Orange County, CA – SoCal Ska-Punk vets Codename: Rocky have announced a new album titled ‘Foundation’ due to arrive on all streaming platforms on Friday July 19th via Wiretap Records.

Until then, the band has graced us with the 2nd single off the upcoming album, a track called ‘Killing The Chemist’ featuring Brenna Red of the Last Gang that hits all streaming platforms this Friday June 7th.

Codename: Rocky released the single ‘Little Devil’ in March of this year, that also featured guest vocals, that one from Tahlena Chikami, lead singer of Bite Me Bambi. ‘Little Devil’ will also appear on the band’s upcoming album ‘Foundation’.

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About Codename: Rocky

Birthed from a garage in Pico Rivera in 1998, Codename: Rocky sought to bring their sing-along, heavily punk-influenced ska to as many people as they possibly could, as often as they could. Through playing countless live shows with some of the ska scene’s biggest and best bands, they quickly became a household name in the Southern California punk-ska scene. Comprised of ex-members of notable ska & punk bands such as, Channel Six, Low Pressure, Grovers, Exit Smiling, Cry Havoc, to name a few, group played relentlessly until their break up in 2005. During that period, they released two records: ‘No Time To Waste’ and ‘Infinity’, which have since become Southern California punk-ska classics. Fast forward to 2012: Codename: Rocky’s original singer / songwriter, Daniel Torres, brought the gang back together with a creation of a new single, ‘Mile Markers’. The sheer catchiness of the song reminded the guys how much they loved jamming together and hanging out, inspiring them to reunite, write and release a new record entitled ‘Reboot’ in 2016. To everyone’s chagrin, Torres exited the band in 2017, for personal reasons and Codename: Rocky was fortunate enough to bring in longtime friend and fan of the band, Justin Picon, formerly of Eve Of Destruction, as the new front man. Along with the addition of Picon, the band scored by bringing Matthew Montoya, formerly of Cry Havoc, into the fold on guitar. The line-up was set. Amalgamated as a unit, Codename: Rocky stepped into the studio in 2021 to begin tracking the first portion of their new material with producer, Paul Miner. In 2022, the band signed with LA based label Wiretap Records, to release their EP ‘Blueprint’, marking their first new music in over 6 years, following 2016’s album ‘Reboot’.