There are so many things in life that influence, direct, or guide us... and we write songs about our experiences with those. Things such as: feelings of inadequacy, personal spirituality, ex-wives, ex-girlfriends, life changes, growing up, friends family and acquaintances, dependency, losing control, wanting to get away, suicide, sex and love, dreams and wishes, finding inspiration, the lack of inspiration, feeling the music deep within your gut, dealing with shit, getting drunk and smoking pot, insomnia, stargazing, hopelessness, deconstruction of self, self-review, heartbreak, loneliness, the "knight in shining armor" complex, facial hair, bloody noses, pain, failure, homelessness, and so much more...
Here are a few bands we listen to: Harvey Milk, Tom Waits, O'Death, Daniel Johnston, Monster Magnet, Melvins, Mudhoney, PJ Harvey, Sonic Youth, Pixies, Girls Against Boys, Music Hates You, Zoroaster, Subrig Destroyer, Polemic, Pride Parade, Jesus Lizard, Nirvana, Fugazi, My Bloody Valentine, Dinosaur Jr., The Cure, Neutral Milk Hotel, and so many more...
Sounds Like
Rat babies with bat rabies... In other words, dark and heavy-ass, mouth-foaming, gutteral-screaming, foamy-slobber-spitting, sweat-stained, two piece drum-n-bass swamp-metal band out of the little known metal scene of Athens GA.
What the PRESS has said:
"Rat Babies are not cute and cuddly. Like the rodent they’re named for, they rip and tear into what they’re given. With screamed, nigh incomprehensible vocals, sludgy guitars and spastic, thrashing drums, Rat Babies are about as grunge metal as you can get. In fact, they’re pretty much standard... Rat Babies just want to be your fuzzed-out, sludgy metal vibrators..."
(Flagpole - Athens, GA.)
"...Athens' Rat Babies play hit-you-in-the-gut dirt metal, wrangling heavy sonics out of just a drum kit and a bass guitar."
(Flagpole - Athens, GA.)
What OTHERS have said:
"Sounds like My Bloody Valentine mixed with Eye Hate God!" (Zaxx - Music Hates You)
"I just smoked a bowl and listened to Rat Babies. Umm..." (Wes - Bird Flu)
"I like you, but I really don't like your band" (KT)
"I really enjoyed Rat Babies at Assfest. That is some of the rawest shit I can ever remember." (Brad - Commander Chameleon)
"You guys sound just like the Strokes, I hate the Strokes, but I like you!!" (Some drunk retard at a bar)
"The power ballad of the millenium" (Ferris - Service Industry, about the song "These are my friends")
"Sounds like an angry drunk worm dancing on his own guts in the bowels of hell" (Dave - Commander Chameleon)
"You sound like a BULLDOZER" (unkown guy at recent show)
"I love u man! You are fuckin sexy on stage, got a bad ass voice, and got mega major balls!" (Sheena Rotten)
"Sounds like a tiger taking a shit on your face!" (Jeremy - Oh No They Didn't)
These rat babies were born with bat rabies! Or so it seems...
Rat Babies are a dark, bass-heavy, mouth-foaming, gutteral-screaming, foamy-slobber-spitting, sweat-stained, two piece drum-n-bass, swamp-metal band out of the little known metal scene of Athens GA. Members include "Mux" on bass & vocals and "Chodd" on drums. Rat Babies have been around since early 2005 playing shows everywhere... in and outside of Athens GA.
Booking: If you would like to book Rat Babies please contact us by way of this Myspace profile. All show listings on here are updated daily, so be sure to check our schedule before you ask us to do a show. Also we can not book Mondays or Tuesdays at this time, but the rest of the week is open and available unless otherwise listed on our calender. Please specify any guarantees you are offering us if the show is outside of GA.
CD Releases: - "The Complete Guide To Caring For Your Rat Babies Vol 1" LP [2009]
- "Jesus don't want me in heaven" Live EP [2006-7]
- "Friends fade and disappear" EP [2006]
- "I know... search for knives" EP [2006]
Other Merch: Rat Babies "Conjoined Twin" Tshirt ($10+sh)
Rat Babies sticker ($1+sh)
Buttons, Patches, Posters, etc avail at shows
Also Appearing On: - Hail Shitar Comp [2009]
- Gypsies Killing Unicorns Comp Vol 1 [2008]
- Rabblerouser Music Compilation Vol 1 [2007]
- Rabid Goat Records CD Comp [2007]
Coming Soon: Cassette being released by "Sloth Tapes" [2009-10?]
...noodles, feathers, koolaid, mud, broken glass, jello, blood, whipped creme, oil, green slime, entrails.. what do all these have in common? See my blog....
Thanks, you guys ripped it up too! Would love to do some more shows. We haven't played Athens for a while... Maybe we can get something together with Subrig...
this was a fun show! i really enjoyed it. thanks.
