On April 16, 1996, the band members held a press conference aboard the USS Intrepid in New York City, where they announced their plans for a full-fledged reunion tour, with the help of new manager Doc McGhee .
Evil Empire was released on April 16, 1996, and entered the Billboard 200 chart at number one, selling 249,000 copies in its first week.
Alice in Chains resurfaced on April 10, 1996, to perform for MTV Unplugged , a program featuring all-acoustic set lists.
Marty Friedman built a studio in his new home in Phoenix and completed his fourth solo album, released in April 1996.
By April 1996, the album had sold over 1 million copies in the United States and 3 million copies worldwide.
Rage Against the Machine performed ” Bulls on Parade ” on Saturday Night Live in April 1996. Their planned two-song performance was cut to one song when the band attempted to hang inverted American flags from their amplifiers (“a sign of distress or great danger”), in protest of the program’s…
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He stated that he had made the decision back in April 1996, though it was not publicly disclosed.
After the success of their debut, Korn decided to enter the studio again for a second album. By then, the band had created a large fan base , having played between 200 and 250 shows, and the expectations for their follow-up album were high. They went back into the studio…
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Yoshiki herniated cervical vertebrae after the March 13 show
” Clown “, was released on February 2, 1996.