King Rat are a guitar/synth rock band from London.

King Rat have...

• had two tracks from their debut album featured in Trainspotting writer Irvine Welsh's directorial debut "Good Arrows", a feature length comedy film on ITV4 on 30th January 2009.
• supported Marillion, playing to a packed house, and received an amazing reception from their fans (many thought King Rat were the best support band they'd seen).
• played with The Feeling at Proud Camden and then with Alphabeat in the final of the national Intel Unsigned Band Competition
• supported Genesis and Stiltskin singer Ray Wilson.
• featured in a Samsung F400 radio & online ad campaign, in conjunction with Radio 1's Jo Whiley.
• just produced their new E.P. 'Telescopes and Telephones'
• self released two albums
• a video called 'Lightning in the Mind'
• been reviewed by the NME, who said: "If operatics are your thing, stick around... When they take the Muse template down a dark, dance-rock alley they sound truly menacing."