Suicidal Tendencies
- DAY: 05.06
Please be advised – when it comes to beverages, during this concert, Pepsi will be the most appropriate. But Suicidal Tendencies are more than just the authors of the hit song “Institutionalized,” which uses Pepsi, among other things, to mock society at large. They are, first and foremost, the forefathers of crossover thrash. They’re metal, they ooze punk energy, and they have a little street mischief up their sleeves. Go see ‘em and go cyco!
History:
The forefathers of crossover thrash and one of the leading bands taking charge of the emergent movement which crossbred metal with other genres. Suicidal Tendencies started out in 1980, though initially were not inhabiting metal landscapes. Their first recordings, including their debut self-titled album from 1983, were nestled in the land of hardcore punk. The aforementioned debut quickly excavated them from the punk underground, mainly thanks to the outstanding and unforgettable hardcore hit “Institutionalized.” Good things only continued. Four years later, the band presented to the world the record Join the Army where they leaned more into thrash metal (without eroding the hardcore bedrock). It was their first album to debut on the Billboard 200 chart. Their fame grew with subsequent records, each open to a wider variety of influences than the prior – from rock through punk to even alternative. During this period, Suicidal Tendencies managed to earn two gold records and greatly popularise crossover, with their next record, The Art of Rebellion (1992), being the pinnacle of their success. Despite all that, in the mid-90s, the band momentarily disbanded to then reunite at the end of the decade. Since then, the band stayed on course. They are still making inventive and colourful crossover thrash, enjoying their rightfully earned legend status in the genre. Their latest full-length record to date is the aptly titled Still Cyco Punk After All These Years, released in 2018, though the rumours of there being a new record on the horizon are becoming more and more persistent. The material allegedly is to be released this summer, around the time of the upcoming edition of the Mystic Festival.
Discography:
Full albums:
Suicidal Tendencies, 1983
Join the Army, 1987
How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can’t Even Smile Today, 1988
Controlled by Hatred / Feel like Shit… Deja Vu, 1989
Lights… Camera… Revolution, 1990
The Art of Rebellion, 1992
Still Cyco After All These Years, 1993
Suicidal for Life, 1994
Freedumb, 1999
Free Your Soul… and Save My Mind, 2000
No Mercy Fool! / The Suicidal Family, 2010
13, 2013
World Gone Mad, 2016
Still Cyco Punk After All These Years, 2018
EPs:
Send Me Your Money, 1990
Six the Hard Way, 1998
Get Your Fight On!, 2018
Demos:
Demo 2, 1982
Demo 1, 1982
Demo ’86, 1985
Singles:
Possessed to Skate, 1987
Institutionalised, 1988
Surf & Slam / Pledge Your Allegiance, 1988
Trip at the Brain, 1988
How Will I Laugh Tomorrow, 1989
Alone, 1990
Send Me Your Money, 1990
You Can’t Bring Me Down, 1990
Asleep at the Wheel, 1992
Monopoly on Sorrow, 1992
Nobody Hears, 1992
A Punk Rock Block or 3 Songs, 3 Minutes, 1993
I Saw Your Mommy, 1993
I’ll Hate You Better, 1993
I Wouldn’t Mind, 1994
Love vs. Loneliness, 1994
What You Need’s A Friend, 1994
Cyco Vision, 1999
Nós Somos Família, 2024
Splits:
Welcome to Venice, 1985 (z Excel, No Mercy, Los Cycos i Beowülf)
Raw Power Vol. 3, 1990 (z Living Colour, Burning Tree i 24-7 Spyz)
Concrete Music Bloc Volume II August ’92, 1992 (z Kyuss, Lynch Mob, Steelheart, T-Ride i Gun)
Busload of Freaks, 1993 (z Infectious Grooves)
I’ll Hate You Better, 1993 (z Infectious Grooves)
Suicidal Friends & Family, 1997 (z Cyco Miko, Infectious Grooves, The Funeral Party, Creeper i Musical Heroin)
Radio Force 7, 1998 (z Angra, Loudblast i Pondhound)
Schizophrenic Born Again Problem Child, 1999 (z Cyco Miko, No Mercy i Infectious Grooves)
Más borracho, 2000 (z Cyco Miko, No Mercy, Infectious Grooves, My Head i Creeper)
Year of the Cycos, 2008 (z Cyco Miko, No Mercy i Infectious Grooves)
Compilations:
Lights… Camera… Conversation, 1990
FNG, 1992
Cyco’s Anthems, 1993
Prime Cuts, 1997
Lights Camera Revolution / The Art of Rebellion – The Back To Black Collection, 2001
Lights…Camera…Revolution / Still Cyco After All These Years, 2008
Playlist: The Very Best of Suicidal Tendencies, 2010
コレクション, 2013
