The Suicide Machines are:

Jason Navarro - Vocals
Dan Lukacinsky - Guitar, Vocals
Royce Nunley - Bass, Vocals
Ryan Vandeberghe - Drums

In 1990, Jason and Dan met in a 7-11 in Detroit and talked music. They formed a band, The Uglies, who then changed to Jack Kevorkian And The Suicide Machines. The band played parties and small clubs through 1992 and 1993, with numerous lineup changes. In 1993, they put out their 7 song "Essential Kevorkian Cassette" on Old School Records. They gained more popularity on the punk scene, opened for Rancid, and released the "Vans" 7" on Youth Rendition Records that same year.

The band’s then-bassist Jason Brake left the band for Japan in 1994, and they broke up. They had recorded several songs, however, and released them as the "Green World" album. Their punk/ska sounded got them many fans all over the country. The band soon decided that this popularity was a sign, so they grabbed some new members and did a west coast tour.

In 1995, the Suicide Machines did a split with the Rudiments called "Skank For Brains". Local radio stations began to play the band’s songs, and they became a huge local act. The following year, they released "Destruction By Definition". The album put them into the punk mainstream, and they got a spot on the Warped Tour’s second stage, alongside Face to Face, Rancid, the Descendents, and many others.

The Machines spent 1997 touring and recording. They gained a much-coveted spot on the main stage at the Warped Tour, and were playing sold out shows everywhere. The fourth album "Battle Hymns" was released in 1998 amidst a flurry of lineup changes. "Hymns", their second Hollywood Records release, became a classic.

The band took time off in 1999 to write for their next album. They played select dates on the European Warped Tour and played a few more shows in the states. Their self-titled album was released in 2000. It includes material that strays a bit from the old stuff, but the intensity of the band remains. Once again they took their place on Warped’s main stage, and are only a few weeks away from a late-2K tour with Less Than Jake.

UPDATE 9/16/00: What's up?? I saw the Machines with Less Than Jake last night at Roseland Ballroom in NYC. It was AWESOME! Suicide Machines played everything I wanted to hear, including "New Girl" and "SOS". They even played "Green Room", which they never do, and they played "Vans Song" WITH the trombone, which also never happens (the trombone player lives in NY or something). LTJ rocked out, too. Definetely check both these bands out if you can!