RancidRancid

Fast, tight, relentless punk with heavy bass leads and Tim Armstrong's permanently slurred snarl. The 1993 debut, cut as a trio before Lars Frederiksen joined, rips through "Hyena" on pure stripped-down aggression. The 2000 self-titled return crams twenty-two songs into forty minutes, with "Don Giovanni" tearing by in a blur and zero ballads to slow it down. Both share the same DNA. East Bay punk at its purest. Play it loud and fast.