Miles Ratledge

Miles Ratledge
Also known as	Rat, Rat Napalm, Miles Per Hour, MPH
Born	1967 (age 43–44)
Origin	Birmingham, England, UK
Genres	Hardcore punk Grindcore
Occupations	Yoga teacher, Musician
Instruments	drums
Years active	1981–1988
Associated acts	Napalm Death

Miles Ratledge (born 1967 in Coventry, England) is a founding member of the band Napalm Death,^[1] the band credited with creating the grindcore genre which blended elements of extreme metal and punk rock.

Biography

Miles Ratledge (Rat) is one of the founding members of Napalm Death, along with Nicholas Bullen (Nik Napalm). The duo had collaborated on fanzines and played together in a number of 'bedroom' bands from 1980 onwards, before forming the first line-up of Napalm Death in May 1981 (when they were 13 and 14 years old).

Ratledge left Napalm Death in December 1985 due to musical disagreements. He went on to form the group Aberration in early 1987 (featuring the poet Andy Nunn on bass, Ian McCugo on vocals and Simon Holland on guitar) and the group Witch Hunt in late 1987 (which featured ex-Napalm Death members Finbarr Quinn and Graham Robertson).

Miles is currently living in Aarhus, Denmark where he runs an Ashtanga Yoga school

References

1. ^ "Scorn Completes Work On New Album". Blabbermouth. 24 March 2007. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=69301. Retrieved 6 March 2010. 

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