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Rat Cage Announce New Album Not Asking For Much: Hear “Steady On Now”
Sheffield hardcore punk band Rat Cage have announced their new album, Not Asking For Much, and released its opening track, “Steady On Now”. The song previews the band’s fast, raw and urgent sound, combining an anthemic introduction with a short, intense burst of hardcore punk.
The album follows Rat Cage’s 2023 LP Savage Visions and a 2024 split release with Gefyr. Not Asking For Much contains 10 tracks and will be released on 28 August via La Vida Es Un Mus Discos.
In short
- Rat Cage announce new album Not Asking For Much.
- “Steady On Now” is the album’s opening single.
- The 10-track album arrives on 28 August.
Explained simply
Rat Cage are a hardcore punk band from Sheffield, in northern England. Hardcore punk is a fast, aggressive style of rock music that emerged in the late 1970s, characterised by short, intense songs, raw sound and often socially conscious lyrics.
The band have released previous material including the 2023 album Savage Visions and a split release with Gefyr in 2024. Albums from established bands in the UK hardcore punk scene attract interest from fans of the genre and form part of an active underground music community.