The Offspring

The Offspring is an American punk group formed in 1984 in Garden Grove, California. Their music has covered both punk rock and pop punk.

The Offspring
The Offspring performing in 2008
Background information
Also known as	Manic Subsidal (1984–1986[1])
Origin	Huntington Beach, California, United States
Genres	Punk rock, pop punk, skate punk, alternative rock, ska punk,[2] hardcore punk (early)
Years active	1984–present
Labels	Columbia, Black Label, Nemesis, Epitaph, Nitro
Members	Dexter Holland Noodles Todd Morse Jonah Nimoy Brandon Pertzborn
Past member(s)	Greg K. James Lilja Ron Welty Atom Willard Pete Parada
Website	www.offspring.com

Band members

Current members

• Dexter Holland – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1984–present)
• Noodles – lead guitar, backing vocals (1985–present)
• Todd Morse – bass, backing vocals (2019–present)
• Jonah Nimoy – rhythm guitar, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals (2023–present)
• Brandon Pertzborn – drums (2023–present)

Former members

• Greg K. – bass, backing vocals (1984–2018)
• James Lilja – drums, backing vocals (1984–1987)
• Ron Welty – drums (1987–2003)
• Atom Willard – drums (2003–2007)
• Pete Parada – drums (2007–2021)

History

The band was founded by Dexter Holland and Greg Kriesel after a concert of Social Distortion as "Manic Subsidal". As soon as Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman joined the band as their second guitarist in 1985, they changed their name to "The Offspring".

It would not be until ten years after forming that The Offspring saw its first piece of commercial success in its third album, Smash, which was released in 1994. Regarded by many as The Offspring's classic release, and Epitaph Records' best-selling album, Smash produced four successful hit singles: "Come Out and Play" (which reached #1 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart), "Self Esteem", "Gotta Get Away" and the radio-only single "Bad Habit". From there, The Offspring became one of the most important punk bands of the 1990s, along with ALL, Bad Religion, Face to Face, Green Day, Guttermouth, Lagwagon, NOFX, Pennywise, Rancid, Social Distortion, The Vandals, and many others.

Their most recent album was released October 11, 2024.

Discography

• The Offspring (1989)
• Baghdad (1991, EP)
• Ignition (1992)
• Smash (1994)
• Ixnay on the Hombre (1997)
• Americana (1998)
• Conspiracy of One (2000)
• Splinter (2003)
• Greatest Hits (2005, compilation)
• Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace (2008)
• Days Go By (2012)
• Let the Bad Times Roll (2021)
• Supercharged (2024)