Hoobastank

Hoobastank (often stylized as h∞bastank) is an American rock band, best known for their hit "The Reason", which peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100in 2004. They formed in 1994 in Agoura Hills, California, with singer Doug Robb, guitarist Dan Estrin, drummer Chris Hesse, and original bassist Markku Lappalainen. They were signed to Island Records from 2001 to 2012 and have released five albums and one extended play to date. Their sixth studio album,Fight or Flight, was released on September 11, 2012. They have sold 10 million albums worldwide.
Hoobastank's music has been considered a various of genres which are post-grunge, alternative rock, alternative metal,hard rock, nu metal, funk metal and ska punk^[17] On their early independent releases, the band use a funk metal and ska punk sound and had a saxophone musician in the band.^[18] In their major-label debut album self-titled debut album, the band's sound has changed and removed their saxophone musician and remained as a 4-piece rock band using a heavilypost-grunge sound and although, despite the album having no rapping, the album had a few influences of the nu metalsound.^[19] The band's sound matured in their third album The Reason which removed their nu metal influences sound and their post-grunge sound became more melodic.^[20] Throughout their releases after The Reason, the band has retained theirpost-grunge and alternative rock sound.

Studio albums

• They Sure Don't Make Basketball Shorts Like They Used To (1998)
• Hoobastank (2001)
• The Reason (2003)
• Every Man for Himself (2006)
• Fornever (2009)
• Fight or Flight (2012)