In June 1998, System of a Down released their debut album, System of a Down . They enjoyed moderate success as their first singles ” Sugar ” and ” Spiders ” became radio favorites and the music videos for both songs were frequently aired on MTV . After the release…
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Sony Records released Live & Rare , compiling B-sides and live performances, in Japan in June 1998.
The band’s song “Lose Control” was included in the Japanese and Philippine releases of the official movie soundtrack of Godzilla , released on May 19, 1998, through Epic Records.
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 May, the band started touring again, playing in Europe and Scandinavia. Singles were released in various territories for three of the album’s songs, “If You Were Here”, “Things She Said” and “747”.
By late 1997, the trio had completed their secondary education, and, from May 1998, they worked on their third album, Neon Ballroom , with Launay producing again. It was released in March 1999 and peaked at the number-one position in Australia. Australian rock music historian Ian McFarlane said, “As well…
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Tegan and Sara began writing songs at 14. One of the first songs they wrote was “Tegan Didn’t Go To School Today”, written by Sara and recorded by the pair on cassette tape . The band was first called “Plunk”, short for “light punk”, due to their lack of a…
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However, in May 1998, Island Records’ parent company, PolyGram , was purchased by beverage giant Seagram for $10.6 billion; as part of Seagram’s purchase, PolyGram was merged into Universal Music Group , and Island Records was reconsolidated into The Island Def Jam Music Group umbrella label. The restructurings delayed the…
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Eventually, Godsmack’s CD landed in the hands of Rocko, the night-time DJ for Boston radio station WAAF (FM) . The radio station put “Keep Away” into heavy rotation and the song rose to the number one spot at the station very quickly. Newbury Comics, a New England record store chain,…
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In April 1998, Kent released an English version of Isola , featuring an extra song only available on the English version, “Velvet”.