Hoobastank

Formed: 1994 in Agoura Hills, CA
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Styles: Post-Grunge, Alternative Pop/Rock, Punk-Pop
Group Members: Dan Estrin, Douglas Robb, Chris Hesse, Markku Lappalainen
Biography: While the heavy alternative sounds of Tool and Alice in Chains were primary influences on Hoobastank's sound, the post-grunge quartet tempered the gloomier elements of such music with a suburban California groove and an eye for accessibility. Formed in the Los Angeles suburb of Agoura Hills in early ...Read full biography
The Reason [Enhanced]
Released: 2003
Label: ISLAND MERCURY
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For The Reason, those nice suburban Californians in Hoobastank refine and shade in the concentric circles of their self-titled debut, but stay safely within its platinum figure eight. "Crawling in the ...Read full review
For(n)ever
Released: 2009
Label: Island
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The parenthetical "n" in the title of For(n)ever isn't merely a piece of clever typography, it's an indication of what Hoobastank's fourth album is all about, for For(n)ever is tied together by the notion ...Read full review
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