The Offspring

The Offsprings
 1. Biography


The Offspring took its first steps when in 1984 some friends named Dexter Holland and Greg Kiegel, who played in a small group called 'Manic Subcidal', joined their careers to that of a Noedles and a drummer named Ron Welty. Then they decided to change the name of the group for the final: The Offspring.
The beginnings were difficult. As they did not have a record label to back them up, in 1987, for their first single, they had to pay out of pocket for the publication costs and barely reached a thousand copies.
But in 1989 luck changed for them. After several rejections, the firm Nemesis, a small record company specialized in punk groups accepted the publication of their first album: 'The Offspring'. Although they did not earn money, the publication of the album helped them to become known and enter the punk move of California.
In 1992, on board Epitaph Records, they released their second album, 'Ignition', with twelve songs in the purest punk style.
In 1994 they publish 'Smash', the best-selling independent album of all time and the one that made them known worldwide. Along with this success, came also his promotional video of the theme 'Come out and Play', which was many weeks on the screens of the MTV. The album 'Smash' sold more than 8 million copies in the United States alone.
In 1997 they signed a contract with Columbia Records that angered their fans, who considered that the band had been sold to a large record company. Fruit of that contract were two works entitled 'Ixnay on the Man' and 'Americana', with which they renewed worldwide successes and that earned them a world tour that led them even to play at the Woostock'99 concert.
In November of 2000 his album 'Conspiracy Of One' came out, and in 2003 they released "Splitter".
Two years later they elaborate a new production that includes their great successes and an unpublished song "Can't repeat". The release of this album was accompanied by a DVD entitled: Complete music video collection, which includes as a novelty an acoustic version of dirty magic, as well as exclusive interviews of the band.
Several years of silence were taken for the next job. Only in 2008 they publish "Rise and fall, Rage and grace", with the production of the legendary Bob Rock (Metallica, The Cult). The result: 12 new songs created in the most creative moment of the band and that manage to border a new territory while maintaining the spirit of The Offspring.

2. Real and artistic name

Bryan Keith Hollan = Dexter Hollan
Gregory David Kriese = Greg K
Kevin John Wasserman = Noodles
Pete Stop


3.Nationality

U.S

4. Date, Place of birth

Bryan Keith Hollan = Dexter Hollan (Garden grove, Dec 29, 1965)
Gregory David Kriese = Greg K (Jan 20, 1965 Glendale, California)
Kevin John Wasserman = Noodles (Feb 4, 1963, Los Angeles, California)
Pete Stop (No info)

5. Death

None has died.

6. Best Song

Self Esteen

7. First and last album

First Album: The Offspring
Last Album: Days go by

8. Occupation besides being an artist

 Bryan Keith Hollan = Dexter Hollan (Guitarist, Poet, Songwriter)
Gregory David Kriese = Greg K (Singer, Bassist)
Kevin John Wasserman = Noodles (Singer, Bassist)
Pete Parada (Musician, Drummer)

9. How is a normal artist's day.

No information appears.

10. Favorite food or what they used to eat.

No information appears.

11. Hobbies

Music was his main hobby

12. Name of father, brothers and if they have family

Bryan Keith Hollan = Dexter Hollan (Daughter: Layla)
Gregory David Kriese = Greg K (No info)
Kevin John Wasserman = Noodles (No info)
Pete Stop (No info)

13. His first concert

It is not known in itself what was his first concert but it is said that it was when he released his second album: Ignition