The Offspring is a group.
The Offspring is an American punk rock band from Huntington Beach , California , formed in 1984 . They have sold over 40 million records worldwide , being considered one of the best-selling punk rock bands of all time . The band 's third studio album , Smash ( 1994 ) , became their first commercial success , and has sold over eleven million copies worldwide , setting a record for most albums sold on an independent label and becoming the first album on Epitaph to obtain gold and platinum status .