RAUNCHY was founded in 1992 by Jesper Tilsted, Jesper Kvist, and Morten Toft Hansen. Lars Vognstrup and Lars Christensen joined the band in 1994, and in 1995 they recorded their first demo at Borsing Recordings in Århus. 

Two demos later the band finally get their record deal with Mighty Music s sub label Drug(s) in 2000. A few months later, RAUNCHY entered the Aabenraa Studio with producer Jacob Hansen to record 'Velvet Noise'. In 2001 the album was released in Scandinavia and was very well received by the press. Super producer Ross Robinson (Korn, Slipknot, Deftones, etc.) hails RAUNCHY as 'a band to look out for'.

The year 2002 proved to be crucial for the band: as the first Danish band ever, RAUNCHY signed a contract with one of the world biggest metal labels, Nuclear Blast Records, who released 'Velvet Noise' in Europe.