Rancid Lose Drummer

Rancid have announced that Brett Reed has left the band and is being replaced by Brandon Steineckert who left the Used this past September:

"Brett Reed has decided to leave Rancid and we wish him all the best in his journeys. Thanx Brett for the last 15 years. Brandon Steineckert, formally of the band The Used has stepped in to the drumming position and we want to welcome Brandon into the Rancid family."

The band will touring with the Unseen in the UK beginning next week.

Thanks for the info to Punknews.org.

Comments

[teo_huat]

what???
anyone know why did brandon leave the used??

[Randy_Rhoads44]

he was kicked out for having too much other stuff going on besides the band, he has a skate company and stuff. but thats awesome, i love seeing guys from Utah making it in this industry!!!

[holy ghost]

Randy_Rhoads44 wrote:

he was kicked out for having too much other stuff going on besides the band, he has a skate company and stuff. but thats awesome, i love seeing guys from Utah making it in this industry!!!

....that and he was the strait edge guy in the band.

[life_247]

The used?!?!?! WTF!???

Bit of a strange choice, shame brett was an awsome drummer.

[punkrockjoe]

Ah I'm going to see rancid in about 10 days...What I wanna know is how this guy will learn all the rancid songs in that time there are like 150 rancid songs.

[aloveforenemies]

punkrockjoe :
Ah I'm going to see rancid in about 10 days...What I wanna know is how this guy will learn all the rancid songs in that time there are like 150 rancid songs.

Yeah he will. Idk if you ever really listened to The Used but he's definatly got alot of potential as a drummer. You see it in a few parts on their Maybe Memories DVD.

[BucketheadRules]

Holy ****in shit how could this happen?

[allapologies99]

nooooo! dont desecrate the sanctity of the greatest punk rock band of all time! no brett come back!

[Misc Debris]

Very odd.I don't know why Brett would leave after ALL these years.And I never even knew Brandon left The Used.He's a great drummer and it sounds like a good temporary,but I don't think he can replace Brett for good.I doubt this line up will last long enough to record any albums.

[punkbeliever]

this is ****ed up. i wonder why brett left. brandon doesnt even fit in the band. i dont know if they will achieve something good.

[krymson]

Fuck, thats balls, but yeah learning that many songs in such a short period of time lol.

[unknownalone]

you wanker, he dont have to learn a 150, probably 20 at the most, dont guess uve been to a punk rock show lately..but yea thats news to me, never knew he left until today. the used kind of went downhill, so dont blame him for leaving

[unknownalone]

at least not 150 at once, maybe eventually, thats what i was meaning to say

[TSF_Dalton]

Brett will be missed, but if Rancid can make this decision with confidence, why not give it a try? They seem to be doing well. BUT I WANNA SEE ANOTHER GIVE EM THE BOOT!

[r0ck4ndr011]

that sucks that Brett left. He's an awsome drummer. Rancid is ****ing sweet.