In the following year, the band released its next album, Americana, which debuted at number two of the U.S charts, and produced three of the band's biggest hits: " Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)", " Why Don't You Get a Job?" and " The Kids Aren't Alright" making the album the peak of The Offspring's mainstream popularity. Although not as successful as Smash, Ixnay sold over three million copies. The year 1997 saw the release of The Offspring's major-label debut, Ixnay on the Hombre. "Come Out and Play" was the band's breakthrough single, topping the US Modern Rock Tracks chart, and it became the band's biggest hit from the album in the US, while "Self Esteem" was the biggest hit from the album outside of the US.Īfter the release of Smash, The Offspring left Epitaph and signed a record deal with Columbia Records.
With sales continuing 28 years after its release, Smash has become Epitaph's best-selling album of all time and the highest-selling independent album of all time. The album was certified 6 times platinum and sold over eleven million worldwide. Debuting at number four on the Billboard 200, Smash produced three hit singles: " Come Out and Play", " Self Esteem" and " Gotta Get Away". Smash was a critically acclaimed album, also the band's most successful yet. At the time, Ignition had sold only 15,000 copies. In April 1994, The Offspring released Smash. Two years later, after the release of the Baghdad EP and another demo, the band signed to Epitaph Records (a label owned by then-former and now-current Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz), who released the band's second album, Ignition, in 1992. That album would not be released on CD until 1995. The Offspring signed a record deal with short-lived label Nemesis Records, and released its first album, The Offspring, in 1989 on vinyl only. After Manic Subsidal changed its name to The Offspring in 1986, drummer Ron Welty finally joined in 1987, then the band recorded a demo a year later. The Offspring were formed in 1983 under the name Manic Subsidal by singer/guitarist Dexter Holland and bassist Greg K., who later recruited Noodles as their guitarist.
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The band’s tenth studio album is expected to be released in 2021.The Offspring at Download Festival in 2008 After switching record labels from Epitaph to Columbia in 1996, the Offspring continued their commercial success with its next six studio albums: Ixnay on the Hombre (1997), Americana (1998), Conspiracy of One (2000), Splinter (2003), Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace (2008) and Days Go By (2012) the first four were certified platinum, multi-platinum, platinum and gold status by the RIAA respectively. The Offspring achieved its first commercial success with their third studio album, Smash (1994), which has sold over eleven million copies worldwide, setting a record for most albums sold on an independent record label, and was the first album released on Epitaph to obtain gold and platinum status. They have sold over 40 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling punk rock bands in history. The Offspring is often credited-alongside fellow California punk bands Green Day, Rancid, Bad Religion, NOFX, Pennywise and Jawbreaker-for reviving mainstream interest in punk rock in the 1990s.
Kriesel was replaced by Todd Morse of H2O, who had been the Offspring’s touring guitarist since 2009. Gregory “Greg K.” Kriesel, one of the co-founders of the Offspring, was their bassist until 2018 when he parted ways due to business disputes with the band, leaving Holland as the sole remaining original member. Their longest-serving drummer was Ron Welty, who replaced original drummer James Lilja in 1987, and stayed with the band for 16 years he was replaced by Atom Willard in 2003, and then four years later by Parada. Over the course of their 37-year career, they have released nine studio albums and experienced lineup changes, most noticeably with their drummers. Originally formed under the name Manic Subsidal, the band’s lineup consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Bryan “Dexter” Holland, bassist Todd Morse, guitarist Kevin “Noodles” Wasserman and drummer Pete Parada. The Offspring is an American rock band from Garden Grove, California, formed in 1984.
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