The Suicide Machines

小简介 虽然许多人误以为alterna-ska朋克乐队the Suicide Machines来自众星云集的California，但实际上，他们是地地道道的底特律人。乐队由Jason Navarro（主唱）和Dan Lukacinsky（吉他手/主唱）组建立于90年代，他们俩看着乐队成员来来去去更新换代，直到1993年录制第一份demo的时候，才确定鼓手由Derek Grant担当，贝斯手是Jason Brake。次年，the Suicide Machines开始了他们第一次全国演出，到了1994年，Royce Nunley（贝斯/主唱）也加入了乐队。接下来，乐队又与 Buck-O-Nine一起进行了一次全国巡演，并且与Hollywood Records签了约，1996年，他们在厂牌下发行了首张专辑《Destruction by Definition》。专辑发行以后大获好评，Alternative Press杂志甚至提名它为美国当年最佳流行专辑，在多次巡演的影响下，专辑大卖200000张，并且一跃成为97年Soundscan“年度最佳另类专辑”排行榜的第15名。随后，乐队回到工作室开始制作第二张专辑，这次他们花费了更多时间加强自己的声音以及歌曲创作水平。1998年年中，专辑《Battle Hymns》问世，从专辑中可以明显感觉到乐队的进步。在此期间，1998年初加入的鼓手Erin Pitman离开了乐队，Ryan Vandeberghe替代了他的位置。（后来Grant还继续在Thoughts of Ionesco 和 Alkaline Trio乐队中演出。）2000年，The Suicide Machines发行了第三张自己命名的LP。“Killing Blow”是乐队2001年发行的专辑《Steal This Record》中的一首单曲，是另外一首朋克们非常喜欢的单曲，不过同时乐队里也发生了一些变化，2002年3月，贝斯手Royce Nunley离开了the Suicide Machines，并且组建了自己的乐队Blueprint 76。2002年秋天，精选集《The Least Worst of the Suicide Machines: 1995-2000》问世，他们与Hollywood公司的合约也在年底前结束，不过，这并不是一次机会的流失。数月以后，The Suicide Machines与独立厂牌Side One Dummy签了约，并且在6月发行了新专辑《A Match and Some Gasoline》。（此时，Nunley已经替代了Rich Tschirhart的位置。）乐队也开始准备年度Vans Warped Tour的表演，这是他们第六次参加Vans Warped Tour。作为对《A Match》的回应以及纪念与Side One Dummy的合作，2005年，乐队带着专辑《War Profiteering Is Killing Us All》回到歌迷面前。这张专辑的发行还伴随着乐队the Detroit stop of Warped演出的凯旋归来，不过他们只出现在夏天的巡演上。接着，the Suicide Machines又跟波士顿的朋克乐队Lost City Angels一起举行了大规模的巡演。尽管2006年那张有些残暴的专辑《War Profiteering》得到很不错的反响，但是乐队还是公开宣布这可能是最后一张专辑。 Although many mistake alterna-ska punkers the Suicide Machines as being from California, where most of the genre's bands come from, they're in fact Detroit natives. Starting off in the early '90s, the quartet was founded by Jason Navarro (vocals) and Dan Lukacinsky (guitar/vocals), who saw some members come and go before recording their first demo in 1993 with Derek Grant on drums and Jason Brake on bass. The Suicide Machines did their first national dates the following year and by late 1994 Royce Nunley (bass/vocals) had entered the fray. A full national tour with Buck-O-Nine came next, and the guys soon signed a deal with Hollywood Records, releasing their major-label debut, Destruction by Definition, in 1996. The album received rave reviews from several publications, including Alternative Press, which named it one of the best American pop albums of that year; due to repeated touring, it sold 200,000 copies and was number 15 on Soundscan's ranking of 1997's best-selling alternative releases. Returning to the studio for their second album, the band spent more time strengthening their sound and songwriting. When Battle Hymns appeared in mid-1998, it was apparent that the hard work paid off — it was an improvement over the debut. Drummer Erin Pitman, who had joined on earlier in 1998, left the band during this time, allowing Ryan Vandeberghe to step in. (Grant later went on to play with Thoughts of Ionesco and Alkaline Trio.) The Suicide Machines' self-titled third LP followed in early 2000. "Killing Blow," from the band's 2001 release Steal This Record, was another favorite among the punk crowd, but changes within the band were happening. Bassist Royce Nunley opted for a change, leaving the Suicide Machines in March 2002 and starting Blueprint 76. The rowdy retrospective The Least Worst of the Suicide Machines: 1995-2001 appeared in fall 2002. Their deal with Hollywood quickly fizzled before the year's end, but it wasn't a missed opportunity. The Suicide Machines signed with the indie imprint Side One Dummy months later and released A Match and Some Gasoline in June. (By this point Rich Tschirhart had been installed as Nunley's replacement.) The band also prepped for their sixth appearance on the annual Vans Warped Tour later that summer. Refreshed by the response to A Match and happy with their Side One Dummy deal, the Suicide Machines returned once again with 2005's War Profiteering Is Killing Us All. The album's release was accompanied by a triumphant homecoming gig at the Detroit stop of Warped, their only appearance on the tour that summer. The Machines then embarked on an extensive tour with Boston punk revivalists Lost City Angels in support. In spite of the positive response to the ferocity of War Profiteering, by May 2006 the guys had officially called it quits.