Reel Big Fish’s self-released debut album, Everything Sucks , was successful and became an underground hit spread by word-of-mouth, which led to the band signing a deal with Mojo Records . In August 1996, the band released the album Turn the Radio Off on the new label, which appealed to…
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Everything Sucks was recorded in June and July 1996 at The Blasting Room , a studio built and run by Stevenson in Fort Collins, Colorado . Original Descendents members Tony Lombardo and Frank Navetta made appearances on the album: Navetta wrote the song “Doghouse” and both he and Lombardo played…
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The band, now composed of, Stick, Bri, Denis, Wayne and Chris, went into the studio in June 1996 and recorded a full LP for Flat Earth, Called Rush Hour of the Gods .
Canada, Europe (March 1996)
In March 1996, Pop and Hasselhoff returned with a completely new line-up of the band to release its second full-length album, One Fierce Beer Coaster . It was produced by Richard Gavalis, who owned Dome Sound Studios in Royersford, Pennsylvania , local to Pop. New guitarist Matthew “Lupus Thunder” Stigliano…
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By March 1996, the trio began to accumulate a genuine buzz among major labels, resulting in a bidding war between Interscope , MCA and Epitaph .
On their European and US tours they promoted their next album, Rimshot! (February 1996).
In 1996 Broken Bones re-formed, with Bones on guitar, Quiv on vocals, Hoddy on bass and Dave on drums. They released their first studio album in eight years, Without Conscience in 2001 and in 2004, they released Time for Anger, Not Justice . Both albums bring the band back to…
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In 1996, the thrash metal band Slayer released Undisputed Attitude , an LP featuring a collection of cover songs originally performed by many of the band’s favorite punk rock acts. The record, which peaked at number 34 on the Billboard 200 album chart, included one or two songs each from…
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In 1996, Anti-Flag released their first album, Die For the Government , on New Red Archives . Andy Flag left the band in mid-1996 because of personal disputes with Justin Sane. After Andy Flag’s departure in 1996, Sean Whelan from the Pittsburgh band the Bad Genes briefly filled in as…
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