In 1991, Tim Mahoney replaced Jim Watson on guitar and 311 released their third independent release, Unity , recorded at Rainbow Recording Studios in Omaha. 1000 CDs and 500 cassettes of Unity were printed; they were distributed through consignment and sold at shows. The band began to headline shows in…
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In 1991, the Offspring teamed up with Wilson again to produce the Baghdad 7-inch EP and a third demo tape. This EP and demo were instrumental to the band’s signing with Epitaph Records . In 1992, Thom Wilson and the Offspring returned to the studio to record their second album…
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In 1991, the band signed onto Caroline Records to release their debut album, and Love sought Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth to produce the record. She sent a letter, a Hello Kitty barrette, and copies of the band’s early singles to her, mentioning that the band greatly admired Gordon’s work…
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The band was discovered when Brad Roberts recorded a demo of his original songs and sent the demo tape to a producer of a Canadian music festival. From there, the tape was passed on to A&R people in Canada, which led to a bidding war. After signing with BMG Records…
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Adam Duritz, former member of the San Francisco Bay Area band the Himalayans , and producer/guitarist David Bryson formed Counting Crows in San Francisco in 1991. They began as an acoustic duo, playing gigs in and around Berkeley and San Francisco. Friend David Immerglück played with them from time to…
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In early 1991, they were discovered by hide and signed to his X Japan bandmate Yoshiki ‘s independent label, Extasy Records .
In 1991, following the break-up of guitarist Tom Morello’s former band Lock Up , former Lock Up drummer Jon Knox encouraged Tim Commerford and Zack de la Rocha to jam with Morello as he was looking to start a new group. Morello soon contacted Brad Wilk, who had unsuccessfully auditioned…
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In early 1991, Alice in Chains landed the opening slot for the Clash of the Titans tour with Anthrax , Megadeth , and Slayer , exposing the band to a wide metal audience but receiving mainly poor reception.
and it won Best British Single at the 1991 Brit Awards
Stereolithic , the band’s first independently released studio album since 1991’s Unity , was released on March 11, 2014.