On April 16, 1996, the band members held a press conference aboard the USS Intrepid in New York City, where they announced their plans for a full-fledged reunion tour, with the help of new manager Doc McGhee .
Alice in Chains resurfaced on April 10, 1996, to perform for MTV Unplugged , a program featuring all-acoustic set lists.
Stone Temple Pilots released the album Tiny Music… Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop on March 5, 1996.
Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions was completed in February 1996
“Drugs worked for me for years,” Staley told Rolling Stone in February 1996, “and now they’re turning against me … now I’m walking through hell and this sucks. I didn’t want my fans to think that heroin was cool. But then I’ve had fans come up to me and give…
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The band began recording their 10th studio album, Trial by Fire , in early 1996 at The Site and Wildhorse Studio in Marin County and Ocean Way Recorders, in which they recorded under producer Kevin Shirley. It was released in late October that year, peaking at number three on the…
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The surviving members opted to continue their collaboration and recruit a new vocalist, although it would ultimately take them over a decade to do so. In 1996, they issued Nico , an album of outtakes and demos named for Hoon’s daughter, who was only 13 weeks old when her father…
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Everything Must Go was shortlisted for the 1996 Mercury Prize award for best album
Brent Doerner left the band for the second time after a few shows supporting It’s a Business Doing Pleasure . Helix were forced to carry on with a rapid succession of replacement guitar players: Gary Borden (ex- Ray Lyell ), Mark Chichkan (ex-Mindstorm), and Rick Mead (ex-Sire), a rotating cast…
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Ed King had to take a break from touring in 1996 due to heart complications that required a transplant. In his absence, he was replaced by Hughie Thomasson . The band did not let King rejoin after he recovered. At the same time, Mike Estes was replaced by Rickey Medlocke…
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