rock

1993
Semisonic After the breakup of Trip Shakespeare , Wilson and Munson joined up

After the breakup of Trip Shakespeare , Wilson and Munson joined up with drummer Slichter to form the band Pleasure in 1993. By 1995, they had changed their name to Semisonic. An EP, Pleasure , was released that year on Boston indie label CherryDisc . Semisonic had signed a record…
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Fishbone Kendall Jones quit

Just before Fishbone joined the 1993 Lollapalooza tour, guitarist Kendall Jones was accused of mental instability and quit the band, moving to Northern California.

The Rolling Stones departure was made official

After years of deliberation he decided to leave the band, although his departure was not made official until January 1993.

AFI (band) briefly broke up

The band briefly broke up in 1993, when the members left Ukiah to attend different colleges. They decided to commit to AFI full-time after an extremely positive experience and enthusiastic crowd response at a reunion show they played at The Phoenix Theater over Christmas break .

Pentagram (band) The previous “classic” lineup of Liebling, Griffin, Swaney, and

The previous “classic” lineup of Liebling, Griffin, Swaney, and Hasselvander reformed in 1993, and Peaceville Records reissued the first two albums. During this same time, Peace Records released the semi-legitimate 1972–1979 . In 1994, they released their third full-length album, Be Forewarned . Griffin and Hasselvander briefly joined UK doom…
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Korn Neidermayer’s Mind

In 1993, Korn released their first demo album , Neidermayer’s Mind , which had very limited printing.

King Crimson issued The First Day

the resulting album The First Day was issued in 1993 under the name Sylvian/Fripp.

Glassjaw The band formed in the summer of 1993 after Palumbo and Beck met each

The band formed in the summer of 1993 after Palumbo and Beck met each other at camp. Of the band name, Beck has said: “We had a list of names, and we were just like, let’s pick one of these band names which ones the coolest. At the time there…
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Dave Matthews Band On November 9, 1993, DMB offered its first official release, Remember

On November 9, 1993, DMB offered its first official release, Remember Two Things , on its Bama Rags label. It was re-released by RCA in 1997. Live songs on the album were recorded at Trax in Charlottesville , Virginia The Flood Zone in Richmond , Virginia, and The Muse Music…
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New Order (band) Other Two’s debut album

Following the release and promotion of Republic , the band put New Order on hold while focusing on side projects, with the Other Two ‘s debut album released in 1993.