The group started work on their third studio album, Shihad , in June 1996 at Auckland’s York Street Studios , co-produced by the group with Welsford. They also toured both New Zealand and Australia. The album’s lead single, “La La Land” (October 1996), received “strong airplay support” on Australia’s national…
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The album’s first single, “Mother Mother”, reached number one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart (later known as Alternative Airplay chart) in June 1996, and remained there for a month; Bonham subsequently became the first female solo artist to achieve this feat, and was the last one to do…
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The band’s fifth album, Down on the Upside , was released on May 21, 1996.
The first album without Edwards, Everything Must Go , was released on 20 May 1996. The band had chosen to work with new producer Mike Hedges , mainly for his work on Siouxsie and the Banshees ‘ single ” Swimming Horses ” that Bradfield rated highly. Everything Must Go debuted…
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The band also appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman on May 10, 1996, performing the songs “Again” and “We Die Young”.
The band came from an earlier incarnation called ” W.H.Y Gank ” which was headed by Adam and Sakti. Both members had invited Duta – who had been performing with Adam at as a singer and acoustic guitar duo at their neighbourhood’s 17 August celebrations – to join their band…
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Slang , released in May 1996, marked a drastic musical departure for the band by featuring darker lyrics and a stripped-down alternative rock edge. The band rehearsed and played the songs together in the studio instead of recording parts separately, resulting in a much more live-sounding album. The US audience…
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Silverchair began recording their second studio album, Freak Show , in May 1996 while experiencing the success of Frogstomp in Australia and the US. Produced by Nick Launay ( Birthday Party , Models , Midnight Oil ) and released in February 1997, the album reached number one in Australia and…
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As a four piece, the band continued touring including support gigs with Cast, Audioweb and Shed Seven until Hibbert was fired from the band in May 1996 following a series of rows with an inebriated Chad that resulted in a bizarre incident that involved a pineapple being thrown at Chad’s…
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The record became the catalyst for the extensive Gira Sueño Stereo (Sueño Stereo Tour), which began on 8 September in Buenos Aires, at the Grand Rex Theater – it spanned Venezuela, Colombia, Peru , Panama , Mexico and the United States (Los Angeles, Chicago, New York and Miami). The tour…
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