Ireland! Shamrocks, shenanigans, sheep and pubs are some of the many highlights the Emerald Isle has to offer – that`s what Hungarian punk rockers Paddy And The Rats rightfully realized and quickly whipped out their fiddles and plugged in their guitars. Well, it`s one thing to dream about being Irish, but the Miskolc-based six piece instead brooded over a couple of cold beers and rum casks and decided to throw a hefty dose of pirate-isms, polka and gypsy punk into the mix! Their fifth album Riot City Outlaws is a bold step into a bright future boosted by the raw and powerful production by Grammy winner Cameron Webb (Motörhead, Megadeth, Social Distortion, Pennywise). Both Cameron and singer Paddy O`Reilly opted for a cool pop-punk approach in the vein of – overflowing with catchy choruses and dynamic up-tempo songs, Of course there are pirate party anthems like ‘Join the riot‘ and ‘One last ale‘, as well as shanties such as ‘Black Sails‘ and ‘Where Red Paints the Ocean‘ equally show the darker side of life on the Seven Seas. Tipsy ballads ‘Castaway‘ and ‘Another life‘ plus a healthy infusion of Irish influenced songs (‘Blow‘, ‘Aerolites‘) round off a grimy pirate party bringing unwashed pub glory straight to your merry home!

Line-Up

Paddy (Kristóf Oravecz) – Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar Sam (Sándor Szabó) – Fiddle, Banjo, Bagpipes, Tin Whistle Bernie (Bernát Babicsek) - Accordion Joey (Géza Maczonkai) – Electric Guitar Vince (Péter Takács) - Bass Seamus (Balázs Pongrácz) – Drums

Discography

2009 - Rats On Board 2011 - Hymns For Bastards 2012 - Tales From The Docks 2015 - Lonely Hearts' Boulevard 2018 - Riot City Outlaws