This Unsuspecting Punk Band Broke Into the Mainstream, Just for Their Fans to Call Them Sellouts

In April 1994, The Offspring released their third album, Smash, on Epitaph Records. The indie label, back when indie actually meant independent, was owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. He originally started it to release Bad Religion albums, but added to the roster in subsequent years. However, none of Epitaph’s bands had ever broken…