Rat Scabies

Drummer, born 30th July 1955 in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England.
As drummer with The Damned from 1976 to 1995 (except for a brief period during 1977-78), and then 2023 onwards, he was one of the best known figures in punk - mainly because of his name, and penchant for burning and otherwise destroying drum kits - but also as the self proclaimed "fastest drummer in punk"

He played with various outfits after leaving the band in ‘95, and had a bizarre return to prominence with the release of the book "Rat Scabies and The Holy Grail" (Fourth Estate) which has Rat enthusiastically hunting for treasure in the French Pyrenees... The original Damned line/up reformed in 2022 for a (COVID delayed) reunion tour. Then in late 2023 it was announced Rat was reing permanently.