Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards

Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards was a street punk band. Their songs included subject matter about drinking, fighting, drugs, sex, prostitutes, gangs, and street life. They were the side project band of Lars Frederiksen from Rancid. The band members were Lars Frederiksen (vocals and lead guitar), Gordy (also credited as “Unknown Bastard”) (vocals), Big Jay Bastard (bass), Craig Leg (rhythm guitar) and Scott Abels (also credited as “Skatty Punk Rock”) (drums). Whilst Craig did not appear on the first album, he has always been a touring member of the band. Both the untitled debut and the second effort ‘Viking’ have been produced by Tim Armstrong (Rancid, Operation Ivy, The Transplants).