The Suicide Machines
The Suicide Machines formed in Detroit in 1991 and became one of the fastest, most abrasive bands to come out of the 1990s ska-punk wave. Their breakthrough, Destruction by Definition, pushed horn-free ska punk into hardcore territory, with "New Girl," "No Face," "S.O.S.," and "Break the Glass" showing how quickly the band could move between upstrokes, blast-speed punk, and politically charged hooks. Battle Hymns leaned harder into anger and social commentary, while later records such as The Suicide Machines, Steal This Record, War Profiteering Is Killing Us All, and Revolution Spring showed a group willing to change shape without losing its anti-authoritarian core. The band fits punk scope directly through ska punk, hardcore punk, and a scene history tied to all-ages urgency and political frustration. Their best music is not simply fast; it is compressed. Songs leap from melody to sprint to shout-along release, often carrying anti-racist, anti-war, and anti-corporate concerns without turning into lectures. The Suicide Machines make agitation sound kinetic, catchy, and impossible to file neatly under party ska.
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The Suicide Machines Discography
17 tracks
- 1 New Girl 2:03
- 2 S.O.S. 2:25
- 3 Break The Glass 3:08
- 4 No Face 1:53
- 5 Hey 2:35
- 6 Our Time 2:06
- 7 Too Much 2:07
- 8 Islands 2:04
- 9 The Real You 2:01
- 10 Face Values 1:21
- 11 Punk Out 2:56
- 12 Vans Song 2:37
- 13 Insecurities 1:51
- 14 Inside/Outside 1:48
- 15 Zero 1:48
- 16 So Long 3:18
- 17 I Don't Wanna Hear It 1:07
22 tracks
- 1 Someone 1:34
- 2 Hating Hate 1:04
- 3 Give 2:18
- 4 Hope 1:25
- 5 Black And White World 1:51
- 6 Numbers 0:52
- 7 High Society 1:57
- 8 Pins And Needles 0:49
- 9 Confused 2:06
- 10 DDT 1:04
- 11 Punck 0:04
- 12 Step One 1:12
- 13 In The End 2:04
- 14 Face Another World 1:47
- 15 What You Say 0:59
- 16 Speak No Evil 1:51
- 17 Empty Room 2:11
- 18 Independence Parade 1:51
- 19 Sympathy 1:48
- 20 Strike 1:17
- 21 Sides 1:17
- 22 Jah 0:05
14 tracks
- 1 Sometimes I Don't Mind 3:14
- 2 Permanent Holiday 2:07
- 3 The Fade Away 3:09
- 4 Too Many Words 2:17
- 5 No Sale 2:23
- 6 Green 2:07
- 7 Extraordinary 2:44
- 8 I Hate Everything 2:37
- 9 All Out 1:53
- 10 Perfect Day 2:09
- 11 Sincerity 2:39
- 12 Reasons 1:12
- 13 Goodbye For Now 2:26
- 14 I Never Promised You A Rose Garden 2:42
14 tracks
- 1 The Killing Blow 3:04
- 2 Steal This Record 4:08
- 3 Honor Among Thieves 2:46
- 4 It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) 3:18
- 5 Bleeding Heart 3:41
- 6 Air We Breathe 2:53
- 7 Stand Up 3:29
- 8 Off The Cuff 1:36
- 9 Middle Way 3:00
- 10 Scars 2:26
- 11 All The Way 1:41
- 12 Unbreakable 2:27
- 13 Stay 2:31
- 14 Leap Of Faith 2:52
30 tracks
- 1 Break The Glass 3:07
- 2 Islands 2:04
- 3 Too Much 2:07
- 4 No Face 1:52
- 5 New Girl 2:03
- 6 Face Values 1:21
- 7 S.O.S. 2:24
- 8 Vans Song 2:36
- 9 Hating Hate 1:04
- 10 Someone 1:33
- 11 Step One 1:12
- 12 DDT 1:08
- 13 Black And White World 1:52
- 14 Give 2:18
- 15 Green 2:07
- 16 Permanent Holiday 2:07
- 17 Sometimes I Don't Mind 3:06
- 18 Sincerity 2:39
- 19 The Fade Away 3:09
- 20 Goodbye For Now 2:26
- 21 Honor Among Thieves 2:45
- 22 Bleeding Heart 3:41
- 23 Scars 2:25
- 24 Stand Up 3:29
- 25 Steal This Record 4:08
- 26 The Killing Blow 3:03
- 27 Hating Hate - Live 1:05
- 28 The Real You - Live 1:55
- 29 For The Day 2:06
- 30 Brass Ring 2:29
13 tracks
- 1 Burning In The Aftermath 1:35
- 2 Did You Ever Get A Feeling of Dread? 1:39
- 3 Keep It A Crime 1:04
- 4 High Anxiety 2:01
- 5 Your Silence 2:50
- 6 The Change 1:37
- 7 Invisible Government 0:52
- 8 One More Time 2:04
- 9 Beat My Head Against The Wall 1:18
- 10 Seized Up 3:38
- 11 Split The Time 1:58
- 12 Kaleidoscope 2:05
- 13 Politics of Humanity 8:55
28 tracks
- 1 Skachoo! 2:01
- 2 Everyday Life 1:46
- 3 Pre Fab People 2:40
- 4 Green World 2:18
- 5 With Sunshine 1:51
- 6 Inside/Outside 2:00
- 7 The Golfing Song 1:40
- 8 The Vans Song 2:47
- 9 Drunken Jocks... 0:46
- 10 Ugly Place 2:02
- 11 Snotrag 2:48
- 12 Friends Are Hard To Find 2:20
- 13 Something and Nothing 3:07
- 14 Heyska! 2:36
- 15 New Girl 1:54
- 16 The Real You 2:08
- 17 Too Much 2:30
- 18 9021Oh No! 2:51
- 19 Hey 2:54
- 20 Whatshername 1:50
- 21 Bonkers 2:26
- 22 Suicide Machines 2:33
- 23 She's Not Worth It 1:57
- 24 Little Home 1:41
- 25 Too Much - Other Version 2:44
- 26 Vans Dub 2:39
- 27 Post Office Death Squad 2:14
- 28 Inside/Outside - Reprise 1:54
14 tracks
- 1 War Profiteering Is Killing Us All 1:27
- 2 Capitalist Suicide 1:40
- 3 Ghosts On Sunset Strip 2:14
- 4 Junk 1:39
- 5 17% 18 - 25 1:20
- 6 Capsule (AKA Requiem For The Stupid Human Race) 1:36
- 7 All Systems Fail 1:40
- 8 Red Flag 2:18
- 9 Nuclear Generators 1:57
- 10 Bottomed Out 2:38
- 11 Rebellion Is On The Clearance Rack (And I Think I Like It) 1:48
- 12 Hands Tied 1:56
- 13 I Went On Tour for Ten Years And All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt 5:59
- 14 95% Of The World Is Third World 2:33
16 tracks
- 1 Bully in Blue 2:11
- 2 Awkward Always 2:34
- 3 Babylon of Ours 2:34
- 4 Flint Hostage Crisis 1:42
- 5 To Play Caesar (Is to Be Stabbed to Death) 2:06
- 6 Trapped in a Bomb 2:05
- 7 Detroit is the New Miami 1:33
- 8 Eternal Contrarian 2:11
- 9 Well Whiskey Wishes 2:22
- 10 Black Tar Halo 1:21
- 11 Empty Time 2:24
- 12 Impossible Possibilities 2:15
- 13 Potter's Song 1:41
- 14 Simple 3:03
- 15 Anarchist Wedding 1:37
- 16 Cheers to Ya 2:49
1 track
- 1 Anarchist Wedding 1:37
1 track
- 1 Awkward Always 2:34
9 tracks
- 1 Accelerate The Decline 1:00
- 2 Awake 2:46
- 3 Theater of the Absurd 2:03
- 4 Slipping Into Darkness 2:03
- 5 You Decide 1:56
- 6 Falling Down 2:37
- 7 Burn 1:45
- 8 I Feel 1:37
- 9 Song #3 2:13
1 track
- 1 Slipping Into Darkness 2:03
1 track
- 1 Awake 2:46
14 tracks
- 1 Burning In The Aftermath - 2023 Remaster 1:35
- 2 Did You Ever Get A Feeling Of Dread? - 2023 Remaster 1:39
- 3 Keep It A Crime - 2023 Remaster 1:04
- 4 High Anxiety - 2023 Remaster 2:01
- 5 Your Silence - 2023 Remaster 2:50
- 6 The Change - 2023 Remaster 1:37
- 7 Invisible Government - 2023 Remaster 0:52
- 8 One More Time - 2023 Remaster 2:05
- 9 Beat My Head Against The Wall - 2023 Remaster 1:17
- 10 Seized Up - 2023 Remaster 3:38
- 11 Split The Time - 2023 Remaster 1:58
- 12 Kaleidoscope - 2023 Remaster 2:05
- 13 Politics Of Humanity - 2023 Remaster 8:56
- 14 Smile - Bonus Track 2:12
1 track
- 1 Never Go Quietly 2:55
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