Codefendants, the punk trio consisting of Sam King (Get Dead), Julio “Ceschi” Ramos, and NOFX mastermind and producer Fat Mike, have released their sophomore album LIFERS. Known for defying convention, the band once again blurs genre lines on this latest album. As Fat Mike puts it, LIFERS invites listeners to “expect the unexpected,” weaving together elements of a “Little Bossa Nova, little Hardcore, little Simon and Garfunkel…” The album arrives on the heels of two acclaimed singles: “Rivals,” featuring hip-hop legend The D.O.C., and the band’s most recent release, “Lonely Life,” both offering a glimpse into the sonic diversity of LIFERS. Fans can stream the new Codefendants album “LIFERS” HERE. Fans can also pre-order vinyl and exclusive merch HERE.
The band also released an 80s inspired focus track and music video for “The Fix,” showcasing the sonic diversity of their album LIFERS. Fans can watch the music video below:
Earlier this year Codefendants collaborated with hip hop legend The D.O.C. on the track “Rivals,” out now. The D.O.C. is known for his frequent collaborations and songwriting for N.W.A, Snoop Dogg, and Dr. Dre, with credits on Dre’s first album The Chronic. “Rivals” marks the second collaboration between Codefendants and The D.O.C., following their 2023 single “Fast Ones” off of the debut album, THIS IS CRIMEWAVE. Fans can stream “Rivals” here. The trio recently tapped Sublime’s Jakob Nowell to star in the high energy music video for the track “Lonely Life,” following a story line that depicts the alienation that many feel in modern society. Fans can stream “Lonely Life” HERE.
LIFERS Track Listing:
- What You Get
- Rivals feat. The D.O.C.
- Lonely Life
- Art of Protest
- The Fix
- Lifers
- Crime Wave
- Bad Business
- Right Wrong Man
- The Weather Men
- Ditch The Party
Codefendants are a genre-smashing punk collective blending alternative, hip hop and rock to create a sound they call Crimewave. Formed by Fat Mike (NOFX), Julio ‘Ceschi’ Ramos and Sam King (Get Dead), the band fuses raw punk aggression with sharp lyricism, dark humor, and street-level honesty. The Codefendants—three dangerous bastards with criminal records and musical ambitions—landed like a Molotov cocktail through the window of an industry built on lip-syncers and safe bets.
Meet your suspects: Sam King, a punk-rock lifer with ink-stained fists and scars from a thousand wrong turns, and Julio “Ceschi” Ramos, a poet, ex-con, and underground hip-hop ghost who once sold weed to pay rent in a world that charged interest on dreams. Both born of Bay Area chaos, they met in the hallowed, graffitied walls of 924 Gilman St.—a punk rock church with no pews and plenty of sinners.
Both had extensive rap sheets—felonies, court dates, and enough bad decisions to fill a Netflix docuseries. Fat Mike, by comparison, once spent 24 hours in Disneyland jail for causing a scene—hardly hardened, but criminal enough for punk rock credentials. It was a match made in legal hell, but the chemistry was undeniable.
In 2023 the trio recorded their first album, This Is Crime Wave, at Baz The Frenchman’s studio in Echo Park. The first single was “Fast Ones,” a bullet of a song featuring The D.O.C., Death Row royalty back from the crypt, lending his voice to the chaos for the first time in two decades. Codefendants took the chaos on the road, sharing the stage with legends including Pennywise, The Descendants, Xzibit, Dilated Peoples, and DJ Quik, from the punk-soaked shores of Punk Rock Holiday and Bay Fest in Europe to the sunbaked concrete of Rhymefest in Los Angeles, to supporting NOFX on their recent farewell tour.
2026 will be a monstrous year for the punk trio as they continue to tour around the world in support of their sophomore studio album, LIFERS.
Codefendants Live:
April 2 – Black Cat Tavern – Saskatoon, SK
April 3 – Pawn Shop – Edmonton, Alberta
April 4 – Modern Love – Calgary, Alberta
April 5 – Punk in the City Vol. 2 – Victoria, British Columbia
April 6 – The Pearl – Vancouver, British Columbia
April 8 – 520 Events Center – Albany, OR
April 9 – Spanish Ballroom @ Elks Temple – Tacoma, WA
April 10 – The Charleston – Bremerton, WA
April 11 – Funhouse – Seattle, WA
April 12 – The Shakedown – Bellingham, WA
April 18 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO *with Sublime
April 19 – What’s Left Records – Colorado Springs, CO
May 8 – Shoot the Moon Fest – Chicago, IL
May 9 – Sublime Me Gusta Festival – Fort Worth, TX
May 15 – The Owl – Prescott, AZ
May 16 – The Rock – Tucson, AZ
June 19 – Park Stage – Freehold, NJ
June 21 – Camp Punksylvania – Gilbert, PA
June 27 – Sublime Me Gusta Festival – Portland, OR
July 18 – Sublime Me Gusta Festival – Salt Lake City, UT
August 29 – Mitch X Fest – Eaton, OH
September 18 – Mercedes Benz Ampitheatre – Tuscaloosa, AL
September 19 – Louder Than Life – Louisville, KY
October 4 – Aftershock – Sacramento, CA
November 15-19 – Sublime Cruise – Sailing From Miami, FL
