Best Songs on Suicidal Tendencies's Join the Army

Join the Army is the second studio album by Suicidal Tendencies. It was recorded in January 1987 at Record Plant Studios in Los Angeles, California, and released on June 9, 1987, through Caroline Records.

The album came out four years after their self-titled debut and is one of the most well-known for crossing over the genres of punk and thrash metal. This style, known as crossover thrash, is a genre that Suicidal Tendencies helped pioneer.

This was their first album with guitarist Rocky George and drummer R.J. Herrera, and their last recording with bassist Louiche Mayorga (although he did co-write songs on their next album, How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today). It is also the last album on which the band played hardcore punk.

Mike Muir used a much wider vocal range compared to the debut album, sometimes sounding similar to Lemmy from Motörhead. Original guitarist Grant Estes was replaced by Jon Nelson in 1984, who was soon replaced by Rocky George, whose style influenced the band's shift toward thrash. Original drummer Amery Smith was replaced by R.J. Herrera, who introduced the metal-oriented double kick drumming style.

Album Genre: Crossover Thrash, Hardcore Punk

Suicidal Tendencies Members:
Mike Muir - vocals
Louiche Mayorga - bass, backing vocals
Rocky George - guitar, backing vocals
R.J. Herrera - drums

The Top Ten

  1. War Inside My Head

    Also a movement from a certain Dream Theater song. I need to shut up.

  2. Suicidal Maniac

  3. Join the Army

  4. A Little Each Day

  5. You Got, I Want

  6. The Prisoner

  7. Possessed To Skate

  8. I Feel Your Pain

  9. Looking In Your Eyes

  10. Human Guinea Pig

    11. The Newcomers
  11. ?

    No Name, No Words

  12. ?

    Born to Be Cyco

    13. The Contenders

  13. Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right (But They Make Me Feel a Whole Lot Better)

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