Editing Zebrahead (section)

== History ==

=== 1996–2001: Formation and early years ===
[[File:Zebrahead-Logo.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.6|Zebrahead's logo]]
In summer 1996 in La Habra, California,<ref>{{cite web | last = Boehm | first = Mike | date = October 13, 1998 | title = Bold News Stripe
| newspaper = Los Angeles Times | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-oct-13-ca-31903-story.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210427132245/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-oct-13-ca-31903-story.html | archive-date = April 27, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last = Pin | first = Phua MEI | date = January 8, 1999 | title = Zebras Get Out of Orange County | newspaper = The Harvard Crimson | url = https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1999/1/8/zebras-get-out-of-orange-county/| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150605021058/https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1999/1/8/zebras-get-out-of-orange-county/ | archive-date = June 5, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OJ9DBWkJaT-RbmQLN-WCkHl_28kUbg1gKu651WNcvcw/edit#gid=0|title=ZEBRAHEAD – Tour Archive [1996-2016]|access-date=January 18, 2018}}</ref> guitarist Greg Bergdorf and drummer Ed Udhus (both formerly of the band 409), bassist Ben Osmundson (formerly of 3-Ply) and singer/rhythm guitarist [[Justin Mauriello]] (formerly of Once There) all became acquainted with one another after experimenting with different music styles together, as the bands they were in at the time shared the same practice space. Subsequently, all four left their respective bands to form their own, which they named Zebrahead.<ref>{{cite web| last = Daley| first = David| title = Zebrahead show off the New Stripes of Cali-Punk| url = https://uc925e28ba3232f1cff794b62d86.dl.dropboxusercontent.com/cd/0/inline/BNbSFFw_WvoNQIfT9LL84v57-dwiV2MgMzgeYsP4b674cAh2sGwg4f_arYQitgiHh23e9b7Vg4rtxFAjMoYSk0d6OMHuP8bfDbOVicGZjgTAzQpC-BjbES5Nox2kR83dalHOHDQtP3o0bUXaKSere7gF/file| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210427134339/https://uc925e28ba3232f1cff794b62d86.dl.dropboxusercontent.com/cd/0/inline/BNbSFFw_WvoNQIfT9LL84v57-dwiV2MgMzgeYsP4b674cAh2sGwg4f_arYQitgiHh23e9b7Vg4rtxFAjMoYSk0d6OMHuP8bfDbOVicGZjgTAzQpC-BjbES5Nox2kR83dalHOHDQtP3o0bUXaKSere7gF/file| archive-date = April 27, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = Getting to know Zebrahead* with Ali Tabatabaee| url = https://livelifethrumusiccom.wordpress.com/2016/05/27/getting-to-know-zebrahead-with-ali-tabatabaee/| newspaper = Live-Life-Thru-Music| date = May 27, 2016| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210427134433/https://livelifethrumusiccom.wordpress.com/2016/05/27/getting-to-know-zebrahead-with-ali-tabatabaee/| archive-date = April 27, 2021}}</ref> Inspired by bands such as [[Fugazi]] and [[Descendents]] and uninterested in the [[ska-punk|local musical trends of the time]], Zebrahead began experimenting and incorporating elements of [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]] into their sound, leading to the inclusion of rapper [[Ali Tabatabaee]] as a co-vocalist.<ref name="Zebrahead Biography">{{cite web|title=Zebrahead Biography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/zebrahead-mn0000965438/biography|work=AllMusic|publisher=Jason Ankeny|access-date=November 10, 2013}}</ref>  The first song ever composed was "Check", which was later included on their first demo tape, ''One More Hit'', released shortly after.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiponline.com/504/zebrahead.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427150130/http://www.hiponline.com/504/zebrahead.html|url-status=live|archivedate=April 27, 2021|title=Zebrahead|date=January 7, 2008|publisher=Hip Online}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zebrahead.org/disco.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010305035147fw_/http://www.zebrahead.org/disco.html|url-status=usurped|archivedate=March 5, 2001|title=Zebrahead Discography|date=March 5, 2001|publisher=Zebrahead.org}}</ref>

The band issued their [[Zebrahead (album)|self-titled debut album]] in April 1998 through indie label [[Doctor Dream Records]], before signing with major label [[Columbia Records]] to release their mainstream debut ''[[Waste of Mind]]'' later that year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Waste of Mind at Discogs|url=http://www.discogs.com/Zebrahead-Waste-Of-Mind/release/4977505|work=Discogs|access-date=November 10, 2013|format=Database|year=1998}}</ref> The album contains several re-recorded songs from their demo release alongside new tracks, including the minor radio hit "[[Get Back (Zebrahead song)|Get Back]]", which charted at No. 32 on the U.S. [[Alternative Songs|Hot Modern Rock Tracks]] charts. This album's version of "Check" also appeared on the soundtrack for the game ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Music and Influence of Tony Hawk Pro Skater Games and Soundtracks |url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/music_and_influence_of_tony_hawk_pro_skater_games_and_soundtracks-99707 |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=www.ultimate-guitar.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Barnfield |first=Oliver |title=Ranking the Songs in 'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3' |url=https://westwoodhorizon.com/2021/04/ranking-the-songs-in-tony-hawks-pro-skater-3/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=Westwood Horizon}}</ref>

The band's follow-up ''[[Playmate of the Year (album)|Playmate of the Year]]'' was released in August 2000 and charted at No.4 on the U.S. [[Top Heatseekers]] chart. The extended play ''Stupid Fat Americans'' followed in February 2001 as a Japan-exclusive release.

=== 2002–2005: ''MFZB'' and Mauriello's departure ===
Zebrahead recorded and released their fourth studio album, ''[[MFZB]]'', in 2003; this was their last publication under Columbia Records. The album is noted for trading in the [[Hip hop music|hip-hop]] [[funk]] elements of the band's previous releases in favor of a heavier [[punk rock]] sound that would eventually carry over and develop in future releases. Zebrahead spent the majority of 2004 promoting the album at various festivals in Japan, including the [[Summer Sonic Festival]].<ref name="Summer Sonic 2003">{{cite web|title=Summer Sonic 2003|url=http://www.songkick.com/festivals/24221-summer-sonic/id/2956951-summer-sonic-tokyo-2003|work=SongKick.com|publisher=SongKick|access-date=April 3, 2014}}</ref> The band's extensive touring earned them a sizeable fanbase in the country, leading ''MFZB'' to chart at No.9 on the [[Oricon|Japanese Charts]] and earn a [[Music recording sales certification|gold]] certification. A follow-up to ''MFZB'' titled ''[[Waste of MFZB]]'' – containing songs that didn't make the final cut of the former – was released exclusively in Japan in July 2004<ref name="Waste of MFZB on Sony Music">{{cite web|title=Waste of MFZB on Sony Music|url=http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/Zebrahead/discography/SICP-609|work=sonymusic.co.jp|publisher=Sony Music|access-date=January 12, 2014|language=ja|quote="The songs in the album are songs that were recorded for previous album "MFZB", but it's not because they were not good, but because they were dangerously good! "- Justin}}</ref> where it topped the ''[[Billboard Japan]]'' chart.

Shortly after Zebrahead's Japanese tour, co-vocalist/rhythm guitarist Justin Mauriello left the band due to creative differences.<ref name="Justins departure">{{cite web|last=Kloke|first=Joshua|title=Zebrahead|url=http://www.beat.com.au/music/zebrahead|work=Beat.com|date=November 27, 2012 |publisher=Beat|access-date=April 19, 2014}}</ref> As the singing/rapping dynamic between Mauriello and co-vocalist Ali Tabatabaee was crucial to Zebrahead's sound, the band immediately began the search for a replacement. [[Matty Lewis]], a former member of the band [[Matty Lewis|Jank 1000]] that had previously toured with Zebrahead, was advised by Udhus and Osmundson to try out for the part in December 2004, to which he won.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the59thsound.com/matty-lewis---zebrahead-09112012.html|title=Matty's interview|access-date=November 3, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211001704/http://www.the59thsound.com/matty-lewis---zebrahead-09112012.html|archive-date=December 11, 2015}}</ref> Lewis' inclusion was announced at a private concert at the Anaheim House of Blues, California on March 8, 2005, before the group started recording their next studio album.

=== 2006–2012: ''Broadcast to the World'',  ''Phoenix'', ''Panty Raid'' and ''Get Nice!'' ===
[[File:Zebrahead 2006.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Zebrahead performing in 2006]]
Zebrahead's sixth album ''[[Broadcast to the World]]'' debuted in February 2006 in Japan, where it certified gold. It was later issued in other countries as the year progressed. During that time, the band toured the U.S. as part of the [[Warped Tour]] festival<ref name="Vans Warped Tour 2006 Lineup">{{cite web|title=Vans Warped Tour 2006|url=http://www.songkick.com/festivals/1550-vans-warped-tour/id/2283056-vans-warped-tour-2006|work=songkick.com|publisher=Song Kick|access-date=January 18, 2014}}</ref> and later Europe, notably playing at the UK's annual [[Download Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|title=DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2006|url=http://www.downloadfestival.co.uk/history/2006|work=Downloadfestival.co.uk|publisher=Download Festival|access-date=January 18, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140403014303/http://www.downloadfestival.co.uk/history/2006|archive-date=April 3, 2014}}</ref> Ali Tabatabaee and Matty Lewis also performed the theme of [[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 video game)|''Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)'']], "His World".

Following a two-month hiatus after writing material for their seventh album, Zebrahead returned to Europe in May 2007 on a co-headline tour with [[MxPx]]<ref name="No UK dates for MXPX/Zebrahead, only Europe">{{cite web|title=No UK dates for MXPX/Zebrahead|url=http://www.punktastic.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=17276|work=Punktastic.com|publisher=Punktastic|access-date=January 18, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201185743/http://www.punktastic.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=17276|archive-date=February 1, 2014}}</ref> and went on to tour the UK as part of the annual Get Happy Tour the following October.<ref name="Review of Get Happy Tour @ Newcastle including Zebrahead">{{cite web|title=Get Happy Tour @ Newcastle Academy|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/tyne/content/articles/2007/10/17/get_happy_tour_review_feature.shtml|work=bbc.co.uk|publisher=BBC Tyne|access-date=January 18, 2014}}</ref> Afterwards, the band continued writing and recorded demos with producers [[Jason Freese]], [[Howard Benson]]<ref name="About Zebrahead and Howard Benson produced Hell Yeah">{{cite web|title=About Zebrahead|url=http://www.mtv.com/artists/zebrahead/biography/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202115923/http://www.mtv.com/artists/zebrahead/biography/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 2, 2014|work=MTV.com|publisher=MTV|access-date=January 18, 2014|quote="We're old friends with Howard," says Tabatabaee of Benson, who produced the song "Hell Yeah."}}</ref> and Cameron Webb.<ref name="Phoenix Credits including Jason Freese">{{cite web|title=Phoenix Credits|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/broadcast-to-the-world-mw0000443417/credits|work=Allmusic.com|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=January 18, 2014}}</ref> The album, ''[[Phoenix (Zebrahead album)|Phoenix]]'', was released in July 2008, preceded by the ''Not the New Album EP'' a day earlier. The band later returned to the UK and performed at the Download, Leeds Slam Dunk and Greenfield festivals, before going on to tour the rest of Europe and Japan for the remainder of the year. An American leg of the tour was originally planned to take place after, however, Lewis became ill, and in order to avoid permanent damage to his voice, the tour was cancelled.<ref name="Zebrahead pull US tour in 2008">{{cite web|title=Zebrahead pull US tour|url=http://www.alterthepress.com/2008/08/zebrahead-pull-us-tour.html|work=Alterthepress.com|publisher=Alter The Press|access-date=January 18, 2014}}</ref>

In Spring 2009, Zebrahead announced the release of a [[Cover version|cover album]] featuring songs originally sung by female musicians from the 1990s–2000s for the following November. ''[[Panty Raid (album)|Panty Raid]]'' is preceded by the single "[[Girlfriend (Avril Lavigne song)#Zebrahead version|Girlfriend]]" originally by [[Avril Lavigne]].<ref name="Zebrahead covers Avril Lavigne">{{cite web|title=Zebrahead covers Avril Lavigne|url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/news/11226/Zebrahead-Cover-Avril-Lavigne/|work=Sputnik Music|publisher=J. Ponton|access-date=October 21, 2010}}</ref> To promote it, the band began the Less Than Jake tour in late 2009 and toured through Japan and Europe, eventually concluding in the U.S. in Spring 2010.<ref name="Japan Panty Raid Tour Announced">{{cite web|title=Japan Panty Raid Tour Announced|url=https://twitter.com/zebrahead/status/4083104487|work=Twitter|publisher=Zebrahead|access-date=September 18, 2009}}</ref> In the fall that followed, the band had started recording original material for the first time since the release of ''Phoenix''. Proceeded by the singles "Ricky Bobby" and the title track "Get Nice!", Zebrahead's ninth studio album ''[[Get Nice! (album)|Get Nice!]]'' was released in July 2011, reaching No. 3 on the U.S. [[Top Heatseekers]] chart. Promotion came in the form of the tour Get Nice! or Die Trying, where the band performed in venues and festivals throughout Europe, Japan and Australia and the United States between the album's release and the summer of 2012.<ref name="Summer Tour Dates">{{cite web|title=Summer Tour Dates|url=http://www.zebrahead.com/australia-here-we-come/|publisher=Zebrahead|access-date=July 25, 2011}}</ref><ref name="Zebrahead tours in Australia">{{cite web|title=Zebrahead tours in Australia|url=http://www.zebrahead.com/australia-here-we-come/|publisher=Zebrahead|access-date=October 4, 2011}}</ref>

=== 2013–2020: ''Call Your Friends'', ''Walk the Plank'' and ''Brain Invaders'' ===
After recording in the first half of the year, Zebrahead's tenth studio album ''[[Call Your Friends]]'' was released worldwide in August 2013. Around the same time, the band announced the departure of guitarist Greg Bergdorf, who chose to leave in order to spend more time with his family. Lead guitarist of [[Death by Stereo]], [[Dan Palmer (guitarist)|Dan Palmer]] took his place as the band's new guitarist.<ref name="Departure of Greg">{{cite web|title=Departure of Greg|url=https://www.facebook.com/Zebrahead/posts/10151637505162086 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/24538897085/10151637505162086 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|work=Facebook.com|publisher=Zebrahead|access-date=January 22, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Zebrahead then toured in the U.S., Europe and Japan over the course of the following year, this time alongside acts MxPx and Allister. In October 2014, the band released their live DVD ''Way More Beer'', which was filmed and recorded during the band's tour of Germany earlier that year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://arena.com/article/zebrahead-drinking-beer-filming-concerts-doing-laundry |title=Home &#124; Arena Music |publisher=Arena.com |access-date=August 1, 2015 |archive-date=March 31, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331021726/https://arena.com/article/zebrahead-drinking-beer-filming-concerts-doing-laundry |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In celebration of the twentieth anniversary of Zebrahead's formation, the band released their first compilation album ''[[Greatest Hits? – Volume 1]]'' on March 11, 2015, exclusively in Japan. As well as familiar material, the compilation features several re-recorded songs from the band's earlier albums with former lead singer/rhythm guitarist Justin Mauriello, this time featuring current lead Matty Lewis.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/Zebrahead/info/450335 |script-title=ja:インフォメーション |publisher=Sony Music |access-date=August 1, 2015|language=ja}}</ref> The re-recorded songs were released separately outside Japan as the band's eleventh studio album under the title ''[[The Early Years – Revisited]]'' on April 21, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gironas |first=Maria |url=http://substreammagazine.com/2015/02/zebrahead-re-record-early-material-with-new-vocalist-for-the-early-years-revisited/ |title=Zebrahead re-record early material with new vocalist for 'The Early Years—Revisited' |publisher=Substream Magazine |access-date=August 1, 2015 |archive-date=May 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520103553/http://substreammagazine.com/2015/02/zebrahead-re-record-early-material-with-new-vocalist-for-the-early-years-revisited/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

After recording earlier in the year, Zebrahead's twelfth album ''[[Walk the Plank (Zebrahead album)|Walk the Plank]]'' was issued on October 7, 2015. A continuation of their Walk the Plank/Out of Control tour that took place earlier that year ran between October 1 – December 11, 2015, in Japan and Europe. The band released a second compilation album on November 24, 2017, titled ''[[The Bonus Brothers]]'', featuring songs that were previously only available on the Japanese editions of their albums,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zebrahead.com/the-bonus-brothers-new-album-and-more/ |title=The Bonus Brothers, New Album? and More!! |publisher=zebrahead.com |date=October 13, 2017 |access-date=October 16, 2017}}</ref> while their thirteenth studio album ''[[Brain Invaders (Zebrahead album)|Brain Invaders]]'' was released in March 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://avex.jp/zebrahead/news/detail.php?id=1068900|title=Zebrahead record companies Transfers of your report |publisher=zebrahead.com |date=January 9, 2019 |access-date=January 9, 2019}}</ref>

=== 2021–present: Lewis' departure and ''III.II.I''===
In April 2021, Zebrahead announced the departure of co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist, Matty Lewis.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Redrup |first1=Zach |title=NEWS: Zebrahead part ways with guitarist/vocalist, Matty Lewis! |url=https://www.deadpress.co.uk/news-zebrahead-part-ways-with-guitarist-vocalist-matty-lewis/ |website=DEAD PRESS! |access-date=August 2, 2021 |date=April 27, 2021 |archive-date=July 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210714164121/https://www.deadpress.co.uk/news-zebrahead-part-ways-with-guitarist-vocalist-matty-lewis/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Adrian Estrella (Assuming We Survive and Mest) was revealed as his replacement on June 28, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |last1=May |first1=Tamara |title=Zebrahead Welcomes Adrian Estrella As New Vocalist |url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2021/06/29/zebrahead-welcomes-adrian-estrella-as-new-vocalist/https://wallofsoundau.com/2021/06/29/zebrahead-welcomes-adrian-estrella-as-new-vocalist/ |website=Wall Of Sound |access-date=August 2, 2021 |date=June 29, 2021}}</ref> The band's first single with Estrella, "Lay Me to Rest", premiered the following month on July 30, 2021<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rogers |first1=Jack |title=zebrahead Have Released A Rousing New Single, Their First With New Vocalist Adrian Estrella – News |url=https://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/zebrahead-have-released-a-rousing-new-single-their-first-with-new-vocalist |website=Rock Sound Magazine |access-date=August 2, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> while the EP ''III'', the band's first release with Estrella, followed on November 26, 2021. The band's follow-up EP, titled ''II'', was released on February 3, 2023. ''I'' was released on November 13, 2024.