The Supersuckers formed in 1988 as The Black Supersuckers in
Tucson, Arizona, first playing traditional
punk rock. Martin left the band a year later and returned to Tucson, and Eddie Spaghetti took over on vocals. They recorded numerous singles and cover songs for various small labels before being signed to
Sub Pop. Their first album with
Sub Pop,
The Smoke of Hell, was released in 1992, featuring a cover by graphic artist
Dan Clowes. In 1995, Heathman temporarily left the band and was replaced by Rick Sims, formerly of the
Didjits (and later the
Gaza Strippers), for the recording of their third album,
The Sacrilicious Sounds of the Supersuckers, which was produced by
Paul Leary. Also in 1995, the Supersuckers played at
Farm Aid for the first time. with whom the band had performed onstage at Farm Aid. The band had left Sub Pop to sign a major-label deal with
Interscope and announced a new traditional rock album, but they were dropped from the label during corporate restructuring and the planned album was never released. Some songs from the lost Interscope album appeared on the album ''
The Evil Powers of Rock 'N' Roll in 1999, released on a small independent label. They contributed two songs, including one in collaboration with Eddie Vedder, to the charity album Free the West Memphis 3 in 2000. Disillusioned by the experience with Interscope, the band started their own label, Mid-Fi Recordings, in 2002. Drummer Dancing Eagle then left the band and was replaced by temporary drummers Mike "Murderburger" Musburger followed by a six-year stint by Scott "Scottzilla" Churilla (who had previously played with Reverend Horton Heat). After several live albums and archival compilations released on their Mid-Fi label, and then finally another full-length album after many years, Get It Together
, in 2008. The band then took an extended hiatus, during which Ron Heathman left the band for the second time and Eddie Spaghetti released two solo albums via Bloodshot Records. The band discontinued its Mid-Fi label and signed with Acetate Records, and Steamhammer Records in Europe, issuing the hard rock-oriented album Get the Hell'' in 2014. This album introduced new members "Metal" Marty Chandler on guitar and Christopher "Chango" von Streicher on drums. In 2015, Eddie Spaghetti recovered from a cancer diagnosis, while the only other remaining original member of the band, Dan Bolton, departed and was not replaced. They returned to hard rock for the 2018 album
Suck It. The album ''
Play That Rock N' Roll'', recorded at
Willie Nelson's home studio in Austin, Texas, was released by Acetate / Steamhammer in February 2020. Founding guitarist Ron Heathman died in August 2020. The band is scheduled to tour in the spring of 2026 with
Scott H. Biram as support. ==Band members==