release date, June 14, 1994, was also Freeman's 28th birthday. After Billie Joe declined, Frederiksen changed his mind and decided to join Rancid, making them a four piece.įrederiksen was present on Rancid's second album, Let's Go, which was released in 1994 and spawned the radio hit ' Salvation', which reached number 21 on the modern rock charts. Armstrong had previously asked Lars Frederiksen to be Rancid's second guitarist, but he turned down the request. Armstrong eventually asked Billie Joe to become a member of the band, but he decided to continue playing in Green Day. This led to him playing a live show with the band. While Rancid was writing a second album, Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong, a friend of the band, joined them to co-write the song 'Radio'. Later that year, they signed to Epitaph Records (a label owned by then-former and now-current Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz) and released their self-titled debut album in 1993.

The band signed to Lookout! Records, and released its first EP, Rancid, in 1992. Rancid were formed in 1991 by vocalist and guitarist Tim Armstrong and bassist Matt Freeman, who then recruited drummer Brett Reed.

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