caption current_members associated_acts years_active label article_title past_members background genre image origin name
pennywise at warped tour 2007 jim lindberg fletcher dragge byron mcmackin randy bradbury con machine , ignite , the black pacific 800 , one hit wonder , chaos delivery 1988 & ndash ; present theologian , epitaph , myspace pennywise -lrb- band -rrb-
 jason thirsk -lrb- deceased -rrb- zoli téglás group_or_band punk melodic hardcore rock , skate punk , hardcore punk , pennywise_warped_tour . jpg hermosa beach , california , united states pennywise
pennywise -lrb- band -rrb-

pennywise is an american punk rock band from hermosa beach , california , united states , formed in 1988 .
the name is derived from the monster , it , from the stephen king novel of the same title .
between their 1991 self-titled debut and 2005 's `` the fuse '' , pennywise had released an album every two years on epitaph records , a label owned by bad religion guitarist brett gurewitz .
to date , the band has released eleven full-length studio albums -lrb- the last being 2014 's `` yesterdays '' -rrb- , one live album , two eps and one dvd .
although their first two studio albums were critically acclaimed , pennywise would not experience worldwide commercial success until the 1995 release of their third studio album , `` about time '' , which peaked at number ninety-six on the `` billboard '' 200 , and number fifty-five on australia 's aria charts .
the band 's mainstream success was signified by a growing interest in punk rock during the 1990s , along with fellow california bands nofx , rancid , blink-182 , bad religion , green day , the offspring and sublime .
by 2007 , the band had independently sold over 3 million records worldwide , making them one of the most successful independent punk acts of all time .
pennywise 's current line-up consists of jim lindberg -lrb- vocals -rrb- , fletcher dragge -lrb- guitars -rrb- , randy bradbury -lrb- bass -rrb- and byron mcmackin -lrb- drums -rrb- .
they had kept their original line-up together until bassist jason thirsk died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 1996 , due to issues with his alcoholism , after which bradbury joined as his replacement .
in august 2009 , lindberg decided to leave the band ; he was replaced in february 2010 by ignite singer zoli téglás .
with téglás , the band recorded their tenth studio album `` all or nothing '' , which was released on may 1 , 2012 .
lindberg rejoined the band later that year after téglás was sidelined by a back injury .
