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{{Short description|Subgenre of punk rock}}
{{Distinguish|Ska punk}}
{{Infobox music genre
| name              = Skate punk
| other_names       = {{hlist|Skate rock|skatecore}}
| stylistic_origins = {{flatlist|
*[[Punk rock]]
*[[hardcore punk]]
*[[pop-punk]]
*[[Surf punk (music genre)|surf punk]]
*[[melodic hardcore]]
*[[nardcore]]
}}
| cultural_origins  = Early 1980s, [[United States]]
| subgenrelist      = 
| subgenres         = 
| fusiongenres      = 
| regional_scenes   = * [[Punk rock in California|California, United States]]<br/>[[Punk rock in Australia|Victoria, Australia]]
| local_scenes      = 
| other_topics      = * [[Skateboarding]]
}}

'''Skate punk''' (also known as '''skatecore''' and '''skate rock''') is a [[skateboarding|skater]] subculture and [[punk rock]] [[Music genre|subgenre]] that developed in the 1980s. Originally a form of [[hardcore punk]] that had been closely associated with skate culture, skate punk evolved into a more melodic genre of punk rock in the 1990s similar to [[pop punk]]. Since then, it has predominately featured fast tempos, [[lead guitar]] playing (including [[guitar riff]]s and [[guitar solo]]s), fast drumming, and singing (sometimes including vocal harmonies). Occasionally, skate punk also combines the fast tempos of hardcore punk and [[melodic hardcore]] with the catchy hooks of pop-punk.

1970s and early 1980s punk rock bands like [[Buzzcocks]], [[Descendents]], [[Adolescents (band)|Adolescents]], [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]], and [[Circle Jerks]] paved the way for skate punk. Skate punk was pioneered in the 1980s by bands such as the [[Big Boys (band)|Big Boys]], [[Suicidal Tendencies]], [[JFA (band)|JFA]], [[T.S.O.L.]], [[Drunk Injuns]] and [[Love Canal]]. Many early skate punk bands are part of the hardcore punk movement [[nardcore]], which emerged in [[Oxnard, California]]. Skate punk band [[Bad Religion]] started the more melodic style of skate punk in 1988 with the band's influential album ''[[Suffer (album)|Suffer]]''. This melodic style of skate punk continued in the 1990s with bands like [[NOFX]], [[Lagwagon]], [[Pennywise (band)|Pennywise]], [[Face to Face (punk band)|Face to Face]], and [[No Use for a Name]].

Skate punk broke into the mainstream during the 1990s with bands such as [[the Offspring]] and [[Blink-182]]. Other bands, like NOFX, Pennywise, Face to Face, [[MxPx]] and Bad Religion, achieved underground to moderate success. Many skate punk bands' songs were featured in ''[[Tony Hawk's]]'' video games, a series that sold millions. Punk's popularity continued in the early 2000s with many bands continuing to make albums that received a lot of attention. During the 2010s, later skate punk bands such as [[Trash Boat]], [[Cerebral Ballzy]], and [[Trash Talk (band)|Trash Talk]], achieved underground success through the influence of previous skate punk bands.

==Characteristics==
[[File:Skateboarder.jpg|thumb|213x213px|[[Skateboarding]] has largely been associated with skate punk and [[punk rock]] culture.]]
Characterized as "the perfect soundtrack to limb-threatening aerial stunts" and "[[thrash metal]]’s snotty younger brother,"<ref>{{Cite web |last=McIntyrepublished |first=Ken |date=2020-02-28 |title=Skate or die! How skate-punk took over the world |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/skate-or-die-how-skate-punk-took-over-the-world |access-date=2025-06-04 |website=Louder |language=en}}</ref> skate punk is also known as "skate rock" and "skatecore".<ref name=uDiscover>{{cite web |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/heaven-is-a-half-pipe-the-joys-of-skate-punk/ |title=Heaven Is A Half-Pipe: The Joys Of Skate-Punk |publisher=uDiscover |last=Peacock |first=Tim |date=November 14, 2018 |access-date=January 12, 2019}}</ref> Noted by ''[[AllMusic]]'' for having "high-energy", skate punk features fast tempos.<ref name="Allmusic" /> Many of the original skate punk bands in the 1980s were hardcore punk bands. In the 1990s, this changed when more bands began to play a style of skate punk that sounded more like [[pop punk]] and standard punk rock than [[hardcore punk]].<ref name="Allmusic" /> 

Also a skater [[subculture]], skate punk's origins go back to [[Skateboarding|skate culture]] and [[surf culture]].{{sfn|Sklar|2013}} Author Sharon M. Hannon noted skate punk is known for "its fast guitars, driving bass lines, and [[surf music]]–style drums".{{sfn|Hannon|2010|p=164}} According to Mark Lepage of ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' magazine, it often has a "double-time hup-two-three-four beat".<ref>{{cite journal |title=REVIEWS |journal=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |last=Lepage |first=Mark |page=114 |volume=15 |number=1 |issn=0886-3032 |year=1999}}</ref> Skate punk music often features singing and vocal harmonies.{{sfn|Egerdahl|2010|pp=20–21}} ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' described skate punk as "a sort of pop hardcore".{{sfn|Brackett|Hoard|2004|p=85}} Some skate punk music has lyrics that are about humor - "mostly of the smartass variety".<ref name="Allmusic" /> 

Much skate punk music features lead guitar playing, [[guitar riff]]s, and sometimes [[guitar solo]]s. Skate punk is described by AllMusic as having "thrashier guitars" than regular punk rock.<ref name="Allmusic" /> Fast drumming are very common in skate punk. Skate punk features the fast tempos of [[hardcore punk]] and [[melodic hardcore]], occasionally combining them with the catchy hooks of [[pop punk]]. Some skate punk bands play other genres of music; pop punk, [[funk metal]], and hardcore punk are genres that are noted for being played by some skate punk bands.<ref name="Allmusic" /> Skate punk paved the way for [[third-wave ska]].<ref name="Allmusic" /> Some skate punk bands, including [[NOFX]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2yI9AQAAIAAJ&q=nofx+ska+punk |title=The Absolute Sound, Issues 152-157 |publisher=Absolute Sound, Limited |issue=152–157 |year=2005 |page=131}}</ref> and [[the Suicide Machines]],<ref name="Browardpalmbeach">{{cite web |url=http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/music/top-10-third-wave-ska-bands-of-all-time-sublime-tribute-badfish-show-at-revolution-6422339 |title=Top 10 Third Wave Ska Bands of All Time; Sublime Tribute Badfish Show at Revolution |work=[[New Times Broward-Palm Beach]] |last=Preira |first=Matt |date=October 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170310195508/http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/music/top-10-third-wave-ska-bands-of-all-time-sublime-tribute-badfish-show-at-revolution-6422339|archive-date=March 10, 2017}}</ref> also play [[ska punk]]. Some skate punk bands, including [[Suicidal Tendencies]] and [[Excel (band)|Excel]], also play [[thrash metal]] or [[crossover thrash]].<ref name="Best Crossover Albums">{{cite web |url=https://www.ocweekly.com/the-10-best-crossover-thrash-bands-6602929/|title=The 10 Best Crossover Thrash Bands |work=[[OC Weekly]] |last=Distefano |first=Alex|date=February 12, 2015}}</ref>

==History==

===Predecessors (1970s and early 1980s)===

California punk bands like [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]], [[Adolescents (band)|Adolescents]], and [[Circle Jerks]] paved the way for skate punk with their "fast and raw" music, "which replicated the feel of skating."<ref name=skateordie>{{cite web |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/skate-or-die-how-skate-punk-took-over-the-world |title=Skate or die! How skate-punk took over the world |work=[[Metal Hammer|Louder]] |last=McIntyre |first=Ken |date=June 14, 2017 |access-date=January 13, 2019}}</ref> 1970s punk bands like the [[Buzzcocks]] and 1980s punk bands like The [[Descendents]] made fast and catchy punk rock songs about teenage confusion, and also combined the aggression and speed of hardcore punk with {{nowrap|[[pop music|pop]]-inspired}} melodies.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/descendents-mn0000206407/biography |title=Descendents {{!}} Biography & History |website=[[AllMusic]] |last=Ankeny |first=Jason |access-date=January 13, 2019}}</ref>

===Origins (1980s)===

[[File:Badr1995.jpg|thumb|right|200px|alt=Black-and-white photo of a punk band performing live|[[Bad Religion]] performing live in the [[Netherlands]] in 1995]]

Originally derived from hardcore punk,<ref name=Allmusic>{{cite web|title=Skatepunk|url=https://www.allmusic.com/style/skatepunk-ma0000011954|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=5 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170310200123/http://www.allmusic.com/style/skatepunk-ma0000011954|archive-date=March 10, 2017}}</ref> skate punk began in the early 1980s.{{sfn|Hannon|2010|p=164}} The [[Big Boys (band)|Big Boys]]{{sfn|Hannon|2010|p=164}} and [[JFA (band)|JFA]]{{sfn|Hannon|2010|p=164}} are considered pioneers of skate punk. Bands such as [[Gang Green]], [[Dayglo Abortions]], [[Suicidal Tendencies]],<ref name="Allmusic" /> [[The Faction (band)|The Faction]], [[Rich Kids on LSD]], [[Tales of Terror (band)|Tales of Terror]] and [[Agression (band)|Agression]],<ref name=Agression>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/agression-mn0000600787/biography |title=Agression {{!}} Biography & History |website=[[AllMusic]] |last=Loftus |first=Johnny}}</ref> were among the first wave of skate punk bands. Johnny Loftus of ''AllMusic'' described early skate punk music as "a confluence of punk's anger and simplicity, the furious speed of hardcore, and defiantly smart-assed machismo".<ref name=Agression /> Many early skate punk bands are part of the hardcore punk movement [[nardcore]], which emerged in [[Oxnard, California]].<ref name=Agression /> Popular among skateboarders, 1980s hardcore punk bands with connections to skateboarding culture were labeled as "skate punk" - the origin of the term.<ref name=Allmusic /> Early skate punk bands are noted for creating the connection between punk rock and skateboarding.<ref name=Agression /> Mörizen "Mofo" Föche, vocalist of Drunk Injuns and former employee of the magazine ''[[Thrasher (magazine)|Thrasher]]'', is "often credited with first coining the term 'skate-punk'."<ref name=uDiscover/> [[Bad Religion]]'s 1988 album  ''[[Suffer (album)|Suffer]]'' is seen by many as a highly influential landmark album in the skate punk genre.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/this-is-hardcore-bad-religion-suffer |title=This Is Hardcore: Bad Religion - Suffer |work=[[Metal Hammer|Louder]] |last=Barnard |first=Laurent |date=July 9, 2015 |access-date=November 30, 2019}}</ref> ''Suffer'' helped start the melodic style of skate punk that continued in the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/bad_religion_autobiography_do_what_you_want_book_review |title= Bad Religion Autobiography 'Do What You Want' Is Compelling but Sanitized Account of the Punk Icons |work=[[Exclaim!]] |last=Gormely |first=Ian |date=October 14, 2020 |accessdate=February 20, 2021}}</ref>

===Mainstream success (1990s and early 2000s)===

As skate punk became more popular during the 1990s, it changed into a more melodic genre.<ref name="Allmusic" /> During this time, some {{nowrap|skate punk}} bands experienced mainstream success and were featured at events such as the [[Warped Tour]], which started in 1995. Prominent skate punk bands of the 1990s include [[Consumed (band)|Consumed]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://shout-louder.com/2018/02/24/consumed-interview/ |title= Consumed: Hindsight, Hopes & Tony Hawks [Interview] |work=Shout Louder |last=Williams |first=Sarah |date=February 24, 2018 |access-date=January 13, 2019}}</ref> [[Good Riddance (band)|Good Riddance]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/events/19729260/good-riddance-success-the-last-gang-the-brass |title=Good Riddance, Success, The Last Gang, The Brass |work=[[The Portland Mercury]] |access-date=January 13, 2019 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[Strung Out]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ocweekly.com/skate-punk-veterans-strung-out-spend-some-time-with-nostalgia-6424168/ |title=Skate-Punk Veterans Strung Out Spend Some Time With Nostalgia |work=[[OC Weekly]] |last=Ali |first=Reyan |date=September 27, 2012 |access-date=January 13, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/3794522/kiley-is-strung-out-for-the-band/ |title=No slowing down for skate punk stalwarts |work=[[The Newcastle Herald]] |date=March 18, 2016 |access-date=January 13, 2019}}</ref> [[NOFX]],{{sfn|Deluxe|2013}}{{sfn|Budofsky|Heusel|Dawson|Parillo|2006|p=156}} [[Goldfinger (band)|Goldfinger]],<ref name=SkatePunkAlbums>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603162731/http://www.ocweekly.com/music/10-best-skate-punk-albums-of-all-time-6605443/2 |archive-date=June 3, 2016 |url=http://www.ocweekly.com/music/10-best-skate-punk-albums-of-all-time-6605443/2 |title=10 Best Skate Punk Albums of All Time |work=[[OC Weekly]] |last=Chesler |first=Josh |date=September 29, 2015 |access-date=May 28, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Lagwagon]],<ref name="Lagwagon AXS">{{cite web |url=http://www.axs.com/lagwagon-plays-unique-brand-of-melodic-skate-punk-39409 |title=Lagwagon plays unique brand of melodic skate punk |publisher=[[AXS (ticket merchant)|AXS]] |last=Holden |first=Eric |date=February 5, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/hear-lagwagon-ditch-skate-punk-on-the-cog-in-the-machine/ |title=Lagwagon Ditch Skate Punk On 'The Cog In The Machine' |work=[[Music Feeds]] |last=Zanotti |first=Marc |date=September 24, 2014}}</ref> [[Guttermouth]],<ref name="AXS">{{cite web |url=http://www.axs.com/let-s-help-guttermouth-shave-the-planet-53878 |title=Let's help Guttermouth 'Shave the Planet' |publisher=[[AXS (ticket merchant)|AXS]] |last=Ulibas |first=Joseph |date=May 17, 2015}}</ref> [[Bodyjar]],<ref>{{cite web|title=How skating and the Descendents made Bodyjar who they are today|url=https://www.abc.net.au/listen/doublej/music-reads/features/bodyjar-feature-descendents-skating-cameron-baines-ben-petterson/12530056|first=Gab|last=Burke|website=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|date=6 August 2020|access-date=17 February 2025}}</ref> [[No Use for a Name]],<ref name="Esquire No Use for a Name">{{cite web |url=http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/news/a25153/tony-sly-cover/ |title=Exclusive: Alkaline Trio Cover No Use for a Name |work=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]] |last=Joiner |first=James |date=October 11, 2013}}</ref> {{nowrap|[[Blink-182]],<ref name="Rolling Stone Blink">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/blink-182/biography |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110308012233/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/blink-182/biography |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 8, 2011 |title=Blink-182 Biography |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/blink-182-mn0000757342/biography |title=blink-182 {{!}} Biography & History |website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>}} [[Face to Face (punk band)|Face to Face]],<ref name="Face To Face Punk News">{{cite web |url=https://www.punknews.org/review/5004/face-to-face-shoot-the-moon-the-essential-collection |title=Face to Face - Shoot the Moon: The Essential Collection |publisher=Punknews.org |last=Rogowski |first=Jordan |date=February 10, 2006}}</ref> [[Slick Shoes]],<ref name="Breathecast Slick Shoes">{{cite web |url=http://www.breathecast.com/articles/5-punk-rock-bands-every-christian-music-fan-should-know-16661/ |title=5 Punk Rock Bands Every Christian Music Fan Should Know – MxPx, Relient K, FM Static, Dogwood, Slick Shoes (VIDEOS) |publisher=BREATHEcast |last=Sarachik |first=Justin |date=June 30, 2014}}</ref> [[MxPx]],<ref name=SkatePunkAlbums/> [[Unwritten Law]],<ref name="NDSMC Observer Unwritten Law">{{cite web |url=http://ndsmcobserver.com/2005/03/unwritten-laws-latest-better-left-unwritten/ |title=Unwritten Law's latest better left unwritten |work=The Observer |last=Jeffers |first=Michele |date=March 31, 2005 |access-date=February 17, 2017}}</ref> [[Ten Foot Pole]],<ref name="Ten Foot Pole Punk News">{{cite web |url=https://www.punknews.org/review/3004/ten-foot-pole-subliminable-messages |title=Ten Foot Pole - Subliminable Messages |publisher=Punknews.org |author=Scott |date=June 9, 2004 |access-date=March 8, 2017}}</ref> [[Screeching Weasel]],<ref name="All Music Kill The Musician">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/kill-the-musicians-mw0000053101 |title=Kill the Musicians - Screeching Weasel |website=[[AllMusic]] |last=DaRonco |first=Mike}}</ref> [[Bad Religion]],{{sfn|Egerdahl|2010|pp=20–21}}{{sfn|Myers|2006}} [[the Offspring]],{{sfn|Weinstein|2015|p=262}} and [[Pennywise (band)|Pennywise]].<ref name="All Music Pennywise">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/pennywise-mn0000258430/biography |title=Pennywise {{!}} Biography & History |website=[[AllMusic]] |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas}}</ref>

[[File:NOFX2.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Skate punk band NOFX]]

Skate punk broke into the mainstream in 1994. The Offspring's album ''[[Smash (The Offspring album)|Smash]]'', released in 1994, launched the band into the mainstream.<ref name=Bobbitt>{{cite web |url=http://90srock.about.com/od/Reviews/fl/The-Offsprings-Smash-Turns-20.htm |title=The Offspring's 'Smash' Turns 20 |publisher=[[About.com]] |last=Bobbitt |first=Melissa |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712100116/http://90srock.about.com/od/Reviews/fl/The-Offsprings-Smash-Turns-20.htm |archive-date=2014-07-12 }}</ref> ''Smash'', certified 6× platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)]],{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Smash|artist=The Offspring}} sold at least 6.3 million copies in the United States<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/488220/the-offspring-still-fly-as-days-go-by-rises-on-rock-charts |title=The Offspring Still Fly as 'Days Go By' Rises on Rock Charts |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |last=Graff |first=Gary |date=May 21, 2012}}</ref> and at least 5 million copies outside the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.yahoo.com/music/bp/the-offspring-were--flying-by-the-seat-of-their-pants--as-they-rocketed-to-stardom-222955833.html |title=The Offspring Were 'Flying By the Seat of Their Pants' As They Rocketed to Stardom |publisher=[[Yahoo! Music]] |last=Wiederhorn |first=Jon |date=August 28, 2014}}</ref> NOFX's 1994 album ''[[Punk in Drublic]]'' was eventually certified gold by the RIAA on May 5, 2000.{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Punk in Drublic|artist=NOFX}} Unlike other 1990s punk rock bands, NOFX never signed to a major record label. Also, NOFX has not given permission for its music videos to be played on channels like [[MTV]] and [[VH1]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://punkmusic.about.com/od/nofx/p/nofxbio.htm |title=The Sultans Of Slander - A NOFX Biography |publisher=[[About.com]] |last=Cooper |first=Ryan |access-date=2016-04-10 |archive-date=2016-01-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123170717/http://punkmusic.about.com/od/nofx/p/nofxbio.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> Explaining this decision NOFX member {{nowrap|[[Fat Mike]]}} said: "We made the 'Leave It Alone' video, and we decided not to send it to MTV. We just didn't want to be a part of that machine, of that 'punk wave.' I think it's one of the best decisions we've ever made."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/nofx-punk_off_their_asses |title=NOFX Punk Off Their Asses |work=[[Exclaim!]] |last=Sutherland |first=Sam |date=March 31, 2006}}</ref> California skate punk band Face to Face had local success with their song "[[Disconnected (Face to Face song)|Disconnected]]", which was played often on California radio station [[KROQ-FM]]. With "Disconnected" constantly playing on KROQ-FM, Face to Face's 1995 album ''[[Big Choice]]'' sold more than 100,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/big-choice-mw0000627793 |title=Big Choice - Face to Face |website=[[AllMusic]] |first=Tracy |last=Frey |access-date=January 12, 2019}}</ref>

[[File:Pennywise_Warped_Tour.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Skate punk band Pennywise at Warped Tour 2007]]

Other skate punk bands achieved underground to moderate success. Pennywise's 1993 album ''[[Unknown Road]]'' sold 100,000 copies within two years, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and helped bring the band underground popularity.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0QsEAAAAMBAJ&dq=pennywise+billboard&pg=PA19 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|title=Popular Uprisings |date=June 10, 1995 |accessdate=January 20, 2022 |page=19}}</ref> Bad Religion's 1994 album ''[[Stranger Than Fiction (Bad Religion album)|Stranger Than Fiction]]'' was certified gold by the RIAA on March 4, 1998.{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Stranger Than Fiction|artist=Bad Religion}} ''Stranger Than Fiction''{{'s}} song "[[21st Century (Digital Boy)]]" peaked at number 11 on the [[Alternative Songs]] chart on December 24, 1994<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bad-religion/chart-history/mrt/ |title=Bad Religion Chart History |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=September 3, 2018}}</ref> and the song's music video was played a lot on [[MTV]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-xpm-19950105-1995-01-05-9501060364-story.html |title=Dressing Stars Makes Her Shine |work=[[Daily Press (Virginia)|Daily Press]] |last=Harville |first=Bobbie |date=January 5, 1995 |access-date=September 3, 2018}}</ref> Although ''[[Ixnay on the Hombre]]'' by the Offspring did not achieve the same sales as the Offspring's album ''Smash'', ''[[Ixnay on the Hombre]]'' by the Offspring was certified platinum by the RIAA in April 1997.{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Ixnay on the Hombre|artist=The Offspring}} As of November 1998, the album sold at least 3 million copies worldwide<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-nov-17-ca-43522-story.html |title=The 'Americana' Dream : Post-Hoopla, the Offspring Settles Into Normal Music-Making |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |last=Boehm |first=Mike |date=November 17, 1998}}</ref> and, as of August 2015, the album sold 1.4 million copies in the United States.<ref name=Christman>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6663761/the-offspring-columbia-catalog-for-sale-price |title=The Offspring's Columbia Catalog Is On the Block for $35 Million: Exclusive |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |last=Christman |first=Ed |date=August 13, 2015}}</ref> In June 1997, Blink-182 released its album ''[[Dude Ranch (album)|Dude Ranch]]''. It was certified gold by the RIAA in February 1998, and was certified platinum by the RIAA in November 1999.{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Dude Ranch|artist=Blink-182}} Scott Heisel of ''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]'' described ''Dude Ranch'' as "a killer skate-punk record".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/and_the_best_blink_182_album_of_all_time_is |title=And the best Blink-182 album of all time is... |work=[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]] |last1=Crane |first1=Matt |last2=Major |first2=Nick |last3=Obenschain |first3=Philip |last4=Heisel |first4=Scott |date=August 22, 2014}}</ref> ''Dude Ranch''{{'s}} single "[[Dammit]]" was a hit. It peaked at number 61 on ''Billboard''{{'s}} Hot 100 Airplay chart,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/298592/blink-182/chart?f=350 |title=blink-182 - Chart history |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> received heavy radio airplay,{{sfn|Hoppus|2001|p=70}} and was played a lot by MTV.<ref>{{cite magazine |year=1998 |title=Blink 182 Propelled By Cargo's Vision |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |volume=110 |number=4 |pages=11, 100 |issn=0006-2510}}</ref> In 1998, the Offspring released their album ''[[Americana (The Offspring album)|Americana]]'', which was certified 5× platinum by the RIAA.{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Americana|artist=The Offspring}} MxPx began to receive underground attention in 1996 with the band's third album ''[[Life in General (album)|Life in General]]'', which sold 89,000 copies within two years, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and helped the band's first two albums, ''[[Pokinatcha]]'' (1994) and ''[[Teenage Politics]]'' (1995), sell 50,000 combined.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jQ4EAAAAMBAJ&dq=mxpx+billboard+1996+chick+magnet&pg=PA18 |title=A&M Rounds Up Existing Fan Base For MxPx's 'Buffalo' Set |magazine=[[Billboard.com|Billboard]] |last=Reece |first=Doug |date=May 23, 1998 |accessdate=January 20, 2022 |page=18}}</ref> The song "[[Chick Magnet (MxPx song)|Chick Magnet]]" received limited play on [[MTV]] and [[MTV2|M2]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2AkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=mxpx+billboard+clips+%22chick+magnet%22&pg=PA9 |title=A&M To Co-Market MxPx With Tooth & Nail |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=January 20, 2022 |last=Reece |first=Doug |date=9 August 1997 |page=9}}</ref> MxPx released its fourth album ''[[Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo]]'', which was certified gold by the RIAA in January 2000.{{Certification Cite Ref|title=Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo|artist=Mxpx|region=United States|type=album}}
[[File:Early_2000s_skate_punk_fan_culture.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Skate punk fan in 2001]]
The skateboarding video game series ''[[Tony Hawk's (series)|Tony Hawk's]]'' featured music by many skate punk bands, including Lagwagon, Guttermouth, [[the Vandals]], Suicidal Tendencies, [[Millencolin]], Bad Religion, and [[Consumed (band)|Consumed]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2015/9/29/8656927/best-tony-hawk-pro-skater-songs-soundtrack-extreme-heck-yeah |title= The 81 best songs from the original 'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater' games, ranked |publisher=[[SB Nation]] |last=Hanstock |first=Bill |date=September 29, 2015 |access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref> ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater]]'' was one of the top-selling video games for [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] in November 1999.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/12/21/tony-hawk-tears-up-sales-charts |title=Tony Hawk Tears Up Sales Charts |work=[[IGN]] |date=December 20, 1999 |access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref> Quickly after being released, ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2]]'', released in 2000, was the {{nowrap|top-selling}} [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] title for two consecutive weeks.<ref name=HawkonTop/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/thps-2-still-at-one/1100-2639457/ |title=THPS 2 Still at One |website=[[GameSpot]] |date=October 11, 2000 |access-date=April 15, 2018}}</ref> ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2'' quickly sold 1,000,000 copies.<ref name=HawkonTop>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/hawk-on-top/1100-2636938/ |title=Hawk on Top |website=[[GameSpot]] |date=October 11, 2000 |access-date=April 15, 2018}}</ref> The sales of the video game reached 5,300,000 copies in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://legacy.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/business/20070925-9999-1n25halo.html |title=Microsoft pins Xbox 360 hopes on 'Halo 3' sales |work=[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]] |last=Sidener |first=Jonathan |date=September 25, 2007 |access-date=April 15, 2018}}</ref> ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3]]'', released in 2001, sold about 2,100,000 copies in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028115051/http://www.next-gen.biz/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3537&Itemid=2&pop=1&page=1 |url=http://www.next-gen.biz/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3537&Itemid=2&pop=1&page=1 |title=The Top 100 Games of the 21st Century |author1=Campbell, Colin |author2=Keiser, Joe |date=July 29, 2006 |work=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]] |archive-date=October 28, 2007 |url-status=dead |access-date=April 15, 2018}}</ref> As skate punk achieved success in the 1990s, record labels like [[Epitaph Records]] and [[Fat Wreck Chords]] signed numerous punk bands.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oggEAAAAMBAJ&dq=pennywise+billboard&pg=PT39 |title=Caroline is a Punk-Rocker |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=September 11, 1999 |page=38 |issn=0006-2510 |accessdate=January 20, 2022}}</ref>

===Underground revival (2010s and 2020s)===
During the 2010s and 2020s, there was an emergence of skate punk bands influenced by older skate punk bands.<ref name=FIDLAR>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/fidlar-mn0002674457/biography |title=FIDLAR {{!}} Biography & History |website=[[AllMusic]] |last=Lymangrover |first=Jason}}</ref> These bands include [[Trash Talk (band)|Trash Talk]],<ref name=FIDLAR /><ref name=TrashTalk>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/trash-talk-mn0000919001/biography |title=Trash Talk {{!}} Biography & History |website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> [[FIDLAR]],<ref name=FIDLAR /> [[Trash Boat]]<ref name="Ticket Master">{{cite web|title=Ticket Master|date=30 July 2015|url=http://blog.ticketmaster.co.uk/music/review-blood-youth-fly-the-flag-for-fresh-uk-hardcore-and-pop-punk-in-camden-17235/}}</ref><ref name="Bring The Noise">{{cite web|title=Bring The Noise|url=http://www.bringthenoiseuk.com/201504/music/live/live-review-real-friends-brawlers-trash-boat-manchester-sound-control-190315|access-date=2017-06-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823024032/http://www.bringthenoiseuk.com/201504/music/live/live-review-real-friends-brawlers-trash-boat-manchester-sound-control-190315|archive-date=2017-08-23|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[Cerebral Ballzy]].<ref name=FIDLAR /><ref name=CerebralBallzy>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/cerebral-ballzy-mn0002538808/biography |title=Cerebral Ballzy {{!}} Biography & History |website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> Many of them attracted cult followings by promoting their music on the [[Internet]].<ref name=FIDLAR /> Many of these bands, including Trash Talk<ref name=TrashTalk /> and Cerebral Ballzy,<ref name=CerebralBallzy /> are influenced by hardcore punk and [[speed metal]]. FIDLAR is influenced by skate punk bands Blink-182 and the Offspring.<ref name=FIDLAR /> and achieved underground and moderate success; their [[FIDLAR (album)|self-titled album]] debuted at number five on ''Billboard''{{'s}} [[Top Heatseekers]] chart.<ref name=FIDLAR />

==See also==
*[[List of skate punk bands]]
*[[Pop punk]]
*[[Skateboarding]]

==References==
===Citations===
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===Bibliography===
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==Further reading==
*{{cite book |title=Grinding California: Culture and Corporeality in American Skate Punk |publisher=transcript Verlag |last=Butz |first=Konstantin |year=2014 |isbn=9783839421222}}

==External links==
*{{cite web |url=http://www.huckmagazine.com/perspectives/reportage-2/skate-punk/ |title=Skate Punk - The Californian Safety Pin |work=Huck |last=Butz |first=Konstantin |date=March 17, 2011}}
*{{cite web |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/heaven-is-a-half-pipe-the-joys-of-skate-punk/ |title=Heaven Is A Half-Pipe: The Joys Of Skate Punk |publisher=uDiscover |last=Peacock |first=Tim |date=September 12, 2017}}

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