heavy metal

1995
Deftones released on October 3, 1995

The band’s debut album, Adrenaline , was recorded at Bad Animals Studio in Seattle, Washington and released on October 3, 1995. It was produced by Deftones and Terry Date , who would go on to produce the band’s next three albums. While they were initially commercially unsuccessful, the band built…
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Tool (band) In September 1995, the band began writing and recording its second

In September 1995, the band began writing and recording its second studio album. At that time Tool experienced its only lineup change to date, with bassist D’Amour leaving the band amicably to pursue other projects. According to Carey, D’Amour left the band because he wanted to play guitar rather than…
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Kiss (band) performed on MTV Unplugged

On August 9, 1995, Kiss joined the long line of musicians to perform on MTV Unplugged .

Megadeth Released Hidden Treasures

In July, Megadeth released Hidden Treasures , an extended play featuring songs which originally appeared on movie soundtracks and tribute albums.

Black Sabbath embarked on a world tour

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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Venom (band) In 1995, Lant, Dunn and Bray reunited the “classic” line-up

In 1995, Lant, Dunn and Bray reunited the “classic” line-up, beginning by headlining the Waldrock Festival on 24 June 1995. They recorded and self-released the Venom ’96 EP with four re-recorded old tracks and one new song, resulting in a record deal with the SPV label. Following this was a…
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Kiss (band) Criss appeared onstage

On the first U.S. date (June 17, 1995), Criss appeared onstage with Kiss to sing “Hard Luck Woman” and “Nothin’ to Lose”.

Black Sabbath released on 8 June 1995

The resulting Forbidden was released on 8 June 1995

Rage Against the Machine regrouping for the KROQ Weenie Roast

before regrouping for the KROQ Weenie Roast in June 1995.

Raven (British band) The band toured Japan for the first time in May 1995. Raven was also

The band toured Japan for the first time in May 1995. Raven was also touring Europe irregularly. A live album called Destroy All Monsters/Live in Japan was recorded featuring songs from Glow , as well as older cuts such as “For the Future”.