Ball stayed in the band for 2 1/2 years before joining The Skoundrelz and was replaced by Dunnigan who toured and recorded the Demo before the first record came out. The Dunnigan brothers quit after these recordings, with Mike Dunnigan later joining Tony Alva's band The Skoundrelz to be back with Mike Ball on guitar and Bela Horvath on drums.
The song featured was "I Saw Your Mommy", which was later featured on their self-titled debut album. They recorded a demo in 1982 and were featured on the Slamulation compilation LP on Mystic Records. Using the opposition to fuel creativity, they quickly gained a following and began performing at larger gigs. The band name was also a source of controversy, although Muir has stated many times that he and the band do not condone suicide. An entire gang sprung up around the group, the Suicidal Cycos (also known as the Suicidals, Suis or Suicidal Boyz), with chapters in Venice, Long Beach, Santa Monica, Oceanside and even a chapter in San Antonio, Texas.
In their original line-up photo, which can be seen inside their self-titled cassette tape, their drummer Amery Smith is wearing a flipped up hat and under the bill are the markings "V13", which are initials for an association to the Venice neighborhood (not necessarily Venice 13, although there probably were a handful of V13 members who also were Suicidals). There were many rumors of the band members as well as their friends and followers being involved with gangs (especially the Venice White Boyz), with Muir's trademark blue bandanna and violence at the bands performances as evidence. Muir, at the time a student at Santa Monica College, originally only intended Suicidal Tendencies as a "party band" for fun, but as the band grew in notoriety he soon found the band at the center of his life.Suicidal Tendencies had a rough start that included being voted "Worst Band/Biggest Assholes" in Flipside in 1982. After the recording of its first demo, Carlos Egert left the band and was replaced by Dunnigan's brother Sean. The original line-up of the band consisted of Mike Muir on vocals, Mike Ball on guitar, Carlos "Egie" Egert on drums, and Mike Dunnigan on bass. Early career, controversy, and first hiatus (1981–1986)Suicidal Tendencies was formed in 1981 as a hardcore punk band in Venice, California.
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