alternative rock

1998
Matthew Sweet In 1998, his version of Walter Egan ‘s ” Magnet and Steel ” was

In 1998, his version of Walter Egan ‘s ” Magnet and Steel ” was recorded on the Sabrina The Teenage Witch album with Lindsey Buckingham on guitar.

Evanescence Lee and Moody recorded two EPs as Evanescence: Evanescence (1998), of

Lee and Moody recorded two EPs as Evanescence: Evanescence (1998), of which 100 copies were made and sold at their early live performances; and Sound Asleep (1999), also known as the Whisper EP. Their demos got them airplay on the local modern rock station in Little Rock, which helped them…
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Korn publishing contract with Warner Chappell

In 1998, Korn signed a publishing contract with Warner Chappell Music .

Cake (band) Prolonging the Magic

With Brown and Damiani’s departure, McCrea felt “free to experiment” with the next album, 1998’s Prolonging the Magic ; he wrote and produced every song. As a result of this experimentation, the album was noted as “loaded with spiced-up instrumentation, including a few new ingredients like the pedal steel guitar…
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The Presidents of the United States of America (band) In 1998, the group appeared on the album Happy Hour by Japanese

In 1998, the group appeared on the album Happy Hour by Japanese female rockers Shonen Knife , singing backing vocals on the song “Sushi Bar”.

Blink-182 was fired

Raynor had been drinking heavily to offset personal issues, and he was fired by DeLonge and Hoppus in mid-1998 despite agreeing to attend rehab and quit drinking, although Hoppus claimed in his memoir that Raynor had chosen to quit voluntarily.

Soundgarden Yield Tour

That same year, he played drums for Pearl Jam’s Yield Tour following Jack Irons ‘ departure

Faith No More In early 1998, rumors of Faith No More’s imminent demise began

In early 1998, rumors of Faith No More’s imminent demise began; commencing with a post to Faith No More newsgroup alt.music.faith-no-more claiming Mike Patton had quit the band in favor of side projects. This rumor, denied at the time, proved to be at least partly true. Faith No More played…
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Cherry Poppin' Daddies Suddenly finding themselves in hot demand, the Daddies immediately

Suddenly finding themselves in hot demand, the Daddies immediately started touring again. Spending the majority of 1998 and 1999 on the road, the band were now playing close to 300 shows a year, carrying out both headlining and supporting tours of the United States while traveling internationally as one of…
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Creed (band) covered Alice Cooper

The band covered Alice Cooper ‘s song ” I’m Eighteen ” for The Faculty soundtrack in 1998.