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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After touring through the spring of 1996, the Foo Fighters entered Bear Creek Studio in Woodinville, Washington , with producer Gil Norton to record its second album. While Grohl once again wrote all the songs, the rest of the band collaborated on the arrangements. With the sessions nearly complete, Grohl…
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I.R.S. Records released a compilation album in 1996 to fulfill the band’s contract, titled The Sabbath Stones , which featured songs from Born Again (1983) to Forbidden .
Although Judas Priest went on hiatus following Halford’s departure, the remaining members of the band spent the next four years searching for a replacement for him. Known singers who auditioned for, or were offered to join, the band during this period include Steve Grimmett ( Grim Reaper , Lionsheart and…
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The band released Hey Man in 1996. The song “Take Cover” was included on the soundtrack to the cartoon series Mega Man . Although the band never replicated its earlier success in the US market, their popularity continued to soar in Japan and in much of Asia. They continued to…
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According to the official Project 86 documentary “XV,” Project 86 formed in mid 1996 by vocalist Andrew Schwab in Orange County, California . Guitarist Randy Torres , who was a sophomore in high school, was the first member recruited. The original lineup included Schwab, Torres, Ethan Luck ( Demon Hunter…
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In 1996, Daltrey, Townshend and Entwistle performed Quadrophenia with Starkey on drums, Jody Linscott on percussion, Bundrick and Jon Carin on keyboards, Simon Townend on guitar, Billy Nicholls on backing vocals and a horn section of Dennis Farias, Simon Gardner, Nick Lane, Neil Sidwell and Roy Wiegand at Hyde Park…
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