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Supersuckers
The Supersuckers are a great concert band. They have performed all over the country and have another 100+ shows in 2006 including some solo gigs opening for Turbonegro and Los Lobos. The 2005 calendar year was fruitful for the band. They released four full length records, "Devil's Food," "Live at the Tractor," "Extra Sauce" and "Old No 2." They also opened for Pearl Jam in Canada and performed at Farm Aid.
The Supersuckers were formed in Tucson, AZ, in 1988 by high-school friends Eddie Spaghetti, Ron Heathman, Dan "Thunder" Bolton, Dan Seigal and Eric Martin. The band played the local scene for about a year under the name the Black Supersuckers, then they moved to Seattle. Martin left the band not long after, and Eddie Spaghetti took his place on lead vocals. The band shortened their name to the Supersuckers and recorded singles for several indie labels, including eMpTy, Sympathy for the Record Industry, and Lucky. All these singles were collected on the eMpTy compilation, "The Songs All Sound the Same," which became the band's first CD release in 1992. The same year, they signed to Sub Pop and issued their proper debut album, "The Smoke of Hell," which was produced by Jack Endino. The album's best-known songs are "Coattail Rider," the record also spun off the single "Hell City, Hell," whose B-side was a fan-favorite cover of Ice Cube's "Dead Homiez."
The Supersuckers showed their true colors with their second album, 1994's "La Mano Cornuda," whose title translates as "the horned hand" (i.e., of Satan). It featured signature songs like "Creepy Jackalope Eye" and "She's My Bitch." This album is still regarded by many fans as the band's best.
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Artist Biography - Supersuckers
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 Ron Heathman temporarily left the group due to drug problems, and was replaced by onetime Didjits guitarist Rick Sims on their next album. In 1995, the band released, " The Sacrilicious Sounds of the Supersuckers," produced by the Butthole Surfers' Paul Leary, the album was noticeably different from the Supersuckers' usual pedal-to-the-metal roar, primarily because of Heathman's absence. Fortunately, Heathman made a full recovery and rejoined the band for 1997's, "Must've Been High," a full-fledged excursion into country music that even featured a guest appearance by Willie Nelson.
After issuing their country project, the Supersuckers signed a major-label deal with Interscope. Unfortunately, in the wake of the massive label mergers at the time, Interscope underwent a restructuring and dropped the band without ever releasing the album they had recorded. Strongly disenchanted, the Supersuckers landed on the small Twenty14.com label and finally recorded the proper follow-up to Sacrilicious, "The Evil Powers of Rock 'n' Roll," released in late 1999, and featured the band's affectionate look back on their high-school days in Tucson, "Santa Rita High."
Disillusioned by their Interscope experience and seeking a permanent home, the Supersuckers setup their own label, Mid Fi, in 2002, A new, hard-rocking studio album, "Motherfuckers Be Trippin'," followed in 2003. After its release, longtime drummer Dan Seigal left the group, and was replaced by Mike Musburger. While working on a new studio album, the Supersuckers kept the Mid Fi release schedule full with a pair of archival live albums and a collection of singles sides and non-album material, "Devil's Food."
Discography:
Mid-Fi Field Recordings - 2005
Motherfuckers Be Trippin - 2003
Must've Been Live - 2002
The Songs All Sound The - 2001
The Evil Powers Of Rock - 1999
Must've Been High - 1997
The Sacrilicious Sounds - 1995
La Mano Cornuda - 1994
The Smoke Of Hell - 1992
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For more information , enjoy the official homepage of Supersuckers
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