The Offspring formed in 2001.
The band is often credited -- alongside fellow California punk bands Green Day , Bad Religion , NOFX , Pennywise and Rancid -- for reviving mainstream interest in punk rock in the 1990s .	punk rock	punk rock	California punk	Punk rock in California	Green Day	Green Day	Bad Religion	Bad Religion	NOFX	NOFX	Pennywise	Pennywise (band)	Rancid	Rancid (band)
