Lars Erik Frederiksen (born
Lars Everett Dapello 30 August 1971) is the Danish-American
guitarist and
vocalist for the
punk rock band
Rancid, as well as the frontman of
Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards and
The Old Firm Casuals. He was also briefly a member of the
UK Subs in 1991. He joined
Rancid in 1993 after the band was searching for a second guitar player and was present on their second album
Let's Go. He has produced albums for bands such as
Agnostic Front,
The Business,
Dropkick Murphys,
Swingin Utters,
Marky Ramone and the Intruders,
Anti-Heros, Patriot, The Forgotten, Harrington Saints, and Pressure Point. He recently mixed
Charged GBH's new album entitled
Perfume and Piss, as well as
Cock Sparrer's album "Here We Stand" both alongside Michael Rosen.