Pittsburgh Action Rock heroes, The Cheats, return with their long awaited 6th studio album, “Old Rats On A New Ship.”
After departure of guitarist Rob Senomar in 2023, the band decided to scrap most of the songs they had written with Rob and start fresh with new guitarist/producer, Johnny Razorblade.
Johnny produced The Cheats’ 5th album, “Cussin, Crying N Carrying On” (2020) as well as their Action Rock Jukebox single, “Rock N Roll Love Letter.” (2021) and the cover album “XXI” (2022). Johnny also remastered and recorded the live tracks on the “Cheap Pills” 20th Anniversary reissue (2023) The band continued to play live and work on new music. Finally ready, the band entered the studio in 2024 and began recording their strongest material in years, “Old Rats On A New Ship.”
Tracklisting…
Side 1
1. Blood From A Stone
2. I Wanna…
3. Fucking Up
4. I Want You
5. Time To Leave
6. For You (Anti-Nowhere League)
Side 2
7. Control
8. Stuck On You
9. Lie To Me
10. Everything You Love Will Die
11. The Price I Pay
The first single will be the over the top, alcohol infused, rager, “Fucking Up.” Also, the band is currently recording a couple of acoustic versions of some older songs that will only be available on the CD version.
The Cheats “Old Rats On A New Ship” is slated for release this summer. The cover (which is in the “photo” section) was designed by Alex Hagen from The Ravagers.
Band lineup…
Todd Cheat – Vocals
Devon Holiday – Guitar
Johnny Razorblade – Guitar
Philthy Phil – Bass
Kyle Cheat – Drums