List of Suicidal Tendencies band members
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| Suicidal Tendencies | |
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| Origin | Venice, California, United States |
| Genres | Crossover thrash, hardcore punk, thrash metal |
| Years active | 1981–1995 1997–present |
| Members | |
| Mike Muir Mike Clark Dean Pleasants Steve Brunner Eric Moore |
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| Former members | |
| Mike Ball Rick Battson Jimmy DeGrasso Mike Dunnigan Ron Brunner, Jr. Sean Dunnigan Carlos Egert Grant Estes Andrew Evans Josh Freese Rocky George Bob Heathcote R.J. Herrera Louiche Mayorga Brooks Wackerman Jon Nelson Josh Paul Amery Smith Robert Trujillo |
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The following is a list of musicians who have been members of American crossover thrash and hardcore punk band Suicidal Tendencies. Formed in 1981, the band currently comprises lead vocalist Mike Muir, guitarists Mike Clark and Dean Pleasants, bassist Steve Brunner and drummer Eric Moore.
Suicidal Tendencies were formed in Venice, Los Angeles, California in 1981 by Mike Muir, guitarist Mike Ball, bassist Mike Dunnigan and drummer Carlos Egert. A short-lived lineup, Ball and Egert left after a matter of months, to be replaced by Andrew Evans and Dennis Dunnigan respectively. Mike Dunnigan, who had switched to guitar during the second lineup-era, would later be replaced by Rick Battson. By 1983, Evans and Dunnigan brothers had left the band, to be replaced by Grant Estes, Louiche Mayorga and Amery Smith on guitar, bass and drums respectively. Estes left the band in 1983 after the release of their self-titled debut album, replaced by Jon Nelson.
In 1984, Nelson and Smith left Suicidal Tendencies and were replaced by Rocky George and R. J. Herrera. After releasing Join the Army in 1987, founding member Mayorga left the band that same year, briefly replaced by Ric Clayton (formerly of No Mercy) before hiring Bob Heathcote. Also in 1987, they hired Mike Clark (who was also a member of No Mercy) as their second guitarist, now making Suicidal Tendencies a five-piece band. The lineup of Muir, George, Clark, Heathcote and Herrera recorded one album together in 1988, before Heathcote left the band a year later. Heathcote was replaced by Robert Trujillo. After the release of their next two albums, Controlled by Hatred/Feel Like Shit...Déjà Vu (1989) and Lights...Camera...Revolution! (1990), Herrera left Suicidal Tendencies in 1991 and their next album was recorded without an official replacement for him; session musician Josh Freese handled the drum tracks. Herrera would eventually be replaced by Jimmy DeGrasso.
After the 1994 release of Suicidal for Life, relationships between band members began to deteriorate and core members began to leave. This resulted in the band's split in 1995. However, Muir and Clark brought Suicidal Tendencies back together two years later and hired three new members, Dean Pleasants on guitar, Josh Paul on bass and Brooks Wackerman on drums. The reunion lineup recorded the albums Freedumb (1999) and Free Your Soul and Save My Mind (2000), before Wackerman left the band in 2001 to join Bad Religion and be replaced by Ron Brunner, Jr.. Bassist Paul left in 2002 and was replaced by Brunner's brother Steve. The most recent lineup change took place in 2008, when Ron left the group and was briefly replaced by Dave Hidalgo Jr., before they found Eric Moore as their new drummer.
[edit] Current members
- Mike Muir
- Active: 1981–present
- Instruments: lead vocals
- Release contributions: all Suicidal Tendencies releases
- Mike Clark
- Active: 1987–present
- Instruments: rhythm guitar
- Release contributions: all Suicidal Tendencies releases from How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today (1988)
- Dean Pleasants
- Active: 1997–present
- Instruments: lead guitar
- Release contributions: all Suicidal Tendencies releases from Six the Hard Way (1998)
- Steve Brunner
- Active: 2002–present
- Instruments: bass
- Release contributions: He has not yet played on any Suicidal Tendencies release so far
- Eric Moore
- Active: 2008–present
- Instruments: drums, percussion
- Release contributions: He has not yet played on any Suicidal Tendencies release so far
[edit] Former members
- Mike Ball
- Active: 1981–1982
- Instruments: lead guitars
- Release contributions: Never played on any Suicidal Tendencies release
- Rick Battson
- Active: 1982–1983
- Instruments: lead guitars
- Release contributions: Never played on any Suicidal Tendencies release
- Grant Estes
- Active: 1983
- Instruments: lead guitars
- Release contributions: Suicidal Tendencies (1983)
- Jon Nelson
- Active: 1983–1984
- Instruments: lead guitars
- Release contributions: Never played on any Suicidal Tendencies release
- Rocky George
- Active: 1984–1995
- Instruments: lead guitars
- Release contributions: Join the Army (1987), How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today (1988), Controlled by Hatred/Feel Like Shit...Déjà Vu (1989), Lights...Camera...Revolution! (1990), The Art of Rebellion (1992), Still Cyco After All These Years (1993), Suicidal for Life (1994)
- Mike Dunnigan
- Active: 1981–1982
- Instruments: bass (switched to lead guitars after Mike Ball's departure in 1982)
- Release contributions: Never played on any Suicidal Tendencies release
- Andrew Evans
- Active: 1982–1983
- Instruments: bass
- Release contributions: Never played on any Suicidal Tendencies release
- Louiche Mayorga
- Active: 1983–1987
- Instruments: bass
- Release contributions: Suicidal Tendencies (1983), Join the Army (1987)
- Bob Heathcote
- Active: 1987–1989
- Instruments: bass
- Release contributions: How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today (1988), Controlled by Hatred/Feel Like Shit...Déjà Vu (1989) – "Just Another Love Song" and both versions of "How Will I Laugh Tomorrow"
- Robert Trujillo
- Active: 1989–1995
- Instruments: bass
- Release contributions: Controlled by Hatred/Feel Like Shit...Déjà Vu (1989), Lights...Camera...Revolution! (1990), The Art of Rebellion (1992), Still Cyco After All These Years (1993), Suicidal for Life (1994)
- Josh Paul
- Active: 1997–2001
- Instruments: bass
- Release contributions: Six the Hard Way (1998), Freedumb (1999), Free Your Soul and Save My Mind (2000)
- Carlos Egert
- Active: 1981–1982
- Instruments: drums, percussion
- Release contributions: Never played on any Suicidal Tendencies release
- Sean Dunnigan
- Active: 1982–1983
- Instruments: drums, percussion
- Release contributions: Never played on any Suicidal Tendencies release
- Amery Smith
- Active: 1983–1984
- Instruments: drums, percussion
- Release contributions: Suicidal Tendencies (1983)
- R. J. Herrera
- Active: 1984–1991
- Instruments: drums, percussion
- Release contributions: Join the Army (1987), How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today (1988), Controlled by Hatred/Feel Like Shit...Déjà Vu (1989), Lights...Camera...Revolution! (1990), Still Cyco After All These Years (1993)
- Jimmy DeGrasso
- Active: 1992–1995
- Instruments: drums, percussion
- Release contributions: Suicidal for Life (1994)
- Brooks Wackerman
- Active: 1997–2001
- Instruments: drums, percussion
- Release contributions: Six the Hard Way (1998), Freedumb (1999), Free Your Soul and Save My Mind (2000)
- Ron Brunner, Jr.
- Active: 2001–2008
- Instruments: drums, percussion
- Release contributions: Never played on any Suicidal Tendencies release
- Dave Hidalgo Jr.
- Active: 2008
- Instruments: drums, percussion
- Release contributions: Never played on any Suicidal Tendencies release
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