Zebrahead

Zebrahead
Zebrahead performing in 2011
Background information
Origin	La Habra, Orange County, California, U.S.
Genres	Punk rock, pop punk, rap rock, rap metal, rapcore, alternative rock
Years active	1996–present
Labels	MFZB Records, Sony Japan, Granted Records, Rude Records, 3wise Records
Associated acts	3-Ply, Jank 1000, Darling Thieves, Reel Big Fish, Goldfinger, Green Day, Death by Stereo, The Matches, Man With A Mission
Website	Zebrahead.com
Members	Ben Osmundson Ed Udhus Ali Tabatabaee Matty Lewis Dan Palmer
Past members	Justin Mauriello Greg Bergdorf

Zebrahead is an American rock band from Orange County, California, United States. Formed in 1996, the band has released twelve studio albums to date.

Zebrahead was formed in La Habra, California in 1996 by 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 four musicians, whose bands at the time shared the same practice space, found themselves experimenting with different sounds together and soon became friends. After deciding that they wanted to explore their musical options further, the foursome left their bands all together and formed Zebrahead.

The group, who were inspired by acts including Fugazi and Descendents, found themselves uninspired by the local musical trends of ska-punk and instead began incorporating elements of hip-hop into their sound, eventually recruiting rapper Ali Tabatabaee to join them as a co-vocalist.

After issuing the self-titled demo album Zebrahead (more widely known as Yellow due to the color of the cover) from the indie label Doctor Dream Records in April 1998, Zebrahead were signed to major record label Columbia Records and released their full-length debut Waste of Mind later that same year. The album contained newly re-recorded songs from their previous release along with new tracks, including the minor radio hit "Get Back", which gained some popularity in the U.S. and charted at No. 32 on the U.S. Hot Modern Rock Tracks charts.

The band's follow-up album Playmate of the Year was released in the summer of 2000, and was followed up by the EP Stupid Fat Americans, released in February 2001 exclusively in Japan.