In a January 1996 murder case, the defendant counsel for Brian Bassett, 16, and Nicholaus McDonald, 18, of McCleary, Washington , claimed that the pair listened to “Israel’s Son”, from Frogstomp , which contributed to the 10 August 1995 murders of Bassett’s parents and a younger brother. McDonald’s lawyer cited…
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On August 9, 1995, Kiss joined the long line of musicians to perform on MTV Unplugged .
Black Sabbath embarked on a world tour in July 1995 with openers Motörhead and Tiamat , but two months into the tour, drummer Cozy Powell left the band, citing health issues, and was replaced by former drummer Bobby Rondinelli . “The members I had in the last lineup – Bobby…
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On the first U.S. date (June 17, 1995), Criss appeared onstage with Kiss to sing “Hard Luck Woman” and “Nothin’ to Lose”.
The resulting Forbidden was released on 8 June 1995
The Foo Fighters made their live public debut on February 23, 1995, at the Jambalaya Club in Arcata, California , followed by performances at Satyricon in Portland on March 3 and the Velvet Elvis in Seattle on March 4. The show on March 3 had been part of a benefit…
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Bon Jovi’s sixth studio album, These Days , was released in June 1995, during which time the band was on European tour. The album debuted at number one in UK and spent four consecutive weeks at the top position. The album also reached number one in Ireland, Germany, Australia, Japan…
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The second Wildhearts album proper, P.H.U.Q. , was released in May 1995 and reached number 6 in the UK Albums Chart , making it the band’s most successful album. Shortly after the album’s release, Mark Keds of Senseless Things was drafted as second guitarist, but lasted just one recording session,…
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and finished recording in May.
In 1994 the band released the album Churn independently. The album garnered the band airplay on WJRR 101.1 FM, a rock station in Orlando, Florida , for the future hit single ” Cumbersome “. Given this minor success, the band relocated to the Orlando area where they continued to expand…
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