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The Suicide Machines is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Jerry Finn, The Swellers, Brooks Wackerman, Descendents and The Bouncing Souls. Those roots explain a lot about how The Suicide Machines arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Less Than Jake, Catch 22, Against All Authority, Goldfinger and Streetlight Manifesto, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into From Here to Infirmary, Tomas Kalnoky, The Vandals, Face to Face and Alkaline Trio, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 24 connections around The Suicide Machines, reaching back through Jerry Finn and forward to From Here to Infirmary. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Suicide Machines are an American ska punk band formed in March 1991 in Detroit, Michigan. During the course of their career, the band has released seven full-length albums on the labels Hollywood Records, Side One Dummy Records and Fat Wreck Chords, as well as several EPs and singles. They have experienced lineup changes over the years, all with founding member Jason Navarro as lead singer and frontman. The contemporary lineup includes Ryan Vandeberghe on drums, Rich Tschirhart on bass and Justin Malek on guitar.
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The Suicide Machines connections
The Suicide Machines grew out of Jerry Finn, The Swellers, Brooks Wackerman and Descendents, shares an orbit with Less Than Jake, Catch 22, Against All Authority and Goldfinger, went on to shape From Here to Infirmary, Tomas Kalnoky, The Vandals and Face to Face. 24 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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