The first of said releases was an EP entitled Saw You Drown , released in early 1997, which also contained the first wide release of “Scarlet Heavens”.
Korn gained more popularity after co-headlining the Lollapalooza summer tour festival in 1997 with Tool
In 1997, Tony Iommi disbanded the current line-up to officially reunite with Ozzy Osbourne and the original Black Sabbath line-up.
In 1997, the band opened for U2 on the PopMart Tour . Their profits went to organizations such as the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees , Women Alive and the Zapatista Front for National Liberation . Rage began an abortive headlining U.S. tour with Wu-Tang Clan . Police…
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Rudy Sarzo rejoined the band again in January 1997, reuniting the Metal Health lineup. During a tour that year, one angry fan sued DuBrow for injuries she claimed were sustained during a show. In March 1999 the band released the album Alive and Well , which featured new songs and…
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The band remained relatively quiet during the end of the year, resting and setting new goals.
In the summer of 1997, Iommi, Butler and Osbourne reunited to coheadline the Ozzfest tour alongside Osbourne’s solo band. The line-up featured Osbourne’s drummer Mike Bordin filling in for Ward. “It started off with me going off to join Ozzy for a couple of numbers,” explained Iommi, “and then it…
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In 1997, they attended the Emergenza festival, won the regional finals in Munich and finished third in the European competition. For this competition they hired DJ Paul Rzyttka (known as DJ Zamzoe) who afterwards became a permanent member of the band.
After the band completed recording, they toured with Korn and Helmet in 1997.
The next member to leave the band was drummer John Douglas, who departed in the summer of 1997. He was replaced by Shaun Steels , formerly of Solstice , who would also later play drums for My Dying Bride .