The unsuccessful Headless Cross US tour began in May 1989 with openers Kingdom Come and Silent Rage, but because of poor ticket sales, the tour was cancelled after just eight shows. The European leg of the tour began in September, where the band were enjoying chart success. After a string…
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Although it received mixed reviews upon its release in May 1989, the album included the band’s highest-charting hit in the US, ” Pet Sematary “.
10,000 Maniacs’ next album, 1989’s Blind Man’s Zoo , hit No. 13 and went gold, further increasing the group’s following. In May 1989, the British music magazine NME reported that 10,000 Maniacs had won the songwriter category prize at the New York Music Awards. In 1990, with the help of…
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Dean released a solo album, Hardcore , in May 1989 and a Loverboy greatest-hits album, Big Ones , was released later that same year, in October, to fulfill Loverboy’s obligation to Columbia Records . The group briefly reunited in late 1989 to tour (with Geraldo Valentino Dominelli on keyboards filling…
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In April 1989, the band released its debut extended play 1,000 Hours .
Black Sabbath released Headless Cross in April 1989, and it was also ignored by contemporary reviewers, although AllMusic contributor Eduardo Rivadavia gave the album four stars and called it “the finest non-Ozzy or Dio Black Sabbath album”. Anchored by the number 62 charting single “Headless Cross”, the album reached number…
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Morrissey and Marr each took 40% of the Smiths’ recording and performance royalties, allowing 10% each to Joyce and Rourke. Joyce’s barrister later argued in court that Joyce and Rourke were treated as session musicians , “as readily replaceable as the parts in a lawnmower”. In March 1989, Joyce and…
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During the March 1989 auditions for a new lead guitarist, Mustaine was arrested for driving under the influence and possession of narcotics after crashing into a parked vehicle occupied by an off-duty police officer.
Partly recorded at Mediterranean Sound studios on Ibiza, Technique was released in February 1989.
As the other members left to pursue careers or college, they recruited Pinocchio drummer Shinya Yamada and guitarist Yasuhiro “Sugizo” Sugihara on January 16, 1989. J had originally asked Shinya, but the drummer insisted that his friend Sugizo also join, and the bassist did not object as he found the…
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