Biography
Kriesel is one of the founding members of The Offspring alongside singer Dexter Holland. Prior to forming The Offspring, Kriesel was also on the track and field team at Pacifica High School in Garden Grove, California, along with bandmate Holland, and was also in the Math Club. Kriesel and Holland had been playing locally since the early 1980s and formed Manic Subsidal in 1984. There's been a rumor that Greg and Dexter, prior to Manic Subsidal, were involved in Clowns of Death, a band that included future Offspring guitarist, Noodles. After hiring Noodles as their new guitarist, Manic Subsidal changed their name to The Offspring in 1986. The band has since released nine full-length albums, four EPs, three compilation albums, three videos, one demo, one box set and twenty-five singles.
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