Rash Decision

Rash Decision

Rash Decision are a hardcore punk and thrashcore group from Newquay, Cornwall. Formed in 2006, they are a four-piece band whose sound combines punk rock aggression with thrash metal speed. After a year-long hiatus and several line-up changes, they resume activity in December 2009.

Releases and label activity

The band begins working with Pumpkin Records in 2008 after appearing on several of the label’s compilations. Their debut release, Temporary Worker (Clause 4.1), appears in 2010 through major retailers and is distributed via Code 7/Plastic Head. Despite that arrangement, the band remains unsigned.

Touring and live work

Rash Decision play more than 230 gigs after returning in late 2009. They complete over 10 UK tours and three European tours, with appearances in Germany, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands among the territories they visit. They also continue to headline their own tours.

Festival appearances and organisation

The band plays the Relentless Boardmasters Festival in Newquay in 2010 on the Vans stage. They also run a local three-day festival called Summer Slaughter at Live Bar in Truro.

Collaborations and shared bills

Rash Decision share stages with Skindred, Gallows, Ghost of a Thousand, Rolo Tomassi, Trash Talk, The Computers, UK Subs, Discharge, Subhumans and Anti-Nowhere League, among others. They also support The Casualties and The Plight on July 2011 tours. The band receives endorsement offers from Protection Racket and Dovetail guitar strings.

Style and influences

Their music is described through comparisons with The Casualties, Extreme Noise Terror, Assholeparade, Zeke and Municipal Waste, reflecting a mix of hardcore punk, punk, thrash metal and thrashcore.