Suicidal Tendencies (Album)

Occupation

  • Mike Muir - vocals
  • Grant Estes - Guitar
  • Louiche Mayorga - bass, backing vocals
  • Amery Smith - drums

Suicidal Tendencies is the debut album by the American band Suicidal Tendencies. It was released in July 1983 on Frontier Records, and was one of the best-selling hardcore album up to that point.

Formation and style

The well-known Photographer Glen E. Friedman, who worked with underground artists, produced the album. Thanks to the video for Institutionalized, which was one of the first significant play on MTV hardcore videos, the band gained some attention. In addition, the video in the film Repoman was used. Tom Araya of Slayer made ​​a guest appearance, Kerry King is briefly seen. The album consisted mostly fast hardcore punk - 1993 it was re-recorded in significantly Metal ähnlicherem sound under the title of Still Cyco After All These Years.

Reception

Steve Huey of Allmusic called the album " may be their best ." Huey praised the texts Mike Muir, who pick up on issues such as alienation, depression, and nonconformist politics with intelligence and humor. He forgave 4.5 out of five stars and the award " AMG Album Pick".

Title list

The music was where otherwise stated, written by Mike Muir.

July 5 Record label Genre Join the Army Repo Man (film) Social alienation Major depressive disorder Dean Pleasants Josh Freese Robert Trujillo Brooks Wackerman The Art of Rebellion Suicidal for Life 13 (Suicidal-Tendencies-Album)
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