Chad Gilbert departed to found the pop punk band New Found Glory in 1997. This would pose problems for Shai Hulud in the future. However, they started recording their first full-length, Hearts Once Nourished with Hope and Compassion , in August 1997. They would finish the album in September and…
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The idea to reform As Friends Rust was brought up in June 1997, by Culture’s guitarist, Stephen Looker , who had been a fan of the band’s demo. Unbeknownst to Moyal, Looker had been approached by Olmino earlier that year as a potential second guitarist for As Friends Rust shortly…
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The album was released on February 18, 1997; the band commenced another tour of the United States, spanning 100 days (February to June 1997) and 24,000 miles. This tour included shows with hundreds of other bands such as Screw 32 , J Church , AFI , Still Life , Mustard…
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After the grueling worldwide tour the band completed in support of Red Medicine , Fugazi took an extended break and also began writing material for a follow-up release. By March 1997 Fugazi had once again returned to Inner Ear Studios with Zientara to begin recording what became End Hits ,…
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By February 1997, this incarnation of As Friends Rust had fallen apart as Moyal dedicated more time to Culture and Bird of Ill Omen. Olmino, Gomez, and Crum opted to continue playing together, renaming the band Red Letter Day and asking Rudas to return as vocalist. After releasing an extended…
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In 1997, Blindside debuted in Sweden with their self-titled debut, a collection of old and new songs that were based on singer Christian Lindskog’s life at the time.
In 1997, Tooth & Nail Records signed a licensing deal with Blindside.
Jack Off Jill released several independent records: Children 5 and Up (produced by Marilyn Manson), The Boygrinder Sessions , Cannibal Song Book (produced by Jeremy Staska, JOJ and Manson), Cockroach Waltz , and several 7″ singles . On April 8, 1994, while playing a benefit show for Rock Against Domestic…
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The US debut was released later that year by Tooth & Nail and featured songs both from the Swedish full-length debut and from the EP Empty Box.
Rubin also reissued Album – Generic Flipper and the singles compilation Sex Bomb Baby on his Infinite Zero label. By 1997, Flipper’s music went largely out of print, with Rubin holding on to the rights. As part of a legal settlement, Subterranean was awarded the right to reissue its Flipper…
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