Biography
In 1982, prior to joining Suicidal Tendencies, George joined a short-lived punk side project called "Pap Smear", formed by Slayer members Jeff Hanneman and Dave Lombardo. Although Pap Smear has never released any records, two of their songs were re-recorded on Slayer's 1996 covers album Undisputed Attitude. After Pap Smear broke up around 1985, George joined Suicidal Tendencies, replacing Jon Nelson, who replaced the first album's guitarist Grant Estes. His debut with the band was Welcome to Venice on the song "Look Up..(The Boys Are Back)" written by Jon Nelson and Mike Muir. George is largely considered responsible for moving Suicidal Tendencies away from their hardcore punk roots into a more thrash oriented territory. He is also responsible for Robert Trujillo joining the band, who was a high school friend of his (at Culver City High School).
Since 2003, he has been playing guitar with Fishbone and appeared on their 2006 album Still Stuck in Your Throat.
In 2008, after thirteen years, George played with his former bandmates during an Infectious Grooves set.
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