I met Rocky George, then-guitar player for the skate metal band Suicidal Tendencies, at Tower Records in Seattle doing a special appearance with his bandmates from Suicidal. The band was sheduled to open for Metallica in Seattle Memorial Stadium on 19 July 1994 after this meet-and-greet event.

Vocalist Mike Muir formed Suicidal Tendencies in the early 80s in the Venice Beach area of Los Angeles, California, USA, enlisting Grant Estes (guitar), Louiche Mayorga (bass) and Amery Smith (drums). Despite an inauspicious start, the band produced a hardcore classic inSuicidal Tendencies. MTV's support of 'Institutionalized' helped the group take off. Join The Armywas recorded with respected guitarist Rocky George and drummer R.J. Herrera replacing Estes and Smith, and the skateboarding anthem, 'Possessed To Skate', kept the group in the ascendancy. How Will I Laugh Tomorrow...When I Can't Even Smile Today?marked the debut of Mike Clark (rhythm guitar) as the group's sound exploded, extending from a balladic title track to the furious 'Trip At The Brain'. This progression continued on Controlled By Hatred/Feel Like Shit...Deja Vu, but as the band's stature increased, so did their problems. Their name and image were easy targets for both the PMRC and the California police, with the former blaming teenage suicides on a band who were unable to play near their home-town due to performance permit refusals from the police, who feared Suicidal Tendencies were an LA gang. Talented bassist Robert Rujillo, with whom Muir formed Infectious Groovesin tandem with Suicidal, made his debut on the excellent Lights...Cameras...Revolution, which produced hits in the defiant 'You Can't Bring Me Down' and 'Send Me Your Money', a vitriolic attack on television evangelist preachers. The band also re-recorded their debut during these sessions for release asStill Cyco After All These Years. The Peter Collins-produced The Art Of Rebellion, with new drummer Josh Freece, was a more ambitious, diverse work, and rather more lightweight than previous albums. Any fears that the band was mellowing were dispelled by furious live shows.Suicidal For Life, with Jimmy DeGrasso (ex-White Lion/Y&T) replacing Freece, emphasized the point as the band returned in fast-paced and profanity-peppered style, while continuing to extend individual talents to the full. Shortly after its release, in 1995 news filtered through that the band were no more. However, in 1997, Muir returned with new material and a revamped line-up, featuring Mike Clark and Dean Pleasants (guitars), Josh Paul (bass) and Brooks Wackerman (drums).