Thanks man!Īt the end of the set, they let the punters up on stage for the last song. It just went fucking mental! I lost my left shoe but I bumped into a dude later in the night who found it. The highlight for me was when they played How Will I Laugh Tomorrow. I’m recovering from a smashed leg and two surgeries, but the band had really warmed up and I couldn’t stop myself from getting into the mosh pit. He called up a woman called Kelly from the crowd and after a case of mistaken identity, the real one came up with her boyfriend and she proposed on stage to him! My old ears found it hard to understand his fast paced banter between songs, but everyone else enjoyed it. He’s the only original member and hasn’t lost any energy, pacing and strutting across the stage for the whole set.
The band came on one by one and Mike last.
Naturally a chant broke out from the impatient crowd. Support bands were great but it took me a long time to start enjoying myself after having a really shitty week.Ī long wait for ST and the room had filled completely by now. My first time at the Eatons Hotel and also my first time seeing Suicidal Tendencies. It felt like one big, slammin' family that night props to Suicidal Tendencies for not losing a step since 1981. Once ST tore into "Possessed to Skate," the already-manic energy of the band and crowd alike turned up to 11, and it was a truly amazing culmination of a wild night of going "psycho" with the psycho masters. He frequently addressed the crowd, commending first-time concertgoers and veteran fans for coming together, and accommodated several fan requests for certain songs. You could tell that Muir, the founder/only permanent member, was truly grateful of all the fans who they acquired over the band's storied career. The newer material that followed, such as Slam City, kept the crowd pumped up and proved that the band could still deliver sick, aggressive grooves after 30-plus years. They got the room going with some familiarity, leading off the show with oldies-but-goodies, including signature classic "Institutionalized" (just one Pepsi would be nice after working up a sweat from the moshing). Vocalist Mike Muir and the boys got the packed theater slamming, jumping, and moshing as soon as they hit the stage. You would think that a thrash punk band like Suicidal Tendencies would naturally lose some of their energy and edge after three decades, but after seeing a recent show of theirs, they come off as ageless. Their latest album, "13", was released on their own record label "Suicidal". Suicidal Tendencies have been influenced by many bands over the years including Anthrax (who have given them credit numerous times), Black Sabbath, Motorhead and Limp Bizkit. The group are comfortable at catering for either genre and have gained a massive fanbase as a result. S.T have always experimented with different genres normally ranging between structured punk to the more hardcore thrash metal sound.
During the 1980's, the group were banned from playing shows in Los Angeles after fans destroyed the venue they were performing in.Īfter their two year break from music, Suicidal Tendencies returned with a completely new band line up and new sound. Since their inception, they have been known for their fast and furious music and often rowdy concerts. In a nine year period before the start of the nineties, Suicidal Tendencies released five albums including their self-titled first release, which received the plaudits of icons from the metal/punk genre. were ironically voted the 'Best New Band' the following year by the same fanzine. In 1981, Flipside awarded them their Worst Band Award, but S.T. Suicidal Tendencies have been thought of as a group who promoted violence through their quick-tempoed and aggressive sounding music and also rumours that claimed that some of the band members had gang connections. The group have certainly had their fair share of controversy over a 33-year period.
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