Produced by Pip Williams, Sonic Origami , originally issued in Europe and Japan in the fall of 1998, then, a year later, in the U.S., had “a grand, epic tone throughout” that, according to rock critic Steve Huey, “doesn’t always match Uriah Heep’s journeyman-sounding prog-tinged hard rock, still being a…
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Yukihiro officially joined L’Arc-en-Ciel as their drummer on January 1, 1998.
The end of their hiatus was marked by a concert at the Tokyo Dome on December 23, 1997, entitled Reincarnation.
On the same day Singles was released, Luna Sea resumed their activities with a concert at Akasaka Blitz , where they unveiled a toned-down visual image.
The band’s first compilation album, Singles , was released on December 17.
The four live performances of ProjeKct One in December 1997 would be Bruford’s last involvement with King Crimson.
New Radicals were formed in Los Angeles in 1997 by Gregg Alexander, who had previously released two unsuccessful solo albums, 1989’s Michigan Rain and 1992’s Intoxifornication . Michael Rosenblatt, MCA Records ‘ A&R Senior Vice President, signed the band in December 1997, and Alexander received a $600,000 advance for their…
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The band finished its tour in December 1997 and had several releases during the two-year writing process to make its follow-up to Tragic Kingdom . Live in the Tragic Kingdom , a live long-form video of the band’s performance at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim , was released and The…
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In December 1997, the group was joined by Ward, marking the first reunion of the original quartet since Osbourne’s 1992 “retirement show”.
To promote Reload , Metallica performed ” Fuel ” and ” The Memory Remains ” with Marianne Faithfull on NBC ‘s Saturday Night Live in December 1997.