Suicidal Tendencies still defying convention

Nowadays, hardcore and heavy metal are virtually synonyms with one another thanks to the adrenalized alchemy of bands like Hatebreed. But one of the groups to do it first — and do it the best — was Suicidal Tendencies, who merged a punk consciousness with metallic riffing to bruising effect beginning in the early ’80s. Decades later, they’re still at it, defying their name right along with convention.