heavy metal

1994
Manilla Road Shelton continued to do live gigs with the other two members of

Shelton continued to do live gigs with the other two members of Circus Maximus until the group disbanded in 1994. He soon after decided to reform Manilla Road along with Randy Foxe at the drums and Harvey Patrick at the bass, who was the brother of the band’s road manager…
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Deep Purple Come Hell or High Water

The band began a European tour, which was documented on the live album Come Hell or High Water , released in 1994.

Vicious Rumors After Thorpe recovered, new bass player Tommy Sisco (ex-Villain with

After Thorpe recovered, new bass player Tommy Sisco (ex-Villain with Carl Albert) was recruited. The band’s sixth album, 1994’s Word of Mouth , was recorded and released on the Rising Sun label. The CD included the song “Thunder and Rain” (parts 1 and 2), which was dedicated to the memory…
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Metallica Woodstock ’94 performance

including a headlining performance at Woodstock ’94

Evanescence Singer and pianist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody met in 1994 in

Singer and pianist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody met in 1994 in Little Rock, Arkansas at ages 13 and 14, when the two were at a Christian youth camp where Lee played piano during sport activities and Moody played acoustic guitar and she thought they could play music together.…
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1993
X Japan Returns

Titled X Japan Returns , the concerts were held at the Tokyo Dome on December 30 and 31, marking the beginning of a New Year’s Eve tradition that would last until the group’s disbandment.

Helloween Charity show at Rockfabrik Ludwigsburg

Meanwhile, the conflicts within the rest of the band worsened and the decision was made to fire Kiske. His last performance with the band was at a Charity show at Rockfabrik Ludwigsburg 22 December 1993, until he returned to the stage with Helloween 24 years later.

Deep Purple drafted to complete the Japanese dates

Joe Satriani was drafted to complete the Japanese dates in December

Motörhead played two dates at the Arena Obras Sanitarias in Buenos

Motörhead played two dates at the Arena Obras Sanitarias in Buenos Aires in April 1993 and toured Europe from early June until early July, returning to the United States to play one show at the New York Ritz on 14 August. A new producer was sought for the band’s next…
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Metallica box set release

Live Shit: Binge & Purge , the band’s first box set, was released in November 1993.