19 Facts About The Offspring

The Offspring is an American rock band from Garden Grove, California, formed in 1984.

The Offspring is often credited—alongside fellow California punk bands Green Day and Rancid—for reviving mainstream interest in punk rock in the 1990s.

The success of Smash attracted attention from major labels including Columbia Records, with whom The Offspring signed in 1996; their first album for the label, Ixnay on the Hombre, did not match its predecessor's success, but received critical acclaim and gold and platinum RIAA certifications.

The Offspring has since released five more albums: Conspiracy of One ; Splinter ; Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace ; Days Go By ; and Let the Bad Times Roll .

The Offspring recorded a demo tape in 1986, which received a positive review in Maximum Rocknroll magazine.

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In 1992, Thom Wilson and the Offspring returned to the studio to record their second album Ignition, which was released in October of that year.

Three months later, The Offspring released what would become their biggest selling album, titled Smash.

The Offspring toured extensively throughout 1994 and 1995 in support of Smash.

The Offspring filed a lawsuit against the band in September 2020 for unpaid royalties.

The Offspring recruited Josh Freese to record the drums for Splinter and later announced that ex-Rocket from the Crypt drummer Atom Willard would be the official replacement for Ron Welty.

In November 2006, it was reported that The Offspring were back in the studio recording their eighth studio album Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace with producer Bob Rock and "a fistful of demos".

The Offspring co-headlined the Australian Soundwave Festival during February and May 2008 alongside Incubus and Killswitch Engage.

The Offspring took a break from the studio in order to join 311 on their summer 2010 Unity Tour.

The Offspring spent much of the spring, summer, and fall of 2013 playing shows in Europe, the United States, and South America.

The Offspring spent the summer of 2014 on tour commemorating the 20th anniversary of their third album Smash.

The Offspring reclaimed the rights to their Columbia Records albums in 2014.

Noodles reiterated that the new The Offspring album was ready for release in 2020 and they are in the process of searching for a new record label to release it.

The Offspring explained this was under the advice of his doctor due to his medical history and with his having been previously infected.

The Offspring has been labeled under multiple genres, such as punk rock, hardcore punk, melodic hardcore, pop punk, skate punk, and alternative rock.