The Offspring
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 The Offspring facts

• Originally formed under the name Manic Subsidal, the band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Dexter Holland, bassist Greg K
• , lead guitarist Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman and drummer Pete Parada
• The Offspring went through several lineup changes over the years, and Holland and Greg K
• have been the only constant members
• The band is often credited—alongside fellow California punk bands Green Day and Rancid—for reviving mainstream interest in punk rock in the 1990s
• They have sold over 40 million records worldwide, being considered one of the best-selling punk rock bands of all time
• To date, the Offspring has released nine studio albums
• Their first three albums for the independent record labels Nemesis and Epitaph earned them a cult following
• The band's third studio album, Smash (1994), became their first commercial success, and has sold over eleven million copies worldwide, setting a record for most albums sold on an independent label and becoming the first album on Epitaph to obtain gold and platinum status
• After signing to Columbia Records in 1996, the Offspring continued their commercial success with its next four studio albums — Ixnay on the Hombre (1997), Americana (1998), Conspiracy of One (2000) and Splinter (2003) — reaching platinum, multi-platinum, platinum and gold status respectively