In early 1995, Screaming Trees toured Australia for the only time as

In early 1995, Screaming Trees toured Australia for the only time as part of the Big Day Out festival, before beginning work on their follow-up to Sweet Oblivion . Following one stillborn attempt at the album, the band hired producer George Drakoulias , who had previously worked with the Black Crowes and the Jayhawks . The resulting album, Dust , was released in 1996, nearly four years after its predecessor. The album peaked at No. 134 on the Billboard 200 Chart , No. 32 on the UK Albums Chart , and No. 39 on the RPM Top 100 Albums Chart . Dust gained favorable reviews while the singles ” Sworn and Broken ” peaked at No. 76 on the UK Singles Chart and ” All I Know ” peaked at No. 9 on both the Modern Rock Tracks and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts; however, the album ultimately did not match the sales of Sweet Oblivion . After the release of the album, Josh Homme , formerly from Kyuss , was hired as rhythm guitarist.