In July, the band participated in Ozzfest ’98 but, halfway through the tour, Menza reportedly discovered a tumor on his knee and left to undergo surgery.
In late 1997, Anthrax signed with Ignition Records, an independent label distributed by Tommy Boy Records . The label released Volume 8: The Threat Is Real in July 1998. As on Stomp 442 , Benante performed lead guitar parts along with Crook and Darrell. The album also features Pantera vocalist…
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In June 1998, System of a Down released their debut album, System of a Down . They enjoyed moderate success as their first singles ” Sugar ” and ” Spiders ” became radio favorites and the music videos for both songs were frequently aired on MTV . After the release…
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In June 1998, Universal / Republic Records signed the band to their label.
Sony Records released Live & Rare , compiling B-sides and live performances, in Japan in June 1998.
until his death on May 2, 1998.
Eventually, Godsmack’s CD landed in the hands of Rocko, the night-time DJ for Boston radio station WAAF (FM) . The radio station put “Keep Away” into heavy rotation and the song rose to the number one spot at the station very quickly. Newbury Comics, a New England record store chain,…
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Lemmy recalled that the touring was going particularly well, with some countries like Argentina and Japan putting the band in larger venues, and the English promoters discovered that “they could turn a nice profit with Motörhead shows”. In his opinion, the three-piece line-up was performing excellently and it was high…
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After another European tour (this time as headliner) in 1996, a new album was released in March 1998: the third and final chapter of the “Marriage” saga, titled Invictus . This was their heaviest album at the time and also very epic. Lyrically it is a concept album about humanity’s…
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In a February 1998 interview on MTV , Halford came out as gay.