By 1989 Lumary had left the band and Robbie Allen joined them in the studio to play bass on the album Slippery When Ill . The album was something of a departure from the punk rock formula of their previous releases, fusing country and western styles with their humorous brand of punk into a sound the band called ” cow punk ,” somewhat mocking the resurgence in popularity of country music in their native Huntington Beach. The joking style confused many of their fans and the album would remain in obscurity until its 1999 re-release as The Vandals Play Really Bad Original Country Tunes . By the time of the album’s release the band had recruited new drummer Doug MacKinnon and Escalante had moved to bass, a position he would remain in for the rest of the band’s career.
Lumary left the band
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