In 1999, Gurewitz reunited with Graffin to co-write a song together called, “Believe It”, which would appear on their next album, The New America (2000). For this new album, Todd Rundgren , an early musical inspiration for Graffin, was brought in to produce. “Todd was kind of an underground sensation…
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Between the years 1999 and 2000, the band released a metal opera, writing the albums The House of Atreus Act I and The House of Atreus Act II , intended to be played by actors in theaters.
In 1999, Jason White began supporting the band during concerts as guitarist.
Celebrity Skin was a critical success with strong sales and successful singles, including the title track, ” Celebrity Skin “, ” Malibu “, and ” Awful “. The album received largely positive reviews, with praise from music periodicals such as Rolling Stone , NME , and Blender , as well…
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Hootie & the Blowfish toured through the Middle East and Europe, supporting American troops during a USO tour. On December 5, 1998, Darius Rucker broke into a cappella solo of the US National Anthem during the lowering of colors on board USS Enterprise (CVN-65) , which was docked in Jebel…
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In December 1998, Buck took some time off from the band, moving to Texas to focus on a new project named League of Blind Women . 10,000 Maniacs recruited Buffalo-based Michael Lee Jackson of the band Animal Planet to step into the lead guitar role. Buck returned to the band…
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Two legal battles then began that interfered with the band’s working on another release. Volcano Entertainment —the successor of Tool’s by-then defunct label Zoo Entertainment—alleged contract violations by Tool and filed a lawsuit. According to Volcano, Tool had violated their contract when the band looked at offers from other record…
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Amid long-standing private disputes, the members decided to call it quits, with Helmet’s original final performance occurring in Italy on December 10, 1997. The band officially broke up in November 1998. Asked about the breakup, Hamilton replied, “9 years, 1,600 shows, 5 albums, and we found it hard to look…
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In November 1998, Layne Staley recorded a cover of Pink Floyd ‘s ” Another Brick in the Wall ” with the supergroup Class of ’99 . The song was featured on the soundtrack to the 1998 horror/ sci-fi film, The Faculty .
In November 1998, System of a Down appeared on South Park ‘ s Chef Aid album, providing the music for the song “Will They Die 4 You?” Near the end of the song, Tankian can be heard saying, “Why must we kill our own kind?” a line that would later…
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