There appears to be trouble in the world of The Offspring, with the band’s members being sued by founding bassist Greg Kriesel.
Late last year, The Offspring made their return to Australia for the inaugural edition of the Good Things festival. However, fans who watched the group perform 1994’s Smash in full may have noticed the absence of founding bassist Greg Kriesel.
While no official word has been made in regards to the bassist’s absence, the likes of Tony Kanal from No Doubt replaced Kriesel in Australia, while Todd Morse of H20 has appeared at other performances, leaving fans to speculate about whether the rocker had left the band or was taking time off.
However, as Dying Scene reports, it appears that Greg K is now officially out of the band, filing a lawsuit against his former bandmates, citing trademark infringement and a breach of a partnership agreement in regards to the use of The Offspring name.
The court documents, which can be downloaded here, name vocalist Bryan “Dexter” Holland and guitarist Kevin “Noodles” Wasserman as defendants, while noting that Kriesel left the band on November 1st, 2018 “after differences arose between Wasserman and Holland”.
Kriesel claims that he is still entitled to one-third of all future profits from the band due to his status as a founding member of their legal partnership.
At this stage, The Offspring have not made any formal announcement in regards to Greg Kriesel’s status as a member of the band, though he is still listed as a member on their social media pages.
In related news, The Offspring have been teasing the release of two new records in the future, having previously claimed they would “definitely” unleash album number 10 in 2018.
However, while they explained they were “98% done” with the new record earlier this year, the legal battle between current and now-former members may go a long way to explaining why we are still waiting for new music from The Offspring to finally arrive.
Check out ‘Come Out And Play (Keep ‘Em Separated)’ by The Offspring:
