Ronald Welty (born February 1, 1971) is an American musician and the former drummer for the American punk rock band

The Offspring The Offspring is an American rock band from Garden Grove, California, formed in 1984. Originally formed under the name Manic Subsidal, the band's current lineup consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Bryan "Dexter" Holland, lead guita ...

. After The Offspring, Welty formed Steady Ground.

Career

The Offspring

In July 1987, 16-year-old Welty joined

, replacing

James Lilja James Frederick Lilja (born May 1966) is an American gynecologic oncologist and a musician from the Los Angeles area, perhaps best known as the first drummer of the punk rock band The Offspring, and performing with the band between 1984 and 19 ...

. Welty performed on The Offspring's first six studio albums: ''

'', ''

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'', '' Smash'', ''

Ixnay on the Hombre ''Ixnay on the Hombre'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band the Offspring, released on February 4, 1997, by Columbia Records. After the massive commercial success of their previous album, '' Smash'' (1994), the band entered the stud ...

'', ''

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'', and '' Conspiracy of One''. He was fired from the band in 2003 when they were in the midst of writing and recording ''

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''. Of all the band's drummers, Welty's tenure of almost 16 years remains the longest. In September 2020, Welty filed a lawsuit against The Offspring for unpaid

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Steady Ground

After The Offspring, Welty formed Steady Ground, in which he played drums and co-produced. On February 26, 2006, Steady Ground released three

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on Myspace, entitled "Everyone's Emotional", "I Can't Contain Myself", and "You Better Close Your Eyes." In 2007, the band released the studio album '' Jettison'', and in the same year they broke up.

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* 1971 births American punk rock drummers American male drummers Living people The Offspring members Musicians from Long Beach, California 20th-century American drummers 21st-century American drummers {{US-rock-drummer-stub