page_title: List of the Offspring band members
hierarchical_section_title: List of the Offspring band members
caption_attribution_description: English: The Offspring performing lite in Fortaleza, Brazil, November 15th 2008Italiano: Gli Offspring in concerto a Fortaleza, Brasile, il 15 Novembre 2008
context_page_description: The Offspring is an American punk rock band formed in Garden Grove, California in 1984. The band originally comprised vocalist Doug Thompson, guitarist Dexter Holland, bassist Greg K. and drummer Jim Benton, although Thompson and Benton left early on. After Holland took over vocal duties and James Lilja joined on drums, the group briefly added Marcus Parrish as a second guitarist, before Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman replaced him in 1985. After performing on the band's debut single "I'll Be Waiting" and co-writing the song "Beheaded", Lilja left the band in 1987 to be replaced by Ron Welty. In 1994, Chris "X-13" Higgins joined as a touring guitarist, keyboardist and percussionist.
  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". Prolific drummer Josh Freese filled in for the recording of Splinter, before Atom Willard was brought in as Welty's full-time replacement. 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.
context_section_description: The Offspring is an American punk rock band formed in Garden Grove, California in 1984. The band originally comprised vocalist Doug Thompson, guitarist Dexter Holland, bassist Greg K. and drummer Jim Benton, although Thompson and Benton left early on. After Holland took over vocal duties and James Lilja joined on drums, the group briefly added Marcus Parrish as a second guitarist, before Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman replaced him in 1985. After performing on the band's debut single "I'll Be Waiting" and co-writing the song "Beheaded", Lilja left the band in 1987 to be replaced by Ron Welty. In 1994, Chris "X-13" Higgins joined as a touring guitarist, keyboardist and percussionist.
  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". Prolific drummer Josh Freese filled in for the recording of Splinter, before Atom Willard was brought in as Welty's full-time replacement. 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. In 2007, Willard left the band after a four-year tenure and was replaced by Pete Parada; as he did on Splinter, Josh Freese recorded drums for 2008's Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace. 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.
caption: The Offspring performing in 2008. From left to right: Greg K., Pete Parada, Dexter Holland, Andrew Freeman and Noodles.
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