The Offspring es una banda estadounidense de punk rock que ha dejado una marca imborrable en la escena musical desde su formación en Garden Grove, California, en 1984. Los miembros fundadores, Dexter Holland (vocalista y guitarrista) y Greg K. (bajista), formaron el grupo inicialmente bajo el nombre de Manic Subsidal antes de adoptar el nombre que les llevaría a la fama.
En sus primeros años, la alineación de la banda experimentó varios cambios, pero la llegada del guitarrista Noodles (Kevin Wasserman) y el baterista Ron Welty en 1987 consolidó el núcleo clásico de la banda. Entre 1989 y 1991, The Offspring lanzó sus primeras grabaciones independientes, incluyendo su álbum debut homónimo, que brindó un destello de lo que estaba por venir.
El verdadero éxito para The Offspring llegó en 1994 con el lanzamiento de su álbum Smash. Este trabajo no solo definió el sonido de la banda sino que también rompió récords como el álbum más vendido de una discográfica independiente en aquel entonces. Temas como "Come Out and Play", "Self Esteem" y "Gotta Get Away" se convirtieron en himnos del punk de los 90.
El éxito de Smash catapultó a la banda a la fama internacional. Su siguiente álbum, Ixnay on the Hombre (1997), mantuvo la racha de éxitos, aunque no alcanzó las mismas cifras que su predecesor. Sin embargo, The Offspring demostró su durabilidad con el lanzamiento en
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