HOOBASTANK BAND PAGE
 HOOBASTANK
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CURRENT NAME
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Hoobastank |
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FORMER NAMES
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ORIGIN
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USA |
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STATUS
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Active |
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FORMED IN
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LABEL
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Island Records |
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GENRE
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Grunge |
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STYLE
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LYRICAL THEME
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BAND ADDED
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2004-05-30, 00:00 |
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LAST UPDATE
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2004-05-30, 00:00 |
Post-grunge quartet Hoobastank formed in the Los Angeles
suburb of Agoura Hills in early 1994, after vocalist Doug Robb met
guitarist Dan Estrin at a high-school battle of the bands competition. The two
chose to join forces, and after adding bassist Markku Lappalainen and
drummer Chris Hesse, Hoobastank was born. While the heavy alternative
sounds of acts like Tool and Alice in Chains were primary influences,
Hoobastank tempered the gloomier elements of that music with a suburban
California groove and an eye for accessibility. The self-released,
clumsily titled They Sure Don't Make Basketball Shorts Like They Used To
generated strong local buzz upon its 1998 release, and soon the band had
moved from backyard gigs to shows up and down the Cali coast. Island took
notice and put Hoobastank on the payroll in August 2000, and tours with
the like-minded Incubus and flavor-of-the-moment Alien Ant Farm
followed. Hoobastank's eponymous debut dropped in November 2001, and t!
he singles "Crawling in the Dark" and "Running Away" were hits at radio
and MTV. The LP went gold, and the quartet supported it with a jaunt
through Asia and Europe that summer. By early 2003, the band was back in
the studio, laying down tracks for its sophomore effort. They then
played a few dates in June and July, but were forced to cancel the
remainder of the club tour when Estrin was injured in a freak minibike
accident. The guitarist was back on his feet by October, and Hoobastank headed
out with the All-American Rejects and Ozomatli for the Nokia Unwired
tour. With their follow-up slated for December release, the quartet
offered the lead single "Out of Control" as a free download from their Web
site. It showcased a harder-edged vocal performance from Robb.
Written by Johnny Loftus for Allmusic.com.
| Former members Add - Fetch |
| Unknown / none |
| Session musicians Add - Fetch |
| Unknown / none |
