▁their ▁break up ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁then ▁joined ▁the ▁g oth ic ▁rock ▁band ▁Christian ▁Death , ▁playing ▁on ▁their ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁album ▁Only ▁Theatre ▁of ▁P ain , ▁and ▁released ▁a ▁solo ▁album , ▁All ▁by ▁Mys elf ▁( 1 9 8 2 ). ▁He ▁was ▁replaced ▁in ▁the ▁Ad oles c ents ▁by ▁Pat ▁Sm ear , ▁formerly ▁of ▁the ▁Germ s . ▁The ▁band ▁was ▁planning ▁their ▁first ▁tour , ▁to ▁begin ▁late ▁that ▁summer ▁and ▁last ▁into ▁the ▁fall . ▁" We ▁needed ▁to ▁tour ▁to ▁surv ive ", ▁re called ▁Brandenburg . ▁" We ▁had ▁been ▁b anned ▁from ▁every ▁club ▁in ▁Hollywood ▁that ▁could ▁hold ▁us — the ▁Star wood , ▁the ▁Ro xy , ▁and ▁the ▁Wh is ky — and ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁people ▁wouldn ' t ▁go ▁to ▁Pas ad ena ▁( Per kins ▁Palace ) ▁or ▁East ▁L . A . ▁( The ▁V ex ) ▁to ▁see ▁us ". ▁Sm ear , ▁however , ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁tour , ▁and ▁so ▁left ▁the ▁band ▁in ▁June ▁after ▁only ▁three ▁months ▁to ▁allow ▁them ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁guitar ▁player ▁who ▁would ▁tour . ▁He ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Ro yer ' s ▁ro omm ate , ▁Steve ▁Roberts , ▁and ▁in ▁July ▁the ▁new ▁line up ▁recorded ▁a ▁three - song ▁EP , ▁Welcome ▁to ▁Re ality , ▁produced ▁by ▁Thom ▁Wilson . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁album , ▁the ▁planned ▁release ▁of ▁the