Ripcordz are a Canadian

Canada

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 punk

Punk rock

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 band, formed in Montreal

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

 in 1980. They have released 10 full-length album

Album

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s and continue to tour extensively as a three-piece band. The band re-released their first album, Are Go!, in 2004. Ripcordz have played over 2000 shows since their formation and have never played outside of Canada. Paul Gott is the only remaining original member. Paul won the tribute award at the GAMIQ Awards in 2008.

Current members

• Paul Gott – 1980–present – vocals, guitar
• Danny Laflamme – 2008–present – bass, vocals
• François Demers – 1991–1999, 2003–present – drums, vocals

Former Members

• Ian Campeau – 2002-2003 – drums
• Simon Cloutier – 1999-2001 – drums
• John Isharwood – 1991-1992 – bass
• Danny Laflamme – 1992-1995 – bass
• Chris Moroz – 1995-2000 – bass
• Phil O'Neill – 1988-1990 – drums
• Ian Swinson – 1988-1991 – bass

Discography

• Ripcordz Are Go
  Ripcordz Are Go
  This is an album originally released in 1988 by Ripcordz, a Canadian punk band from Montreal, Quebec. The album was re-released by Mayday Records in 2004, and again in 2006 as half of the Double Your Punk, Double Your Fun 2 CD set.-Track listing:...
  
  (1988)
• Ain't No 'H' in Ripcordz, Dork-Face
  Ain't No 'H' in Ripcordz, Dork-Face
  This is an album originally released in 1992 by Ripcordz, a Canadian punk band from Montreal, Quebec.-Track listing:#"Anarchy"#"Idle Worship of Elvira"#"Silicone Teens"#"Saturday Night"#"Miss Belgium Should've Taken It"#"Fight McFight"#"Unite and Destroy"...
  
  (1992)
• Kidnoise (1992)
• Canadian as Fuck (1994)
• Re-Cordz (1995)
• True Independence II (1995) a compilation
• Shut Up and Pogo (1996)
• Your Mother Wears Army Boots... (1996)
• Is That a Squeegee In Your Pocket? (1998)
• It's Never Too Late to Annoy Your Parents
  It's Never Too Late to Annoy Your Parents
  It's Never Too Late to Annoy Your Parents is an album by Canadian punk group Ripcordz.- Track listing :All tracks composed by Paul Gott, unless otherwise noted.#"Slide" - 2:20#"Friday Night" - 2:22#"Dwy" - 2:18#"Distorted" - 2:09...
  
  (2000)
• What If They Held a Revolution and Nobody Came? (2003)
• ...At Least That's What We Tell All The Girls (2006)
• Double Your Punk, Double Your Fun (2006)

External links

• Official website
• Ripcordz on CBC Radio 3
  CBC Radio 3
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• Ripcordz on Stomp Records
• Ripcordz on Sudden Death Records
  Sudden Death Records
  Sudden Death Records is a Vancouver, British Columbia based record label run by Joe "Shithead" Keithley.Sudden Death Records arrived in Canada's burgeoning punk scene in 1978. It was only a part-time label until 1998, when they began to expand further into punk rock music...