Splinter was followed five years later by Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace , 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, The Offspring recently announced that they have tenth studio album in the works. The Offspring Wiki Explore. Band Members. Recent blog posts Forum. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? The Offspring. Such outrageous fortune had not been on the agenda when the group formed a decade earlier.
It was all about hair metal back then — there were no venues that would book punk bands. It was egalitarian — kids doing it for other kids. They signed to Epitaph Records, run by Brett Gurewitz of Californian punk pioneers Bad Religion, and cut a couple of albums that accrued credibility but sold modestly. Then Nirvana broke. Smash was the right record at the right time. I saw you on MTV this morning! It was exhausting.
The group released their second album, Ignition , on Epitaph in but it was 's Smash and its accompanying singles "Come Out and Play Keep Em Separated " and "Self Esteem" that pushed the band toward blockbuster national success. By the dawn of the s, the Offspring had experienced several membership changes, the first bit of turmoil that would extend through a decade marked by battles with record companies.
Four years later, their second album, Ignition , became an underground hit, setting the stage for the across-the-board success of 's Smash.
The Nirvana soundalike "Come Out and Play," the first single from the album, became an MTV hit in the summer of , paving the way to radio success. The Offspring were played on both alternative and album rock stations, confirming their broad appeal. While they were able to play arenas in the U. The Offspring recorded a version of the Damned 's "Smash It Up" for the Batman Forever soundtrack in the summer of that year; it kept the group on the charts as the bandmembers worked on their third album.
Following a prolonged bidding war and much soul-searching, the Offspring decided to leave Epitaph Records in for Columbia. The move was particularly controversial within the punk community, and many artists on the Epitaph roster, including Pennywise and owner Brett Gurewitz , criticized the band. After much delay, the Offspring finally released their Columbia debut, Ixnay on the Hombre , in February of Expectations for the record were high and it did receive good reviews, but Ixnay on the Hombre failed to become a crossover hit on the level of Smash , and the group also lost a significant portion of its hardcore punk audience due to the album's major-label status.
Sony Music did not adhere to such a move and threatened a lawsuit, so the band nixed the plan to release the album in such a manner. Individual singles, however, were made available on the band's official website and other music-related sites such as MTV Online. The Offspring returned in with Splinter.
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