On February 12, 1994, the band performed the tour’s final concert at the sold-out 17,000 seat Yokohama Arena .
Under pressure from their record label, the band released their seventeenth studio album, Cross Purposes , on 8 February 1994, under the Black Sabbath name.
Touring in support of Cross Purposes began in February with Morbid Angel and Motörhead in the US
The following month the group won Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist and Heavy Metal/Hard Rock New Artist at the American Music Awards .
In February 1994, the band released the stand-alone single ” Stay Together “, which became their highest-charting single at the time, reaching number three in the UK. The single was backed by a collection of strong B-sides. However, the new expansive sound fractured the band and led to the departure…
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Following the release of 24 Hour Revenge Therapy in February 1994, Jawbreaker received contract offers from major record labels. Though they had already decided to break up following the album’s supporting tours due to tiredness and frustration, the band decided to consider the offers, partly due to the major label…
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Recorded in three weeks and released in February 1994, Dookie became a commercial success, helped by extensive MTV airplay for the videos of the songs ” Longview “, ” Basket Case “, and ” When I Come Around “, all of which reached the number one position on the Modern…
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Columbia Records released Alice in Chains’ second acoustic-based EP, Jar of Flies , on January 25, 1994. Written and recorded in one week, Jar of Flies debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the first EP—and first Alice in Chains release—to top the charts.
Despite not having a single song completely prepared (only beginnings of songs, according to Martin) and not even having a name for the band, McCready scheduled an unannounced show at the Crocodile Cafe on October 12, 1994, which was a big success. The song “Artificial Red”, which was also to…
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On September 27, 1994, DMB released their debut studio album, Under the Table and Dreaming , featuring their first commercial hits ” What Would You Say ” (featuring John Popper of Blues Traveler on harmonica), ” Satellite “, and ” Ants Marching “. The album was dedicated “In memory of…
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