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Genre: Rock
Release Date: 04/15/1994

The Offspring's second album for Epitaph did the impossible: it landed in the Top Five, unheard of for independent records. The Offspring crossed over due to the raucous, Eastern-tinged single "Come Out and Play," which stopped and started just like Nirvana, only without the Seattle trio's recklessness. The record stayed in the charts because the Offspring sounded relentlessly heavy, no matter how much the band claimed to be punk. Their tempos are slower than traditional hardcore, and their attack is as heavy as Metallica. But they acted like they were punk, with odes to no "Self Esteem" and singing about fighting in school. Nothing on the album matches the incessant catchiness of the singles, but Smash is a solid record, filled with enough heavy riffs to keep most teenagers happy.

~Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

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The Offspring - Main Performer
Dexter Holland - Guitar
Dexter Holland - Vocals
Dexter Holland - Vocals (Background)
Lisa Johnson - Photography
Noodles - Guitar
Noodles - Vocals (Background)
Ken Paulakovich - Engineer
Eddy Schreyer - Mastering
Ron Welty - Drums
Ron Welty - Vocals (Background)
Thom Wilson - Producer
Thom Wilson - Engineer
Fred Hidalgo - Art Direction
Mike Ainsworth - Engineer
Mike Ainsworth - Assistant Engineer
Ulysses Noriega - Engineer
Ulysses Noriega - Assistant Engineer
Kevin Head - Art Direction
Tom D. Kline - Reissue Design
Tom D. Kline - Reissue Layout
Jason Blackball McLean - Vocals

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Release Date: 04/15/1994
Genre: rock