Suicidal Tendencies

How Will I Laugh Tomorrow... When I Can't Even Smile Today (1988) continued with the emotional lyrics of depression and anxiety. "Stymee" temporarily sat in on bass for Controlled By Hatred/Feel Like Shit...Deja Vu (1989), an EP which saw a more Metallic sound enter their music, mixed with ample doses of funk and nu-metal. That rap and funk sound would be pushed farther on the highly acclaimed Lights, Camera, Revolution (1990). With tracks like Send Me Your Money (a stand against TV evangelism), the album was a more commercial affair and its charting of 59 in the UK reflected its success. It also landed them a supporting slot on the Clash Of The Titans tour alongside Slayer, Testament and Megadeth, bands that weren't exactly of similar style.

As their records became more known, so did their reputation (at least the perception with the people in power); the PMRC blamed them for teenage suicides, while the California Police refused them venue permits fearing they were a street gang.

Robert Trujillo (ex-Ozzy Osbourne) took over bass duties at the same time that Muir was experimenting with his side project, Infectious Grooves, releasing the albums The Plague That Makes Your Booty Move It's The Infections Groove (1991), Sarsippius' Ark (1993), Groove Family Cyco (1994) and Mas Borracho (2000) with himself and Trujillo, as well as Stephen Perkins (ex-Jane's Addiction; drums), Adam Siegal and Dean Pleasants (guitar), with John Feese replacing Perkinsafter the first release.

When Suicidal recorded again, Josh Freese was on the drum kit. They were as angry as ever with The Art of Rebellion (1992), Still Cyco After All These Years (1993) and Suicidal for Life (1994) resulting. Suicidal for Life also featured Jimmy DeGrasso (ex-MD.45/ex-Megadeth/ex-Y & T) on drums. Back in 1992, Muir made an appearance in the TV show Miami Vice. Suicidal Tendencies broke up shortly after. But Muir couldn't keep his revolution quiet and after the "best of..." compilation Prime Cuts (1997) and Friends & Family (1998) they reformed featuring the line-up of Dean Pleasants (ex-Infectious Grooves) and Mike Clark (guitar both), Josh Paul (bass), Brooks Wackerman (ex-Infectious Grooves; drums) and Mike Muir (vocals).

The new lot of albums that followed received considerably less than critical acclaim with Six The Hard Way EP (1998), Freedumb (1999) and Free Your Soul and Save My Mind (2000) succeeding in showing Suicidal Tendencies short in inspiration. But after the later release, the line-up had changed to feature Steve Brunner (bass) and Ron Brunner Jr. (drums).

Suicidal Tendencies would release 13, their first album with new material in 13 years, on March 26, 2013. The band then spent the next several years touring in support of the album with D.R.I., Sick of It All, Slayer, Exodus, Slipknot, Beartooth, Megadeth, Children of Bodom and Havok.

On March 11, 2014, Thomas Pridgen (drums; ex-Mars Volta joined but had left by the fall when Eric Moore rejoined.

On August 27, 2014, Suicidal Tendencies announced that Tim Williams had died. He would be replaced by Michael Morgan.

For the World Gone Mad (2016) release, Dave Lombardo (ex-Slayer) would assume drums, while Ra Díaz took bass and backing vocals.

The EP, Get Your Fight On!, would be released on March 9, 2018, with the follow-up full-length, Still Cyco Punk After All These Years, released September of that same year, a title that is a clear play on the Paul Simon track Still Crazy After All These Years. Also in 2018 Jeff Pogan left for personal reasons; ex-The Dillinger Escape Plan guitarist Ben Weinman filled in.