Sublime was an American ska punk band from Long Beach, California, formed in 1986.[1] The band's original line-up consisted of Bradley Nowell (vocals and guitar), Bud Gaugh (drums and percussion), and Eric Wilson (bass guitar). Lou Dog, Nowell's dalmatian, was the mascot of the band. Nowell died of a heroin overdose in 1996 and Sublime immediately split up.[2] In 2009, the surviving members decided to reform the band with a new lead singer and guitarist Rome Ramirez.[3] However, weeks after perorming at Cypress Hill's Smokeout Festival, a Los Angeles judge has banned the new lineup from using the Sublime name, thus ending or putting the band's reunion on hold.

To date, Sublime has released three studio albums, one live album, five compilation albums, three EPs and one box set. The band released its debut album 40 Oz. to Freedom in 1992. Although the album was quite popular in the states, Sublime would not experience commercial success until 1996 with their self-titled third album, released shortly after Nowell's death, which peaked at number 13 on the Billboard 200, and spawned the single "What I Got", which remains the band's only number one hit single (on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart) in their musical career. As of 2009, Sublime has sold over 17 million albums worldwide,[4] including about 10 million in the U.S. alone.