Spence died by suicide

In December 1987, Spence died by suicide , several days before the band was to play a gig at The Roxy Theatre for record industry employees. No Doubt disbanded but decided to regroup after several weeks with Alan Meade taking over vocals. When Meade left the band, Gwen replaced him as lead singer, and No Doubt continued to develop a live following in California. In early 1988, Tom Dumont left Rising, a heavy metal band of which he was a member with his sister, stating that local metal bands “were into drinking , wearing Spandex ” but that he wanted to focus on music. He joined No Doubt and replaced Jerry McMahon as the band’s guitarist. Adrian Young replaced Chris Webb as their drummer the following year. During this time period, No Doubt played gigs at local colleges, Fender’s Grand Ballroom, The Whisky , The Roxy, many shows with The Untouchables , Fishbone , and a show with the Red Hot Chili Peppers at Cal State Long Beach . Caseley left No Doubt in July 1989 for the US Navy Band.