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Along with [[Dirty Rotten Imbeciles|D.R.I.]], [[Corrosion of Conformity]], and [[Stormtroopers of Death]], Suicidal Tendencies is often credited as one of "the fathers of crossover thrash".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hmmagazine.com/blog/feature/suicidal-tendencies-says/|title=Suicidal Tendencies Says - HM Magazine|website=Hmmagazine.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nolifetilmetal.com/dri.htm|title=No Life Metal - CD Gallery - D.R.I.|website=Nolifetilmetal.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.excite.com/events/concert-tickets/Suicidal-Tendencies/index.php|title=Suicidal Tendencies Tickets|website=Excite.com}}</ref> They have released fourteen studio albums (four of which are composed of re-recorded or previously released material), two [[Extended play|EP]]s, four split albums, four compilation albums, and two long-form videos. The band achieved its first success with their 1983 [[Suicidal Tendencies (album)|self-titled debut album]]; it spawned the single "[[Institutionalized (song)|Institutionalized]]", which was one of the first [[hardcore punk]] videos to receive substantial airplay on [[MTV]]. Suicidal Tendencies' popularity continued to grow exponentially within the next decade, and with their second studio album ''[[Join the Army]]'' (1987), which was their first to enter the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart,<ref name="Billboard.com">{{cite magazine|title=Suicidal Tendencies - Chart history|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/280948/suicidal-tendencies/chart|magazine=Billboard.com|access-date=November 14, 2016}}</ref> the band was beginning to experiment with a heavy sound that helped create, develop and popularize the crossover thrash genre. Suicidal Tendencies' first three albums on the major label [[Epic Records]] — ''[[How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today]]'' (1988), ''[[Controlled by Hatred/Feel Like Shit... Déjà Vu]]'' (1989) and ''[[Lights...Camera...Revolution!]]'' (1990) — were well-received in the [[thrash metal]] and [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] communities, with the latter two earning Suicidal Tendencies [[RIAA certification|gold certifications]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]].<ref name="Billboard.com" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH|title=RIAA (type in "Suicidal Tendencies" in the artist box)|work=[[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]|access-date=May 7, 2009}}</ref> The band's sixth studio album, ''[[The Art of Rebellion]]'' (1992), became their greatest chart success, peaking at number 52 on the ''Billboard'' 200,<ref name="Billboard.com" /> and included three of their biggest hits "Asleep at the Wheel", "[[Nobody Hears]]" and "I'll Hate You Better".<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Suicidal Tendencies - Chart history|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/280948/suicidal-tendencies/chart?f=376|magazine=Billboard.com|access-date=November 14, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Suicidal Tendencies - Chart history|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/280948/suicidal-tendencies/chart?f=377|magazine=Billboard.com|access-date=November 14, 2016}}</ref> That album, along with its predecessor and its successors ''[[Still Cyco After All These Years]]'' (1993) and ''[[Suicidal for Life]]'' (1994), saw the band experiment further, with sounds and influences ranging from thrash metal to [[progressive metal|progressive]] and [[funk metal|funk]] music.