Lower Class Brats

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Lower Class Brats
Background information
Origin	Austin, Texas, USA
Genres	Street punk
Years active	January 1995–present
Labels	USA •Pair-O-Docs •Second To None •GMM •Punk Core •TKO •Turkey Baster •Loud Punk •Orphan Records Group ENGLAND •Helen of Oi! FRANCE •Combat Rock •Dirty Punk SWITZERLAND •T.S.O.R. GERMANY •Randale
Website	http://www.lcbarmy.com
Members	Bones vocals Marty Volume guitar Zed guitar Ron Conflict bass Nick Brat drums
Past members	Rick Brat Rob Brat Clay Aloy Johnny O. Negative Houston Richieson Ryland Meyer Mike Brat Brad Teeter EVO J.T.K. Punt (Eric Powers)

Lower Class Brats are a street punk band founded in Austin, Texas in January 1995. Based out of Southern California since 2017.

Biography[]

Formed in 1995 in Austin TX, Lower Class Brats set out to create music unlike anything else in their city. A mixture of Punk, Oi!, 70s Glam and straight ahead rock and roll merged with the theatric imagery of A Clockwork Orange. After six months of writing and rehearsals the band began to perform and released a demo cassette. A year later the band's first full length “Rather Be Hated Than Ignored” was released on GMM records and became the soundtrack for a fanbase now known as the “LCB Army”.

The recorded history of five full-length LPs, thirteen 7” EPs and three different compilation LPs under their belts. Provides testament to the band's reputation that they are a group that works as hard as they play. All while performing worldwide across the US, Canada, UK, Europe and Asia.

LCB members- Bones (vox), Marty Volume (guitar), Ron Conflict (bass), Zed (guitar) and Nick Brat (drums) continue to record and perform after a 20+ year history. Taking great care that every live show is more than "just another gig" and a night for those in attendance to cut loose, forget their daily woes and sing, scream and shout along.

Line-up[]

Current Line-up[]

• Bones: vocals/founding member (1995 - present)
• Marty Volume: guitar/founding member (1995 - present)
• Zed: guitar (2017 - present)
• Ron Conflict: Bass (2012 - present)
• Nick Brat: Drums (2017 - present)

Former members[]

Bass[]

• Rick Brat: Bass/founding member (1995 -1999, 2000) (Deceased, 2020)
• Houston Richieson: Bass (1999)
• Ryland Meyer: Bass (2000 - 2002)
• Johnny O. Negative: Bass (2008 - 2011)
• EVO: Bass (2002 - 2008, 2011/12)

Drums[]

• Rob Brat: Drums/founding member (1995 - 2000)
• Brad Teeter: Drums (2000 - 2002)
• Mike Brat: Drums (2002 - 2004)
• Clay Aloy: Drums (2004 - 2008)
• J.T.K.: Drums (2008 - 2013)
• Punt (Eric Powers): (2013 - 2017)

Piano[]

• R.T.: Piano (piano on Rather Be Hated Than Ignored, 1997)
• Tony Scalzo: Piano (piano on The New Seditionaries, 2006)

Discography[]

Demo[]

• (Self-released cassette tape, 1995) Approx. 200 copies made.

7" Records / EPs[]

• (Helen Of Oi! Records, 1995) English Import. 1,500 pressed. Black vinyl.
• Split (Also known as the Ultra-Violence 7", Pair-O-Docs Records, 1996) 1,000 pressed. 800 black vinyl. 200 white vinyl. With insert.
• (Helen Of Oi! Records, 1996) English Import. 1,500 pressed. Black vinyl.
• Split (Second to None Records, 1996) 500 pressed. Blue vinyl.
• Split (TKO Records, 1998) 1,500 pressed. 800 black vinyl. 200 orange vinyl. With insert. 500 picture disc.
• (Combat Rock Records, 1999) French Import. 1,500 pressed. Black vinyl. First 100 copies come with a hand #'d insert with lyrics in French.
• (TKO Records, 1999) 2,000 pressed. 1,800 black vinyl. With insert. 200 orange vinyl with a hand #'d full-color fold-out poster.
• (Punk Core Records, 2002) 1,000 pressed. 800 black vinyl. 100 purple vinyl. 100 clear vinyl. With insert.
• The Worst (Dirty Punk Records, 2004) French Import. 500 pressed. Green / white splatter vinyl. With insert.
• (T.S.O.R. Records, 2006) Swiss Import. 500 pressed. Black vinyl. With insert.
• Split (TKO Records, 2006) 500 pressed. Green / clear / yellow splatter vinyl. Labels are switched on wrong sides. With insert.
• (Combat Rock Records, 2009) French Import. 500 pressed. Black vinyl.

12" Records / EPs[]

• (Punk Core Records, 1997) 1,000 pressed. Approx. 200 copies were defective and returned to the pressing plant. 200 of the approx. 800 copies left come with a #'d full-color insert. Black vinyl.
• ' (Turkey Baster Records, 2012) 500 pressed. Clear orange vinyl w/ red and black splatter. Includes poster, lyric sheet and download card.

Full Length Albums / CDs[]

• CD (GMM Records, 1997) (Punk Core Records, 2000) Picture Disc LP (Punk Core Records, 2000) 1,000 pressed. #'d sticker on clear plastic cover. With color insert.
• CD (Punk Core Records, 2000) LP (Punk Core Records, 2000) 1,000 pressed. 800 black vinyl. 200 grey / green splatter vinyl. With full-color dust sleeve insert.
• CD (Punk Core Records, 2003) LP (Punk Core Records, 2003) 1,000 pressed. 800 black vinyl. 100 half white / half orange vinyl. 100 clear / red splatter vinyl. With full-color dust sleeve insert.
• The New Seditionaires CD (TKO Records, 2006) LP (Dirty Punk Records, 2006) French Import. 1,000 pressed. Black vinyl. With insert.

Collections[]

• LP (Combat Rock Records, 1998) French Import. 500 pressed. Contains the first three 7"s. First pressing with black and white cover. Black vinyl. Second pressing with blue and white cover and pink and white FOR EXPORT ONLY sticker on the cover. Black vinyl.
• CD (Punk Core Records, 2003) Contains the first eight 7"s and 12" EP.
• LP (/ Records, 2017) 1,000 pressed. Contains the first six 7"s. 800 black vinyl, 100 yellow vinyl and 100 Moloko Splatter vinyl. With insert, sticker and poster.

Live Recordings[]

• CD (Includes bonus "Live In Seattle" DVD. TKO Records, 2007)^[1]

DVDs[]

• (Includes bonus CD of The New Seditionaries demos. TKO Records, 2008)

See also[]

• Music of Austin

References[]

External links[]

• Lower Class Brats on Myspace
• The Authorized Fansite (archived version, last updated 2005, from GeoCities)