Randy (band)

Randy
Origin	Hortlax, Sweden
Genres	Punk rock Pop punk Melodic hardcore Skate punk
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Fat Wreck Chords Ny Våg Burning Heart Ampersand Records Dolores Records
Website	http://www.randytheband.com/
Members	Fredrik Granberg, Johan Gustafsson, Stefan Granberg, Johan Brändström
Past members	Patrik Trydvall

Randy is a Swedish punk rock band from Hortlax, Sweden, formed in 1992. They were first inspired by skate punk bands like NOFX and Propagandhi but after the release of The Rest Is Silence and the depart of their bass player Patrik Trydvall, they radically changed their musical style and adopted an older sound reminiscent of Thin Lizzy, The Misfits and Ramones.

While never achieving mainstream success, Randy have developed a cult following in the punk community over the years and were particularly successful in their homeland. The albums Welfare Problems and The Human Atom Bombs are especially well regarded by punk fans. In Sweden, they were nominated for the prestigious "Golden Microphone" award in 2004 as well as a Swedish Grammy for "Best Rock" performance. They were also signed by Burning Heart Records, a sub-label of Epitaph Records, in the early 2000s. So far, they have released six studio albums. The latest album is called Randy the Band, released in 2005. Randy were subsequently dropped from Burning Heart and are currently seeking a label to release a new album. In May 2012, drummer Fredrik Granberg made a post on the band's Facebook page, saying "Something might happen this summer. News coming up soon."

Members

• Fredrik Granberg - drums
• Johan Gustafsson - bass, background vocals
• Stefan Granberg - vocals, guitar
• Johan Brändström - guitar, background vocals, some lead vocals

Former members

• Patrik Trydvall - vocals, bass (1992–1997)

Releases

Full-length albums

• There's No Way We're Gonna Fit In (Dolores Records 1994)
• The Rest Is Silence (Dolores Records 1996)
• You Can't Keep a Good Band Down (Ampersand Records 1998)
• The Human Atom Bombs (Burning Heart 2001)
• Welfare Problems (Burning Heart 2003)
• Randy the Band (Ny Våg/Burning Heart/Fat Wreck Chords 2005)

EPs, singles and compilations

• "En Riktig Man?" (1992)
• No Carrots for the Rehabilitated EP (1993 Dolores Records)
• Ska EP (1994 Dolores Records)
• "Education for unemployment" (1995 Dolores Records)
• Refused Loves Randy EP (1995 Startrec, with Refused)
• "At Any Cost" (1996 Dolores Records)
• Out of Nothing comes nothing 7" (1998 Ampersand Records)
• Return of the Read Menace (1999, G7 Welcoming Committee Records)
• "I Don't Need Love" (2001 Burning Heart)
• Cheater EP (2001 Busted Heads Records / G7 Welcoming Committee)
• "The Heebie Jeebies" (2001 Burning Heart)
• "Fat Club" (2001)
• Dropping Food on Their Heads Is Not Enough: Benefit for RAWA (2002 Geykido Comet Records)
• "X-Ray Eyes" (2003 Burning Heart)
• "Beware (If You Don't Want Your Babies To Grow Up To Be Punk Rockers)" (2004 Fat Wreck Chords, with Fat Mike)
• Chemical X DVD Music Video Compilation (2008 Geykido Comet Records)

External links

• Randy Official Website