The Suicide Machines were an American punk rock band formed in 1991 in Detroit, Michigan and disbanded in 2006. During the course of their career the band released six full-length albums on the labels Hollywood Records and Side One Dummy Records. The band's musical style initially blended elements of punk rock, ska, and hardcore into a genre popularly known as ska punk or "ska-core," which characterized their first two albums. During the middle of their career they shifted gears, moving away from this sound and producing two albums with a heavy pop rock influence. Their final two albums moved back towards their mid-1990s style, bringing back heavy ska punk and hardcore elements.

"Destruction by Definition" is their debut album released in 1996 by Hollywood Records.

If that's what they call normal then I'd rather be insane.

just posting my favorite tracks from the album :)



Operation Ivy was an influential ska-punk band that originated from the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. The band existed between May of 1987 and May of 1989.

Energy is their only full album. It has been cited as one of the most important albums of the ska-core genre. In 2006, the album was ranked as the highest rated punk album ever on Sputnikmusic. (wow, didn't know that! got that from wikipedia :p)