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Biography

Douglas Robb – Vocals

Dan Estrin – Guitar

Markku Lappalainen – Bass

Chris Hesse - Drums

From the quiet years of 1994 Dan Estrin (guitar), Douglas Robb (vocals) and Markku Lappalainen (bass) had always been close friends.

The trio began to put a band together with strong influences from bands like Tool, Fishbone, Faith No More, with each individual member putting their musical influences into the band ranging from Guns ‘n’ Roses to Trance music.

It was in Agoura Hills, Southern California their suburban hometown, where all their musical influences would soon come together to create music unlike anything before. The band had thought of many events and occurrences that would be great ideas for songs.

As well as a handful of songs already, the band had developed on many musical melodies.

But what is a melodic grunge band without a drummer?

They searched long and hard for a skilled drummer they could rely on as a trustworthy member of their group.

However, shortly after their desperate searches and constant advertising, Chris Hesse immediately replied to their ad and met up with the group to start work on completing a few of their songs.

With the band complete, Hoobastank began transforming their paper to words as they practised constantly through night and day. After a month of efforts and tiring work, in 1995, Hoobastank performed their first gig at “The Roxy” in Los Angeles where their fine efforts had paid off. They band captivated everyone in the audience as their unusual fusion of post-grunge, punk, alternative metal and musical inspirations had proved them successful.

They played numerous tours in California, and moved on to inject Arizona with their addictive melodies. After gaining a lot of recognition through countless tours, Hoobastank saved up enough money to release their first album, ‘They Sure Don’t Make Basketball Shorts Like They Used To’ in 1998. They were soon recognised throughout the globe, in the United States stretching to countries as far as, Brazil, Russia, Israel and the U.K.

After hooking up with Island/Defjam Records, Hoobastank released their debut self-titled album in November 2001. Their unforgettable hits, ‘Crawling In The Dark’, ‘Running Away’, ‘Pieces’ and ‘Remember’ proved the album to be a great achievement. They were known world wide for their amazing abilities to include so many combinations of music into their melodies. After their positive reaction from thousands of fans across the world, and praises from the media, Hoobastank carried out countless amounts of tours that took them to countries all over the world.

Their popularity pushed them towards headlining shows at gigs and local shows while being lined up for some of the major tours of the century. After a long period of infinite tours and shows, Hoobastank returned to the studio to record their next album. ‘The Reason’ was to be an album unlike anything they’ve done before.

Their approach to a mellower version of their self-titled proved to be a victory when their hit single, ‘The Reason’ which hit the airwaves after the album release in July 2003.

Bio written by: hellz_hunny

Artist Forum


Discussion Topic	Creator
top 5 i don't know why i'm doing this but i'm bored, so everyone list your top 5 favorite songs of recent... hmm...tough decision but i like: 1) Well, 3 songs I can't stop listening to are: "Hysteria", "Time Is Running Out", and "Stockholm Syndrome" all from the same band- Muse 2) "Israel's Son"- Silverchair 3) "Lost Souls"- AFI 4) "Dream of Waking"- AFI 5) "Wake Up (make a move)"- Lostprophets	BLASTT

Replys	Listener
1)leave get out 2)she will be loved 3) the reason 4) this love 5)roses	cwjfirku9_9
1. "Shinobi Vs. Dragon Ninja" -Lostprophets 2. "Madman" -Silverchair 3. "Fake Sound of Progress"-Lostprophets 4. "Hysteria" -Muse 5. "God Called In Sick Today" AFI	NAILSS
updated: 1) "Give 'Em Hell Kid"- My Chemical Romance 2) "My December"- Linkin Park 3) "A Thousand Apologies"- Lostprophets 4) "Lie to Me"- Silverchair 5) "Rape Me"- Nirvana	blastt
Top 5 songs in general?.. Fuck, i wouldn;t be able to think of 5! lol.. i'll say my fave Lost Prophets top 5: We Are Godzilla You Are Japan Fake Sound of Progress Shinobi vs Dragon Ninja Sway Last Train Home I just threw in the last 2..	hellz_hunny
I don't like Last train Home too much. it's too slow and way too popular..all the LP posers love it. lol	NAILSS
Lol yeah, 'last Train Home' just pisses me off now, same with 'Burn Burn'.. and actually all of the ones they've released..	hellz_hunny
lol	NAILSS
But hey, Lost Prophets first album was way better..but back to Hoobastank, i bought their first album today.. It's the one i was looking for with 'Pieces' on it..	hellz_hunny
And 'Pieces' seems to be the only decent track on here..	hellz_hunny
i can't stand last train home...burn, burn is good though, even if it is a single, i desperately wanna hear we are godzilla, you are japan but i can't find it anywhere 2 download, and yall have the bonus track of it on your start something...damn you hellz hunny...lol	BLASTT
Nevermind, We Are Godzilla You Are Japan sucks.	BLASTT
My new top 5: 1) "Purity" and "Scream" by Slipknot 2) "Calgone"- Incubus 3) "Elite"- Deftones 4) "Passenger"- Deftones 5) "Just a Phase"- Incubus	BLASTT
i can't think of five right now but i like alot but my favorite song is."the reason"...i really love that song..it's a major hit for the band.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	yunghustla
hoobastank is gay...so is blastt	T_Stew
i have to pick just five?! They r not in any particular order... Vermillion 1&2 - Slipknot Hello -Evanescence Good Day - Dresden Dolls From the Heart - Hoobastank aka idiot - the Hives	tortured_soul
1.The Outsider-A Perfect Circle 2.Mia-Chevelle 3.Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Mytar-Trivium 4.7 Minutes in Heaven-Fall Out Boy 5.H.-TOOL	doodoo11