yourself'' in 2023. It was nominated for the

Choice Music Prize The Choice Music Prize (), known for sponsorship reasons as the RTÉ Choice Music Prize is an annual music prize awarded to music from a band or solo musician who is born in the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland or holds an Irish passport. ...

Personnel

*Conor "Dock" Dockery (guitar, backing vocals) *Gary "Snakeskin" Regan (guitar, backing vocals) *Cathal McKenna (bass, backing vocals) *Daniel "Lango" Lang (

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, lead vocals)

Discography

;EPs *''Old Songs'' (2018) *''The Whole Buzz'' (2019) ;Albums *''Couldn't Give a Rats'' (2020) *''Mind Yourself'' (2023) ;Other *'' For the People'' (2025) (the band appears on two tracks on the

Dropkick Murphys Dropkick Murphys are an American Celtic punk band formed in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1996. The current lineup consists of co-lead vocalist and bassist Ken Casey, drummer Matt Kelly, co-lead vocalist Al Barr (on hiatus from the band since 202 ...

thirteenth album)

References

External links

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The Scratch on Bandcamp
{{DEFAULTSORT:Scratch band Musical groups from Dublin (city) Irish folk metal musical groups 2016 establishments in Ireland Irish-language musical groups