If anyone suspects Rancid's explosive popularity may have made punk safe, we contend they made pop dangerous! Part ska, part oi, part euro-Clashic punk rock with the power of crusty metallic hardcore made this Bay area crew an unstoppable freight train plowing through the fertile '90s punk revival they helped till with their previous efforts in Op Ivy, Dance Hall Crashers & U,K. Subs. The fact that these icons inadvertently spread their gutter/street fashion to malls & suburbs only goes to show the complete package they proudly presented struck a lasting and sincere chord with disaffected youth worldwide. What lies beneath the spikes, dye, chains & tats is a body of extremely well crafted & important songs. This comp roots out the true underground, with bands from Cali to NY...from Florida to the U.K. & beyond! These rawkers creatively capture the grit & soul that Rancid have forever tagged on the walls of the DIY scene.

This is an all-star punk tribute to one of the most important bands of the '90s punk revival, Rancid. Featuring REAL punk rock bands doing REAL punk rock covers of the Rancid classics "Time Bomb," "Disgruntled," "Daily City Train," "Don Giovanni" and more! Rancid carried the ska/reggae-influenced punk torch of their predecessors, The Clash, and mixed it with a hardcore edge to become of the most original bands of their era!

Bombastica - Disgruntled / Shotglass - Don Giovanni / Pure13 - Salvation / Atlantis Black - St Mary / Green Goblyn - St. Mary / Apocalypstik - Olympia WA / Funhole - Radio / Skiff Dank - Daly City Train / The Covert Agency - Roots Radicals / The Targets - Rejected / Manalive - Hyena / Re-form - Time Bomb