California skate punk trio slowly soared to pop superstardom by '00s atop simple, brilliant, boastful three-chord rock.
Originally known as simply Blink, the new-school punk trio blink-182 debuted in 1993 with a self-released EP, [roviLink="MW"]Fly Swatter. After releasing Buddha (1994), the trio signed to Grilled Cheese/Cargo and released Cheshire Cat the following year. The third blink-182 LP, Dude Ranch, expanded the group's audience and went platinum by the end of 1998, due in part to [roviLink="MC"]"Dammit (Growing Up)." The group also signed officially with MCA, which released the multi-platinum Enema of the State in the summer of 1999. Take Off Your Pants and Jacket (2001) and blink-182 (2003) predated the 2005 announcement that the band would be going on an "indefinite hiatus." ~ John Bush & Corey Apar
DGC / Interscope
2011
Cargo / MCA International
1994
Kung Fu Records
1993




























