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Hoobastank

Last album: January 27, 2009
First published: December 12, 2008
Downloads: 13612 albums downloaded

Biography

Hoobastank is an American post-grunge band best known for their crossover hit "The Reason" (2003) and by their continued success in the modern rock market. It'd be easy to recap the career of Hoobastank: a couple of guys meet in a Battle of the Bands in Agoura Hills, CA, in 1994. They grab a bassist and a drummer, damn themselves with a weird band name, build up a local following, get signed, put out two records that earn accolades like "post-grunge ear candy", release a monster ballad ("The Reason"), get nominated for three Grammys .