Two consecutive sold out concerts, titled End of Period, were held at the Tokyo Dome on December 23 and 24.
In December 1998, Buck took some time off from the band, moving to Texas to focus on a new project named League of Blind Women . 10,000 Maniacs recruited Buffalo-based Michael Lee Jackson of the band Animal Planet to step into the lead guitar role. Buck returned to the band…
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Two legal battles then began that interfered with the band’s working on another release. Volcano Entertainment —the successor of Tool’s by-then defunct label Zoo Entertainment—alleged contract violations by Tool and filed a lawsuit. According to Volcano, Tool had violated their contract when the band looked at offers from other record…
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With Butler, Shoesmith and Jason McGann on drums, John Butler Trio was formed in Fremantle in 1998 and independently released the John Butler album in December. It was produced by Butler and included re-recorded versions of two tracks from his Searching for Heritage .
On 14 November 1998, they played at the Mushroom 25 Concert with Jimmy Barnes fronting for two songs: “The Loved One” and “Good Times”.
In November 1998, Layne Staley recorded a cover of Pink Floyd ‘s ” Another Brick in the Wall ” with the supergroup Class of ’99 . The song was featured on the soundtrack to the 1998 horror/ sci-fi film, The Faculty .
In November 1998, System of a Down appeared on South Park ‘ s Chef Aid album, providing the music for the song “Will They Die 4 You?” Near the end of the song, Tankian can be heard saying, “Why must we kill our own kind?” a line that would later…
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Amid long-standing private disputes, the members decided to call it quits, with Helmet’s original final performance occurring in Italy on December 10, 1997. The band officially broke up in November 1998. Asked about the breakup, Hamilton replied, “9 years, 1,600 shows, 5 albums, and we found it hard to look…
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In November 1998, ” The Bartender and the Thief ” (the first single from the album Performance and Cocktails ) was released, eventually reaching number three on the UK charts. ” Just Looking ” was released next and reached number four in March 1999. In that same month, the album…
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In November 1998, the album Out Spaced was released. This was a collection of songs from the 1995 Ankst releases (including “Dim Brys: Dim Chwys”), the band’s favourite B-sides, plus “The Man Don’t Give a Fuck” and “Smokin’”. A limited edition appeared in a comedy rubber sleeve, shaped like a…
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