In June 1999, the album Judgement was released, marking Anathema’s complete shift from the doom metal genre, focusing instead on slower and more experimental songs. This new sound has been likened to artists such as Pink Floyd , Jeff Buckley , and to a lesser extent, Radiohead . Their songs…
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In June 1999, the band performed at the Glastonbury Festival on the Pyramid Stage. Their December 1999 album, Mimosa , released by EMI , was a compilation album consisting mostly of laid-back lounge -style covers and different versions of earlier released tracks. While it made reasonable sales, the album was…
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After the release of Red Letter Day , Dewees became a full-time member as the band began recording their second studio album in Los Angeles in June 1999 with producer Alex Brahl. Before the album went into production, Vagrant Records co-owner John Cohen borrowed money from his parents, who had…
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followed by a final ceremony on May 31, 1999.
10th Anniversary Gig [Never Sold Out] Capacity ∞ was held on May 30, and was attended by 100,000 people, making it one of the largest-ticketed concerts ever held by a single act.
On May 27, two days before the planned concert, a typhoon destroyed the elaborate set.
In May 1999, Dredg independently released their first full-length, Leitmotif , a concept album about a man traveling the world to cure his moral disease. The story was included in the liner notes, in lieu of the actual lyrics. Written by Roulette, the band had planned to release a movie…
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The band released their sixth studio album, Natin99 , in May 1999. Recorded in a nonlinear approach, the album featured significant contributions from members other than Buendia, who wrote the promotional singles “Maselang Bahaghari” and “Huwag Kang Matakot”. In November, the band performed at Dubai, United Arab Emirates with rapper…
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In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the band, their first live compilation album Never Sold Out was released in May, which peaked at number 5, and was certified gold.
Equally Cursed and Blessed was released on 12 April.