Origin: Venice Beach, California, USA  
Genres: Thrash Metal, Crossover
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Suicidal Tendencies

Hailing from Venice Beach, the name Suicidal Tendencies became synonymous with the LA skatecore scene, a scene they essentially created (other similar/related bands in this groups would be Beowulf and Excel). Their 1983 self-titled debut album, featuring their classic "Institutionalized", is still regarded as a seminal hardcore album. Four years later would see the follow-up, Join The Army, by which time they had essentially become a thrash band, though still retaining their hardcore roots and attitude. A string of successful albums were released in the late eighties and early nineties, with the band deciding to break up in 1995 following '94's Suicidal For Life. Several years later leader Mike Muir brought some members from the Suicidal side project Infectious Grooves, and by 1999 the band was back in action, and is still active today. Several past members have contributed to other bands, with the most recent (and most notable) being Robert Trujillo's joining Metallica.

Current Members

Mike Muir

vocals

Dean Pleasants

guitars

Jeff Pogan

guitars

Ra Diaz

bass

Jay Weinberg

drums (ex-Slipknot)

Former Members/Guests

Grant Estes

guitars

Rocky George

guitars

Mike Clark

guitars

Nico Santora

guitars (Darkest Hour)

Louis Mayorga

bass

Bob Heathcote

bass RIP: July 22, 2022, motorcycle accident, age 58

Robert Trujillo

bass (ex-Black Label Society, Metallica, ex-Ozzy Osbourne)

Josh Paul

bass

Tim Williams

bass

Amery Smith

drums (ex-Uncle Slam)

R.J. Herrera

drums (ex-Uncle Slam)

Josh Freese

drums (ex-Medication, ex-Static-X, guest for Wolfmother)

Jimmy DeGrasso

drums (ex-Alice Cooper, ex-Black Star Riders, ex-Killing Machine, ex-M.D.45, ex-Megadeth, ex-Y&T)

Brooks Wackerman

drums (Avenged Sevenfold)

Eric Moore

drums (ex-King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard)

Dave Lombardo

drums (guest for Annihilator, Dead Cross, Fantômas, ex-Grip Inc., Mr. Bungle, ex-Slayer, ex-Testament, ex-Voodoocult)

Greyson Nekrutman

drums (Sepultura)


Discography



Suicidal Tendencies  
1983 Frontier
  1. Suicide's an alternative/You'll be sorry
  2. Two sided politics
  3. I shot the devil
  4. Subliminal
  5. Won't fall in love today
  6. Institutionalized
  7. Memories of tomorrow
  8. Possessed
  9. I saw your mommy...
  10. Fascist pig
  11. I want more
  12. Suicidal failure
  • Mike Muir
  • Grant Estes
  • Louis Mayorga
  • Amery Smith


Join The Army  
1987 Caroline
  1. Suicidal maniac
  2. Join the army
  3. You got, I want
  4. A little each day
  5. The prisoner
  6. War inside my head
  7. I feel your pain...and I survive
  8. Possessed to skate
  9. No name, no words
  10. Cyco
  11. Two wrongs don't make a right (but they make me feel a whole lot better)
  12. Looking in your eyes
  • Mike Muir
  • Rocky George
  • Louis Mayorga
  • R.J. Herrera


How Will I Laugh Tomorrow ...  
1988 Epic
  1. Trip at the brain
  2. Hearing voices
  3. Pledge your allegiance
  4. How will I laugh tomorrow
  5. The miracle
  6. Suicyco mania
  7. Surf and slam
  8. If I don't wake up
  9. Sorry?!
  10. One too many times
  11. The feeling's back
  • Mike Muir
  • Rocky George
  • Mike Clark
  • Bob Heathcote
  • R.J. Herrera


Controlled By Hatred  EP
1989 Epic
  1. Master of no mercy
  2. How will I laugh tomorrow (video edit)
  3. Just another love song
  4. Waking the dead
  5. Controlled by hatred
  6. Choosing my own way of life
  7. Feel like shit...deja-vu
  8. It's not easy
  9. How will I laugh tomorrow (heavy emotion version)
  • Mike Muir
  • Rocky George
  • Mike Clark
  • Robert Trujillo
  • R.J. Herrera


Lights, Camera, Revolution  
1990 Epic
  1. You can't bring me down
  2. Lost again
  3. Alone
  4. Lovely
  5. Give it revolution
  6. Get whacked
  7. Send me your money
  8. Emotion No. 13
  9. Disco's out, murder's in
  10. Go'n breakdown
  • Mike Muir
  • Rocky George
  • Mike Clark
  • Robert Trujillo
  • R.J. Herrera
1990 Readers' Album #14



The Art Of Rebellion  
1992 Epic
  1. Can't stop
  2. Accept my sacrifice
  3. Nobody hears
  4. Tap into the power
  5. Monopoly on sorrow
  6. We call this mutha revenge
  7. I wasn't mean to feel this (Asleep at the wheel)
  8. Gotta kill Captain Stupid
  9. I'll hate you better
  10. Which way to free?
  11. It's going down
  12. Where's the truth
  • Mike Muir
  • Rocky George
  • Mike Clark
  • Robert Trujillo
  • Josh Freese


F.N.G. (compilation)  
1992 Virgin
  1. Suicidal maniac
  2. Institutionalised
  3. I feel your pain and I survive
  4. How will I laugh tomorrow
  5. Possessed
  6. If I don't wake up
  7. Two wrongs don't make a right
  8. I saw your Mommy
  9. Human Guinea pig
  10. Subliminal
  11. Surf & slam
  12. Possessed to skate
  13. I want more
  14. The feeling's back
  15. A little each day
  16. Suicyco mania
  17. Pledge your allegiance
1992 Readers' Album #37



Still Cyco After All These Years  
1993 Epic
  1. Suicide's an alternative
  2. Two-sided politics
  3. Subliminal
  4. I shot the devil
  5. Won't fall in love today
  6. Institutionalized
  7. War inside my head
  8. Don't give me your nothin'
  9. Memories of tomorrow
  10. Possessed
  11. I saw your mommy
  12. Fascist pig
  13. A little each day
  14. I want more
  15. Suicidal failure
  • Mike Muir
  • Rocky George
  • Mike Clark
  • Robert Trujillo
  • R.J. Herrera


Suicidal For Life  
1994 Epic
  1. Invocation
  2. Don't Give A Fuck
  3. No Fuckn' Problem
  4. Suicyco Muthafucka
  5. Fucked Up Just Right
  6. No Bullshit
  7. What Else Could I Do
  8. What You Need's A Friend
  9. I Wouldn't Mind
  10. Depression And Anguish
  11. Evil
  12. Love v Lonliness
  13. Benediction
  • Mike Muir
  • Rocky George
  • Mike Clark
  • Robert Trujillo
  • Jimmy DeGrasso
1994 Readers' Album #27



Prime Cuts (compilation)  
1997 Epic
  1. You Can't Bring Me Down
  2. Join The New Army
  3. Lovely
  4. Institutionalised
  5. Gotta Kill Captain Studio
  6. Beserk
  7. I Saw Your Mommy
  8. Pledge Your Alegience
  9. Feeding The Addiction
  10. I Wasn't Meant To Feel This
  11. Asleep At The Wheel
  12. Send Me Your Money
  13. No Fuck'n Problem
  14. Go Skate
  15. Nobody Hears
  16. How Will I Laugh Tomorrow
  • Mike Muir
  • Dean Pleasants
  • Josh Paul
  • Brooks Wackerman
1997 Readers' Album #59



Friends & Family (compilation)  
1998 Suicidal
  1. Panic
  2. Scream Out
  3. We Are Family
  4. Epic Escape
  5. Payback's A Bitch
  6. It's Time
  7. Sweet Disharmony
  8. Big Fat Baby
  9. Some People Deserve To Die
  10. Teachin' Lil Ricky A Lesson
  11. Day At The Beach
  12. Dysfunktional
  13. Whose Got A Secret
  14. They Say


6 The Hard Way  EP
1998 Suicidal
  • Mike Muir
  • Dean Pleasants
  • Josh Paul
  • Brooks Wackerman


Freedumb  
1999 Suicidal
  1. Freedumb
  2. Ain't Gonna Take It
  3. Scream Out
  4. Half Way Up My Head
  5. Cyco Vision
  6. I Ain't Like You
  7. Naked
  8. Hippie Killer
  9. Built To Survive
  10. Get Sick
  11. We Are Family
  12. I'll Buy Myself
  13. Gaigan Go Home
  14. Heaven
  • Mike Muir
  • Dean Pleasants
  • Josh Paul
  • Brooks Wackerman
1999 Readers' Album #57



Free Your Soul And Save My Mind  
2000 Suicidal
  1. Self destruct
  2. Sue casa es mi casa
  3. No more no less
  4. Free your soul
  5. Pop songs
  6. Billenium
  7. Animal
  8. Straight from the heart
  9. Cyco speak
  10. Start your brain
  11. Public dissention
  12. Children of the bored
  13. Got mutation
  14. Charlie Monroe
  15. Home
  • Mike Muir
  • Mike Clark
  • Dean Pleasants
  • Josh Paul
  • Brooks Wackerman


Friends & Family 2  
2001 Suicidal


Playlist: The Very Best Of Suicidal Tendencies  COMPILATION
2010 Sony
  1. Trip at the Brain
  2. How Will I Laugh Tomorrow
  3. One Too Many Times
  4. Controlled by Hatred
  5. You Can't Bring Me Down
  6. Alone
  7. Get Whacked
  8. Send Me Your Money
  9. Disco's Out, Murder's In
  10. Nobody Hears
  11. I Wasn't Meant to Feel This / Asleep at the Wheel
  12. War Inside My Head
  13. Waking the Dead
  14. Institutionalized


Live At The Olympic Auditorium  VIDEO
2010 Suicidal


13  
2013 Suicidal
  1. Shake It Out
  2. Smash It!
  3. This Ain't a Celebration
  4. God Only Knows Who I Am
  5. Make Your Stand
  6. Who's Afraid?
  7. Show Some Love...Tear It Down
  8. Cyco Style
  9. Slam City
  10. Till My Last Breath
  11. Living the Fight
  12. Life... (Can't Live With It, Can't Live Without It)
  13. This World
  • Mike Muir
  • Dean Pleasants
  • Nico Santora
  • Tim Williams
  • Eric Moore
2013 Readers' Album #13



The World Gone Mad  
2016 Suicidal
  1. Clap Like Ozzy
  2. The New Degeneration
  3. Living for Life
  4. Get Your Fight On!
  5. World Gone Mad!
  6. Happy Never After
  7. One Finger Salute
  8. Damage Control
  9. The Struggle Is Real
  10. Still Dying to Live
  11. This World
  • Mike Muir
  • Dean Pleasants
  • Jeff Pogan
  • Ra Diaz
  • Dave Lombardo
2016 Readers' Album #15



Get Your Fight On!  EP
2018 Suicidal
  1. Nothing to Lose
  2. Get United
  3. iAuthority
  4. Ain't Mess'n Around
  5. S.E.D.
  6. I Got a Right (Iggy Pop cover)
  7. Get Your Right On! (Acoustic Version)
  8. Get Your Bass On! (Bass Instrumental)
  9. Get Your Shred On! (Guitar Instrumental)
  10. Get Your Fight On! (LP Version)
  • Mike Muir
  • Dean Pleasants
  • Jeff Pogan
  • Ra Diaz
  • Dave Lombardo



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