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Suicidal Tendecies


Members
Mike Muir
Mike Clark
Dean Pleasants
Steve Brunner
Eric Moore

Robert Trujillo became the new bassist in 1989, he later formed Infectious Grooves with Mike Muir.

Lead vocalist and long time member, Mike Muir is known for looking more like a cholo than the average metal musician.
Albums
* Suicidal Tendencies (1983)
* Join the Army (1987)
* How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today (1988)
* Lights...Camera...Revolution! (1990)
* The Art of Rebellion (1992)
* Still Cyco After All These Years (1993)[7]
* Suicidal for Life (1994)
* Freedumb (1999)
* Free Your Soul and Save My Mind (2000)

Suicidal Tendencies, formed in Venice,California, was originally a Hardcore Punk band but then became a Crossover Thrash group and added Funk elements later on, vocalist Mike Muir is the only member that remained in all line up changes, this band sings about life, politics and society but sometimes humor is incorporated into the lyrics.

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Suicidal Tendencies is a band that was founded in Venice, Los Angeles, California, in 1981 by the leader and only permanent member, singer Mike Muir. The band is credited as one of the "the fathers of crossover thrash". To date, Suicidal Tendencies have released ten studio albums (one of which is composed of never-before released material and the other is a re-recording of their first album), two compilation albums, four split albums, one VHS, and one EP. Suicidal Tendencies rose to fame with their 1983 self-titled debut album, which spawned the single "Institutionalized". That single was one of the first hardcore punk videos to receive substantial airplay on MTV. Suicidal Tendencies did not release a follow-up record until 1987, with Join the Army. The album attracted the attention of Epic Records, who signed the band in 1988 and issued their third album, How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today, later that year. This was followed by their next two albums, Controlled by Hatred/Feel Like ****...Déjà Vu and Lights...Camera...Revolution!, which were also successful and both certified Gold by the RIAA. After releasing two more studio albums (The Art of Rebellion and Suicidal for Life), Suicidal Tendencies called it quits in 1995. However, they reunited in 1997 and have continued to perform and record since then.

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Judging from their name, Suicidal Tendencies were never afraid of a little controversy. Formed in Venice, CA, during the early '80s, the group's leader from the beginning was outspoken vocalist Mike Muir. The outfit specialized in vicious hardcore early on -- building a huge following among skateboarders, lending a major hand in the creation of skatepunk -- before turning their focus eventually to thrash metal. Early on, the group (whose original lineup included Muir, guitarist Grant Estes, bassist Louiche Mayorga, and drummer Amery Smith) found it increasingly difficult to book shows, due to rumors of its members' affiliation with local gangs and consistent violence at their performances. The underground buzz regarding Suicidal Tendencies grew too loud for labels to ignore though, as the quartet signed on with the indie label Frontier; issuing Muir and company's classic self-titled debut in 1983. The album quickly became the best-selling hardcore album up to that point; its best-known track, "Institutionalized," was one of the first hardcore punk videos to receive substantial airplay on MTV, and was eventually used in the Emilio Estevez cult classic movie Repo Man, as well as in an episode for the hit TV show Miami Vice (for which the group made a cameo appearance).