The US debut was released later that year by Tooth & Nail and featured songs both from the Swedish full-length debut and from the EP Empty Box.
Problems with Swedish record company MNW led to delays with the release of the group’s fourth album, Bagsy Me (a translation of the Swedish children’s expression ‘Pax jag!’ ), which was eventually released in January 1997 on Sony/BMG Records . The album included the hit singles “Someone Somewhere”, “Friends”, “Hit”…
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the EP Sounds of Decay released with the same lineup the next year
Further singles “Might Be Stars” and “How Does It Feel?” were taken from Be a Girl but it was not until the re-release of “You and Me Song” in April 1996 that the band really made an impact in the United Kingdom, where the song peaked at number eighteen on…
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One year later, in March 1996, Kent released Verkligen (Really). Guitarist Martin Roos had left the band for his career at Kent’s record company BMG; he later became the band’s manager . The pre-release single ” Kräm (så nära får ingen gå) ” immediately became a radio hit and gained…
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In 1996, Gustaf Norén (vocals, guitar), joined the band.
After the year off, the band regrouped in 1996 to record and release a second studio album, Brave Murder Day .
(later released in very limited capacity on Katatonia/Primordial in 1996)
In 1996, Malmsteen joined forces with former band members Jeff Scott Soto and Marcel Jacob on the album Human Clay where he played lead guitar on the track “Jealousy”. In the same year, Malmsteen recorded guitar solos for two different Deep Purple tribute albums, Smoke on the Water and Black…
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In March 1995, Kent released their first album, Kent . The band’s style at that time emphasized distortion , which is in contrast with their later albums. Their first single was ” När det blåser på månen “.