Today in 1988 Suicidal Tendencies released the album How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Cant Even Smile Today Los Angeles (Venice Beach), California Thrash Metal/Crossover Status:Active Years active: 1981-1995, 1997-present Suicidal Tendencies is an American hardcore punk band ( later thrash metal) formed in 1982 in Venice, California. Sometimes regarded as the progenitors of skate punk, they later incorporated significant heavy metal and thrash elements. The group, led by Mike Muir (Cyco Miko), had a rough start that included being voted Worst Band/Biggest Assholes in Flipside in 1982. Using the opposition to fuel creativity, they quickly gained a following, performing larger and larger gigs. As the size grew, so did the rumors of gang relations and violence (eventually leading to a Los Angeles ban on public performances by Suicidal Tendencies). The band signed with the indie label Frontier Records and issued their classic self-titled debut in 1983. The album was the best-selling hardcore album up to that point. It included many memorable songs. The video for Institutionalized was one of the first hardcore punk videos to receive substantial airplay on MTV. It was also used in the Emilio Estevez cult classic movie Repo Man and an episode for the hit TV show Miami Vice (which included a cameo appearance by the group). Recently the track has been used in the blockbuster movie Iron Man. Their song Possessed to Skate solidified their status as a premier skate punk band. How Will I Laugh Tomorrow has become one of the bands most acclaimed songs. After lineup changes and side projects, including the Infectious Grooves, they have continued to release albums and (as of 2004) are working on a new album and a Live-DVD to be titled Return to Venice. Former Bass player Robert Trujillo currently plays for Metallica. Epic Records Mike Muir – vocals Rocky George – guitar R.J. Herrera – drums Mike Clark – guitar Bob Heathcote – bass 1. Trip at the Brain (4:32) 2. Hearing Voices (4:13) 3. Pledge Your Allegiance (4:32) 4. How Will I Laugh Tomorrow (6:44) 5. The Miracle (5:28) 6. Suicyco Mania (5:52) 7. Surf and Slam (2:51) 8. If I Dont Wake Up (4:53) 9. Sorry?! (3:47) 10. One Too Many Times (3:13) 11. The Feelings Back (4:04) Total Time: 50:15 Also released on MiniDisc. Bonus track on MD and CD: Suicyco Mania. Videos were made for Trip at the Brain and How Will I Laugh Tomorrow How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Cant Even Smile Today is the third album by the American crossover thrash band Suicidal Tendencies, released on September 13, 1988 on Epic Records, their first album on that label. It was also the bands first album recorded with guitarist Mike Clark, and their only release with bassist Bob Heathcote, who was replaced by Robert Trujillo in 1989. How Will I Laugh... is crucial to Suicidal Tendencies stylistic developments in that it sees the band abandoning most of their full fledged punk influences in favor of a more thrash metal-oriented sound. One could see this stylistic changes in this albums predecessor Join the Army, but this album had a distinctly more defined metal sound; more complex and lengthy songs, as well as better production values. The addition of a rhythm guitarist, Mike Clark (who had played in Muirs side band No Mercy, which was supposed to originally be a metal only side project) changed the bands style heavily as well. Clark writes much of the music for this album, and he gives lead guitarist Rocky George more soloing time. Thus creating another factor in this album and future albums more metal-oriented sound. youtube/watch?v=k1te-laHULI
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