The group toured in the summer of 1995 with Cosmo and Delp combining vocals. By that time, drummer Huffman had been replaced by Curly Smith, who was previously with Jo Jo Gunne . Following the conclusion of the Livin’ For You tour in 1995, Scholz announced that a greatest-hits album…
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On July 13, 1996, during their tour with Eyehategod and White Zombie , Anselmo overdosed on heroin an hour after a Texas homecoming gig. After his heart stopped beating for almost five minutes, Anselmo was revived with an adrenaline shot. Anselmo apologized to his bandmates the next night and said…
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Alice in Chains performed four shows supporting the reunited original Kiss lineup on their 1996–97 Alive/Worldwide Tour , including the final live appearance of Layne Staley on July 3, 1996, in Kansas City, Missouri .
A live album of the performance was released in July 1996, which debuted at number three on the Billboard 200, and was accompanied by a home video release, both of which received platinum certification by the RIAA.
On June 28, the Kiss Alive/Worldwide Tour began at Tiger Stadium in Detroit in front of a sold-out crowd of 39,867 fans.
The first public concert featuring the newly reunited Kiss was an hour-long warm-up show on June 15 for the annual KROQ Weenie Roast in Irvine, California , during which the band nearly ignited the stage of the Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre .
The band also appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman on May 10, 1996, performing the songs “Again” and “We Die Young”.
Pantera’s eighth studio album, The Great Southern Trendkill , was released on May 7, 1996, and is often considered their “overlooked” album. Anselmo recorded the vocals for this release in Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor ‘s studio in New Orleans while the rest of the band recorded in Dallas…
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Slang , released in May 1996, marked a drastic musical departure for the band by featuring darker lyrics and a stripped-down alternative rock edge. The band rehearsed and played the songs together in the studio instead of recording parts separately, resulting in a much more live-sounding album. The US audience…
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On April 20, nearly 40,000 tickets for the tour’s first show sold out in 47 minutes.