Mike Richards

Mike Richards (January 25th, 1970-present) is an American musician who was the drummer for the band The Infection and also a professional wrestler who is signed to SquarePants Wrestling. He was known for his flamboyant sense of fashion and stage presence. Richards was openly bisexual but said he preferred women.

The Mike Richards Demos
The band recorded the demos using 2 8-track recorders, Mike recorded these demos with the band, even before Vaccine Slaughterhouse. He was the creative force behind many of the band's softer songs, because of his taste for shoegaze and other spacey genres. it spanned from November 26th, 1993 - November 29th, 1993. "True Love Will Find You In The End" was originally demoed & performed during a Vaccine Slaughterhouse Band show on November 27th, 1993.

False rumors of Mike's death.
Mike died at the age of 23 on January 24th, 1994, even though the next day was his birthday. He was convinced by his "friend" to do this drug substance.

He collapsed and his friend just ran away. Jamie Dickinson-Adams, the dealer and "friend" was put behind bars two days after for possession of drugs and manslaughter.

According to a conspiracy theorist back in 1999, he said that Mike Richards faked his own death because some Maifa were trying to get him and so went hiding in Nicaragua. SpongeBob said that those rumors are false, even though they were later proven to be true,18 years later.

Release
The demo album was released on May 22nd, 2017 by Sandy Cheeks, 2 months before her death. 3 songs would later appear in the Vaccine Slaughterhouse demos "Mustang Rider", "Shithead", "Vaccine Slaughterhouse". According to Sandy, she said that the 3 original demos went missing and were never found. SpongeBob posted on Instagram on September 23rd that the 3 original demos were found in Mike's old house.

"So I went to an old house that my friend Mike used to live and I can't believe this, but I've found the 3 missing demos from the Mike Richards Demos. #infectiondemos"

The song "Matter of Life" would later become "Why Did This Happen".


 * 1) Pretty Enough
 * 2) Do You Speak My Langauge?
 * 3) Matter of Life
 * 4) Illegal Property
 * 5) Get Low (A Million Ways To Break Your Heart)
 * 6) Nothing But Something
 * 7) True Love Will Find You In The End
 * 8) The Cat & His Cane
 * 9) Outta Tune

The Vaccine Slaughterhouse Band (The Infection):

 * SpongeBob SquarePants  - lead guitar, lead vocals
 * Sandy Cheeks - bass guitar, backing vocals
 * Mike Richards - drums, precession, lead vocals & acoustic guitar on "True Love Will Find You In The End"
 * Victoria Jackson - rhythm guitar

With Wince/The Vaccine Slaughterhouse Band/The Infection:

 * 1989 - An Old Friend
 * 1991 - Self-Titled 
 * 1993 - The Mike Richards Demos 
 * 2018 - Last Chance To Get Laid
 * 2019 - Helpless Souls