Gob formed in 1993 consisting of Tom Thacker as lead guitarist and vocalist, Theo Goutzinakis as rhythm/co-lead guitarist and vocalist, Patrick “Wolfman Pat” Paszana on drums, and Kelly Macauley on bass guitar. Thacker and Goutzinakis often switched between lead vocals with Goutzinakis playing the occasional lead guitar line.
But by the end of 1993, the remaining members of Triumph had effectively disbanded, mostly due to their record label’s collapse.
Dom Pompeo quit in 1993 and was replaced by Yuri Mohacsi. That line-up released the EP Love Goes Plaid on RPN Records in Europe and Boss Tuneage in America. In 1996, they recorded and released what would be their last studio album, Fitzjoy , on Hypnotic Records . They were…
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During the early days of the band, Tom usually kept his place as lead guitar while Theo had more vocal duties and focused on rhythm guitar. They recorded their self-titled Gob in 1993 and released it in 1994 on Landspeed Records with the odd numbered tracks sung by Theo and…
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The band did not receive much international recognition until the 1993 release of their second album, God Shuffled His Feet . Particularly instrumental in increasing the band’s exposure in the American market was the appearance of a new type of radio format, adult album-oriented alternative rock (AAA). These stations put…
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On October 1, 1992, Sloan released their debut full-length album, Smeared , on Geffen in Canada. Smeared was released in the United States in January 1993. The lead single from the album was a re-recorded version of “Underwhelmed”, which was a hit in Canada and peaked at No. 25 on…
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In 1993, the band signed a distribution deal with A&M Records, and released Hallucigenia in 1994. They toured to support the album and had begun early preparations for their follow-up album, but creative and business tensions resulted in the band breaking up later the same year. Hawkins released a solo…
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In 1993, Chokehold released the Prison of Hope LP through American label Conquer the World Records and sounded their own record label Structure Records to release music by Florida band Bloodlet . They released their next EP, 1994’s Instilled , on Philadelphia ‘s Bloodlink Records. This EP featured some of…
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Reset was formed in 1993 by Pierre Bouvier and Chuck Comeau when they were 13 years old. The original band members were Pierre Bouvier (vocals), Philippe Jolicoeur (guitar and vocals), Chuck Comeau (drums), and Jean-Sébastien Boileau (bass). The original name for the band was Roach, but as another Canadian band…
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The band was founded in 1993 by lead singer Billy Hopeless and guitarist Rich Jones , and at first, was called The Black Market Babies (not to be confused with the American band with the similar name). With the addition of Matt Camirand, Jay Millette and Rob Zgaljic, they released…
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