Pennywise is an American punk rock band from Manhattan Beach,
California, formed in 1988. The band took its name from the evil clown
monster from the Stephen King horror novel It.Between their 1991
self-titled debut and 2005's The Fuse, Pennywise has released an album
every two years on Epitaph Records, a label owned by Bad Religion
guitarist Brett Gurewitz. To date, the band has released twelve
full-length studio albums, 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 coincided with
a growing interest in punk rock during the 1990s, along with fellow
California bands NOFX, Rancid, Blink-182, Bad Religion, Green Day, The
Offspring, Lagwagon and Sublime. By 2007, the band had independently
sold over three million records worldwide.Pennywise's current line-up
consists of Jim Lindberg (vocals), Fletcher Dragge (guitars), Randy
Bradbury (bass) and Byron McMackin (drums). 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.
California, formed in 1988. The band took its name from the evil clown
monster from the Stephen King horror novel It.Between their 1991
self-titled debut and 2005's The Fuse, Pennywise has released an album
every two years on Epitaph Records, a label owned by Bad Religion
guitarist Brett Gurewitz. To date, the band has released twelve
full-length studio albums, 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 coincided with
a growing interest in punk rock during the 1990s, along with fellow
California bands NOFX, Rancid, Blink-182, Bad Religion, Green Day, The
Offspring, Lagwagon and Sublime. By 2007, the band had independently
sold over three million records worldwide.Pennywise's current line-up
consists of Jim Lindberg (vocals), Fletcher Dragge (guitars), Randy
Bradbury (bass) and Byron McMackin (drums). 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.
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