The Adolescents formed in Fullerton, California in January 1980; the original lineup consisted of singer Tony Reflex, bassist Steve Soto, guitarists Frank Agnew and John O'Donovan, and drummer Peter Pan.
[1] Rikk Agnew left the group and was briefly replaced by Pat Smear, then by Steve Roberts; this lineup recorded the Welcome to Reality EP, but broke up two months before its October 1981 release through Frontier.
More lineup changes took place over the next several years; since 2008, Reflex and Soto have been the Adolescents' sole constant members and primary songwriters, and the band has released four more studio albums through German label Concrete Jungle Records.
2011's The Fastest Kid Alive included drummer Armando Del Rio and guitarists Mike McKnight and Joe Harrison.
Harrison was then replaced by Dan Root, and the band released the American Dogs in Europe EP (2012) and 2013's Presumed Insolent.