The Offspring is an American punk rock band formed in Huntington Beach, California in 1984.[2] Since its formation, the band's line-up has included Dexter Holland (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Noodles (lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals), and Greg K. (bass, backing vocals). In 1987, Ron Welty replaced James Lilja as the drummer for The Offspring, completing the band's most successful lineup that would last for 16 years. Their current drummer Pete Parada, formerly of Face to Face and Saves the Day, joined the band in 2007, after Atom Willard decided to leave to focus on Angels & Airwaves.
After releasing their first two albums, The Offspring (1989) and Ignition (1992), The Offspring experienced commercial success with Smash (1994), which has sold over a million copies and went platinum six times. As a result, the band was widely credited, alongside fellow California punk bands Bad Religion, Green Day, Rancid and Sublime, with popularizing and reviving mainstream interest in punk rock in the United States.[7] The critical praise given to Smash garnered attention from major 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.[8][9] The band's eighth studio album, Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace, was released in 2008. They are currently in the middle of finishing their ninth studio album, which is due for release sometime in 2011.[10]
The Offspring has sold over 50 million albums worldwide,[11] making them one of the best-selling punk rock acts of all time. Each album since the release of Smash has sold over a million units.[12]
Early years (1984–1987)
The band was formed by guitarist Dexter Holland and bassist Greg Kriesel, who met on their high school cross-country team, under the name "Manic Subsidal". The decision to form a band came outside of a Social Distortion concert when both were refused entry.[11] Doug Thompson was added for vocals,[13] and Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman, the school janitor, was welcomed into the band, allegedly because he was old enough to purchase alcohol for Holland and Kriesel, both of whom were under the legal drinking age.[11] The band used Thompson's friend, Jim Benton, as their drummer. Thompson was eventually forced out of the band, while Benton left. This led to Holland taking over on vocals, and James Lilja joining as the drummer. The band changed their name to The Offspring in 1986.[13]
In 1986, the band released their first single; the 7" "I'll Be Waiting/Blackball". They released the single on their self-made Black Label record company, named after the brand of beer. Lilja quit shortly after the release to pursue a medical career in gynecology,[14] and was replaced by Ron Welty, who was only 16 years old at the time.[15]
Next album, Happy Hour! and the future (2009–present)
In a May 2009 interview with guitarist Noodles, he stated that frontman Dexter Holland had been working with Bob Rock again in Hawaii for what would be the ninth Offspring album. Also in that interview, he said that the album may include some songs that never appeared on Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace.[34][35] Frontman Dexter Holland told OC Register in June 2009 that he wanted to try not to have the ninth Offspring record take as long as Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace.[36] In regards to a new album, Holland told Rolling Stone that the band had conversations about working with producer Bob Rock again and planned to have the new album out sometime in 2010.[37] Noodles also told the Edmonton Sun that the Offspring were planning to begin recording in the fall of 2009. He also said, "We don't have any songs yet. Maybe a couple of demos here and there. But we're looking at old songs and seeing if we could flesh those out."[38]
In a June 2009 interview with Billboard, Noodles stated that Holland and producer Bob Rock "kinda went over a couple of things that were left off the last record" and "songs that were even left off Splinter or maybe even Conspiracy of One and kind of looked at some things with free eyes and see if there was anything there that can be worked on." He also stated that he would like to have the new album out in 2010, but the band wasn't likely to hit the studio until January. Asked in the interview if drummer Pete Parada will be involved in the recording process, Noodles replied, "He's great. We haven't actually done any real recording with him yet, but we're looking forward to that. He's a great drummer. He's got great ideas, just really on top of things. Nothing phases him; we'll throw something at him, 'Hey, do this,' and, 'OK...' He's a really nice guy and just a real powerhouse drummer, so we're looking forward to working with him."[10] Despite earlier reports that work on the next Offspring album would begin in early 2010, drummer Pete Parada said in a January 2010 interview that the band was "not ready to talk about it yet".[39]
Band members
Current members
Noodles – lead guitar, backing vocals (1985–present)
Greg K. – bass, backing vocals (1984–present)
Pete Parada – drums, percussion (2007–present)
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