Punk pioneers the Offspring have been around since 1984 and are still going strong. The band was founded in Garden Grove, California and consists of vocalist/ guitarist Bryan "Dexter" Holland, lead guitarist Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman, bassist Todd Morse, multi-instrumentalist Jonah Nimoy, and drummer Brandon Pertzborn. A staple of the punk seen since its inception, The Offspring have influenced many more contemporary bands such as Green Day, Rancid, Pennywise, and Blink 182. Dexter has a very unique voice that even I recognize among the thousands of vocalists .
Listen to "Make It Alright"
The band achieved mainstream success with the release of their studio album: Smash which became their bestselling album of all time. Following this release , the band quickly rose to headliner status. The band's success skyrocketed even further after the release of their 1998 album : Americana featuring the singles, " Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)", "Why Don't You Get a Job". and "The Kids Aren't Alright". These singles quickly became MTV staples and the album sold over 5 million copies in the US. In 2008 the band released another successful album : Rise and Fall Rage and Grace reached number 1 on the billboard top 100 for 11 weeks and became platinum. In 1995 members Holland and Kriesel founded their own record label: Nitro Records which signed bands including the Vandals and AFI. The band also appeared at the famous 1999 Woodstock festival. The best selling album: Smash went on to achieve six time multi- platinum status. The band's new album: Supercharged is available for pre-order and comes out October 11 th. The albums first single, "Make them Alright" is a great representation of the bands signature punk sound.
In talking about the track and the upcoming release of 'SUPERCHARGED' frontman Dexter Holland said: “We wanted this record to have pure energy - from the start to the finish! That’s why we called it SUPERCHARGED. From the height of our aspirations to the depths of our struggles, we talk about it all on this record…in a way that celebrates the life that we share and where we are now. Our single “Make It All Right” is a great example of this because it talks about the people in our lives who make us feel strong when we are feeling low – our partners in crime who make us feel all right."
Recently, the band was joined by long- time fan Ed Sheeran at the Bottleneck festival and is scheduled to play the U.K's Download Festival on June 15th.
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