The Offspring: More Album Details

The Offspring frontman Dexter Holland posted an update on the band's official website's journal entry, stating that they have started recording their still-untitled new album and have demoed 13 songs. As previously reported, they are recording it at a studio in Hollywood, California with legendary producer Bob Rock (Mötley Crüe, Metallica, Bon Jovi, Skid Row). It has now been exactly three years since the band's last studio album "Splinter", which is the first album not featuring their original drummer Ron Welty.

"We've started recording for the new record. It feels great to be back in the studio, doing some new tunes. This time around we're working with Bob Rock, who's an awesome producer, and the vibe is great in the studio. We started writing songs this past summer and we demo'd about 13 songs. We may not use all of those for the record, but we're recording a good bit of all that stuff.

"So the next question, I'm sure, is, when will it be out? And what does it sound like? Well, it'll be out when it's done and it sounds like the Offspring!

"Look for it to come out sometime in the spring probably.

"We'll keep you posted how things are going..."

The band's follow-up to "Splinter" will mark the very first studio-album to feature Atom Willard as Welty's replacement. As the album almost never happened, he has been involved in playing drums with Angels and Airwaves, formed by Tom DeLonge after blink-182's demise, who released their first, "We Don't Need to Whisper", last May.

The new album will likely include the confirmed tracks, "Pass Me By" and a re-recording of "Dirty Magic" (from 1992's "Ignition"), which the band had demoed last summer (read story on UG). Holland described the new songs as "lots of guitar, energy, lots of energy, and good songs." and he thinks "it's the best stuff we've done in a long time."

Comments

[x_rox]

sweet, i want to hear heh

[turkey salad]

Offspring's old stuff was ace.

[Ollieuk]

Hell yeah, the offspring are back baby

[slashs_snakepit]

hope that bob rock does good with the offspring.. else.. grrr!! already screwing around with metallica..

[dain84]

God i can't wait!!!! I bet this album is gonna be bitchin'!

[questionmarc]

come on the offspring back and bad and did i forget rockin

[screamingtadpol]

Sweet! Another crappy pop punk album!

[darb0114]

Man,Im excited that they are bringin back "Dirty Magic"

[tommilee]

wooo! more offspring finally! and dirty magic! come on! legend of a song

[danos1204]

Haha I love the Offspring. Smash was the very first cd I ever bought. I can't wait to hear the new stuff! p.s. screamingtadpol put a bullet in your head!

[Klayy]

screamingtadpol wrote:

Sweet! Another crappy pop punk album!

I assume that you didn't hear half of thier albums?


I'm really curious what that dirty magic will be like. That song is a masterpiece

[Aidsteen]

Nice! Offspring are wicked, glad to hear they're recording more.

[AbsenceOfFaith]

^+1
The things you say the games you play dirty magiiiic
But I'm not very keen on that Bob Rock thing..

[chocolateman900]

I hope it's more like earlier stuff/Americana than like splinter, splinter was really poopy I thought

[The Nameless666]

i wouldnt be surprised if they made the album all ska'ish kinda like "spare me the details" and "the worst hangover ever"

ill like whatever they put out no matter what, they are an amazing band

[punkrockjoe]

This is cool i've never heard dirty magic but the offspring always had a knack for writing cool songs.

[Sylvesterin]

Hell yeah. Offsprings are the shit.

dirty magic is good but are they going to do anything with it to make it worth re-recording?

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[xXbleed4meXx]

AbsenceOfFaith wrote:

^+1
The things you say the games you play dirty magiiiic
But I'm not very keen on that Bob Rock thing..

Dude yeah people talk about bob rock like he's a magician but all he's really produced is cheesy 80's metal.

[RockMusicFan]

Can't wait!

[TheUnforgiven1]

Kick ass! cant wait till spring

[grnday1236]

a remake of dirty magic thats AWESOME!!!

[Jaykib]

It's going to be sweet to hear some laid back stuff again. More session music on the way...

[DimeRazorback]

right on, offspring is a pretty sweet band

[nappy d]

im hoping this is good, redoing dirty magic may be a sign of older offspring. i havent really really liked them since ixnay, stopped listening to em after conspiracy of one. but my love for smash is why i think im such a huge rise against fan.

[Last Ablaze]

its all good, and im sure this one will be too...

[Clarkinator]

Cool, hope its like their 90s samplings. I say that about way too many bands...

I dont think I've ever dug a Bob Rock produced album but maybe I just don't know of that many he did. The ones I know of though = meh

[dain84]

screamingtadpol wrote:

Sweet! Another crappy pop punk album!

You're a ****ing idiot. The Offspring started out as a real punk rock band. They then went to an alternative rock sound. They've had a couple pop hits years ago, and they've made a few really poppy punk songs. Other than that, they're a ****ing alternative rock band, retard.

[dain84]

chocolateman900 wrote:

I hope it's more like earlier stuff/Americana than like splinter, splinter was really poopy I thought

You don't know anything, Splinter had two pop songs. Neocon/The Noose= Punk rock.
Long Way Home= Melodic punk.
Hit That= Pop-rock.
Race Against Myself= Post-grunge, alt-metal.
Can't get my Head Around You= Hard rock?
Worst Hangover ever= Crappy reggae joke song.
Never Gonna Find Me= You can't get any closer to pennywise than this.
Lightning Rod= Simply amazing.
Spare me the Details= Pop.
Da Hui- Hardcoreish punk.
I don't count When your in prison.


See, it's not poppy.

[spoonman_aic]

the offspring are ok...i prefer their old stuff like the album 'Smash'

[iguitar]

hell yeah, the offspring "ARE" the shit

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[we_all_rock]

hehehehe that means theyre gonna tour again..Awesome!!!!

[max-max]

aaight best what u can get from offspring is album the best m'kay?

[tud]

Dexter's voice is annoying...and the songs are terrible. even worse than Smashing Pumpkins.

[Pedro14]

tud u r a ****in retard. off spring rule

[smorrison]

dain84 wrote:

screamingtadpol wrote:

Sweet! Another crappy pop punk album!

You're a ****ing idiot. The Offspring started out as a real punk rock band. They then went to an alternative rock sound. They've had a couple pop hits years ago, and they've made a few really poppy punk songs. Other than that, they're a ****ing alternative rock band, retard.

****ing right on doggy!

[smorrison]

tud wrote:

Dexter's voice is annoying...and the songs are terrible. even worse than Smashing Pumpkins.

F*** up you f*** head, Dexter is awesome

[Osirishecate06]

tud wrote:

Dexter's voice is annoying...and the songs are terrible. even worse than Smashing Pumpkins.

You a F*cking tard. If you cant tell, this is forum about how the Offspring are AWSOME. So if you want to talk SH*T about them then we dont care what you think. Y spend your time comeing to an offspring fan page to just start crap? are you that pathetic to where you go and bash people's favorite bands. That is SSSOOOOO sad. Get over your self and get a life. YOU ANNOYING TW*T!!!!!