Under pressure from their record label, the band released their seventeenth studio album, Cross Purposes , on 8 February 1994, under the Black Sabbath name.
Touring in support of Cross Purposes began in February with Morbid Angel and Motörhead in the US
This round of touring ended in February 1994.
The following month the group won Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist and Heavy Metal/Hard Rock New Artist at the American Music Awards .
Columbia Records released Alice in Chains’ second acoustic-based EP, Jar of Flies , on January 25, 1994. Written and recorded in one week, Jar of Flies debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the first EP—and first Alice in Chains release—to top the charts.
By 1994, record labels were trying to capitalize on the popularity of harder-edged alt-rock bands like Nirvana , Pearl Jam , Soundgarden , and Stone Temple Pilots , and the band caught the attention of Joe Bosso, an A&R rep for Polydor Records , which was then in the process…
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In 1994, the members relocated to New Orleans , Louisiana , to begin work on their second album, Soup , with producer Andy Wallace . The album was released in 1995, and featured predominantly shorter songs with a less conventional alternative rock approach, including New Orleans-style jazz and a hodgepodge…
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including a headlining performance at Woodstock ’94
Starr left the band after the release of Dirt . Staley told Rolling Stone in 1994 about Starr leaving the band, “It was just a difference in priorities. We wanted to continue intense touring and press. Mike was ready to go home.” Years later, Starr claimed that he was fired…
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Creatures of the Night was Kiss’s heaviest album to date, and although it fared better than Music from “The Elder” , it peaked at only No. 45 on the charts and was not certified Gold until 1994. In Frehley’s absence, Kiss utilized a number of guitarists for the recording of…
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