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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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
In March 1996, an almost completely new line-up was announced. Ricci was the only returning original member. Jacques Bélanger was the new vocalist and Rik Charron and Marc Charron (no relation) would handle drum and bass duties respectively. The new line-up played a few well-received gigs in Canada before recording…
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” Clown “, was released on February 2, 1996.
would eventually reach number 72 on the Billboard 200 in February 1996
Sepultura’s sound continued changing with their sixth album, Roots , released in February 1996.
Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions was completed in February 1996
Brent Doerner left the band for the second time after a few shows supporting It’s a Business Doing Pleasure . Helix were forced to carry on with a rapid succession of replacement guitar players: Gary Borden (ex- Ray Lyell ), Mark Chichkan (ex-Mindstorm), and Rick Mead (ex-Sire), a rotating cast…
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Pentagram split up again, and in 1996, a new lineup was forged, consisting of Liebling on vocals, Hasselvander on drums, and new members Greg Reeder on guitar and Ned Meloni on bass. This lineup recorded a demo, Change of Heart . Shortly afterward, Pentagram re-emerged as a studio duo, with…
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