The Offspring
The
Offspring is an American punk rock band from Orange County, California, formed
in 1984. They are widely credited, alongside fellow California pop punk bands
Sublime, Green Day, Bad Religion, and Rancid, with popularizing and reviving
mainstream interest in punk rock in the United States in the 1990s. Known as
Manic Subsidal until 1986, the band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm
guitarist Dexter Holland, lead guitarist Noodles, bassist Greg K. and drummer
Pete Parada. Parada replaced former drummer Adam "Atom" Willard in
2007, during the recording of the band's eighth studio album, Rise and Fall,
Rage and Grace, and has been a member of the band since.
The
band's first three albums for the independent record labels Nemesis and Epitaph
earned them a following. Their 1994 third studio album Smash became a breakout
success and eventually sold over 12 million copies worldwide, setting a record
for most albums sold on an independent label. The critical praise given to
Smash garnered attention from labels, including Columbia Records, with whom The
Offspring would sign in 1996. Their first album for Columbia, Ixnay on the
Hombre was released in 1997 and was well received by critics. The Offspring
continued to achieve success with their three follow-up albums, Americana
(1998), Conspiracy of One (2000) and Splinter (2003), reaching multi-platinum,
platinum and gold status respectively. Splinter was followed five years later
by Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace (2008), which was also successful, due to the
album's third single "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid" reaching number one
on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart for 11 weeks and becoming their only gold
single in America to date. Their latest studio album, Days Go By, was released
on June 26, 2012.
The
Offspring has sold over 36 million albums worldwide, making them one of the
best-selling punk rock acts of all time, and many of their albums have sold
over a million units.
Also
known as: Manic Subsidal (1984–1986)
Origin:
Huntington Beach, California, United States
Genres:
Punk rock, pop punk, skate punk, ska punk, melodic hardcore, alternative rock,
hardcore punk (early)
Years
active: 1984–present
Labels:
Columbia, Black Label, Nemesis, Epitaph, Nitro
Associated
acts: Face to Face, Saves the Day, Steady Ground, Angels & Airwaves, Moth,
Social Distortion, Hot Mess, Thirty Stones
Members:
Dexter Holland, Greg K., Noodles, Pete Parada
Past
members: Doug Thompson, Jim Benton, James Lilja, Ron Welty, Adam
"Atom" Willard.
Pictures:
Song:
Concert:
The Offspring live woodstock 99
Album:
The Offspring - Conspiracy of one
Interview:
