Jane’s Addiction was scheduled to begin recording its next album in mid-1989. Navarro later stated he had almost no recollection of working on the album due to his addiction to heroin. Ritual de lo Habitual was released in 1990. To support it, the band embarked on a lengthy tour. Farrell…
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That same year was the beginning of Suicidal Tendencies’s four-year recording hiatus and Mike Muir and bassist Louiche Mayorga formed the label Suicidal Records as well as the band Los Cycos . After some lineup changes the band recorded the song “It’s Not Easy” written by Muir. “Welcome to Venice”…
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In January 1989, Claypool and LaLonde were joined by Tim “Herb” Alexander , drummer from the Arizona -based group Major Lingo . A month later, this lineup recorded the band’s first album: Suck on This , a live recording culled from two of their Berkeley Square concerts. The initial pressing…
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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…
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At this time in 1988, Claypool had been “moonlighting” in his words, playing bass for his former band, Blind Illusion , which also featured guitarist Larry “Ler” LaLonde . LaLonde was a former member of the band Possessed , a student of Joe Satriani , and “one of [Claypool’s] best…
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By 1988, Primus had found success in the Bay Area music scene; it was to the point where they were “getting pretty popular […] selling out at Berkeley Square “, when they “[got] rid of” Wright. He was replaced by Jay Lane , drummer with the Freaky Executives , who…
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The band’s first release with Epic was How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can’t Even Smile Today , released in 1988. The album was mostly stripped of the band’s punk and hardcore roots, instead featuring a thrash-oriented sound with more complex song structures and a greater emphasis on instrumental…
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In January 1988, Jane’s Addiction went into the studio to record its major label debut and follow-up to Jane’s Addiction , Nothing’s Shocking . Warner Bros. gave Jane’s Addiction a list of producers to choose from, and the group chose Dave Jerden .
Nothing’s Shocking was released in 1988. “Mountain Song” was released as a single; MTV refused to air the song’s music video because of a scene containing full frontal nudity. Farrell then decided to release the music video commercially with added live footage to create the Soul Kiss home video. Because…
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In late 1986, Faith No More was signed to Los Angeles label Slash Records by Anna Statman. The label had recently been sold to Polygram subsidiary London Records , ensuring a widespread release for the band’s following albums. Introduce Yourself was released in April 1987, and a revamped version of…
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