Mike Clark (guitarist)
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Mike Clark is an American
heavy metal
and punk rock
guitarist. He is best known for being the rhythm guitarist with Suicidal Tendencies
. He has been playing with the band since 1987, and was the only member besides Mike Muir
to return to the band when they reunited. He originally played in the thrash metal
band No Mercy
with Muir. During Suicidal's breakup he was a member of Creeper.
From the day he joined Suicidal Clark was very active in the band's songwriting, writing much of the music for his first album with the band, How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today
. His early compositions were mostly thrash
oriented but stuck to the bands already melodic sound, but he continued to write music for the band that covered many different styles, this comes into play best on The Art of Rebellion, as Clark even claimed in an interview "This is definitely our most diverse album yet, but it wasn't really planned that way, it's just the way we've grown musically"
Clark has had endorsement deals with B.C. Rich
, Jackson
, and Yamaha
guitars in the past. He used to play a custom made BC Rich Gunslinger guitar with a skull wearing the classic Suicidal flip cap painted on it, but he no longer plays this guitar. Clark's early trademark image was his straight long hair and the Suicidal flip cap. He has since cut his hair, he also now wears a blue bandana
like Mike Muir.
Mike and his wife Shannon have a daughter named Christina, who was seen at the end of the live video for "War Inside My Head".
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heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
and punk rock
Punk rock
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guitarist. He is best known for being the rhythm guitarist with Suicidal Tendencies
Suicidal Tendencies
Suicidal Tendencies is a U.S. crossover thrash band founded in 1981 in Venice, Los Angeles, California by Mike Muir, its leader and only permanent member. The band is sometimes credited as one of "the fathers of crossover thrash"...
. He has been playing with the band since 1987, and was the only member besides Mike Muir
Mike Muir
Mike Muir is the lead vocalist of the Venice skate punk bands Suicidal Tendencies Los Cycos and the funk rock band Infectious Grooves...
to return to the band when they reunited. He originally played in the thrash metal
Thrash metal
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...
band No Mercy
No Mercy (American band)
No Mercy are a thrash metal band from Venice, California, the brainchild of guitar player Mike Clark, who later played in Suicidal Tendencies.-History:...
with Muir. During Suicidal's breakup he was a member of Creeper.
From the day he joined Suicidal Clark was very active in the band's songwriting, writing much of the music for his first album with the band, How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today
How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today
How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today is the third album by the American crossover thrash band Suicidal Tendencies, released on Epic Records on September 13, 1988....
. His early compositions were mostly thrash
Thrash metal
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...
oriented but stuck to the bands already melodic sound, but he continued to write music for the band that covered many different styles, this comes into play best on The Art of Rebellion, as Clark even claimed in an interview "This is definitely our most diverse album yet, but it wasn't really planned that way, it's just the way we've grown musically"
Clark has had endorsement deals with B.C. Rich
B.C. Rich
B.C. Rich is a manufacturer of guitars and bass guitars founded by the late Bernardo Chavez Rico in 1969. Currently, most B.C. Rich guitars are manufactured in Asia, but luthiers of the company's custom shop continue to hand-make instruments. The Hanser Music Group, based in Kentucky, operates B.C....
, Jackson
Jackson Guitars
__FORCETOC__Jackson is a renowned brand of electric guitar that bears the name of its founder, Grover Jackson.-Early years:Grover Jackson obtained ownership in Charvel's Guitar Repair of Glendora, California in the 1970s with a promise to bolster Charvel's business...
, and Yamaha
Yamaha (manufacturer)
is a multinational corporation and conglomerate based in Japan with a wide range of products and services, predominantly musical instruments, electronics, motorcycles and power sports equipment.-History:...
guitars in the past. He used to play a custom made BC Rich Gunslinger guitar with a skull wearing the classic Suicidal flip cap painted on it, but he no longer plays this guitar. Clark's early trademark image was his straight long hair and the Suicidal flip cap. He has since cut his hair, he also now wears a blue bandana
Bandana
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like Mike Muir.
Mike and his wife Shannon have a daughter named Christina, who was seen at the end of the live video for "War Inside My Head".