In early 1989, Heathcote (who at the time was a father of one child)

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In early 1989, Heathcote (who at the time was a father of one child) left the band to support his family and was replaced by Robert Trujillo , who joined Suicidal Tendencies right before their summer European tour with Anthrax . Later that year, Suicidal Tendencies released their fourth album (also referred to as a compilation of two EPs ), Controlled By Hatred/Feel Like Shit…Déjà Vu . Although Trujillo appeared in the videos that promoted the album, he was not a member of the band at the time of its recording; bass duties were reportedly handled by Rocky George and Mike Clark . Controlled by Hatred… featured two versions of “How Will I Laugh Tomorrow”: the video version (the original song cut down for radio/video airplay) and the “heavy emotion” version (a semi-unplugged, more mellow version of the song). In addition to those two versions of “How Will I Laugh Tomorrow”, as well as two new original cuts (“Just Another Love Song” and “Feel Like Shit…Deja Vu”), the album includes four covers of No Mercy songs (“Master of No Mercy”, “Waking the Dead”, “Controlled by Hatred” and “Choosing My Own Way of Life”) and a cover version of Los Cycos ‘ only-known existing track “It’s Not Easy”. The album featured the hit “Waking the Dead”, which at seven minutes was one of the most progressive tracks the band had released to date, and had a music video that received considerable airplay by Headbangers Ball on MTV . Controlled By Hatred… eventually went gold , the first of only two Suicidal albums to do so.