In June 1995, Alan Wilder announced that he was leaving Depeche Mode, explaining:
In May 1995, vocalist Darren White parted with the band, eventually forming The Blood Divine . Rather than recruiting a new vocalist, the band decided that guitarist Vincent Cavanagh should assume White’s role. This new formation debuted by touring with Cathedral in the United Kingdom, and released The Silent Enigma…
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This sudden increase in popularity was helped by the massive media interest in Britpop alongside acts such as Suede, Oasis and Blur , with Pulp supporting the latter in a 1994 tour of the United States. 1995 saw the peak of Pulp’s fame, with the release of their number two…
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The second Wildhearts album proper, P.H.U.Q. , was released in May 1995 and reached number 6 in the UK Albums Chart , making it the band’s most successful album. Shortly after the album’s release, Mark Keds of Senseless Things was drafted as second guitarist, but lasted just one recording session,…
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Steve Harle, who like Abbo, later worked in tour management, died in May 1995 in Bangalore , India.
The band toured Japan for the first time in May 1995. Raven was also touring Europe irregularly. A live album called Destroy All Monsters/Live in Japan was recorded featuring songs from Glow , as well as older cuts such as “For the Future”.
The album Sea of Light (released in April 1995) produced by the band along with Kalle Trapp was well received and in retrospect is seen as the band’s return to form, the key to success being (according to critic Donald A. Guarisco) the way it “forsook the ill-judged pop metal…
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In late March and early April 1995, the band’s former singer John Lawton briefly rejoined Uriah Heep for two weeks to tour South Africa and Austria with Deep Purple , filling in for Bernie Shaw, who was suffering from voice problems at the time.
The band found some new popularity after signing with Trent Reznor ‘s Nothing Records in the U.S. and touring with Nine Inch Nails , as well as having their songs included in the PlayStation game Loaded . In March 1995, the band released the Dos Dedos Mis Amigos remix album…
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The band holidayed in Thailand and, upon returning to England, “put their music career on the back burner for a time.” During this time the only appearance of the band was their cover of ” Wild Horses ” by The Rolling Stones appearing in a 1994 American Budweiser television commercial.…
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