Part of the Judas Priest stage show often featured Halford riding onstage on a Harley-Davidson motorbike, dressed in motorcycle leathers and sunglasses. During a Toronto show in August 1991, Halford was seriously injured as he rode on stage, when he collided with a drum riser hidden behind clouds of dry…
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After the Painkiller tour ended in August 1991, there were indications of internal tensions within the band. Halford went on to form a street-style thrash metal group named Fight , with Scott Travis on drums for the recording sessions. He formed this band to explore new musical territory, but due…
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In July 1991, Plavka Lonich chose to leave the band, because she was planning to start on her solo career. After finding a new female singer, Cheryl Melder, the Shamen embarked on the start of their Progeny tour.
In June 1991, MCA nixed a UK release of the band’s third album, Little Magnets Versus the Bubble of Babble , reportedly because the label disliked the direction the music was taking, an evaluation it thought was justified after two singles from the new album did not do as well…
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“Bohemian Rhapsody” was re-released as a single shortly after Mercury’s death, with ” These Are the Days of Our Lives ” as the double A-side. The music video for the latter contains Mercury’s final scenes in front of the camera. Ron Hart of Rolling Stone wrote, “the conga-driven synth ballad…
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On 15 May 1991, during an interview with then- NME journalist Steve Lamacq following a gig at Norwich Arts Centre, Edwards carved the phrase “4REAL” into his arm with a razor blade in a bid to prove the sincerity of the band. He was taken to hospital and received seventeen…
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In May 1991, with the increased popularity of their band, Will Sin decided to release an EP entitled “U Make Me Feel” with an unknown female singer under the pseudonym Elsi Curry, and it was released as a promotional record. Later that same month, after the Sixth Mark of the…
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In April 1991, the British music magazine NME reported that their US tour had sold out before Jesus Jones arrived in the country.
In April 1991, Harris recorded Guts of a Virgin , the debut album for Painkiller , along with John Zorn and Bill Laswell .
On 2 March 1991, a reissue of “Should I Stay or Should I Go” gave the Clash their first and only number-one UK single.