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The Offspring is an American punk rock band formed in Garden Grove, California in 1984.[1] The band originally comprised vocalist Doug Thompson, guitarist Dexter Holland, bassist Greg K. and drummer Jim Benton, although Thompson and Benton left early on.[2] After Holland took over vocal duties and James Lilja joined on drums, the group briefly added Marcus Parrish as a second guitarist,[3] before Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman replaced him in 1985.[2] After performing on the band's debut single "I'll Be Waiting" and co-writing the song "Beheaded",[4] Lilja left the band in 1987 to be replaced by Ron Welty.[5] In 1994, Chris "X-13" Higgins joined as a touring guitarist, keyboardist and percussionist.[6][7]
After the band released numerous platinum-selling albums throughout the 1990s, Welty left The Offspring in 2003 to form Steady Ground, claiming that he wanted to "focus on [his] own thing".[8] Prolific drummer Josh Freese filled in for the recording of Splinter,[9] before Atom Willard was brought in as Welty's full-time replacement.[10] Higgins stopped performing with The Offspring in 2005 in order to focus on spending time with his family, with former H2O guitarist Todd Morse replacing him a few years later.[11] In 2007, Willard left the band after a four-year tenure and was replaced by Pete Parada;[12] as he did on Splinter, Josh Freese recorded drums for 2008's Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace.[13] In August 2019, it was announced that Greg K. had parted ways with The Offspring after 35 years as their bassist due to business disputes, leaving Holland as the only remaining original member left. Greg was replaced by longtime Offspring touring member Todd Morse.[14][15]
^Krol, Charlotte (30 August 2019). "The Offspring are being sued by their bassist". NME. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019. He alleges that Holland and Noodles "devised a scheme, and entered into a conspiracy with each other" in October 2018 [sic] to "seize the business, business opportunities, and assets" of their 32-year-old partnership agreement "in disregard for and in derogation of the rights, privileges, and authority of Kriesel as an equal, general partner" [...] Krisel claims that Holland and Wasserman told him last November that he was "no longer entitled to participate in any activities of the band, including (but not limited to) studio recordings and concert tours."
^Childers, Chad (29 August 2019). "The Offspring Members Sued by Bassist Greg Kriesel". Loudwire. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019. The bassist states in the court documents that Holland and Wasserman sought to "seize the business, business opportunities, and assets" last October of the partnership amongst the group's founding members. Kriesel alleges that they've sought to divest him from their partnership interests and rights without fair compensation and denied his continued status as a general partner of the band.
^For the 2017 Summer tour, Noodles was forced to remain in the U.S.A. due to private reasons so Thacker actually filled in for Morse, while Morse took Noodles' position as lead guitarist
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