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'''Pennywise''' is an American [[punk rock]] band from [[Hermosa Beach, California]], formed in 1988. The band took its name from the antagonist in [[Stephen King]]'s horror novel ''[[It (novel)|It]]'' known as [[Pennywise the Dancing Clown]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chamberlain |first1=Wade |title=RAD Interview with Pennywise |url=http://www.radcyberzine.com/text/interviews/Pennywise.int.html |website=radcyberzine |publisher=Rational Alternative Digital |access-date=15 February 2019 |date=1995 |quote=Well, we actually got it from the book and not the film.}}</ref>
Between their 1991 [[Pennywise (album)|self-titled]] debut and 2005's ''[[The Fuse (Pennywise album)|The Fuse]]'', Pennywise released an album every two years on [[Epitaph Records]], a label owned by [[Bad Religion]] guitarist [[Brett Gurewitz]]. To date, the band has released twelve full-length [[studio album]]s, one [[live album]], two [[Extended play|EPs]] and one DVD. Although their first two studio albums were critically acclaimed, Pennywise would not experience worldwide commercial success until the 1995 release of their third studio album, ''[[About Time (Pennywise album)|About Time]]'', which peaked at number ninety-six on the [[Billboard 200]], and number fifty-five on Australia's [[ARIA Charts]]. The band's mainstream success coincided with a growing interest in punk rock during the 1990s, along with fellow California bands [[NOFX]], [[Rancid (band)|Rancid]], [[Blink-182]], [[Bad Religion]], [[Green Day]], [[The Offspring]], [[Lagwagon]], and [[Sublime (band)|Sublime]]. By 2007, the band had independently sold over three million records worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.epitaph.com/news/news/2872 |title=Epitaph Records: Pennywise Vocalist JIM LINDBERG Releases First Book: Punk Rock Dad |date=May 31, 2007 |publisher=Epitaph.com |access-date=2012-10-23}}</ref>
Pennywise's current line-up consists of [[Jim Lindberg]] (vocals), Fletcher Dragge (guitars),
==Band history==
===Early years (1988–1992)===
Pennywise was formed in 1988 in [[Manhattan Beach, California]], by singer Jim Lindberg, guitarist Fletcher Dragge, drummer Byron McMackin and bassist Jason Thirsk. They originally performed as "P.M.A.", which stood for "Positive Mental Attitude".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Boehm |first=Mike |title=Positive Message Puts Pennywise in the Money |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=1994-11-18 |location=Los Angeles |url=https://www.proquest.com/historical-newspapers/positive-message-puts-penny-wise-money/docview/1973801693/se-2 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2024-03-06 |via=ProQuest |quote=The band was originally called P.M.A., which stands for Positive Mental Attitude.}}</ref> They released two EPs ''A Word from the Wise'' and ''Wildcard'' (both 1989). Each of the band members had played in other bands in the Hermosa Beach area and attended [[Mira Costa High School]], except for McMackin, who attended Redondo Union High School.
The group signed to [[Epitaph Records]] in 1990 and released their first album ''[[Pennywise (album)|Pennywise]]'' (1991). The album quickly circulated throughout the punk community, earning the band some nationwide recognition. Lyrics in the album endorsed a positive mental attitude, helping promote progressive ideals for [[Generation X]]. Lindberg left the band soon after the debut record. In 1992, [[The Vandals]] lead singer Dave Quackenbush took over on vocals for a brief stint to help with touring. Bradbury left the band and Thirsk returned to bass.
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Following Thirsk's death, Bradbury rejoined the band as bassist and recorded their next album, ''[[Full Circle (Pennywise album)|Full Circle]]'' (1997). Despite the loss of the band's friend and bassist, the album came out several months after Thirsk's death and was dedicated in his honor. In tribute of Thirsk, the band re-recorded a song from their first album "[[Bro Hymn|Bro-Hymn]]" and renamed it "Bro-Hymn (tribute)". The album artwork of ''[[Full Circle (Pennywise album)|Full Circle]]'' resembles the cover art from their first album.
The band's next album ''[[Straight Ahead (Pennywise album)|Straight Ahead]]'' was released in 1999. The album reached 62 on the Billboard 200, and 8 on the ''Australian Albums Chart''. The album produced 2 singles; "Alien", which reached 36 on the Hot Modern Rock Tracks & "Victim of Reality". An 18th track was released only in Australia and New Zealand, a cover of the [[Men at Work]] song "[[Down Under (song)|Down Under]]." The band ran into trouble while promoting their 1999 performance at [[KROQ]]'s Weenie Roast on the [[Loveline]] radio show when an intoxicated Dragge held bandmate Bradbury and hosts [[Adam Carolla]] and [[Dr. Drew]] hostage in the studio by barricading the door with his 6-foot 5-inch, 300 pound body. The guitarist then said he was going to defecate into his hand and make Carolla eat it, threatened the hosts' lives, and claimed to have a hand grenade, but didn't. Police were called, but charges were not filed. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1433125/pennywise-guitarist-holds-loveline-hosts-hostage-in-drunken-fit/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150131142305/http://www.mtv.com/news/1433125/pennywise-guitarist-holds-loveline-hosts-hostage-in-drunken-fit/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 31, 2015|title=Pennywise Guitarist Holds "Loveline" Hosts Hostage In Drunken Fit|website=Mtv.com|access-date=September 8, 2020}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lovelinetapes.com/shows/1999-06-07-pennywise/|title=1999-06-07 (Pennywise) – Loveline Tapes|website=Lovelinetapes.com|date=July 6, 2010 |access-date=September 8, 2020}}</ref>
A live album, ''[[Live @ the Key Club]]'' was released in 2000.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20010722075133/http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2000/10/2401.cfm "CD REVIEWS: Lenny Kravitz, Megadeth, Ron Hawkins and more"]}}. ''Chart Attack''. October 24, 2000 By: Debbie Bento</ref> It contained songs from all their previous albums. ''[[Land of the Free?]]'' was released in 2001 and ranked 67 on the Billboard 200 and number 21 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart. The song "Who's on Your Side" was co-written by [[Brett Gurewitz]] (also known as Mr. Brett), a guitarist and songwriter for [[Bad Religion]]. That year the band took part in the Vans Warped 2001 tour.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20011109075022/http://chartattack.com/damn/2001/08/2304.cfm "LIVE: Vans Warped 2001"]}}. ''Chart Attack'', August 23, 2001. Review by: Vanessa Bruno</ref>
Pennywise's music was featured in the 1997 [[SEGA]] [[arcade game]] ''[[Top Skater]]''.▼
===''From the Ashes'' and ''The Fuse'' (2003–2006)===
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It was announced on February 16, 2010 that Téglás would become Jim's permanent replacement.<ref name="lindberg's replacement" /> In an interview with Zoli, he talked about his joining Pennywise and plans for a brand new Pennywise album. Ignite will continue on as a band with Zoli. However, the release of their new album was delayed, partly due to commitments with the 2010 [[Warped Tour]]. Guitarist Fletcher Dragge said in a July 2010 that it would be released around the beginning of 2011.<ref>{{cite web|last=Borges |first=Christine |url=http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/countygrind/2010/07/countdown_to_warped_tour_qa_wi_2.php |title=Countdown to Warped Tour: Q&A with Flether Dragge of Pennywise – Broward Palm Beach Music – County Grind |publisher=Blogs.browardpalmbeach.com |date=July 24, 2010 |access-date=2012-10-23}}</ref> The album's release date has since been pushed back again. On October 19, 2011, Pennywise announced on their Twitter page that they had begun work on their new album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Pennywise/status/126819574921433088 |title=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |access-date=2014-07-11}}</ref> On March 7, 2012, the band released the song "All or Nothing" from the [[All or Nothing (Pennywise album)|album with the same title]] on [[KROQ-FM|KROQ]]'s website.<ref name="all or nothing" />
Pennywise did a six-date South American tour in December 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pennywisdom.com/ |title=PENNYWISDOM 2009 |publisher=Pennywisdom.com |access-date=2012-10-23}}</ref> After that, they toured Europe in January and February 2011, followed by Australia's [[Soundwave (Australian music festival)|Soundwave]] in February and March and three live dates in Japan in April.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pennywisdom.com/tour.html |title=Tour Dates |publisher=Pennywisdom |access-date=2012-10-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723002030/http://pennywisdom.com/tour.html |archive-date=July 23, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.punknews.org/article/40920 |title=Pennywise / Red Tape Parade (Europe) |date=December 14, 2010 |publisher=Punknews.org |access-date=2012-10-23}}</ref>
===Reunion with Lindberg, ''Yesterdays'', ''Never Gonna Die'' and next album (2012–present)===
Téglás injured his back during a June 2012 concert in Germany, requiring emergency surgery.<ref name="Tilles">{{cite web |last=Tilles |first=Jay |title=Pennywise Reunite with Singer Jim Lindberg, Celebrate with L.A. Concert |publisher=[[KROQ-FM]] |date=October 29, 2012 |url=http://kroq.cbslocal.com/2012/10/29/pennywise-reunite-with-singer-jim-lindberg-celebrate-with-l-a-concert/ |access-date=2012-10-29 |archive-date=October 31, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031003025/http://kroq.cbslocal.com/2012/10/29/pennywise-reunite-with-singer-jim-lindberg-celebrate-with-l-a-concert/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Yancey">{{cite web |last=Yancey |first=Bryne |title=Pennywise Cancel Euro Shows After Frontman Zoli Téglás Collapses Onstage |publisher=Punknews.org |date=July 2, 2012 |url=http://www.punknews.org/article/47928 |access-date=2012-10-30}}</ref> Pennywise was forced to cancel all touring activity for the year to allow the singer to heal.<ref name="Tilles"/> However, Téglás wanted to leave the band and had been in touch with Lindberg, asking him to rejoin.<ref name="Tilles"/> In an appearance on [[KROQ-FM]] that October, Dragge and Lindberg announced Lindberg's return, to be celebrated with a January 2013 show at the [[Hollywood Palladium]] commemorating the band's 25th anniversary.<ref name="Tilles"/> Lindberg's return was at a South American Festival Tour, that started November 4 in São Paulo, Brazil.
As early as 2013, Pennywise began work on their eleventh studio album ''[[Yesterdays (Pennywise album)|Yesterdays]]'', which was released on July 15, 2014, and is the band's first with Lindberg on vocals since 2008's ''[[Reason to Believe (Pennywise album)|Reason to Believe]]''.<ref>{{cite web |author=Kira |title=Interview: Jim Lindberg (Pennywise) |publisher=Punknews.org |date=March 5, 2013 |url=http://www.punknews.org/article/50840/interviews-jim-lindberg-pennywise |access-date=2013-07-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tours: Pennywise working on anniversary box set, new album |publisher=Punknews.org |date=April 15, 2013 |url=http://www.punknews.org/article/51286/pennywise-working-on-anniversary-box-set-new-album |access-date=2013-07-18}}</ref> Although ''Yesterdays'' is considered to be a proper studio album, it is a compilation of never-before released songs written by Pennywise's original bassist [[Jason Thirsk]], and includes re-recordings of two songs "No Way Out" and "Slowdown".<ref>{{cite web |title=Listen to Pennywise's New Song 'Violence Never Ending' |publisher=radio.com |date=June 2, 2014 |url=http://radio.com/2014/06/02/pennywise-violence-never-ending-yesterdays/ |access-date=2014-06-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140603012956/http://radio.com/2014/06/02/pennywise-violence-never-ending-yesterdays/ |archive-date=June 3, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> To support ''Yesterdays'', Pennywise embarked on the Summer Nationals 2014 from July to September,
As early as 2016, Pennywise began working on their twelfth studio album. In an October 2017 interview, Lindberg confirmed that Pennywise had finished recording their twelfth studio album, which was expected to be released in early 2018.<ref>{{cite web |last=Elite |first=Mr. |title=Pennywise to release new album next year! |publisher=punkanormalactivity.com |date=October 8, 2017 |url=http://www.punkanormalactivity.com/2017/10/08/pennywise-to-release-new-album-next-year/ |access-date=October 10, 2017}}</ref> On March 6, 2018, the band announced that the album, titled ''Never Gonna Die'', would be released on April 20.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pennywise To Release 'Never Gonna Die' Album In April; Listen To Title Track |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/pennywise-to-release-never-gonna-die-album-in-april-listen-to-title-track/ |date=March 6, 2018 |access-date=March 6, 2018}}</ref>
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==Musical style and lyrics==
Pennywise has been described as [[punk rock]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.laweekly.com/music/punk-legends-pennywise-have-a-new-singer-but-you-shouldnt-write-them-off-2401460 |title= Punk Legends Pennywise Have a New Singer, But You Shouldn't Write Them Off |work=[[LA Weekly]] |last=Flanders |first=Kai |access-date=October 3, 2018 |date=May 1, 2012}}</ref> [[skate punk]]<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nggEAAAAMBAJ&q=pennywise+%22skate+punk+anthems%22&pg=PA93 |title=The Modern Age |last=Bell |first=Carrie |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |page=93 |date=August 28, 1999 |volume=111 |number=35 |issn= 0006-2510 |publisher=[[Nielsen Business Media, Inc.]] |access-date=October 3, 2018}}</ref> [[hardcore punk]],<ref name="mtv96">{{cite web |last1=Staff |title=Former Pennywise Bassist Jason Thirsk Dead |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/691ekz/former-pennywise-bassist-jason-thirsk-dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729191302/https://www.mtv.com/news/691ekz/former-pennywise-bassist-jason-thirsk-dead |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 29, 2022 |website=[[MTV News]] |access-date=12 May 2023 |date=August 2, 1996}}</ref> and [[melodic hardcore]].<ref>{{cite book |title= Green Day: American Idiots & The New Punk Explosion |last=Myers |first=Ben |publisher=Red Wheel Weiser |year=2006 |isbn= 9781609258986 |quote=NOFX's barbed wits and songs about sexually transmitted diseases or Pennywise's spirited fists-in-the-air melodic hardcore.}}</ref>
Pennywise's songs and lyrics tend to focus on themes such as positive mental attitude, as well as political and social events that the band finds wrong or disagreeable.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pennywise speaks with out about politics and music with Detroit News|url=http://www.epitaph.com/news/news/769|publisher=[[Epitaph Records]]|date=July 31, 2003}}</ref>
▲Pennywise's music was featured in the 1997 [[SEGA]] [[arcade game]] ''[[Top Skater]]''.
== Discography ==
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==Band members==
*[[Jim Lindberg]] – lead vocals <small>(1988–2009, 2012–present)</small>▼
*Fletcher Dragge – guitar, backing vocals <small>(1988–present)</small>
*[[Randy Bradbury]] – bass, backing vocals <small>(1996–present)</small>▼
*Byron McMackin – drums, backing vocals <small>(1988–present)</small>
▲*[[Jim Lindberg]] – lead vocals <small>(1988–2009, 2012–present)</small>
*[[Jason Thirsk]] – bass, backing vocals <small>(1988–1996; his death)</small>
*[[Zoltán Téglás|Zoli Téglás]] – lead vocals <small>(2010–2012)</small>
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