Offspring videos
Off Spring, Offspring, The Offespring
Bryan "Dexter" Holland : Vocals, guitar Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman : Guitar, vocals Gregory "Greg K" Kriesel : Bass, vocals Pete Parada : Drums Ron Welty : Drums, vocals (1987-2003) Adam "Atom" Willard: Drums (2003-2007) Originally calling themselves Manic Subsidal, the Offspring began performing in 1984, composed of Bryan Holland (vocals, guitar), Greg Kriesel (bass, vocals) and James Frederick Lilja (drums). James Lilja left the band in 1987 and former Clowns of Death guitarist Kevin Wasserman and Ron Welty joined and they changed their name to The Offspring. In 2003 Ron Welty left the band, leaving them without a drummer for about half the year (and forcing them to use a session drummer, Josh Freese, for their Splinter album) before Atom Willard joined the group toward the end of 2003. Willard left the band in 2007 and was replaced by former Face To Face drummer Pete Parada. Josh Freese was, again, hired to record the drum tracks for the Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace album.
The Offspring is an American punk rock band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1984. Formed under the name Manic Subsidal, the band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Dexter Holland, lead guitarist Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman, bassist Greg K. and drummer Pete Parada. They are credited - alongside fellow California punk bands like Rancid, Sublime, They have sold over 40 million records worldwide, being considered one of the best-selling punk rock bands of all time. Splinter was followed five years later by Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace (2008), which was also successful due to the album's second 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 is currently writing new material for their next studio album, which is due for release in 2015.