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Introducing: Roughneck Riot

26th Aug 2014

Roughneck Riot have announced that their new album ‘Out Of Anger’ will be released on 13th October via legendary Manchester zine-turned-record-label TNS Records – fans of Rancid, Dropkick Murphys et al might want to pay attention to this homegrown gem on the brink of bursting out.

The 6 piece from Warrington, UK have been making their mark on the punk scene for nearly a decade with their heavy, melodic sound. Drawing influence from a host of folk, punk and hardcore bands, they’re intent on doing their bit to highlight the socio-political issues of the 21st Century to a brand new generation of punks.

“We’re reinventing and rewriting folk music to make sense to our lives today” comment the band on their attitude “We write music for people; regardless of race, nationality, age, gender or sexuality.The past 2 years have been quite ridiculous in the UK. We’ve been mostly writing when something has made us angry.“

The new album, recorded at Jaraf House studios in Wigan, is testament to their relentless work ethic and carries more than a fistful of influence from The Levellers, Against Me!, Bad Religion and Dick Gaughan.

Watch the video for previous single ‘Ignorance Is Easy’ –

UK and European Live Dates:

August 22nd – Couvre Feu Festival, Corsept France
August 24th – 3 Chords Festival, Cornwall
August 30th – Blade fest
September 25th – Yorkshire House, Lancaster
September 27th – Bannermans, Edinburgh
September 28th – The Black Bull, Gateshead
September 29th – The Pack Horse, Leeds
October 1st- Venue TBA, Leicester
October 2nd – The Maze, Nottingham
October 4th- Lock Stock and Barrel Festival, Burton
October 9th- Venue TBA, Reading
October 10th – Venue TBA, Plymouth
October 11th – The Lower George, Gloucester
October 12th – The Adam and Eve, Birmingham
October 23rd – Lady Luck, Canterbury
October 24th – Eifler Folk Punk Festival, Blankenheim, Germany
October 25th – Beat Der Boktor Festival, Hengelo Netherlands
October 29th – Hafenklang, Hamburg Germany
December 6th – Dogfest, Warsop