From 1989 to 1993, Blue Cheer toured mainly in Europe. During this time, they played with classic rock acts as well as then-up-and-coming bands: Mountain , Outlaws , Thunder , The Groundhogs , Ten Years After , Mucky Pup , Biohazard and others.
Both songs were released in the EP Languis (1989) along with remixes of “En El Borde” and “Lo Que Sangra (La Cúpula)”.
With a now wide-open schedule, Buck-Tick went back into the studio in the fall of 1989 and recorded their next studio album. They played their first concert since Imai’s arrest at the Gunma Music Center in their home prefecture on December 20. Nine days later, they played a Buck-Tick Phenomenon…
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At the 1989 American Music Awards , Def Leppard won Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist, as well as Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Album (for Hysteria ).
Written, arranged, and performed by Reznor, Nine Inch Nails’ first album Pretty Hate Machine debuted in 1989. It marked his first collaboration with Adrian Sherwood (who produced the lead single “Down in It” in London without meeting Reznor face-to-face) and Mark “Flood” Ellis . Reznor asked Sean Beavan to mix…
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In 1989, Edwards, who drove the band to and from gigs, joined the band as rhythm guitarist and co-lyricist alongside Wire. Edwards also designed the record sleeves, artwork and the spray stenciled jumpers the band began wearing, with slogans such as “SUICIDE SOLUTION”, “GENERATION TERRORIST”, “CULTURE OF DESTRUCTION” and “KILL…
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1989 saw the release of Blue Cheer’s first official live album, Blitzkrieg over Nüremberg . This album was recorded during Blue Cheer’s first European tour in decades.
Near the end of 1989 Soda records a new version of “Languis” (from Doble Vida ) and a new song titled “Mundo de Quimeras” (World of Chimeras).
311’s first independent release was the Downstairs EP, which was recorded in 1989 in Nick Hexum’s basement. Unlike many of their releases, it had no cover art. It features the song “Feels So Good,” which was recreated/remastered in the album Music and is a staple of most of 311’s live…
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The members of Eraserheads met while attending University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City in 1989. Vocalist Ely Buendia previously had two college bands, Bluidie Tryste and Sunday School, and was a year above drummer Raimund Marasigan (also a session drummer for Sunday School), bassist Buddy Zabala , and…
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