Grade 2 is vocalist & bassist Sid Ryan, vocalist & guitarist Jack Chatfield, and drummer Jacob Hull. Formed in 2013, the band met at school where they would spend their lunch break playing covers of classic punk tunes together in the music room. Since their formation, the band has released several EPs and two studio albums; Mainstream View (2016) and Break The Routine (2017).
Graveyard Island, the band's third album and Hellcat debut, was recorded and produced by Rancid's Tim Armstrong and mixed by The Interrupters' Kevin Bivona, The album offers proof that punk rock is still as relevant in 2019 as it was in 1976. "Although we're more than forty years on from when punk began, I actually think the times are very similar now to how they were back then," says Sid Ryan. "The political climate today means that people see the worst in everything, which means that for us there's a lot to write about. Everything in the country is pretty much turning to shit! There are certain parts of our record that would make sense were it released in 1976."
