History

The Riptides were formed in Ottawa, Ontario Canada in February 1998. The original lineup included Andy Vandal (vocals) Bob Goblin (bass), Johnny Dangerously (drums), and Steve Ransom (guitar) and the band released the cassette-only Harelip record. Later that year, Dangerously and Ransom left the country to travel abroad and were replaced by Doug Vermin (guitar) and Sean Shameless (drums). This lineup would remain consistent until 2005.

From 1999-2001, the band recorded and released several independent records off of their own imprint Goblin Records. In October, 2001 the band recorded Drop Out at the Electric Cave in Portsmouth, N.H. The recording was engineered by Jim Tierney and produced by Joe Queer who provided lead vocals for two of the songs, "I'm Lobotomized 'Cause of You" and "Surfers Are Back." The record was released in 2002.

From 2002-2005 the band toured throughout Canada and the U.S. with bands like The Queers, The Dwarves, The Methadones, Moral Crux and The Vapids. The band's label (Goblin) set up a recording studio in downtown Ottawa called The Shooting Gallery and recorded many local punk rock bands including The Vapids, The Creeps, Dying Riot, The Sewer Rats, The Jollys, Uninspired Empire, Sack Lunch, Sexhead and The PG-13s. Multiple full-lengths, split ep's and compilations including the Kick 'Em While They're Down series resulted.

In 2006 the band signed Union Label Group

Union Label Group

Union Label Group is a record label based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was formed through the merger of the smaller labels Stomp Records, 2112 Records, and Tyrant Records. Mayday! Records was later created as a genre imprint....

 (Canada), for the release of the record Hang Out. The album was recorded by Mass Giorgini

Mass Giorgini

Mass Giorgini is an Italian-American bassist and record producer, who rose to fame when several of the bands he produced experienced huge gains in popularity during the pop-punk boom on the mid-90's. Among these bands was Giorgini's own Squirtgun, which received minor MTV rotation and several...

, and again featured guest vocals by Joe Queer for the song "China Doll." The record featured drummer Pat Bitch formerly of The PG-13s, and guitarist Skottie Lobotomy of The Creeps.

In 2008 the band recorded an all instrumental

Instrumental

An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics or singing, although it might include some non-articulate vocal input; the music is primarily or exclusively produced by musical instruments....

 EP titled Mental Therapy (Rally Records). It was engineered by Luke Copyright and was their first release to feature new drummer Dan Lumley

Dan Lumley

Dan Lumley has been a drummer for many bands, including Rattail Grenadier, Squirtgun, The Riverdales, The Methadones, Even in Blackouts, The Mopes, Common Rider and Screeching Weasel. He was also a brief member of Rise Against...

. The EP produced the song "Return to Blood Beach" which was featured in the video game Skate 2

Skate 2

Skate 2 is a sandbox skateboarding video game developed by EA Black Box and distributed by Electronic Arts as a sequel to the 2007 game, Skate. Skate 2 was released in January 2009 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.-Plot:...

.

In 2009 the band signed to Asian Man Records

Asian Man Records

Asian Man Records is a small, DIY record label run by Mike Park in Monte Sereno, California. Park started a record label and began releasing music in 1989 under the name Dill Records, with the Asian Man label established May 1996.-Artists:...

 and in May 2009, recorded the full-length Tales from Planet Earth. It was again produced by Mass Giorgini. and engineered by Phil Hill (Teen Idols) and Ryan Razor at Sonic Iguana Studios in Lafayette, IN. Tales was released on October 13, 2009. Additional songs recorded during the Tales session were compiled and released in January 2010 on the limited vinyl-only ep titled Tough Luck.

The band embarked on a month-long U.S. tour in the fall of 2010 with Asian Man label-mates The Queers and Kepi Ghoulie. The lineup featured Adam Woronoff of The Leftovers

The Leftovers

The Leftovers are an American pop punk band from Portland, Maine, made up of Kurt Baker , Andrew Rice , Matt Anderson , and Adam Woronoff .-History:...

 on drums and Corey Weirdo of The Varsity Weirdos on rhythm guitar.

Studio albums

• I'm in Love with a Harelip Retard (1998) (Goblin)
• Going Downsyndrome (1999) (Goblin)
• California Reamin (2000) (Goblin)
• Appetite for Rejection (2000) (Goblin)
• Drop Out (2002) (Goblin)
• Hang Out (2006) (Union Label Group)
• Tales from Planet Earth (2009) (Asian Man)