After constant touring throughout 1998, and after selling over 100,000 copies of S.C.I.E.N.C.E. without the support of radio or television exposure, Incubus took a break for two years and then began working on their third album Make Yourself . After just two weeks in the studio with producer Jim Wirt,…
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In 1998, Orgy released their debut album, Candyass , the name inspired by a drag queen they had met. The album sold almost two million copies and produced two singles: a cover of the New Order song ” Blue Monday “, and “Stitches”. Both charted on Total Request Live .…
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In 1998 the band lost another founding member, drummer Philip “Fish” Fisher, who became a session drummer and later appeared in the heavy metal band Wicked Wisdom .
In 1998 Lyova moved to Australia and joined Chiron as well
In late 1998, Primus released the Rhinoplasty EP, which has covers of acts like XTC , the Police and Peter Gabriel . The EP also includes two live recordings of Primus, as well as bonus content accessed through a CD-ROM portion of the CD. It was shortly followed by the…
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In a 1998 Chris Welch interview, Fox talks of the Gang’s final years and the breakup: “It became a quest to find a suitable replacement for Joe Walsh. We’d try some guys and do an album or two, but it wasn’t quite what we wanted and so we’d move on…
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Shortly before a European tour in the summer of 1998, Ward had a heart attack and was temporarily replaced by former drummer Vinny Appice .
They released their first EP , Missa , a few months later and attracted mainstream attention in 1998, by entering the top ten on the Oricon music charts with the still independently produced songs “Jealous” and “-I’ll-“. Five subsequent singles, arranged and produced by X Japan co-founder Yoshiki , were…
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The Presidents broke up in January 1998, as Ballew wanted to spend more time with his young family and explore other musical terrain. Pure Frosting , a final album composed of new songs, covers, and demos, was released in 1998. The CD also contained videos for “Lump”, “Peaches”, “Mach 5”,…
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Written in 1998, the album’s lyrical content focused heavily on what Cantrell regarded as the demise of Alice in Chains, which still remained evident as the album approached its June 2002 release.