In 1992, guitarist Dan Hoerner and bassist Nate Mendel met when they became housemates at the University of Washington . After jam sessions , they decided to form a band and sought a drummer, eventually deciding to invite William Goldsmith . Goldsmith played in many bands but decided to join…
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Amid rumors that the band was disbanding due to Cobain’s health, Nirvana headlined the closing night of the 1992 Reading Festival in England. Cobain programmed the performance lineup. Nirvana’s performance at Reading is often regarded as one of the most memorable of their career. A few days later, Nirvana performed…
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The band released another compilation album on November 2 called Icon , in preparation for their upcoming comeback album. Icon featured the same track listing as their previous compilation album The Singles 1992–2003 albeit with new artwork and a low price point.
Fontanelle was released in 1992, and sold over 250,000 copies in the United States alone.
The same year, Scott Weiland and Dean DeLeo played an acoustic version of “Plush” on the MTV show Headbangers Ball .
They sold a demo tape recorded and produced by Nick Langston at Stargoat Studios near Banbury . The demo featured three songs: “Flying”, which featured a 20-second countdown at the beginning, the recording of a rocket launch and then a fast guitar-based section which appeared to be influenced by the…
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Love and Erlandson began writing new material for a second Hole album in 1992, in the midst of Love’s pregnancy with Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain . Love’s desire to take the band in a more melodic and controlled rock format led bassist Emery to leave the band, and drummer Caroline…
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Ash officially formed in 1992, reportedly having taken the name from the first word they liked in the dictionary. Prior to this, Wheeler and Hamilton were in an Iron Maiden cover band called Vietnam, which had formed in 1989. The new band created three demo tapes that year – Solar…
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British rock journalist Graeme Thomson attributed the band’s 1992 breakup to their having “proved much too idiosyncratic to join the ranks of US breakout alternative bands”, citing more successful contemporaries such as R.E.M. , The Replacements , American Music Club , and Pixies .
Badmotorfinger was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 1992, and was among the 100 top-selling albums of the year.