King Rat, based in Denver, Colorado, has been cranking out original two-and-a-half minute tirades about partying, passion and pain for 23 years now. Their DIY character and bring-it-on attitude confronts banality, while hacking away at the strictures of the status-quo. King Rat celebrates the rush of joy at life’s brightest pinnacle, and traverses the mire of despair in life’s deepest trough. Their music applies literary blue collar grit to the old-school punk rock ascetic. The result is a sound that presents courage, calamity, sarcasm and rage in varying degrees. King Rat has issued nine releases spanning their 22-year career. Number 10, "No Apologies, No Regrets" coming Sept. 29, 2017 on Unable Records, promises to be a breakout album.