Dir En Grey was preceded by the independent rock band La:Sadie’s, which was formed by vocalist Kyo and bassist Kisaki in November 1995. They were joined by guitarists Die and Shio, as well as drummer Shinya, and made their live debut on January 14, 1996. Shio seceded after three shows…
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In November 1995, D.R.I. released Full Speed Ahead . They also made another music video, this time for a song called “Syringes In The Sandbox”.
” Shoots and Ladders ” was released on October 31, 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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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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On August 9, 1995, Kiss joined the long line of musicians to perform on MTV Unplugged .
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 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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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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On the first U.S. date (June 17, 1995), Criss appeared onstage with Kiss to sing “Hard Luck Woman” and “Nothin’ to Lose”.