Sublime

Sublime is a punk rock band from Long Beach, California with roots dating back to 1988. Lead singer Brad Nowell formed the group in his garage with friends Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh.http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/sublime/bio/142735 The band began by touring southern California in 1988, gaining exposure among the young skate/surf scene. The group's debut performance at a Long Beach club sparked the Peninsula Riot of 1988.http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/sublime/bio/142735

Sublime features a heavy reliance on electronic and ska elements to produce their musical sound.http://new.music.yahoo.com/sublime/biography/ The group's sound is a blend of punk, reggae and hip-hop. Unable to find a label to release their music, Nowell and band manager Miguel Happoldt formed Skunk Records to record and distribute the group's two LPs.http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/sublime/bio/142735 Sublime disbanded shortly after the 1996 death of lead singer Brad Nowell.http://new.music.yahoo.com/sublime/biography/

Sublime toured for four years after forming, before returning to California to record their debut album, 40 oz. to Freedom, in 1992.http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/sublime/bio/142735 The band sold the LP at shows for two years before a radio station aired the first single, "Date Rape," in 1994. Due to the exposure of that song, the band was signed by MCA Records in 1994. They released their sophomore album, Robbin' the Hood, in October of the same year.http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/sublime/bio/142735

Sublime recorded their final album, Sublime, in 1996. Lead singer Brad Nowell was found dead due to a heroine overdose in a San Fransisco hotel room two months before the album's release.http://new.music.yahoo.com/sublime/biography/ The album featured the lead single "What I Got," which peaked at number one on Billboard's Modern Rock chart. Sublime has sold more than five million copies and has been certified five times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/sublime/bio/142735

• Brad Nowell - Lead vocals, guitar http://new.music.yahoo.com/sublime/biography/

• Eric Wilson - Bass guitar http://new.music.yahoo.com/sublime/biography/

• Bud Gaugh - Drums http://new.music.yahoo.com/sublime/biography/

• 1992: 40 oz. to Freedom http://new.music.yahoo.com/sublime/biography/

• 1994: Robbin' the Hood http://new.music.yahoo.com/sublime/biography/

• 1996: Sublime http://new.music.yahoo.com/sublime/biography/