Ixnay on the Hombre is the fourth studio album by the American punk band The Offspring. Released on February 4, 1997 it was the follow-up to the highly successful Smash and also the band's first collaboration with record producer Dave Jerden. While the album did not maintain the same popularity as its predecessor, Ixnay on the Hombre was well received by both critics and fans, selling more than 5.5 million copies worldwide, and being certified pl...
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Ixnay on the Hombre is the fourth studio album by the American punk band The Offspring. Released on February 4, 1997 it was the follow-up to the highly successful Smash and also the band's first collaboration with record producer Dave Jerden. While the album did not maintain the same popularity as its predecessor, Ixnay on the Hombre was well received by both critics and fans, selling more than 5.5 million copies worldwide, and being certified platinum by the RIAA.
After two years of touring for Smash, The Offspring left Epitaph and signed with Columbia Records. Writing for Ixnay on the Hombre began around 1995 during the Smash tour, which had lasted since early 1994. The Offspring returned to the studio in the spring of 1996, with producer Dave Jerden (of Alice in Chains, Anthrax, Jane's Addiction and Social Distortion fame), to commence work on the album. Recording sessions lasted from June to October 1996.
Davey Havok (AFI) recorded backing vocals on this album. Frontman Dexter...
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