and later that year, the band entered the studio with producer Jerry Finn to begin work on their third album.
Later that year, the band released their first full-length album , Goddamnit
With a newly formed band, Gob released How Far Shallow Takes You . It was home to a heavier sound with a better production value, mature lyrics focusing on personal and political issues and a growth in musicianship. It was released on Fearless records in 1998 but re-released in 1999…
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American Nightmare was formed when Tim Cossar and Wesley Eisold (who was then a roadie for Ten Yard Fight ) met up with Azy Relph and Jesse van Diest in 1998. They recorded a demo tape in 1999, followed by their debut release, a self-titled EP on Bridge 9 Records…
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The band released their second EP entitled For Your Lungs Only , in 1998.
Strung Out took them on their first U.S./Canada tour which followed the buzz created by appearance of the band’s instant classic “Titty Twister”, on the Fat Wreck Chords compilation Survival of the Fattest . Their second album, Venus Envy (1998), marked the departure of drummer and original member, Mike Schaus.…
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In 1998, WIZO released Kraut & Rüben EP (“Cabbage and Carrots”, also “higgledy piggledy”) on the label Fat Wreck Chords , containing songs that were already popular in Germany, but unknown to the rest of the world. That year, Herr Guhl replaced Ingo as drummer.
In 1998, Bad Religion released their tenth full-length album, No Substance , produced by Alex Perialas , Ronnie Kimball, and the band themselves. Although the album was anticipated by music critics and fans alike as a result of the band’s previous worldwide successes with Stranger Than Fiction and The Gray…
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The band released their first new material in almost half a decade, the Six the Hard Way EP in 1998, which also included two live tracks. Released on Suicidal Records, this EP saw the band switching back to their original punk metal and skatepunk style (with songs originally recorded by…
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By early 1998, Total Chaos disbanded, although by September the group reformed without Homewrecker, who was (according to the official Total Chaos website) stealing the band’s T-shirts, selling them at a discounted price and keeping the profits herself. Total Chaos asked Traci Michaels to fill in for one show, which…
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