The first single from XTRMNTR , ” Swastika Eyes “, was released in November 1999. The song’s overtly political content, Gillespie said it was about “American international terrorism”, made it controversial. Nevertheless, it was a hit, charting at No. 22 on the British charts. XTRMNTR itself fared well, reaching No.…
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Later in 1999, Muse performed on the Emerging Artist’s stage at Woodstock ’99 and signed with Smith and Jaffery. Despite the success of their second EP, British record companies were reluctant to sign Muse. After a trip to New York’s CMJ Festival, Nanci Walker, then Sr. Director of A&R at…
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Two further albums, Live! and BBC Sessions , were released in the same year, in June and October respectively.
After a few years building a fanbase, Muse played their first gigs in London and Manchester supporting Skunk Anansie on tour. They had a significant meeting with Dennis Smith, the owner of Sawmills Studio , situated in a converted water mill in Cornwall . He had seen the three boys…
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In April 1998, Depeche Mode held a press conference at the Hyatt Hotel in Cologne to announce the Singles Tour.
In February 1998 the band released the “If They Move, Kill ‘Em” EP. This notably featured the bands’ first collaboration with Kevin Shields , on his remix of the title track. Later that year, Shields joined the band on tour and would have a major influence on their sound in…
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Like the second half of 1998, 1999 saw little activity from Buck-Tick. They contributed a cover of ” Doubt ” to May’s hide tribute album Tribute Spirits , released the non-album single “Bran-New Lover” on July 14, and performed at Marilyn Manson ‘s Rock Is Dead Tour (originally scheduled as…
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A second singles compilation, The Singles 86>98 , was released in 1998, preceded by the new single ” Only When I Lose Myself “.
The group reconvened in 1998 at the suggestion of Rob Gretton, nearly five years since they had last seen each other. Sumner said, “We decided before we agreed to doing any gig, to have a meeting, and if anyone had any grudges to bear, to iron them out.” By the…
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their final studio album, I Blame The Government , was released in January 1998.