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| 4 | After Murder Park After Murder Park After Murder Park is a 1996 album by The Auteurs, subsequently described by Mojo as 'the best British rock album of the decade' .... | The Auteurs The Auteurs The Auteurs were a vehicle for the songwriting talents of Luke Haines . Formerly of the band "The Servants" , Haines later created the Auteurs with his then-girlfriend Alice Readman on bass, former classmate Glenn Collins on drums, and James Banbury on cello.... | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Gravity Kills Gravity Kills (album) Gravity Kills is the debut album by Gravity Kills, released on March 5, 1996 by TVT Records .... | Gravity Kills Gravity Kills Gravity Kills was an American industrial rock band from Jefferson City, Missouri.The band was formed in 1994. They had their first hit single with "Guilty " from their album Gravity Kills .... | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Time of the Oath The Time of the Oath The Time of the Oath is the seventh studio album by Germany power metal band Helloween, released in 1996. The album is dedicated to the memory of former drummer Ingo Schwichtenberg, who committed suicide the previous year.... | Helloween Helloween Helloween are a Germany power metal/speed metal band founded in the mid 1980s by members of Iron Fist and Powerfool. The band is known as one of the pioneering power metal bands, being part of the German Heavy metal music/speed/power metal scene that included Accept, Running Wild , Blind Guardian, Grave Digger , Sinner , and Rage .... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Naughty Little Doggie Naughty Little Doggie Naughty Little Doggie is a 1996 album by Iggy Pop. The last track, "Look Away", features Iggy's tribute to Johnny Thunders.A video was made for "To Belong".... | Iggy Pop Iggy Pop Iggy Pop, born James Newell ?sterberg, Jr. on April 21, 1947, is an American Rock music singer, songwriter, and occasional actor. Although he has had only limited mainstream success, Iggy Pop is considered an innovator of punk rock, garage rock, and other related rock music.... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Refresh the Demon Refresh the Demon Refresh the Demon is the fifth album by the band Annihilator . It was released in 1996 .... | Annihilator Annihilator (band) Annihilator is a Canadian thrash metal band formed in 1984. They debuted with the critically-acclaimed album, Alice in Hell in 1989.... | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beat the Bastards Beat the Bastards Beat the Bastards is an album by the punk rock band The Exploited, released in 1996 through Rough Justice.... | The Exploited The Exploited The Exploited are a Scotland punk band from the UK82, formed in 1979.They started out as an Oi! band, before transforming into a faster street punk and hardcore punk band.... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Falling into You Falling into You Falling into You is Celine Dion's fourth English album and twenty-first in total, released on March 11, 1996. The album was well received by critics and fans, winning two Grammy Awards for Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album and Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1997, and becoming one of only three albums to remain in the top 10 of... | Celine Dion Celine Dion C?line Marie Claudette Dion Order of Canada National Order of Quebec is a Canadian singer-songwriter and actor. Born to a large, impoverished family, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband Ren? Ang?lil mortgaged his home to finance her first record.... | US | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kiss Unplugged KISS Unplugged Kiss Unplugged is a Kiss album featuring the group performance in MTV Unplugged.On August 9 1995, hard rock band Kiss performed on MTV Unplugged in what fans consider the beginning of the eventual Kiss Reunion Tour.... | Kiss KISS (band) Kiss is an United States Rock music Musical ensemble formed in New York City in December 1972. Easily identified by its members' trademark face paint and stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid and late-1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting, smoking guitars, and... | Live | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roots | Sepultura Sepultura Sepultura is a Brazilian Heavy metal music band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, formed in 1984. The band was a major force in the death metal and thrash metal realms during the late 1980s and early 1990s, and their later experiments melding hardcore punk and industrial music with extreme metal provided a blueprint for the groove metal gen... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Black Love Black Love Black Love is 1996 album by the band The Afghan Whigs. It was released on the Elektra Records label and was produced by Greg Dulli.Prior to this album's release, lead singer Greg Dulli seriously explored producing a movie in the film noir genre, but despite his optioning at least one book, in the end the movie was never made, and Du... | The Afghan Whigs The Afghan Whigs The Afghan Whigs were a soul music-influenced United States Grunge rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio. While they achieved moderate success in the 1990s -- Rolling Stone described the band as spending "the bulk of their career on the brink of stardom" -- they "never quite broke beyond a substantial legion of devotees enamored of their thinl... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bad Hair Day Bad Hair Day Bad Hair Day is the ninth album by "Weird Al" Yankovic, released in 1996. . It includes the hit single, "Amish Paradise", a parody of Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise".... | "Weird Al" Yankovic "Weird Al" Yankovic Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic is an United Statesn singer-songwriter, music producer, actor, comedian and satire. Yankovic is known in particular for his humorous songs that make light of popular culture and that often parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts.... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | The Beatles Anthology The Beatles Anthology The Beatles Anthology is the name of a documentary series, a series of three albums and a book, all of which focus on the history of The Beatles.... , Volume 2 Anthology 2 Anthology 2 is a compilation album by The Beatles released in March 1996 by Apple Records as part of The Beatles Anthology series. The album includes rarities, live, and alternative tracks from the sessions for Help! through the sessions for Magical Mystery Tour and early 1968 sessions before the band travelled to India.... | The Beatles The Beatles The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr .... | Compilation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Born on a Pirate Ship Born on a Pirate Ship Born on a Pirate Ship was the third full-length album by Barenaked Ladies. Its well-known tracks are "Shoe Box", "The Old Apartment", "When I Fall" and "Break Your Heart." "The Old Apartment" would become BNL's first US hit in 1997 and began the process of winning many new American fans.... | Barenaked Ladies Barenaked Ladies Barenaked Ladies is a Juno Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated Canada alternative rock band. The band is composed of Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, Ed Robertson, Tyler Stewart, and formerly Andy Creeggan and Steven Page.... | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Live Dinner No. 2 Live Dinner No. 2 LIVE Dinner is an album of live music by Texas-based Folk music singer-songwriter Robert Earl Keen, released in the United States in 1996 .... | Robert Earl Keen Robert Earl Keen Robert Earl Keen, Junior is a United States singer-songwriter. He is popular with traditional country music fans, folk music fans, the college radio crowd and alt-country fans.... | Live | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Off Parole Off Parole Off Parole is a 1996 album by Rappin' 4-Tay.The Executive Producer was Frank Hudson Jr. and the co-producer Gary Hudson .... | Rappin' 4-Tay Rappin' 4-Tay Anthony Fort?, better known by his stage name Rappin' 4-Tay is an United States rapper from the Fillmore District, San Francisco, California of San Francisco, California, California.... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Second Toughest in the Infants Second Toughest in the Infants Second Toughest in the Infants is the fourth album by Underworld , and the second in their classic "MK2" lineup with Darren Emerson. With this album, Underworld expanded on their progessive music pallete, while developing their signature sound of abrasive beats and anthemic melodies.... | Underworld Underworld In the study of mythology and religion, the underworld is a generic term approximately equivalent to the lay term afterlife, referring to any place to which newly the dead souls go.... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Call the Doctor Call the Doctor Call the Doctor is the second album by the punk rock band Sleater-Kinney. It was released on March 25, 1996 on Chainsaw Records.Allmusic praised the album, saying: "Forget the riot grrrl implications inherent in the trio's music ? Call the Doctor is pure, undiluted punk, and it's brilliant."... | Sleater-Kinney Sleater-Kinney Sleater-Kinney was an United States Rock music band that existed from 1994 to 2006. Formed in Olympia, Washington, the group's name is derived from Sleater Kinney Road, Interstate 5 off ramp #108 in Lacey, Washington, Washington state, the location of one of their early practice spaces.... | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Now That's What I Call Music! 33 Now That's What I Call Music! 33 (U.K. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 33 or Now 33 was released in 1996. The album is the 33rd edition of the Now That's What I Call Music series.... (UK series) | Various Artists | Compilation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | 40 More Reasons To Hate Us 40 More Reasons to Hate Us 40 More Reasons To Hate Us is the name of an album by Anal Cunt, recorded after their Japanese Tour in June 1995 and released on March 26, 1996, on Earache Records.... | Anal Cunt Anal Cunt Anal Cunt is an United States grindcore band, originating in Newton, Massachusetts. They have been categorized as grindcore, noisecore, and Hardcore punk.... | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Coming The Coming The Coming is the first solo album released by former Leaders of the New School member, Busta Rhymes, in 1996 by Elektra Records. The Coming features rapping from Leaders of the New School members Milo In De Dance, Charlie Brown and Dinco D as well as many future Flipmode Squad members.... | Busta Rhymes Busta Rhymes Trevor Smith, Jr., better known as Busta Rhymes , is a Grammy Award-nominated Jamaican?United States rapping, songwriter, and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the name Busta Rhymes after watching him perform.... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop is the third album released by Stone Temple Pilots on March 26, 1996 by Atlantic Records. The album is notable for the variety of stylistic departures it takes from the band's earlier albums.... | Stone Temple Pilots Stone Temple Pilots Stone Temple Pilots is a Grammy Award-winning American Rock music band consisting of Scott Weiland , brothers Robert DeLeo and Dean DeLeo , and Eric Kretz .... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Regretfully Yours Regretfully Yours Regretfully Yours is the thirteen-song major-label debut album released by Superdrag on Elektra Records in 1996. The first single off Regretfully Yours was the infectious "Sucked Out", which ironically expressed disdain for the major-label music industry.... | Superdrag Superdrag Superdrag is a power pop/alternative rock band from Knoxville, Tennessee. The band had a hit with its 1996 single "Sucked Out" off their album Regretfully Yours for which a video clip was broadcast regularly on MTV.... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villains | The Verve Pipe The Verve Pipe The Verve Pipe is an American rock music band from Michigan. It was formed in 1991 by Brian Vander Ark and Brad Vander Ark, Brian Stout and Donny Brown.... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ? | Hits Hits (Mike + The Mechanics album) Hits is a compilation album by Mike + The Mechanics, released in 1996 except in the US and Canada in 2005.... | Mike + The Mechanics | Compilation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Milk and Kisses
Milk and Kisses is an album by Cocteau Twins issued in 1996. It proved their last; a meeting two years later to record a new album ended with the breakup of the band....
Cocteau Twins
Cocteau Twins was a Scottish band active from 1979 to 1997....
A Maximum High
A Maximum High is the second studio album by the United Kingdom band Shed Seven, released in 1996. The album was written by all four band members at the time of release; Rick Witter, Paul Banks , Tom Gladwin and Alan Leach....
Shed Seven
Shed Seven are an England indie rock band from York and were one of the groups that contributed to the Britpop music scene that evolved during the 1990s, yet never received the degree of mainstream success achieved by bands such as Oasis and Blur ....
Citizen King
Citizen King was a music group from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, whose style was a mix of Hip hop music, Soul music and punk music. They are best known for their top 40 hit "Better Days ", which peaked at #10 on Billboard's Adult Top 40 chart....
Crimson (Edge of Sanity album)
Crimson is the fifth full-length studio album by the Swedish people death metal band Edge of Sanity, which is their first concept album and was released in 1996 by Black Mark Productions....
Edge of Sanity
Edge of Sanity was a Sweden death metal band whose work often delved into experimental, even progressive metal, territory. While artists like Bathory and Emperor had recorded songs that could be regarded as epic, Edge of Sanity are regarded alongside Opeth as being the first to fuse extreme metal styles like death metal and black metal...
Oz Factor (album)
Oz Factor is the second album by the San Diego, California punk rock band Unwritten Law, released in 1996 by Epic Records. It established the band's presence in the prolific southern California punk rock scene of the mid-1990s....
Unwritten Law
Unwritten Law is an United States Rock music band formed in 1990 in Poway, California and currently recording for Suburban Noize Records. They have released seven full-length studio albums and have toured internationally, including performances on the Warped Tour....
Repetition (album)
Repetition was the fifth album by Unwound . It was recorded in January 1996 at John and Stu's in Seattle, Washington....
Unwound
Unwound was a U.S. rock band based in Tumwater/Olympia, Washington. Formed in 1991, the band, originally known as Giant Henry, consisted of Justin Trosper , Vern Rumsey , and Brandt Sandeno , who was replaced in 1992 by Sara Lund....
Here to Save You All
Here to Save You All is the debut album by emcee Chino XL released on April 9th, 1996. It is predominantly produced by B Wiz. It contains the infamous, but well-known song "Riiiot!" which referenced West Coast hip hop rapper Tupac Shakur getting prison rape....
Chino XL
Derek Keith Barbosa , known as Chino XL, is an American hip hop music lyricist, battle rap, and actor. He was born to a Puerto Rican people father and a African mother....
Death Threatz
Death threatz is a 1996 album by MC Eiht & Compton's Most Wanted. It was the follow-up to his immensely popular, platinum selling album "We Come Strapped"....
MC Eiht
Aaron Tyler , better known by his stage name MC Eiht, is an United States gangsta rapper. In an interview he stated that his stage name was partly inspired by the numeral in KRS-One's name....
The Villain in Black
The Villain in Black is MC Ren's third solo album. Working with Above the Law 's Cold 187um, Ren has constructed an album reminiscent of classic G-funk grooves....
MC Ren
Lorenzo Jerald Patterson , better known by his stage name MC Ren, is a rapper who formed part of the group N.W.A....
Emperor Tomato Ketchup
Emperor Tomato Ketchup is the fourth album by the band Stereolab, released in April 1996. At the time it was their greatest success to date both commercially and critically....
Stereolab
Stereolab are an alternative music band formed in 1990 in London, England. The band originally comprised songwriting team Tim Gane and L?titia Sadier , both of whom have remained at the helm across many lineup changes....
Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks
Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks is a tribute album based on the Emmy Award-winning animated TV series, Schoolhouse Rock!. It was released by Atlantic Records in 1996 and contains 15 tracks, the original "Schoolhouse Rocky" theme and covers of 14 songs from the series performed by popular music artists....
Make Your Mama Proud
Make Your Mama Proud is the debut album released by the Rock band Fastball . The track "Are You Ready For The Fallout" was issued to some radio stations as the single for the record but due to the public's lack of interest and Hollywood Records lack of patience, the album sold poorly....
Fastball (band)
Fastball is an United States rock band that formed in Austin, Texas in the 1990s. The band originally called themselves "Magneto U.S.A." but changed their name after signing with Hollywood Records....
As Good as Dead
As Good as Dead is the breakthrough release from Illinois-based rock band Local H. It was released in April 1996 on Island Records. This album is notable for including some of Local H's most recognizable songs, including "High-Fiving MF," "Fritz's Corner," and "Eddie Vedder," as well as the hit "Bound for the Floor", which reached #5 on B...
Local H
Local H is an American Rock music band, formed by Scott Lucas and Joe Daniels in Zion, Illinois in 1987. Local H's 1996 album, As Good as Dead is a certified gold record and includes the top 10 hit "Bound for the Floor"....
This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About
This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About is the first proper full-length album by indie rock Rock band Modest Mouse. The album was released on Up Records on April 16, 1996, on both compact disc and vinyl record formats....
Modest Mouse
Modest Mouse is an American indie rock band formed in 1993 in the Seattle suburb of Issaquah, Washington by singer/lyricist/guitarist Isaac Brock , drummer Jeremiah Green, and bassist Eric Judy....
Evil Empire (album)
Evil Empire is the second album by American rap metal band Rage Against the Machine. It was released on April 16, 1996, almost four years after the band's first, Rage Against the Machine ...
Rage Against the Machine
Rage Against the Machine is an American Rock music band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1991. The band's lineup, unchanged since formation, consists of vocalist Zack de la Rocha, guitarist Tom Morello, bassist Tim Commerford, and drummer Brad Wilk....
The Forgotten Tales
The Forgotten Tales is a compilation album by Blind Guardian. It was published in 1996. The cover artwork was created by Andreas Marschall. "'The Forgotten Tales'" contains several cover versions of popular songs, including "Mr....
Blind Guardian
Blind Guardian is a Germany heavy metal music band formed in the mid-1980s in Krefeld, West Germany. The band is often credited as one of the seminal and most influential bands in power metal and speed metal subgenres, being part of the German heavy/speed/power metal scene that included Helloween, Running Wild , Accept, Grave Digger , Sinne...
Destroy All Monsters/Live in Japan
Destroy All Monsters is the second live album from the band Raven . It was recorded at "club Citt?" Japan, in 1995 and released a year later....
Raven (band)
Raven are an England Heavy metal music band associated with the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. They had a hit with the single "On and On", and refer to their music as "athletic rock"....
Episode (album)
Episode is an album by the Finland power metal band Stratovarius. This is the first album involving keyboard player Jens Johansson and drummer J?rg Michael....
Stratovarius
Stratovarius is a Finland power metal band that formed in 1983. Their material contains elements of power metal and symphonic metal....
Fairweather Johnson
Fairweather Johnson is the second studio album by the band Hootie & the Blowfish, released on April 23, 1996 in music. The album has been certified triple-platinum in the US....
Hootie & the Blowfish
Hootie & the Blowfish is an American Rock music band that enjoyed widespread popularity in the second half of the 1990s. It was originally formed in 1986 at the University of South Carolina by Darius Rucker, Dean Felber, Jim Sonefeld, and Mark Bryan....
Blue Clear Sky
Blue Clear Sky is the title of an album released in 1996 by American country music artist George Strait. Certified 3× Multi-Platinum in the U.S....
George Strait
George Harvey Strait is a Grammy Award -winning United States country music singer. Strait is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Strait a living legend....
To the Faithful Departed
To the Faithful Departed is an album released by The Cranberries in 1996. This album was made in memory of Danny Cordell and Joe , who had both died that year....
The Cranberries
The Cranberries are an Republic of Ireland Rock music band formed in Limerick in 1990 under the name The Cranberry Saw Us, later changed by vocalist Dolores O'Riordan....
Arise Therefore
Arise Therefore is the fourth studio album of Will Oldham. The album's packaging does not include the artist's name. It has been considered both a Palace release and a Will Oldham release....
Will Oldham
Will Oldham, a.k.a. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy , is an United States singer, songwriter, and actor. Prior to adopting his current moniker, he performed and recorded under various permutations of the Palace name, including Palace Brothers, Palace Songs, and Palace Music ....
Nearly God
Nearly God is the second album by Tricky, released on 29 April 1996....
Tricky
Tricky is an England musician. As a producer and a musician, he is noted for a dark, rich and layered sound and a whispering sprechgesang lyrical style....
Crash (Dave Matthews Band album)
Crash is the second studio album by the Dave Matthews Band, released on April 30, 1996. It includes the band's most successful single, "Crash into Me."...
Dave Matthews Band
Dave Matthews Band is an United States rock music band formed in Charlottesville, Virginia, Virginia in 1991. Founding members include singer-songwriter and guitarist Dave Matthews, bass guitar Stefan Lessard, violinist Boyd Tinsley, and drum kit Carter Beauford....
Drunk on the Moon
Drunk on the Moon is the first full-length album by No Knife, released in April of 1996 in music on Time Bomb Records....
No Knife
No Knife is a band from San Diego. They play an innovative form of rock that combines aspects of math rock, post-hardcore, and other indie rock....
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Ass Cobra
Ass Cobra is the Norway band Turbonegro's 1996 album, their third full-length one. It was first released on Amphetamine Reptile Records in Europe in early May, then on Boomba Records in Germany and in 1997 on Sympathy for the Record Industry in the USA....
Turbonegro
Turbonegro is a Norway punk rock band that combines hard rock and punk music into a style the band describes as "deathpunk".Among the band's main influences are Black Flag , Rolling Stones, Kiss , Venom , Radio Birdman, AC/DC, Kill City, Circle Jerks, Ramones, Alice Cooper, Negazione, The Dictators and The Stooges, as well as Norwegian roc...
1977 (album)
1977 is the first full length album by Ash , released in May 1996 . The punk rock influenced album proved popular in the United Kingdom and, to a lesser degree elsewhere, where Britpop was a small cult phenomenon....
Ash (band)
Ash are an alternative rock band that formed in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland in 1992. The media originally pegged Ash's music as Britpop when the band first found mainstream success....
Backstreet Boys (International)
Backstreet Boys is the self-titled international debut album from the pop group Backstreet Boys. The album was released around Europe, Asia, Canada and in a few other markets....
Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys are a Grammy Award-nominated United States boy band. They were the first group launched by fallen boy band mogul Lou Pearlman. They have had 13 Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and have sold close to 200 million records including over 100 million albums worldwide, making them one of the best selling boy bands of all time;...
Electriclarryland
Electriclarryland is the seventh studio album by the American alternative rock band Butthole Surfers, released in May 1996 . This album brought the Butthole Surfers their first Top 40 hit with "Pepper "....
Butthole Surfers
The Butthole Surfers are an American alternative rock band formed by Gibby Haynes and Paul Leary in San Antonio, Texas in 1981. The band has had numerous personnel changes, but the core lineup of Haynes, Leary, and drum kit King Coffey has been together since 1983....
Dr. Octagonecologyst
Dr. Octagonecologyst is the debut solo album of American Hip hop music rapping Kool Keith, credited under the title Dr. Octagon. It was released May 6, 1996 on Bulk Recordings in the United States and Mo' Wax in the United Kingdom....
Kool Keith
Keith Matthew Thornton, better known by his stage name Kool Keith, is an United States rapping. A founding member of Ultramagnetic MCs, Kool Keith has also recorded extensively both as a solo artist and under multiple aliases....
The It Girl (album)
The It Girl was the second Studio album album by England Britpop Sleeper , first released in May 1996 . It was their most successful album, selling over 300,000 copies in England alone....
Sleeper (band)
Sleeper were a United Kingdom Britpop band in the 1990s fronted by Louise Wener. The band had eight UK Top 40 hit singles and three UK Top 10 hit albums....
Teri Yakimoto
Teri Yakimoto is the third album by the Huntington Beach, California punk rock band Guttermouth, released in 1996 by Nitro Records. It was their first album with bass guitar player Steve Rapp and continued the band's style of fast, abrasive punk rock with tongue-in-cheek humor and sarcastic lyrics....
Guttermouth
Guttermouth is an United States punk rock band formed in 1988 in Huntington Beach, California and currently recording for Hopeless Records. They have released nine full-length studio albums and two live albums and have toured extensively, including performances on the Vans Warped Tour....
Imperial Drag (album)
Imperial Drag is the self titled debut album by Imperial Drag, released on May 7th, 1996....
Imperial Drag
Imperial Drag was an American rock band active from 1994 to 1997. The group, formed after the breakup of Jellyfish , released one album and scored one rock hit in the U.S....
Pitchshifter (band)
Pitchshifter are a British heavy metal music / industrial metal band from Nottingham.Originally known as Pitch Shifter, the band was started by Johnny A....
Slang (album)
Slang is the sixth studio album by United Kingdom hard rock band Def Leppard, released in 1996. The album marked a radical musical departure from their signature sound, and was produced by the band with Pete Woodroffe....
Def Leppard
Def Leppard are an England Rock music band from Sheffield, who formed in 1977 as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. Largely on the strength of their albums Pyromania and Hysteria , Def Leppard became one of the List of best-selling music artists rock bands throughout the 1980s, selling over 65 million albums worldw...
Elegy (Amorphis album)
Elegy is the third full-length album by Amorphis, and their first to feature a majority of clean vocals, sung by new vocalist Pasi Koskinen....
Amorphis
Amorphis is a Finland heavy metal music band started by Jan Rechberger, Tomi Koivusaari, and Esa Holopainen in 1990. Initially, the band was a straightforward death metal act, but on later albums they evolved into playing other types of genres....
George Michael
Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou , best known as George Michael, is a two-time Grammy Award winning, England singer-songwriter, who has had a career as frontman of the duo Wham! as well as a soul music-influenced, solo Pop music musician....
Looking in the Shadows
Looking in the Shadows, released in 1996 in music, was the fourth studio album by The Raincoats....
The Raincoats
The Raincoats are a post-punk band and were formed in 1977 in music by Ana da Silva and Gina Birch while they were students at Hornsey College of Art, London, England....
Today's Specials
Today's Specials is a cover album by The Specials, released in 1996 . It is the first studio album by the group since 1984 although not in the full original line-up....
The Specials
The Specials are an England 2 Tone ska revival Musical ensemble formed in 1977 in Coventry. They have had Chart-topper in the United Kingdom, and their music is featured in film and television soundtracks....
Too Much Too Young: The Gold Collection
Too Much Too Young: The Gold Collection is a compilation album by British Ska band The Specials. It features eight songs from their self-titled 1979 debut album Specials , along with seven songs from the subsequent More Specials album , plus the track Rude Boys Outa Jail, originally only released as a double A-side single with...
Everything Must Go (Manic Street Preachers album)
Everything Must Go is the fourth album by Manic Street Preachers, released in 1996. It contains five songs with lyrics by Richey James Edwards, who disappeared on February 1, 1995 and is the last album to feature his contributions....
Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers are an alternative rock band from Blackwood, Wales, formed in 1986. Often referred to as the Manics, they are James Dean Bradfield , Nicky Wire and Sean Moore ....
Jason Becker
Jason Becker, is an American neo-classical metal guitarist and composer. At the age of 16, he became part of the Mike Varney-produced duo Cacophony with his friend Marty Friedman ....
Vile (album)
Vile is the fifth album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse. It was released in 1996 through Metal Blade Records. It was originally titled Created to Kill and was recorded with founding vocalist Chris Barnes ....
Cannibal Corpse
Cannibal Corpse is an American death metal band, formed in Buffalo, New York in 1988. The band has released eleven studio albums, one boxed set, and one live album....
Wild Mood Swings
Wild Mood Swings is the tenth studio album by Great Britain band The Cure, released in 1996 ....
The Cure
The Cure are an English Rock music band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several lineup changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member....
Pure Instinct
Pure Instinct is the thirteenth studio album by Germany Heavy metal music band Scorpions , released in 1996.The cover art for this album was replaced with an alternate cover for the U.S....
Scorpions (band)
Scorpions are a heavy metal music/hard rock band from Hanover, Germany, probably best known for their 1980s rock anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and their singles "No One Like You", "Still Loving You", and "Wind of Change "....
Down on the Upside
Down on the Upside is the fifth and final studio album by the American alternative rock band Soundgarden, released on May 21, 1996 through A&M Records....
Soundgarden
Soundgarden was an American Rock music band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984 by lead singer and drummer Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto....
Bringing Down the Horse
Bringing Down the Horse is The Wallflowers second album. It contains hits such as "One Headlight," "6th Avenue Heartache," "Three Marlenas," and "The Difference." "One Headlight" was the band's most popular single, reaching #1 on the Billboard magazine Mainstream Rock, Modern Rock, and Adult top 40 charts....
The Wallflowers
The Wallflowers are a Grammy Award-winning rock music band from Los Angeles, California....
The Great Southern Trendkill
The Great Southern Trendkill is the eighth studio album by Pantera. It was released in May, 1996 through East West Records.Due to tension within the band, Phil Anselmo recorded the vocals alone at Trent Reznor Nothing Studios in New Orleans; Dimebag Darrell, Rex Brown and Vinnie Paul recorded the music at Chasin Jason Studios in Dallas,...
Pantera
Pantera was an American heavy metal music band from Arlington, Texas, Texas, formed by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul and Diamond Darrell , then known as Diamond Darrell, in 1981....
Live at the Budokan
Live at the Budokan is a live album by British band Blur , recorded during their 1995 tour for their album The Great Escape at Nippon Budokan on November 8, 1995....
Blur (band)
Blur are an English alternative rock band who formed in London in 1989. The four members of the band are singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree....
Good God's Urge
Good God's Urge is the second and last album by Porno for Pyros. It was released on May 28, 1996. The band went on a brief hiatus shortly after this album's release because guitarist Peter DiStefano was diagnosed with cancer....
Porno for Pyros
Porno for Pyros was an United States alternative rock group formed in 1992. It was Perry Farrell's and Stephen Perkins' next project after the breakup of their former band Jane's Addiction....
Swansong
Swansong is the final studio album by the United Kingdom Melodic death metal band Carcass . It was released on June 10, 1996 in the UK for Earache Records....
Carcass (band)
Carcass are an English grindcore / death metal band from Liverpool. They formed in 1985 and disbanded a decade later. A reunion was enacted in 2008 without one of its original members, drummer Ken Owen....
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Oh Lord! When? How?
Oh Lord! When? How? is the first official release from The Hives. It was released in 1996 on the Sidekicks label....
The Hives
The Hives are a Swedish rock band that first garnered attention in the early 2000s as a prominent group of the Garage rock#Revival, playing garage punk....
18 til I Die
18 til I Die is the seventh studio album by the Canadian Rock music artist Bryan Adams. Released on June 4, 1996 through A&M Records, the album became a commercial success peaking at #1 in United Kingdom and number two in his homeland Canada....
Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams, Order of Canada, Order of British Columbia is a Canada Rock music singer-songwriter and photographer. Rolling Stone magazine describes Adams as having an ?unerring gift for radio-friendly pop hooks" and in 1992, Adams won the Grammy Awards of 1992, for "Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media" fo...
Destiny (Gloria Estefan album)
Destiny is the seventh studio solo album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is the nineteenth overall, released in 1996....
Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan is a Grammy Award-winning American singer and songwriter. She is in the top 100 of best selling music artists with over 90 million albums sold worldwide, with 26.5 million in the United States alone....
Load (album)
Load is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal music band Metallica, released June 4, 1996. To date, the album has sold over 5 million copies in America, and is certified Gold in the UK, having sold over 100,000 copies....
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal music band that formed in 1981 in Los Angeles. Founded when drummer Lars Ulrich posted an advertisement in a local newspaper, Metallica's line-up has primarily consisted of Ulrich, rhythm guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield, and lead guitarist Kirk Hammett, while going through a number of bassists....
Tigermilk
Tigermilk is the 1996 debut album from Scotland pop group Belle & Sebastian. Originally given a limited release by Electric Honey , the album was subsequently re-released in 1999 by Jeepster Records....
Belle & Sebastian
Belle and Sebastian are an indie pop band formed in Glasgow, Scotland in January 1996. They are one of the best-known Scottish bands and are one of the most celebrated groups of the 1990s in music....
Dreamland (Robert Miles album)
Dreamland is the debut album of Robert Miles. It was released on June 7, 1996 in Europe where it was a hit, and was also released a few days later in United States with a new track sung by Maria Nayler, "One and One"....
Robert Miles
Robert Miles is a Swiss Italian record producer, composer and musician in trance music and ambient music music....
Swansong
Swansong is the final studio album by the United Kingdom Melodic death metal band Carcass . It was released on June 10, 1996 in the UK for Earache Records....
Carcass (band)
Carcass are an English grindcore / death metal band from Liverpool. They formed in 1985 and disbanded a decade later. A reunion was enacted in 2008 without one of its original members, drummer Ken Owen....
The Light User Syndrome
The Light User Syndrome is an album by The Fall , released in 1996 on Jet Records. It was preceded by 18 minute, 3-part single "The Chiselers" and was the group's first album to feature keyboard player and guitarist Julia Nagle, It was the last to feature Brix Smith and the group were without Craig Scanlon for the first time since their d...
T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M.
T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M. is a 1996 album by funk musician George Clinton . The title, which is an abbreviation for The Awesome Power of a Fully Operational Mothership, refers to the P-Funk Mothership that was first introduced in 1975 on Parliament 's Mothership Connection album....
George Clinton (funk musician)
George Clinton is an United States musician and the principal architect of P-Funk. He was the mastermind of the musical bands Parliament and Funkadelic during the 1970s and early 1980s, and is a solo funk artist as of 1981....
and the P-Funk All Stars
One Chord to Another
One Chord to Another was the third album by Canada rock band Sloan . After rumours that they had broken up following the problems they faced with Geffen Records when Twice Removed was released, Sloan began touring and writing again in 1995 and released One Chord to Another on Murderecords in 1996....
Sloan (band)
Sloan is an indie pop quartet from Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia....
Macarena Non Stop
Macarena Non Stop is a 1996 music album, based on Los del R?o's hit single "Macarena ", released by BMG U.S. Latin, and contains all 8 tracks....
Los del Río
Los del R?o is a Music of Spain duo composed of musicians Antonio Romero Monge and Rafael Ru?z. They are originally from the city section of Dos Hermanas in Seville....
Upgrade & Afterlife
Upgrade & Afterlife is a 1996 album by Gastr del Sol.The album cover is Wasserstiefel by Swiss artist Roman Signer....
Gastr del Sol
Gastr del Sol was a Chicago band consisting, for most of their career, of David Grubbs and Jim O'Rourke . Between 1993 and 1998 they put out seven records ranging in genre from post-rock to musique concr?te....
Very Proud of Ya
Very Proud of Ya is the second full length album from hardcore punk band AFI . It is the last album in which bassist Geoff Kresge was still a member of the band....
AFI (band)
AFI is an American hardcore punk band from Ukiah, California, California, formed in 1991. They have consisted of the same lineup since 1998, lead vocalist Davey Havok, drummer and backup vocalist Adam Carson, with bassist Hunter Burgan and guitarist Jade Puget, who both play keyboard and contribute backup vocals....
Odelay
Odelay is the second major-label studio album recorded by alternative rock artist Beck, originally released June 18, 1996. After the mainstream success of "Loser ", Odelay featured several hit Single , including "Where It's At", "Devils Haircut ," and "The New Pollution." The album peaked at #16 on the Billboard 200 chart and eventua...
Beck
Beck Hansen is an United States musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist known by the stage name Beck. With a pop art collage of musical styles, oblique and irony lyrics, and postmodern arrangements incorporating sample , drum machines, live instrumentation and sound effects, Beck has been hailed by critics and the public...
Just like You (Keb' Mo' album)
Just like You is the second album by Delta blues artist Keb' Mo'. It features guest artists Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt both on the title track "Just Like You." Unlike the first album, Just Like You features a more Blues-pop to Blues-rock feel and more of its tracks feature a full band....
Keb' Mo'
Keb' Mo is an American blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter....
High/Low
High/Low was Nada Surf's first full-length album. The album is best known for its single "Popular."...
Nada Surf
Nada Surf is an American alternative rock band. Formed in 1992, the New York band consists of Matthew Caws , Ira Elliot and Daniel Lorca ....
Rocket (album)
Rocket is the Primitive Radio Gods' first album and it was released on June 18, 1996. Their best known hit single from this album, "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand", helped launch the band's career....
Primitive Radio Gods
Primitive Radio Gods are an United States alternative rock band from Southern California. Current members consist of frontman Chris O'Connor , who performs vocals, guitar, and bass guitar; percussionist Tim Lauterio; and Luke McAuliffe, who contributes various additional instrumentation as well as much of the art that has appeared on the ban...
Gone Again
Gone Again is an album by Patti Smith, released June 18, 1996 on Arista Records. The production of the record was preceded by the deaths of many of Smith's close friends and peers, including her husband Fred "Sonic" Smith, her brother Todd, Robert Mapplethorpe, Richard Sohl, and Kurt Cobain with whom Smith had sympathized....
Patti Smith
Patricia Lee "Patti" Smith is an United States singer-songwriter, poet and artist who was a highly influential component of the punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album Horses ....
The Patti Smith Masters
The Patti Smith Masters is the box set by United States Rock music singer-songwriter Patti Smith, released June 18, 1996 on Arista Records. The box set contains 20-bit digitally remastered Compact Disc versions of the first 5 Patti Smith's albums with bonus tracks, and a 6th disc, Selected Songs....
Morningrise
Morningrise is the Sweden death metal band Opeth's second studio album. The album exemplifies Opeth's signature style, exploring the dynamics between the combination of heavy death metal vocals and guitar parts with lighter Progressive rock and Acoustic instrument elements....
Opeth
Opeth is a Swedish heavy metal music band founded in Stockholm, in 1990. While the band has been through several personnel changes, singer, guitarist, and songwriter Mikael ?kerfeldt has remained Opeth's driving force since joining shortly after its inception....
Digilogue
Digilogue is a Music Album of recordings which became the twentieth commercial release by the British avant-garde music group Zoviet France . It was first released in 1996 in music in limited edition 12 inch clear vinyl album format by the US record label, Soleilmoon ....
Zoviet France
Zoviet France is a prolific music group from Newcastle upon Tyne in north east England. While often dissonant and made of industrial textures, their music also falls into the ambient music category....
Lyapis Trubetskoy
Lyapis Trubetskoy is the most famous Belarusian rock band....
H2O (album)
H2O is the title of the first album released by H2O . It was released on June 25, 1996. The CD was recorded and mixed in 3 days....
Reasonable Doubt
Reasonable Doubt is the debut album of United States rapper Jay-Z, released June 25, 1996 on Roc-A-Fella Records in the United States and on Northwestside Records in the United Kingdom....
Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter , better known as his stage name, Jay-Z, is an American hip hop artist and businessman. He is the former Chief executive officer of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records....
KISS (band)
Kiss is an United States Rock music Musical ensemble formed in New York City in December 1972. Easily identified by its members' trademark face paint and stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid and late-1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting, smoking guitars, and...
Xtort
Xtort is industrial rock group KMFDM's ninth studio album, released in 1996. It was recorded in Chicago, Illinois, and bears the distinction of being the KMFDM album with the most collaborations....
KMFDM
KMFDM is a Germany industrial rock/industrial metal band led by founding member Sascha Konietzko. They have sold over 2 million records worldwide....
Get on Up and Dance
Get On Up and Dance was a 1996 album released by the Quad City DJ's. The Quad City DJ's were made up of Jay Ski and C.C. Lemonhead, both of whom had previously worked with Chill Deal, 95 South, and 69 Boyz, and producing hits such as "Whoot! " for 95 South and "Tootsee Roll" for 69 Boyz....
Quad City DJ's
Quad City DJ's is the music recording artist and record producer Duet of C.C. Lemonhead and Jay Ski , who produced the Miami bass hit "C'mon N' Ride It " in 1995 in music....
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Live from the Fall
Live From the Fall is American jam band Blues Traveler first full-length live album, released on July 2, 1996 featuring highlights of the band's Fall 1995 tour....
Blues Traveler
Blues Traveler is an American rock music band, formed in Princeton, New Jersey in 1987. The band has been influenced by a variety of genres, including blues-rock, psychedelic rock, folk rock, soul music, and Southern rock....
The Final Tic
The Final Tic is the debut album by Crucial Conflict and was released in 1996 on Pallas/Universal. The album peaked at number five on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number twelve on the Billboard 200....
Crucial Conflict
Crucial Conflict are a Chicago hip hop group best known for its 1996 single "Hay" and "Scummy" . The members of Crucial Conflict are Coldhard, Wildstyle, Kilo, and Never....
It Was Written
It Was Written is the second studio album by American Hip hop music rapper Nas, released July 2, 1996 on Columbia Records in the United States, Canada and Europe....
Nas
Nasir Jones, , , better known by his stage name Nas, , formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapping and actor. The son of jazz musician Olu Dara, he was born and raised in the Queensbridge, Queens housing projects in New York City....
It's Martini Time
It's Martini Time is the title of the fourth album by Reverend Horton Heat. It was released by Interscope Records in July 1996. It's Martini Time is the first Reverend Horton Heat album to feature Scott Churilla on drums, following Taz Bentley's departure from the band in 1994....
The Reverend Horton Heat
The Reverend Horton Heat is a three-piece American rockabilly and punkabilly band from Dallas, Texas and the stage name of its singer and songwriter, Jim Heath ....
Wax Ecstatic
Wax Ecstatic is the second album by the band Sponge . It was released in 1996 on Sony Records. Originally intended to be a concept album revolving around the death of a Memphis, Tennessee drag queen, that idea was aborted, though many of the tracks that ended up making the cut originated from this idea....
Sponge (band)
Sponge is a Detroit, Michigan, Michigan, post-grunge band formed in 1991 in music by Vinnie Dombroski, Mike Cross, and Joey Mazzola ? all formerly of hard-rock band Loudhouse....
None So Vile
None So Vile is the second album by Cryptopsy, released in 1996 on the now defunct Wrong Again Records. The album was recorded at the Victor Studio Montreal....
Cryptopsy
Cryptopsy is a death metal band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada that was formed in 1988....
Today Is Another Day
Today is Another Day is the seventh album of Zard and was released on July 8, 1996....
Zard
was a Japanese pop group. Originally a group of five members, with lead vocalist Izumi Sakai as group leader. However, Sakai was the only member who stayed on the group while others joined and left regularly....
Scenery and Fish
Scenery and Fish is the second album by the Canadian alternative rock band I Mother Earth, released by Capitol Records and EMI on July 9, 1996....
I Mother Earth
I Mother Earth, or IME, was a Canada alternative rock band. The band was at the peak of its popularity in the mid-to-late 1990s; its members have moved on to other projects....
Building the Bridge
Building the Bridge is a 1996 album by REO Speedwagon. The album, which features mostly Adult Contemporary-flavored ballads, received mixed reviews from fans and is generally regarded as REO's weakest effort....
REO Speedwagon
REO Speedwagon is an United States Rock music band that grew in popularity in the Midwestern United States United States during the 1970s and peaked in the early 1980s....
Blue (LeAnn Rimes album)
Blue is the first album by American country singer LeAnn Rimes, released in the United States on July 9, 1996 by Curb Records. It reached number three on the Billboard Hot 200 album chart, and number-one on Hot Country Albums....
LeAnn Rimes
Margaret LeAnn Rimes is an American country music singer, songwriter, and actress, who records under the name LeAnn Rimes. She is best known for her rich vocals similar to legendary country music singer Patsy Cline,...
Irresistible Bliss
Irresistible Bliss was Soul Coughing's second album, released in 1996 . The band initially planned for Tchad Blake, producer of their first album, Ruby Vroom, to produce the album, but the death of a family member in a car accident caused Blake to take a hiatus to grieve....
Soul Coughing
Soul Coughing is a New York City-based alternative rock band . The band found modest mainstream success during the mid-to-late 90's. Soul Coughing developed a devout fanbase and have garnered largely positive response from critics....
The Samples
The Samples were a band formed in Boulder, Colorado in early 1987. The band's name came from the members' early sustenance of food sampling from the local King Soopers grocery store ....
Lemon Parade
Lemon Parade is Tonic first album, released in 1996. Tonic released a live EP with enhanced material called Live and Enhanced based on the success of this album....
Tonic (band)
Tonic is a Grammy-nominated United States post-grunge rock band formed in 1993 in music by Emerson Hart, Jeff Russo, Dan Rothchild, and Kevin Shepard....
Technicolour (album)
Technicolour was released in 1996 on Rough Trade Records in the United Kingdom and One Little Indian Records in the United States. Counting the In Debt compilation album, this is Disco Inferno 's fourth, and final, album of original material....
Disco Inferno (band)
Disco Inferno was a band formed in Essex in the late 1980s by Ian Crause , Paul Wilmott , Rob Whatley and Daniel Gish .After the departure of Gish the three-piece Disco Inferno recorded the single 'Entertainment' with producer Charlie McIntosh....
Tidal (album)
Tidal is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Fiona Apple, released by Epic Records in the United States on July 23 1996 . It peaked at number fifteen on the U.S....
Fiona Apple
Fiona Apple is a Grammy Awards of 1998 United States singer-songwriter. She gained popularity through her 1996 studio album Tidal , especially with the single "Criminal ", and because of the music video made for it....
Three Snakes and One Charm
Three Snakes and One Charm is the fourth album by the United States Blues-rock band The Black Crowes. It was released on July 23 1996.The album's cover logo resembles a 45 rpm adapter....
The Black Crowes
The Black Crowes are an United States of American, blues music-oriented hard rock jam band that have sold over 20 million albums. They were hailed by Melody Maker as "The Most Rock 'n' Roll Rock 'n' Roll Band in the World"....
The Dark Saga
The Dark Saga is the fourth album by the United States Heavy metal music band Iced Earth. It is a concept album based upon the comic book character Spawn created by Todd McFarlane, who also provided the album cover....
Iced Earth
Iced Earth is an United States Heavy metal music band from Tampa, Florida, Florida that combines influences from thrash metal, power metal, progressive metal, opera, speed metal and New Wave of British Heavy Metal....
Static Prevails
Static Prevails is the second album by Jimmy Eat World. It was released on July 23, 1996. Along with Clarity , the album was re-released in 2007 in remastered form with bonus tracks....
Jimmy Eat World
Jimmy Eat World is an American alternative rock band from Mesa, Arizona, Arizona, formed in 1993. The band is comprised of lead vocalist and guitarist Jim Adkins, guitarist and backing vocalist Tom Linton, bassist Rick Burch and drummer Zach Lind....
Bionic (album)
Bionic is the debut album of the Canada Rock music Band Sandbox . It was released on 1995, on Nettwerk. An enhanced edition was later released in 1996....
The Aquabats
The Aquabats are an United States Rock music band formed in 1994 in Huntington Beach, California and currently recording for Nitro Records. They have released four full-length studio albums and have toured internationally....
A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular
A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular is the first album by the Belgium band Hooverphonic when to band was only known as Hoover. It was the only album with singer Liesje Sadonius....
Hooverphonic
Hooverphonic is a Belgium rock /pop music group, formed in 1995. Though early on categorized as a trip hop group, they quickly expanded their sound to the point where they could no longer be described as a lone genre....
Irreligious (album)
Irreligious, released in 1996, is the second full-length album by the Portugal band Moonspell. It features some of the best-known songs of the band, such as Opium, Ruin & Misery, Awake and Full Moon Madness....
Moonspell
Moonspell is a Portugal black metal/gothic metal band with death/doom metal elements, formed in 1989 as Morbid God. After renaming themselves Moonspell in 1992, they released their first Extended play Under the Moonspell in 1994, a year before of the release of their first album Wolfheart....
Drum 'n' Bass for Papa
Drum 'n' Bass for Papa is an album by the experimental music electronic music artist Luke Vibert under his alias of Plug. The album was originally released on vinyl record in 1996 by Blue Planet Recordings....
Luke Vibert
Luke Vibert is a United Kingdom recording artist and producer known for his work in many subgenres of electronica. He began his musical career as a member of the Hate Brothers, only later branching out into his own compositions....
Unplugged (Alice in Chains album)
Unplugged is a live album and DVD by Alice in Chains. It was recorded at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Majestic Theatre as part of the MTV Unplugged series of concerts and contains live, acoustic music versions of the band's songs....
Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains is an American Rock music band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1987 by guitarist Jerry Cantrell and vocalist Layne Staley. Although widely associated with grunge music, the band's sound incorporates Heavy metal music and acoustic music elements....
Sublime (album)
Sublime is the third and final album released by ska-punk band Sublime . Originally intended to be titled Killin' It, the band and record label agreed to substitute an eponymous title due to lead singer Bradley Nowell's death prior the album's release....
Sublime (band)
Sublime is an American ska-punk band that originated in Long Beach, California. Founded in 1988, Sublime consisted of Bradley Nowell , Bud Gaugh and Eric Wilson ....
Beats, Rhymes and Life
Beats, Rhymes and Life is the fourth album of hip hop music group A Tribe Called Quest. Released in 1996, it followed three years after the highly regarded and successful Midnight Marauders....
A Tribe Called Quest
A Tribe Called Quest is an United States Hip hop music group, formed in 1988. The group is composed of rapper/producer Q-Tip , rapper Phife Dawg , and DJ/producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad....
Mista (album)
Mista is the self-titled debut album by Atlanta based R&B youth quartet, Mista , released on July 30, 1996 via Elektra_Records#Elektra_Entertainment_Group....
Mista (band)
Mista was an United States R&B group in the mid-1990's from Atlanta, Georgia....
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Music from the Unrealized Film Script, Dusk at Cubist Castle
Music from the Unrealized Film Script, Dusk at Cubist Castle is the first full length album released by The Olivia Tremor Control of The Elephant 6 Recording Company....
Theli (album)
Theli is an album released by the symphonic metal band Therion . While Theli stays true to the band's roots in that it has a very dark sound, it is a major turning point in their history....
Therion (band)
Therion is a Swedish Heavy metal music band founded by Christofer Johnsson in 1987. The word "therion" comes from the Greek language therion , meaning "Beast," i.e., that of the Christianity Book of Revelation....
First Band on the Moon
First Band on the Moon is the third studio album by The Cardigans. It features the international hit-single "Lovefool".It was first released on August 12 1996 and later internationally on September 9 1996....
The Cardigans
The Cardigans is a Swedish people band formed in the town of J?nk?ping in 1992. The band's musical style has varied greatly from album to album and encompasses their early Indie rock leanings passing through '60s-inspired Pop music and more band-based Rock music....
Now That's What I Call Music! 34 (U.K. series)
Now That's What I Call Music! 34 or Now 34 was released in 1996. The album is the 34th edition of the Now That's What I Call Music series....
(UK series)
Friction, Baby
Friction, Baby is Better Than Ezra's second album. It was released on August 13, 1996. After this album was released, they took the year off in 1997 after touring....
Better Than Ezra
Better Than Ezra is an United States of America alternative rock trio based in New Orleans, Louisiana....
Turn the Radio Off
Turn the Radio Off is the second full-length album by ska punk band Reel Big Fish. It was released in the U.S. in 1996 on Mojo Records.The single "Sell Out " received radio airplay and was a minor hit in that year....
Reel Big Fish
Reel Big Fish is an United States ska punk band from Huntington Beach, California, best known for the 1997 hit "Sell Out ." The band gained mainstream recognition in the mid-to-late 1990s, during the Third wave ska with the release of the album Turn the Radio Off....
Acrobatic Tenement
Acrobatic Tenement is the debut album from At the Drive-In, released in 1996. None of the album's tracks made it to the 2005 compilation album This Station Is Non-Operational, with the exception of "Initiation" appearing as a live BBC recording....
At the Drive-In
At the Drive-In was a seminal American rock band from El Paso, Texas, Texas, that was active from 1993 to 2001. They were known for their extremely energetic stage shows which hearkened back to the 1980s post-hardcore scene....
Becoming X
Becoming X is the debut album from Sneaker Pimps released in 1996. The album was successful in England, while "6 Underground" and "Spin Spin Sugar" would become hits in the US....
Sneaker Pimps
Sneaker Pimps are a United Kingdom Trip-hop band formed in Hartlepool, England in 1995, although the official IAMX website quotes the official year of foundation as 1989....
Paradise in Me
Paradise in Me is the second album of the Belgium band K's Choice. It was their international breakthrough. Its singles, especially "Not an Addict" were rather successful in Europe, the United States, and Australia....
K's Choice
K's Choice is a Belgium rock band from Antwerp, formed in the mid-1990s and touring as recently as 2006. The band's core members are siblings Sarah Bettens and Gert Bettens ....
Cowboy Songs
Cowboy Songs is a studio recording released by the Western music band Riders in the Sky on 20 August 1996. It is available as a single CD.This album is a collection of 12 of the most famous and beloved songs of the west -- performed in the great tradition of the Sons of the Pioneers and the Riders of the Purple Sage ....
Riders in the Sky
Riders In The Sky is a Western swing and comedy group which began performing in 1977; their style also appeals to children, and they are sometimes considered a children's music....
Type O Negative
Type O Negative is a Heavy metal music band from Brooklyn, New York City. Although commonly viewed as a gothic metal band, Type O has also incorporated elements of doom metal, thrash metal, blues, punk rock/hardcore punk, alternative rock and, progressive rock into their work, and often describe their sound as Black Sabbath-meets-The Beatles,...
Awaken (album)
Awaken is the debut album by the UK doom metal band The Blood Divine. It was released on Peaceville Records in 1996. The album continues the concepts Darren White had begun developing in his final EP with Anathema , Pentecost III, through very little reliance on a chorus and occasionally psychedelic progression as evidenced in the intro...
The Blood Divine
The Blood Divine was a United Kingdom goth metal band, founded by Paul Allender and brothers Paul and Benjamin Ryan, after the three left Cradle of Filth during the recording of the Vempire? or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein EP....
The Latch-Key Child
The Latch-Key Child is the first album by the child rap prodigy, A+ , released in 1996 in music. The title is representative of a large number of children and adolescents in Hempstead , New York ....
A+ (rapper)
Andre Levins is an United States rapping, also known as A+.His career began in 1995, when he won a national competition sponsored by Def Jam Records....
Aaliyah
Aaliyah Dana Haughton , simply known as Aaliyah meaning "The highest most exalted, among the best", was an American contemporary R&B and pop music singer and actress....
Veiled
Veiled is the debut album by United States singer/songwriter Leah Andreone, released in 1996 ....
Leah Andreone
Leah Andreone is an United States musician from San Diego, California....
Gabrielle (album)
Gabrielle is an album by Britpop artist Gabrielle ....
Gabrielle (singer)
Louise Gabrielle Bobb is a multi-platinum selling, Brit Award winning England singer who records under the name Gabrielle.A is an adult contemporary singer/songwriter from New York City....
ATLiens
ATLiens is the second album by Hip hop music duo OutKast. It was released on August 27, 1996. The title is a portmanteau of "ATL" and "Extraterrestrial lifes"....
OutKast
OutKast is an United States hip hop music duet based out of East Point, Georgia, a city south of Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia . The duo was originally known as The OKB but later changed its name to OutKast....
No Code
No Code is the fourth studio album by the American alternative rock band Pearl Jam, released on August 27, 1996 through Epic Records. Following a troubled tour for its previous album, Vitalogy , in which Pearl Jam engaged in a much-publicized boycott of Ticketmaster, the band went into the studio to record its follow-up....
Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam is an American rock music band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included Eddie Vedder , Jeff Ament , Stone Gossard , and Mike McCready ....
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Man (album)
Man is the third solo album by Sweden singer Neneh Cherry, released in 1996. The album was a reasonable success; however, the track which ironically does not fit in the overall feeling of the album and often feels like the odd song out, "7 Seconds", became a hit....
Neneh Cherry
Neneh Cherry is a two-time Grammy Award-nominated and MTV Europe Music Awards-winning Sweden singer-songwriter and rapping. Cherry is also an occasional disc jockey and broadcasting....
Bilingual (album)
Bilingual is the tenth album, the sixth of entirely new music, by the United Kingdom electronic music group Pet Shop Boys. It has sold 1.5 million copies globally....
Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys are an English people electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main Singing, Keyboard instruments and occasionally guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards and occasionally on vocals....
Double Allergic
Double Allergic is the second studio album by Australian alternative rock band Powderfinger. Released in Australia on 2 September 1996 Polydor Records, the album was produced by Tim Whitten and widely considered Powderfinger's mainstream breakthrough....
Powderfinger
Powderfinger is an Australian rock band. The band formed in Brisbane in 1989, and since 1992 their line-up has consisted of vocalist Bernard Fanning, guitarists Darren Middleton and Ian Haug, bassist John Collins , and drummer Jon Coghill....
Face to Face (punk band)
Face to Face is a punk rock/Melodic Hardcore band from Victorville, California, California formed in 1991 by frontman Trever Keith.Originally known as "Zero Tolerance", Keith had been the only constant member of the band during their years of touring and recording albums....
Excerpts From a Love Circus
Excerpts From a Love Circus is the fourth album by musician Lisa Germano. It was released in 1996 on 4AD....
Lisa Germano
Lisa Germano is an United States Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who has released seven albums featuring her often-hushed vocal style, confessional lyrics, and distinctive violin....
Travelling without Moving
Travelling Without Moving is the third album by Jamiroquai. Released in 1996, the album features the international hit single "Virtual Insanity"....
Jamiroquai
Jamiroquai are an England acid jazz/funk/Soul music/disco band. Jamiroquai was initially the most prominent component in the early-1990s London-based acid jazz movement, alongside groups such as Incognito , the Brand New Heavies, Galliano , and Corduroy ....
Home Again (New Edition album)
Home Again is the sixth studio album by United States R&B/Pop music group New Edition, released by MCA Records in 1996. It is the group's first album as a sextet....
New Edition
New Edition is an United States R&B/Pop group formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1978, that was most popular during the 1980s. Their success led to the creation of late-1980s and 1990s boy bands like New Kids on the Block and Boyz II Men....
New Adventures in Hi-Fi
New Adventures in Hi-Fi is the tenth full-length studio album by the United States band R.E.M. It was their fifth major label release for Warner Bros....
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January
- January - At the trial of two American teenagers, Nicholaus McDonald and Brian Bassett, for the murder of Bassett's parents and young brother, defense lawyers attempt to lay the blame for the murders on the fact the pair had been listening to "Israel's SonIsrael's Son
"Israel's Son" is a song by Australian rock band Silverchair. It was the third single released from their debut full-length album, Frogstomp, which was released in 1995, as was "Israel's Son"....
" by SilverchairSilverchair
Silverchair is an Australian alternative rock band . The band formed as Innocent Criminals in Newcastle, Australia, New South Wales, in 1992, with their current lineup of vocalist and guitarist Daniel Johns, bass guitarist Chris Joannou, and drummer Ben Gillies....
prior to the crimes, which are dubbed the "Israel's Son Murders". Murmur Records released an official response, stating that Silverchair do not condone violence of any kind and that the song "seeks to criticize violence and war by portraying them in all their horror." - January 8 - MadonnaMadonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Madonna moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance....
's stalker, Robert Hoskins is found guilty and convicted on five charges of assault, stalking, and threatening to kill the singer. - January 16 - JamaicaJamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. It is about south of Cuba, and west of the island of Hispaniola, on which Haiti and the Dominican Republic are situated....
n authorities open fire on Jimmy BuffettJimmy Buffett
James William "Jimmy" Buffett is a singer, songwriter, author, businessman, and recently a movie producer best known for his "island escapism" lifestyle and music including hits such as "Margaritaville" , and "Come Monday." He has a devoted base of Fan known as "Parrotheads." His band is called the Coral Reefer Band....
's seaplane, Hemisphere Dancer, mistaking it for a drug trafficker's plane. U2U2
U2 are a rock music band from Dublin, Republic of Ireland. The band consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr. .The band formed in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency....
singer BonoBono
Paul David Hewson , also known by his stage name Bono, is the main vocalist of the Ireland rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, and attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his future wife, Ali Hewson, and the future members of U2....
and Island RecordsIsland Records
Island Records was a record label that was founded by British record producers in Jamaica. It was based in England for many years, but is now owned by Universal Music Group and is operated in the United States through The Island Def Jam Music Group and in the UK through Island Records Group ....
executive, Chris BlackwellChris Blackwell
Chris Blackwell is the founder of Island Records. Born in London to an Ireland father and a Costa Rican-born Sephardic Jewish mother, Blackwell spent his childhood in Jamaica....
, are also on the plane; no-one is injured. - January 18 - Lisa Marie PresleyLisa Marie Presley
Lisa Marie Presley is an United States singer-songwriter. She is the only child of musician Elvis Presley and his ex-wife, actress Priscilla Presley....
files for divorce from Michael JacksonMichael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson is an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene at the age of 11 as a member of The Jackson 5 and began a solo career in 1971 while still a member of the group....
. - January 25 - MadonnaMadonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Madonna moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance....
receives death threats from ArgentineArgentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
conservatives who are enraged and insulted that she is playing Eva PeronEva Perón
Mar?a Eva Duarte de Per?n was the second wife of President of Argentina Juan Per?n and served as the First Lady of Argentina from 1946 until her death in 1952....
in EvitaEvita (film)
Evita is the 1996 in film film adaptation of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita based on the life of Eva Per?n. It was directed by Alan Parker and starred Madonna , Antonio Banderas and Jonathan Pryce....
. After she arrives in Argentina, over 50 walls throughout the city have been spray-painted with the words: ¡Viva Evita! ¡Fuera Madonna! (Long Live Evita! Get Out, Madonna!). - January 28 - Chris IsaakChris Isaak
Christopher Joseph Isaak is an United States rock music musician and occasional actor....
makes a guest appearance on the television show FriendsFriends
Friends is an American situation comedy created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which premiered on NBC on September 22, 1994. The series revolves around a group of friends in the area of Manhattan, New York City, who occasionally live together and share living expenses....
. - January 29
- La FeniceLa Fenice
Teatro La Fenice is an opera house in Venice, Italy. It is one of the most famous theatres in Europe, the site of many famous operatic premieres....
opera houseOpera house
An opera house is a theater building used for opera performances that consists of a stage, an orchestra pit, audience seating, and backstage facilities for costumes and set building....
in VeniceVenice
Venice is a city in northern Italy, the capital city of the Italian regions Veneto, a population of 271,251 . Together with Padua, Italy, the city is included in the Padua-Venice Metropolitan Area ....
, Italy, is destroyed by fire. - KissKISS (band)
Kiss is an United States Rock music Musical ensemble formed in New York City in December 1972. Easily identified by its members' trademark face paint and stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid and late-1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting, smoking guitars, and...
reveals that they have reunited with original members Ace FrehleyAce Frehley
Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley is an United States guitarist best known as an original member and lead guitarist for the rock music band Kiss . He took on the persona of 'Space Ace' when the band adopted costumes and theatrics....
and Peter CrissPeter Criss
George Peter John Criscuola , better known as Peter Criss, is an American musician best known as drummer and vocalist for the rock music band Kiss ....
, with a surprise appearance on the American Music AwardsAmerican Music Awards
The American Music Awards show is one of several annual major United States music awards shows ....
. The band took to the stage in full makeup and costume for the first time since 1980. - Garth BrooksGarth Brooks
Troyal Garth Brooks is an American country music artist. His eponymous first album was released in 1989; it peaked at #2 in the US country album chart and reached #13 on the Billboard 200 pop album chart....
refuses to accept his American Music Award for Favorite Overall Artist. Brooks says that Hootie and the Blowfish had done more for music that year than he did.
February
- February 4 - Former Milli-Vanilli band member Rob PilatusRob Pilatus
Robert "Rob" Pilatus was a Germany-United States model , dancer and singer. Pilatus was a former member of the pop music duo Milli Vanilli....
is hospitalized when a man hits him over the head with a baseball batBaseball bat
A baseball bat is a smooth wooden or metal Club used in the game of baseball to hit the Baseball after the ball is thrown by the pitcher . It is no more than 2.75 inches in diameter at the thickest part and no more than 42 inches in length....
in Hollywood, California, while Pilatus is attempting to steal the man's car. - February 13 - Tupac ShakurTupac Shakur
Tupac Amaru Shakur , also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American Rapping. In addition to his status as a top-selling recording artist, Shakur was a promising actor and a social activist....
released the first ever rap double albumDouble album
A double album is an sound album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold . A double album is typically, though not always, released because the recording is longer than the capacity of the medium....
, All Eyez on MeAll Eyez on Me
All Eyez on Me is the fourth studio album by American Rapper Tupac Shakur. It was released on February 13, 1996, and sold 566,000 copies in the first week of release....
, one of the most influential albums in hip hopHip hop
Hip hop is a cultural movement built largely around the music genre of hip hop music, which developed in New York City during the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latino Americans....
history. All Eyez on Me achieves platinum sales in just four hours and reaches #1 on the Billboard 200Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling Albums and extended play in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine....
charts. - February 14 - The Artist Formerly Known As Prince marries backup singer Mayte Garcia.
- February 20 - Snoop DoggSnoop Dogg
Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg , is a Grammy Award-nominated American rapper, record producer, and actor....
and his bodyguard are acquitted of first degree murder. The jury deadlocks on voluntary manslaughter charges and a mistrial is declared.
March
- March 4 - The BeatlesThe Beatles
The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr ....
' second reunion song is released as part of their first reunion since the band's breakup 26 years earlier. The song is a finished version of "Real Love", a John LennonJohn Lennon
John Winston Ono Lennon, Order of the British Empire was an English Rock music musician, singer, songwriter, artist, and peace activist who gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles....
demoDemo (music)
A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for musicians to approximate their ideas on Magnetic tape or compact disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, Record producers or other artists....
from 1980. - March 13 - RamonesRamones
The Ramones were an American Rock music band often regarded as the first punk rock group. Formed in Forest Hills, Queens, Queens, New York, in 1974, all of the band members adopted stage names ending with "Ramone", though none of them were actually related....
fans rioted in Buenos AiresBuenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southern shore of the R?o de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent....
, ArgentinaArgentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic , is a country in South America, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city....
after waiting all night for concert tickets only to find out that the show had been sold out. - March 16 - Mariah CareyMariah Carey
Mariah Carey is an United States singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. She made her recording debut in 1990 under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, and became the first recording artist to have her first five singles top the U.S....
and Boyz II MenBoyz II Men
Boyz II Men is an Grammy Award-winning American Contemporary R&B/soul music singing group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1988 as a quintet which originally included Marc Nelson, Boyz II Men found fame as a quartet, with the members being Nathan Morris, Michael McCary, Shawn Stockman, and Wanya Morris, on Motown Records during the...
's 16th consecutive week stay at #1 in the American charts with "One Sweet DayOne Sweet Day
"One Sweet Day" is a song recorded by American singer Mariah Carey and quartet Boyz II Men and co-written by Carey, Walter Afanasieff and Boyz II Men members Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, Nathan Morris, and Michael McCary....
" ended when Celine DionCeline Dion
C?line Marie Claudette Dion Order of Canada National Order of Quebec is a Canadian singer-songwriter and actor. Born to a large, impoverished family, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband Ren? Ang?lil mortgaged his home to finance her first record....
's Because You Loved MeBecause You Loved Me
"Because You Loved Me" is a smash hit from Celine Dion's album Falling into You, released as the first Single on February 19, 1996 in North America and Japan....
hit #1. "One Sweet Day" is the longest consecutive week stay at #1 in the Billboard Hot 100Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard Single popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on airplay and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the airplay tracking-week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday....
's history. - March 18 - The Sex PistolsSex Pistols
The Sex Pistols are an English punk rock band that formed in London in 1975. The band are widely credited with initiating the punk movement in the United Kingdom and creating the first generation gap within rock and roll....
announce that they will be reuniting for a 20th anniversary tour. - March 28 - Phil CollinsPhil Collins
Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, Royal Victorian Order, is an England singer-songwriter, drummer, keyboardist and actor best known as the lead singer and drummer of England progressive rock group Genesis and as a Grammy Award and Academy Award-winning solo artist....
announces that he is leaving GenesisGenesis (band)
Genesis are an English rock music band formed in 1967. With approximately 150 million albums sold worldwide, Genesis are among the top 30 List of best-selling music artists....
to focus on his solo career.
April
- April 3 - M.C. Hammer files for bankruptcy.
- April 4 - The Grateful Dead's Bob WeirBob Weir
Bob Weir is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist, most recognized as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. After the Grateful Dead disbanded, Weir performed with The Other Ones, later known as The Dead , together with other former members of the Grateful Dead....
and Jerry GarciaJerry Garcia
Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia was an American musician best known for his work with the band the Grateful Dead. Though he vehemently disavowed the role, Garcia was viewed by many as the leader or "spokesman" of the group....
's widow, Deborah, scatter part of Garcia's ashes in the Ganges RiverGanges River
The 'Ganges' is one of the major rivers of the Indian subcontinent, flowing east through the Gangetic Plain of northern India into Bangladesh....
in India. - April 15 - The remaining part of Jerry GarciaJerry Garcia
Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia was an American musician best known for his work with the band the Grateful Dead. Though he vehemently disavowed the role, Garcia was viewed by many as the leader or "spokesman" of the group....
's ashes are scattered near the Golden Gate BridgeGolden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening of the San Francisco Bay onto the Pacific Ocean. As part of both U.S....
in San Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco, California
The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States, with a 2007 estimated population of 799,183....
. - April 16 - MadonnaMadonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Madonna moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance....
announces that she is four months pregnant by Carlos LeonCarlos Leon
Carlos Leon is a personal trainer and actor. He is most famous for his former relationship with singer Madonna , who gave birth to their daughter Lourdes Leon Ciccone in 1996....
, her then boyfriend and trainer. - April 24 - This Train, Rick EliasRick Elias
Rick Elias is a Nashville, Tennessee based singer and songwriter.From 1993 to 2002, Elias was a member of Rich Mullins' A Ragamuffin Band.Rick was a founding member of Rich Mullins and a Ragamuffin Band....
, Jimmy A, Phil KeaggyPhil Keaggy
Philip Tyler Keaggy is an American acoustic and electric guitarist and vocalist who has released more than 50 albums and contributed to many more recordings in both the contemporary Christian music and mainstream markets....
, Carolyn ArendsCarolyn Arends
Carolyn Arends is a Contemporary Christian music, songwriter, and author based in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada....
, Third DayThird Day
Third Day is a Contemporary Christian music and Christian rock band formed in Marietta, Georgia during the 1990s. The band was founded by lead singer Mac Powell and guitarist Mark Lee ....
& Ashley ClevelandAshley Cleveland
Ashley Cleveland is an United States singer/songwriter perhaps best known as a background vocalist and Grammy awards-winning Gospel music singer....
perform a tribute concert for Rich MullinsRich Mullins
Richard Wayne Mullins was an United States Contemporary Christian Music singer and songwriter born to John and Neva Mullins in Richmond, Indiana....
at NashvilleNashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the Capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County, Tennessee. It is the second most populous city in the state after Memphis, Tennessee....
's Cafe Milano. Speakers included Reunion RecordsReunion Records
Reunion Records is a Brentwood, Tennessee based division of Sony Music Entertainment started in 1982 in music by Dan Harrell and Mike Blanton....
executive Terry Hemmings, record producer Reed ArvinReed Arvin
Reed Arvin is an United States record producer, keyboardist and author, best known for his work producing music for singer Rich Mullins.In the early 1980s, Arvin toured as Amy Grant's keyboard player, before teaming up with Mullins in 1986....
, disc jockeyDisc jockey
A disc jockey is a person who selects and plays sound recording for an audience. Originally, disk referred to phonograph records, while disc refers to the Compact Disc, and has become the more common spelling....
Jon Rivers, and author Brennan ManningBrennan Manning
Brennan Manning is an author, friar, priest, contemplative and speaker.Born and raised in Great Depression New York City, Manning finished high school and enlisted in the US Marine Corps, where he fought in the Korean War....
. - April 28 - OasisOasis (band)
Oasis are an English rock music band that formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as "The Rain", the group was formed by Liam Gallagher , Paul Arthurs , Paul McGuigan and Tony McCarroll , who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher ....
play the second of two gigs in Maine RoadMaine Road
Maine Road was a large football stadium in Moss Side, Manchester, England. It was home to Manchester City F.C. from its construction in 1923 until 2003....
, home of Manchester City F.C.Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football Football team based in the city of Manchester. They are currently members of the English Premier League....
, featured on the video "…There and Then".
May
- The Galway Early Music Festival is launched in Ireland.
- May 8 - In Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, California
Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles is rated as a beta global city, has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California....
, a judge rules against Tommy LeeTommy Lee
Tommy Lee is an United States musician, and founding member of heavy metal music band M?tley Cr?e. As well as being the band's long-term drummer, Lee founded rap-metal band Methods of Mayhem, and has pursued solo musical projects....
and wife, actress Pamela AndersonPamela Anderson
'Pamela Denise Anderson' is a Canada-born actor, sex symbol, model , Television producer, author, and former show girl. Anderson is best known for her roles on the television series Home Improvement , Baywatch, and V.I.P....
Lee, in their attempt to keep Penthouse magazine from publishing still photos taken from an X-ratedX-rated
X-rated is a motion picture rating system indicating strong adult content, typically sexual content and nudity, but also including violence and profanity....
home movieHome movies
Home movies are films made by amateurs, often for viewing by family and friends. When the hobby began, home movies were produced on photographic film, but availability of camcorders and data storage devices has made the making of home movies easier and more affordable to the average person....
that was stolen from their home. - May 25 - Brad Nowell, lead singer of the band SublimeSublime (band)
Sublime is an American ska-punk band that originated in Long Beach, California. Founded in 1988, Sublime consisted of Bradley Nowell , Bud Gaugh and Eric Wilson ....
, is found dead of a heroinHeroin
Heroin is a opioid synthesized from morphine, a derivative of the opium poppy. It is the 3,6-acetate ester of morphine . The white crystalline form is commonly the hydrochloride salt diacetylmorphine hydrochloride, however heroin Freebase may also appear as a white powder....
overdose in his San Francisco motel room. - May 28 - Depeche ModeDepeche Mode
Depeche Mode is an electronic music band formed in 1980, in Basildon, Essex, England. The group's original line-up was Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andrew Fletcher and Vince Clarke ....
leader Dave Gahan overdosed on a heroin and cocaine 'speedball' in a Los Angeles hotel room. On the way to the hospital, he was pronounced clinically dead for two minutes. He was arrested upon his release two days later, and ordered by the court to complete a 9 month rehabilitation.
June
- June 21 - The Sex PistolsSex Pistols
The Sex Pistols are an English punk rock band that formed in London in 1975. The band are widely credited with initiating the punk movement in the United Kingdom and creating the first generation gap within rock and roll....
start their reunion tour in LahtiLahti
Lahti is a List of cities and towns in Finland and Municipalities of Finland in Finland.It is the capital of the P?ij?nne Tavastia located in the province of Southern Finland....
, Finland. - July 9 - "Wannabe"Wannabe (song)
"Wannabe" is a song by the United Kingdom pop group Spice Girls, released as their debut single, and widely considered to be their signature song....
, the best-selling singleSingle (music)
In the record industry, a single is a song usually used from a current or upcoming album to promote the album. Singles are distributed through a number of ways; originally, they were packaged as "single" records with one or two other songs and sold before the release of the album....
by any female pop group, is released in the UK by the Spice GirlsSpice Girls
The Spice Girls are an English pop girl group formed in 1994. They consist of Victoria Beckham, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm and Geri Halliwell....
.
July
- July 13 - Phil Anselmo of Pantera overdosed on heroin after a Texas homecoming gig
- July 11 - Robert Simpson'sRobert Simpson (composer)
File:72 Brian session.jpgRobert Simpson was an England composer and long-serving BBC producer and broadcaster.He is best known for his orchestral and chamber music , and for his writings on the music of Ludwig van Beethoven, Anton Bruckner, Carl Nielsen and Jean Sibelius....
second string quintetString quintet
A string quintet is an ensemble of five string instrument players or a piece written for such a combination. The most common combinations in european classical music are two violins, two violas and cello or two violins, viola and two cellos....
premiered at the Cheltenham International Festival by the Maggini QuartetMaggini Quartet
The Maggini Quartet is a United Kingdom string quartet. Its members are Gina McCormack , David Angel , Martin Outram and Michal Kaznowski .Formed in 1988, the Quartet is known for championing the British repertoire, and has made many CD recordings published through publishers such as Naxos Records....
with Pal Banda, cellist. - July 29 - Jason Matthew Thirsk, bassistBassist
A bass player is a musician who plays a double bass, bass guitar, or another low-pitched instrument, such as keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as tuba or sousaphone....
of the band PennywisePennywise (band)
Pennywise is an American punk rock band that was formed in 1988, and is named after the It from the Stephen King novel, It .Between their 1991 Pennywise debut and 2005's The Fuse, Pennywise had released an album every two years on Epitaph Records, a label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz....
, dies of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
August
- August 1 - MTV2MTV2
MTV2 is a cable television network that is widely available in the United States on digital cable and satellite television, and is progressively being added to basic cable lineups across the nation....
is launched. - August 10-August 11 - OasisOasis (band)
Oasis are an English rock music band that formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as "The Rain", the group was formed by Liam Gallagher , Paul Arthurs , Paul McGuigan and Tony McCarroll , who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher ....
played at KnebworthConcerts at Knebworth House
The grounds of Knebworth House near the village of Knebworth has become a major venue for open air rock and pop concerts since 1974 when The Allman Brothers Band attracted 60,000 at the first large concert held at the venue....
, UK, for two consecutive nights in front of 250,000 people. It is considered the peak of the BritpopBritpop
Britpop is a subgenre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. Britpop emerged from the British independent music scene of the early 1990s and was characterised by bands influenced by British guitar pop music of the 1960s and 1970s....
movement.
September
- September 7
- Rapper Tupac ShakurTupac Shakur
Tupac Amaru Shakur , also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American Rapping. In addition to his status as a top-selling recording artist, Shakur was a promising actor and a social activist....
is shot four times in Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, Nevada, and an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and entertainment....
, NevadaNevada
Nevada is a U.S. state located in the Western United States of the United States of America. The capital is Carson City and the largest city is Las Vegas, Nevada....
, USA, while leaving the MGM GrandMGM Grand Las Vegas
The MGM Grand Las Vegas is a luxury hotel casino located on the Las Vegas Strip, which opened as a Hollywood, Los Angeles, California themed resort....
hotel after seeing the Mike TysonMike Tyson
Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson, also known as Malik Abdul, is a retired United States Boxing. He was the List of undisputed boxing champions#Heavyweight and remains the youngest man ever to win a world heavyweight title at just 20 years old....
versus Bruce SeldonBruce Seldon
Bruce Samuel Seldon was the World Boxing Association Heavyweight champion from 1995 to 1996. It was after a boxing match between Seldon and Mike Tyson that Tupac Shakur was murdered in a drive-by shooting....
boxingBoxing
Boxing is a combat sport where two participants, generally of similar human weight, fight each other with their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee and is typically engaged in during a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds....
match, in what is apparently a drive-by shootingDrive-by shooting
A drive-by shooting is a form of Hit-and-run tactics, a personal attack carried out by an individual or individuals from a moving or momentarily stopped vehicle.... - Michael JacksonMichael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson is an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene at the age of 11 as a member of The Jackson 5 and began a solo career in 1971 while still a member of the group....
starts the HIStory World TourHIStory World Tour
Michael Jackson's HIStory World Tour was his third solo world concert tour of Europe, Africa, Asia, Australasia and the United States. The tour commenced on 7 September, 1996 in Prague and concluded on 15 October, 1997 in Durban.... - September 12 - Controversy follows The Eagles when the band dedicates "Peaceful Easy Feeling" to Saddam HusseinSaddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the President of Iraq of Iraq from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003.A leading member of the revolutionary Ba'ath Party, which espoused secular pan-Arabism, economic modernization, and Arab socialism, Saddam played a key role in the 1968 coup that brought the party to long-term power....
at a United States Democratic Party fundraiser held in Los AngelesLos Angeles, California
Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles is rated as a beta global city, has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California....
. - September 13 - Tupac ShakurTupac Shakur
Tupac Amaru Shakur , also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American Rapping. In addition to his status as a top-selling recording artist, Shakur was a promising actor and a social activist....
dies in hospital after his wounds from his September 7 shooting.
October
- October 6 - CountryCountry music
Country music is a blend of popular American music forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. It has roots in Traditional music, Celtic music, gospel music, and old-time music and evolved rapidly in the 1920s....
singers Faith HillFaith Hill
Faith Hill is an United States country music singer. She is known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw....
and Tim McGrawTim McGraw
Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw is an United States country music singer and actor. With many of his albums and singles topping the country music charts, Tim has achieved total album sales in excess of 40 million units....
get married. - October 14 - MadonnaMadonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Madonna moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance....
's first child, Lourdes Maria Ciccone Leon, is born in Los Angeles, California. - October 30 - SlashSlash (musician)
Saul Hudson , more widely known by his stage name Slash, is a guitarist best known as the former lead guitarist of Guns N' Roses and as the current lead guitarist of Velvet Revolver....
officially leaves Guns N' RosesGuns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses is an American Rock music band, formed in Los Angeles, California, California in 1985. The band, led by frontman and co-founder Axl Rose, has gone through numerous line-up changes and controversies since their formation....
. - October 31 - SlipknotSlipknot (band)
Slipknot is an American heavy metal music band from Des Moines, Iowa, formed in 1995. Slipknot consists of nine members, the current band members are Sid Wilson, Joey Jordison, Paul Gray , Chris Fehn, Jim Root, Craig Jones, Shawn Crahan, Mick Thomson, and Corey Taylor....
release their limited edition album Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat..
November
- November 8 - After having premiered at the Sundance Film FestivalSundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in the state of Utah, in the United States. It is the largest Independent film cinema festival in the U.S....
in January, the film Hype!Hype!
Hype! is a documentary directed by Doug Pray about the popularity of grunge rock in the early to mid-1990s United States. It incorporates interviews and rare concert footage to trace the steps of grunge, from its subversive inception in neighborhood basements, to its explosion as a popular culture phenomenon....
, a documentary on the Seattle grunge scene, opens to general audiences - November 24 - Crowded HouseCrowded House
Crowded House is a rock music group formed in Sydney, Australia and led by New Zealand musician and singer-songwriter Neil Finn. Finn is widely recognised as the primary songwriter and creative direction of the band, having led it through several incarnations, drawing members from New Zealand , Australia and the United States ....
plays its final concert on the steps of the Sydney Opera HouseSydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera House is located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was conceived and largely built by Denmark architect J?rn Utzon, who in 2003 received the Pritzker Prize, architecture's highest honour....
in Australia, in front of an audience of almost 200,000. Proceeds from this concert support the Sydney Children's HospitalSydney Children's Hospital
Sydney Children's Hospital is an Australia children's hospital located in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales.The Sydney Children's Hospital is located approximately 6 kilometres from the Sydney Central Business District in the suburb of Randwick, New South Wales....
.
December
- December 7 - The Sex PistolsSex Pistols
The Sex Pistols are an English punk rock band that formed in London in 1975. The band are widely credited with initiating the punk movement in the United Kingdom and creating the first generation gap within rock and roll....
finish their reunion tour in Santiago, ChileSantiago, Chile
Santiago , is the Capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of 520 m Above mean sea level....
. - December 16 - Max CavaleraMax Cavalera
Massimiliano Antonio "Max" Cavalera is an Brazilian singer, guitarist and songwriter originally from Belo Horizonte, Brazil. He was the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the heavy metal music band Sepultura, before forming Soulfly in the late 1990s....
leaves SepulturaSepultura
Sepultura is a Brazilian Heavy metal music band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, formed in 1984. The band was a major force in the death metal and thrash metal realms during the late 1980s and early 1990s, and their later experiments melding hardcore punk and industrial music with extreme metal provided a blueprint for the groove metal gen...
because of Sepultura not renewing his wife, Gloria's, contract as manager as well as being overwhelmed by the death of his step-son.
Date unknown
- Jesper StrömbladJesper Strömblad
Jesper Str?mblad is the Rhythm guitarist, Ex-Drummer, Founder, eldest Member of the Sweden melodic death metal band In Flames.Background...
leaves HammerfallHammerFall
HammerFall is a heavy metal music/power metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden. The band was formed in 1993 by ex-Ceremonial Oath's guitarist Oscar Dronjak....
. - House of PainHouse of Pain
House of Pain was an Ireland-styled America n hip-hop group who released three albums in the early to mid 1990s before lead rapper Everlast decided to pursue his solo career again....
breaks up which leads to DJ LethalDJ Lethal
Leor Dimant , better known as DJ Lethal, is a turntablist and record producer. He is best known as a member of the band Limp Bizkit, and formerly a member of the Irish-American-influenced hip hop music group House of Pain....
joining Limp BizkitLimp Bizkit
Limp Bizkit is an United States nu metal band from Jacksonville, Florida, Florida. The band achieved success with over 50 million albums sold worldwide....
. - Sheryl CrowSheryl Crow
Sheryl Suzanne Crow is an United States singer-songwriter and musician. Her music blends rock music, country music, pop music and folk music, into one mainstream sound, and she has won nine Grammy Awards....
's self titled albumSheryl Crow (album)
Sheryl Crow is the second album by United States singer/songwriter Sheryl Crow, released in 1996 . Reaching #6 on the Billboard 200 and #5 on the UK Album Chart, Sheryl Crow has sold 2.9 million units in the US as of January 2008 and is certified 3x platinum....
is banned from Wal-MartWal-Mart
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is an American Public company that runs a chain of large, discount department stores. It is the world's largest public corporation by revenue, according to the 2008 Fortune Global 500....
stores because of the lyric "Watch out sister, watch out brother/watch our children while they kill each other/with a gun they bought at Wal-Mart Discount Stores". - The MonkeesThe Monkees
The Monkees were a pop singing quartet assembled in Los Angeles in 1965 in music for the United States television series The Monkees , which aired from 1966 to 1968....
embark on their 30th Anniversary Reunion Tour. - Singer Tori AmosTori Amos
Tori Amos is a pianist and singer-songwriter of dual United Kingdom and United States citizenship. She is married to England sound engineer Mark Hawley, with whom she has one child, Natashya "Tash" L?rien Hawley, born on September 5, 2000....
is sued when a man crashes his car after being distracted by a billboardBillboard (advertising)
A billboard is a large Out-of-home advertising structure , typically found in high traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large Advertising to passing pedestrians and drivers....
advertising her album. The billboard featured a photo of Amos breastfeeding a piglet. - David BowieDavid Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and Arrangement. Active in five decades of rock music and frequently reinventing his music and image, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s....
's single "Telling Lies" becomes the first song offered as a free digital download by a major record label (Virgin RecordsVirgin Records
Virgin Records is a United Kingdom record label founded by England entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972 in music. It was later sold to Thorn EMI, and then, in the US, merged with Capitol Records in 2007 to create the Capitol Music Group....
). - Roberto AlagnaRoberto Alagna
Roberto Alagna is a France operatic tenor of Sicilian descent. He was born in Clichy-sous-Bois, Seine-Saint-Denis, France....
marries Angela GheorghiuAngela Gheorghiu
Angela Gheorghiu in Adjud, Romania is one of the most renowned operatic singers of the 21st Century. Since her professional debut in 1990, she has sung as soprano leading roles at New York's Metropolitan Opera, Covent Garden's Royal Opera House, the Vienna State Opera, Milan's La Scala, and many other major opera houses in Europe and the U...
. - Coal ChamberCoal Chamber
Coal Chamber was an United States nu metal band from Los Angeles, California. The band formed in 1994 and disbanded in 2003. Former vocalist Dez Fafara and Meegs Rascon started She's In Pain in 1992....
signs with Roadrunner RecordsRoadrunner Records
Roadrunner Records is a record label that concentrates on heavy metal music bands. It is currently a subsidiary of Warner Music Group....
and Mikey "Bug" Cox replaces John Tor. - Alice CooperAlice Cooper
Alice Cooper is an American rock music singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades. With a stage show that features guillotines, electric chairs, fake blood, and boa constrictors, Cooper has drawn equally from horror movies, vaudeville, heavy metal music, and garage rock to create a theatrical brand of rock musi...
performs at Sammy HagarSammy Hagar
Samuel Roy "Sammy" Hagar , known as "The Red Rocker", is an United States rock music guitarist, singer, composer and solo artist. Hagar was one of the three singers for Van Halen, as well as of the early 1970s rock band Montrose ....
's club, Cabo WaboCabo Wabo
Cabo Wabo is the name of two nightclubs and restaurants located in Cabo San Lucas and in Harvey's Lake Tahoe in Stateline, Nevada, as well as a popular brand of tequila, all founded by rock musician Sammy Hagar....
, in Mexico. It was recorded and released the next year as a live albumLive album
A live album – commonly contrasted with a studio album – is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances. Live albums may be recorded at a single concert, or combine recordings made at multiple concerts....
. - The Proms in the ParkThe Proms
The Proms, more formally known as The BBC Proms, or The Henry Wood Promenade Concerts presented by the BBC, is an eight-week summer season of daily orchestral european classical music concerts and other events held annually, predominantly in the Royal Albert Hall in South Kensington, London....
event is launched in London, UK.
Bands formed
- See Musical groups established in 1996
Bands disbanded
- 2 Unlimited2 Unlimited
2 Unlimited was a Eurodance act formed in 1991. The project was the brainchild of Belgium producers Jean-Paul DeCoster and Phil Wilde, and was fronted by a Netherlands duo, Hip hop music Ray Slijngaard and singer Anita Doth.... - Arrested DevelopmentArrested Development (hip hop group)
Arrested Development is a two-time Grammy Award-winning United States alternative hip hop music group, founded by Speech and Headliner as a positive, Afrocentric alternative to the gangsta rap popular in the early 1990s.... - At The GatesAt the Gates
At the Gates are a Sweden melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, progenitor of the Melodic_death_metal#Gothenburg_sound of Death_metal. Initially active from 1990 to 1996, the band reformed in 2007.... - Army of LoversArmy Of Lovers
Army of Lovers was a Sweden dance music group founded in 1987 by three members of a band called Barbie, namely Alexander Bard, Jean-Pierre Barda and Camilla Henemark.... - BellyBelly (band)
Belly was a Rock music band formed in 1991 by former Throwing Muses members Tanya Donelly and Fred Abong. The band was based in Boston, Massachusetts, though all the original members grew up in Newport, Rhode Island.... - CarcassCarcass (band)
Carcass are an English grindcore / death metal band from Liverpool. They formed in 1985 and disbanded a decade later. A reunion was enacted in 2008 without one of its original members, drummer Ken Owen....
(they reform in 2007) - ClusterCluster (band)
Cluster is a Germany experimental music musical group who influenced the development of contemporary popular electronic music and ambient music....
(they reform in 2007) - Crowded HouseCrowded House
Crowded House is a rock music group formed in Sydney, Australia and led by New Zealand musician and singer-songwriter Neil Finn. Finn is widely recognised as the primary songwriter and creative direction of the band, having led it through several incarnations, drawing members from New Zealand , Australia and the United States ....
(they reform in 2007) - Eric's TripEric's Trip
Eric's Trip is a Canada indie rock band from Moncton, New Brunswick.... - ExtremeExtreme (band)
Extreme is an American Rock music band that reached the height of their popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s.Among some of Extreme's musical influences are Queen and Van Halen; The band have described their music as 'Funky Metal'.... - HeavenlyHeavenly (British band)
Heavenly was a 1990s#Music twee pop band, originally forming in Oxford, England in 1989. Amelia Fletcher , Mathew Fletcher , Peter Momtchiloff and Robert Pursey had all been members of Talulah Gosh, a key member of the C86 scene which preceded the twee movement, formed in 1986.... - House of PainHouse of Pain
House of Pain was an Ireland-styled America n hip-hop group who released three albums in the early to mid 1990s before lead rapper Everlast decided to pursue his solo career again.... - JawbreakerJawbreaker (band)
Jawbreaker was a San Francisco, California punk rock band. The band also had roots in Los Angeles, California, where members Blake Schwarzenbach and Adam Pfahler attended Crossroads School together, and New York City, where Schwarzenbach and Pfahler met bass player Chris Bauermeister at New York University in 1988.... - JodeciJodeci
Jodeci is an United States musical group, whose repertoire includes Contemporary R&B, soul music, and new jack swing. The group consists of two pairs of brothers from Hampton, Virginia, Virginia and Charlotte, North Carolina, North Carolina: the DeGrates and the Haileys ....
(hiatus, until 2006) - The KinksThe Kinks
The Kinks are an England rock music group formed in 1963, and categorised in the US as a British Invasion band. The Kinks have been cited as one of the most important and influential rock bands of all time.... - LushLush (band)
Lush were an England shoegazing band, formed in 1988 and disbanded in 1996.... - Ned's Atomic DustbinNed's Atomic Dustbin
Ned's Atomic Dustbin is an English Grebo rock band formed in Stourbridge in West Midlands in November 1987. The band took their name from an episode of The Goon Show.... - The PoguesThe Pogues
The Pogues are a band of mixed Irish and English background, playing traditional Irish music with influences from punk rock and jazz, formed in 1982 and fronted by Shane MacGowan.... - The Ramones
- RideRide (band)
Ride were a United Kingdom alternative rock band that band formed in 1988 in Oxford, England, consisting of Andy Bell , Mark Gardener, Laurence Colbert, and Steve Queralt.... - Siouxsie & The BansheesSiouxsie & the Banshees
Siouxsie & the Banshees were a British Rock music band formed in 1976 by vocalist Siouxsie Sioux and bassist Steven Severin, the only constant members.... - The Stone RosesThe Stone Roses
The Stone Roses were an English alternative rock band formed in Manchester in 1984. They were one of the pioneering groups of the Madchester movement that was active during the late 1980s and early 1990s.... - SublimeSublime (band)
Sublime is an American ska-punk band that originated in Long Beach, California. Founded in 1988, Sublime consisted of Bradley Nowell , Bud Gaugh and Eric Wilson .... - Take ThatTake That
Take That are an England pop music musical group consisting of members Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen, and, formerly, Robbie Williams....
(they reform in 2005) - Vaya Con DiosVaya Con Dios (band)
Vaya Con Dios is a Belgium musical group founded in 1986 by Dani Klein, Dirk Schoufs, and Willy Lambregt . Their name is Spanish for "Go with God"....
Bands return
- The MonkeesThe Monkees
The Monkees were a pop singing quartet assembled in Los Angeles in 1965 in music for the United States television series The Monkees , which aired from 1966 to 1968.... - New EditionNew Edition
New Edition is an United States R&B/Pop group formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1978, that was most popular during the 1980s. Their success led to the creation of late-1980s and 1990s boy bands like New Kids on the Block and Boyz II Men.... - PoisonPoison (band)
Poison is an United States hard rock band that achieved great success and popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s. They have become icons of the 80s MTV era and have had widespread commercial success.... - KissKISS (band)
Kiss is an United States Rock music Musical ensemble formed in New York City in December 1972. Easily identified by its members' trademark face paint and stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid and late-1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting, smoking guitars, and... - DevoDevo
Devo , often spelled DEVO or DEV-O, is an American Rock music group formed in Akron, Ohio in 1973. They are best known for their 1980 hit "Whip It", which made it to #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.... - SupertrampSupertramp
Supertramp were a United Kingdom progressive rock band that released a series of top-selling albums in the 1970s and early 1980s.Their early music included ambitious concept albums, but they are best known for their later hits including "Bloody Well Right", "Dreamer ", "Goodbye Stranger", "Give a Little Bit" and "The Logical Song".... - Patti SmithPatti Smith
Patricia Lee "Patti" Smith is an United States singer-songwriter, poet and artist who was a highly influential component of the punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album Horses ....
Albums released
January
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Early Mornin' Stoned Pimp | Kid Rock Kid Rock Robert James Ritchie , known by his stage name Kid Rock, is a rapper turned singer/songwriter with five Grammy nominations. He was born in Romeo, Michigan on January 17, 1971.... | |
| Victor Victor (album) Victor is a solo album by Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson which was released January 9, 1996 on Atlantic Records outside of Canada and Anthem Records within Canada.... | Alex Lifeson Alex Lifeson Alex Lifeson, Order of Canada , is a Canada musician, of Serbia descent, best known for his work as the guitarist of the Canadian Rock music band Rush .... | ||
| How Long Has This Been Going On How Long Has This Been Going On How Long Has This Been Going On is an album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, "with Georgie Fame and Friends", released in 1996 .... | Van Morrison Van Morrison George Ivan Morrison Order of the British Empire is a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, author, poet and multi-instrumentalist, who has been a professional musician since the late 1950s.... | Live | |
| Young, Rich & Dangerous Young, Rich & Dangerous Young, Rich & Dangerous is the third, and thus far, final album by hip hop duo Kris Kross. The album was released in 1996 for So So Def Recordings and was produced by Jermaine Dupri.... | Kris Kross Kris Kross Kris Kross was a teenage hip hop music duet of the early 1990s. The duo is most famous for their 1992 in music hit "Jump ", and their fashion styling?consisting of wearing their clothes backwards.... | ||
| 15 | Predator Predator (album) Predator is the last studio album release by German Heavy metal music band Accept. It was released in 1996, produced by Michael Wagener and recorded at 16th Ave.... | Accept Accept Accept were a Germany Heavy metal music band from the town of Solingen, originally assembled in the early 1970s by Udo Dirkschneider. They played an important role in the development of speed metal and Teutonic thrash metal, being part of the German heavy/speed/power metal scene to emerge in the early to mid 1980s along with bands such as He... | |
| 18 | G. G. (album) G. is the third studio album released by the hard rock band Gotthard .... | Gotthard Gotthard (band) Gotthard is a Switzerland hard rock band founded in Lugano by Steve Lee and Leo Leoni. Their last eleven albums have all charted at number one, making them one of the most successful Swiss album chart acts ever.... | Switzerland |
| 23 | Wither Blister Burn & Peel Wither Blister Burn & Peel Wither Blister Burn & Peel is the second album released on Columbia Records by the American industrial rock band Stabbing Westward. The album, recorded in New York State in 1995 and released in 1996, includes the hits "What Do I Have To Do?" and "Shame", which helped push this album to gold status.... | Stabbing Westward Stabbing Westward Stabbing Westward was an American industrial rock and alternative rock band. They formed in 1985 in Chicago, Illinois and began recording in the 1990s.... | |
| Boys for Pele Boys for Pele Boys for Pele is the third studio album by American singer and song-writer Tori Amos. Preceded by the first single, "Caught a Lite Sneeze", by three weeks, the album was released on 22 January 1996, in the United Kingdom and on 23 January, in the United States.... | Tori Amos Tori Amos Tori Amos is a pianist and singer-songwriter of dual United Kingdom and United States citizenship. She is married to England sound engineer Mark Hawley, with whom she has one child, Natashya "Tash" L?rien Hawley, born on September 5, 2000.... | ||
| 25 | Stormblåst Stormblåst Stormbl?st is the second studio album by Norway melodic black metal band Dimmu Borgir. It was released in 1996 by Cacophonous Records, and re-released in 2001 by Century Media Records.... | Dimmu Borgir Dimmu Borgir Dimmu Borgir is a Norwegian symphonic black metal band from Oslo, Norway, formed in 1993. "Dimmu Borgir" means "Dark Cities" or "Dark Fortresses" in Icelandic language and Old Norse.... | |
| 26 | Maniacal Laughter Maniacal Laughter This article is about the Studio Album. For information about the act by a villain in fiction, see evil laugh.Maniacal Laughter is The Bouncing Souls' second full-length album, which includes "The Ballad Of Johnny X," and "Here We Go." The album also contains a cover of "Born to Lose," which was originally performed by Johnny Cas... | The Bouncing Souls The Bouncing Souls The Bouncing Souls are a punk rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey formed in 1987. By the time of their acknowledgment by the national punk rock scene, they had reignited a "pogo" element to New Jersey punk rock by playing fast light-hearted songs, a model followed by various other local bands.... | |
| 30 | Filth Pig Filth Pig Filth Pig is the sixth studio album by industrial metal band Ministry , released in 1996 through Warner Bros. Records. The title was allegedly derived from a statement made in the British Palace of Westminster, where bandleader Jourgensen was described as a "filthy pig" by one of the MPs.... | Ministry Ministry (band) Ministry was an United States industrial metal band founded by frontman Al Jourgensen in 1981. Originally a synthpop outfit, Ministry changed its style to industrial metal in the late 1980s.... | |
| Millions Now Living Will Never Die Millions Now Living Will Never Die Millions Now Living Will Never Die is the second album by the Chicago-based Musical band Tortoise . Released in 1996 by Thrill Jockey Records, Millions... is renowned as a groundbreaking album for post-rock; an uncredited review from Outersound.com declares that not long after the album's release, the group were "hailed as godfathers... | Tortoise Tortoise (band) Tortoise is a post-rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois, USA in 1990 in music.... | ||
February
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ocean Drive Ocean Drive (Lighthouse Family album) Ocean Drive was the debut album released by United Kingdom duo Lighthouse Family in March 1996 on Wildcard / Polydor Records. The album produced one Top 10 hit and three Top 20 hits .... | Lighthouse Family Lighthouse Family Lighthouse Family is a United Kingdom musical duo that rose to prominence in the mid-1990s and remained active until the early 2000s. Vocalist Tunde Baiyewu and keyboard player Paul Tucker formed the act in 1993 in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom after meeting at university.... | |
| 5 | Purpendicular Purpendicular Purpendicular is the fifteenth studio album by England rock band, Deep Purple. Recorded at Greg Rike Productions, Orlando, Florida, February to October 1995, engineered by Darren Schneider and Keith Andrews.... | Deep Purple Deep Purple Deep Purple are an English Rock music band formed in Hertford, Hertfordshire in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of Heavy metal music and modern hard rock, although some band members have tried not to categorize themselves as any one genre.... | Europe |
| 13 | Looking East Looking East Looking East is the eleventh album by United States singer/songwriter Jackson Browne, released in 1996 .... | Jackson Browne Jackson Browne Clyde Jackson Browne is an American rock music singer-songwriter and musician. His introspective lyrics made him the poster boy of the Southern California confessional singer-songwriter movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s.... | |
| The Score The Score (album) The Score is the second album by R&B/hip-hop trio The Fugees, released worldwide February 13, 1996, following their 1994 debut Blunted on Reality.... | The Fugees The Fugees The Fugees were a critically-acclaimed New Jersey hip hop music group that rose to fame in the mid-1990s, whose repertoire included elements of soul music and Caribbean music, particularly reggae.... | ||
| Pies Descalzos Pies descalzos Pies Descalzos is Shakira's 1996 breakthrough album. This album has sold over 5 million copies worldwide. In Brazil it received a new edition including Portuguese versions and remixes of the album's songs.... | Shakira Shakira Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll known simply as Shakira, is a Colombian singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer and philanthropist who emerged as a Prodigy in the music scene of Latin America in the mid-1990s.... | ||
| All Eyez on Me All Eyez on Me All Eyez on Me is the fourth studio album by American Rapper Tupac Shakur. It was released on February 13, 1996, and sold 566,000 copies in the first week of release.... | Tupac Shakur Tupac Shakur Tupac Amaru Shakur , also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American Rapping. In addition to his status as a top-selling recording artist, Shakur was a promising actor and a social activist.... | 2x CD | |
| 19 | Skunkworks Skunkworks (album) Skunkworks is a Heavy metal music album released in 1996 by Bruce Dickinson.Originally, Bruce intended for Skunkworks to be the debut album of a band by the same name.... | Bruce Dickinson Bruce Dickinson Paul Bruce Dickinson is an English singer, airline Aviator, radio show host, DJ, historian, Presenter#Television presenters, diver, Fencing, record producer, novelist, and songwriter best known as the vocalist of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden.... | |
| 20 | Murder Ballads Murder Ballads Murder Ballads is the ninth studio album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, released in 1996 on Mute Records. As its title suggests, the album consists of new and traditional murder ballads, a genre of songs that relays the details of crimes of passion.... | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are an Australian Rock music band with multinational personnel, fronted by Nick Cave.... | |
| Take Me To Your Leader Take Me to Your Leader (Newsboys album) Take Me to Your Leader is the sixth studio album by Contemporary Christian Music pop rock band Newsboys, released in 1996. It was the last Newsboys album to feature lead singer John James.... | Newsboys Newsboys Newsboys is a Grammy Award-nominated Christian pop rock band . The band was formed in Australia in 1985 and has been one of the most popular and best-selling Christian music artists of the past two decades.... | ||
| The Jester Race The Jester Race The Jester Race is the second album by the melodic death metal band In Flames. It is the first album to feature Anders Frid?n as the band's vocalist, the band having previously used session vocalists and Bjorn Gelotte as the Drummer.... | In Flames In Flames In Flames is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 1990. The band is considered to be a pioneer and major influence to the melodic death metal music genre.... | ||
| 23 | Our Band Could Be Your Life: A Tribute to D Boon and the Minutemen Our Band Could Be Your Life: A Tribute to D Boon and the Minutemen Our Band Could Be Your Life: A Tribute to D Boon and the Minutemen was a tribute album for the band Minutemen released in 1996. It contains 35 tracks of alternative bands covering songs by The Minutemen.... | Various Artists | Tribute to Minutemen Minutemen (band) The Minutemen were an United States punk rock band formed in San Pedro, California, California in 1980. Comprising guitarist D. Boon, bassist Mike Watt and drummer George Hurley, the Minutemen recorded four albums and eight extended play before Boon's unexpected death in December 1985.... |
| 27 | The Gray Race The Gray Race The Gray Race is the ninth full-length album of the punk rock band Bad Religion, which was released in 1996. It was the follow-up to the band's highly successful 1994 album Stranger Than Fiction .... | Bad Religion Bad Religion Bad Religion is an United States punk band, founded in Southern California in 1980 by Jay Bentley , Greg Graffin , Brett Gurewitz and Jay Ziskrout .... | |
| Goldfinger Goldfinger (album) Goldfinger 's eponymous debut album was a hit on college radio when it was released in February 1996. The sound of the album went well with the third wave of ska which was popular at the time.... | Goldfinger Goldfinger (band) Goldfinger is a Los Angeles, California pop punk/ska punk band that formed in 1994. They support the imprisoned 'SHAC 7' animal rights activists, and John Feldmann, lead singer, is an advocate for and supporter of the Animal Liberation Front.... | ||
| The Process | Skinny Puppy Skinny Puppy Skinny Puppy is a Canada band, formed in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1982 in music. Initially envisioned as an experimental side project by cEvin Key while he was in the new wave band , Nivek Ogre soon joined as vocalist and Skinny Puppy evolved into a full-time project.... | ||
March
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
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| 4 | After Murder Park After Murder Park After Murder Park is a 1996 album by The Auteurs, subsequently described by Mojo as 'the best British rock album of the decade' .... | The Auteurs The Auteurs The Auteurs were a vehicle for the songwriting talents of Luke Haines . Formerly of the band "The Servants" , Haines later created the Auteurs with his then-girlfriend Alice Readman on bass, former classmate Glenn Collins on drums, and James Banbury on cello.... | |
| 5 | Gravity Kills Gravity Kills (album) Gravity Kills is the debut album by Gravity Kills, released on March 5, 1996 by TVT Records .... | Gravity Kills Gravity Kills Gravity Kills was an American industrial rock band from Jefferson City, Missouri.The band was formed in 1994. They had their first hit single with "Guilty " from their album Gravity Kills .... | |
| The Time of the Oath The Time of the Oath The Time of the Oath is the seventh studio album by Germany power metal band Helloween, released in 1996. The album is dedicated to the memory of former drummer Ingo Schwichtenberg, who committed suicide the previous year.... | Helloween Helloween Helloween are a Germany power metal/speed metal band founded in the mid 1980s by members of Iron Fist and Powerfool. The band is known as one of the pioneering power metal bands, being part of the German Heavy metal music/speed/power metal scene that included Accept, Running Wild , Blind Guardian, Grave Digger , Sinner , and Rage .... | ||
| Naughty Little Doggie Naughty Little Doggie Naughty Little Doggie is a 1996 album by Iggy Pop. The last track, "Look Away", features Iggy's tribute to Johnny Thunders.A video was made for "To Belong".... | Iggy Pop Iggy Pop Iggy Pop, born James Newell ?sterberg, Jr. on April 21, 1947, is an American Rock music singer, songwriter, and occasional actor. Although he has had only limited mainstream success, Iggy Pop is considered an innovator of punk rock, garage rock, and other related rock music.... | ||
| 11 | Refresh the Demon Refresh the Demon Refresh the Demon is the fifth album by the band Annihilator . It was released in 1996 .... | Annihilator Annihilator (band) Annihilator is a Canadian thrash metal band formed in 1984. They debuted with the critically-acclaimed album, Alice in Hell in 1989.... | |
| Beat the Bastards Beat the Bastards Beat the Bastards is an album by the punk rock band The Exploited, released in 1996 through Rough Justice.... | The Exploited The Exploited The Exploited are a Scotland punk band from the UK82, formed in 1979.They started out as an Oi! band, before transforming into a faster street punk and hardcore punk band.... | ||
| 12 | Falling into You Falling into You Falling into You is Celine Dion's fourth English album and twenty-first in total, released on March 11, 1996. The album was well received by critics and fans, winning two Grammy Awards for Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album and Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1997, and becoming one of only three albums to remain in the top 10 of... | Celine Dion Celine Dion C?line Marie Claudette Dion Order of Canada National Order of Quebec is a Canadian singer-songwriter and actor. Born to a large, impoverished family, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband Ren? Ang?lil mortgaged his home to finance her first record.... | US |
| Kiss Unplugged KISS Unplugged Kiss Unplugged is a Kiss album featuring the group performance in MTV Unplugged.On August 9 1995, hard rock band Kiss performed on MTV Unplugged in what fans consider the beginning of the eventual Kiss Reunion Tour.... | Kiss KISS (band) Kiss is an United States Rock music Musical ensemble formed in New York City in December 1972. Easily identified by its members' trademark face paint and stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid and late-1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting, smoking guitars, and... | Live | |
| Roots | Sepultura Sepultura Sepultura is a Brazilian Heavy metal music band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, formed in 1984. The band was a major force in the death metal and thrash metal realms during the late 1980s and early 1990s, and their later experiments melding hardcore punk and industrial music with extreme metal provided a blueprint for the groove metal gen... | ||
| Black Love Black Love Black Love is 1996 album by the band The Afghan Whigs. It was released on the Elektra Records label and was produced by Greg Dulli.Prior to this album's release, lead singer Greg Dulli seriously explored producing a movie in the film noir genre, but despite his optioning at least one book, in the end the movie was never made, and Du... | The Afghan Whigs The Afghan Whigs The Afghan Whigs were a soul music-influenced United States Grunge rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio. While they achieved moderate success in the 1990s -- Rolling Stone described the band as spending "the bulk of their career on the brink of stardom" -- they "never quite broke beyond a substantial legion of devotees enamored of their thinl... | ||
| Bad Hair Day Bad Hair Day Bad Hair Day is the ninth album by "Weird Al" Yankovic, released in 1996. . It includes the hit single, "Amish Paradise", a parody of Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise".... | "Weird Al" Yankovic "Weird Al" Yankovic Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic is an United Statesn singer-songwriter, music producer, actor, comedian and satire. Yankovic is known in particular for his humorous songs that make light of popular culture and that often parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts.... | ||
| 18 | The Beatles Anthology The Beatles Anthology The Beatles Anthology is the name of a documentary series, a series of three albums and a book, all of which focus on the history of The Beatles.... , Volume 2 Anthology 2 Anthology 2 is a compilation album by The Beatles released in March 1996 by Apple Records as part of The Beatles Anthology series. The album includes rarities, live, and alternative tracks from the sessions for Help! through the sessions for Magical Mystery Tour and early 1968 sessions before the band travelled to India.... | The Beatles The Beatles The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr .... | Compilation |
| 19 | Born on a Pirate Ship Born on a Pirate Ship Born on a Pirate Ship was the third full-length album by Barenaked Ladies. Its well-known tracks are "Shoe Box", "The Old Apartment", "When I Fall" and "Break Your Heart." "The Old Apartment" would become BNL's first US hit in 1997 and began the process of winning many new American fans.... | Barenaked Ladies Barenaked Ladies Barenaked Ladies is a Juno Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated Canada alternative rock band. The band is composed of Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, Ed Robertson, Tyler Stewart, and formerly Andy Creeggan and Steven Page.... | |
| No. 2 Live Dinner No. 2 Live Dinner No. 2 LIVE Dinner is an album of live music by Texas-based Folk music singer-songwriter Robert Earl Keen, released in the United States in 1996 .... | Robert Earl Keen Robert Earl Keen Robert Earl Keen, Junior is a United States singer-songwriter. He is popular with traditional country music fans, folk music fans, the college radio crowd and alt-country fans.... | Live | |
| Off Parole Off Parole Off Parole is a 1996 album by Rappin' 4-Tay.The Executive Producer was Frank Hudson Jr. and the co-producer Gary Hudson .... | Rappin' 4-Tay Rappin' 4-Tay Anthony Fort?, better known by his stage name Rappin' 4-Tay is an United States rapper from the Fillmore District, San Francisco, California of San Francisco, California, California.... | ||
| Second Toughest in the Infants Second Toughest in the Infants Second Toughest in the Infants is the fourth album by Underworld , and the second in their classic "MK2" lineup with Darren Emerson. With this album, Underworld expanded on their progessive music pallete, while developing their signature sound of abrasive beats and anthemic melodies.... | Underworld Underworld In the study of mythology and religion, the underworld is a generic term approximately equivalent to the lay term afterlife, referring to any place to which newly the dead souls go.... | ||
| 25 | Call the Doctor Call the Doctor Call the Doctor is the second album by the punk rock band Sleater-Kinney. It was released on March 25, 1996 on Chainsaw Records.Allmusic praised the album, saying: "Forget the riot grrrl implications inherent in the trio's music ? Call the Doctor is pure, undiluted punk, and it's brilliant."... | Sleater-Kinney Sleater-Kinney Sleater-Kinney was an United States Rock music band that existed from 1994 to 2006. Formed in Olympia, Washington, the group's name is derived from Sleater Kinney Road, Interstate 5 off ramp #108 in Lacey, Washington, Washington state, the location of one of their early practice spaces.... | |
| Now That's What I Call Music! 33 Now That's What I Call Music! 33 (U.K. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 33 or Now 33 was released in 1996. The album is the 33rd edition of the Now That's What I Call Music series.... (UK series) | Various Artists | Compilation | |
| 26 | 40 More Reasons To Hate Us 40 More Reasons to Hate Us 40 More Reasons To Hate Us is the name of an album by Anal Cunt, recorded after their Japanese Tour in June 1995 and released on March 26, 1996, on Earache Records.... | Anal Cunt Anal Cunt Anal Cunt is an United States grindcore band, originating in Newton, Massachusetts. They have been categorized as grindcore, noisecore, and Hardcore punk.... | |
| The Coming The Coming The Coming is the first solo album released by former Leaders of the New School member, Busta Rhymes, in 1996 by Elektra Records. The Coming features rapping from Leaders of the New School members Milo In De Dance, Charlie Brown and Dinco D as well as many future Flipmode Squad members.... | Busta Rhymes Busta Rhymes Trevor Smith, Jr., better known as Busta Rhymes , is a Grammy Award-nominated Jamaican?United States rapping, songwriter, and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the name Busta Rhymes after watching him perform.... | ||
| Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop is the third album released by Stone Temple Pilots on March 26, 1996 by Atlantic Records. The album is notable for the variety of stylistic departures it takes from the band's earlier albums.... | Stone Temple Pilots Stone Temple Pilots Stone Temple Pilots is a Grammy Award-winning American Rock music band consisting of Scott Weiland , brothers Robert DeLeo and Dean DeLeo , and Eric Kretz .... | ||
| Regretfully Yours Regretfully Yours Regretfully Yours is the thirteen-song major-label debut album released by Superdrag on Elektra Records in 1996. The first single off Regretfully Yours was the infectious "Sucked Out", which ironically expressed disdain for the major-label music industry.... | Superdrag Superdrag Superdrag is a power pop/alternative rock band from Knoxville, Tennessee. The band had a hit with its 1996 single "Sucked Out" off their album Regretfully Yours for which a video clip was broadcast regularly on MTV.... | ||
| Villains | The Verve Pipe The Verve Pipe The Verve Pipe is an American rock music band from Michigan. It was formed in 1991 by Brian Vander Ark and Brad Vander Ark, Brian Stout and Donny Brown.... | ||
| ? | Hits Hits (Mike + The Mechanics album) Hits is a compilation album by Mike + The Mechanics, released in 1996 except in the US and Canada in 2005.... | Mike + The Mechanics | Compilation |
April
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
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| 1 | Milk and Kisses Milk and Kisses Milk and Kisses is an album by Cocteau Twins issued in 1996. It proved their last; a meeting two years later to record a new album ended with the breakup of the band.... | Cocteau Twins Cocteau Twins Cocteau Twins was a Scottish band active from 1979 to 1997.... | UK |
| A Maximum High A Maximum High A Maximum High is the second studio album by the United Kingdom band Shed Seven, released in 1996. The album was written by all four band members at the time of release; Rick Witter, Paul Banks , Tom Gladwin and Alan Leach.... | Shed Seven Shed Seven Shed Seven are an England indie rock band from York and were one of the groups that contributed to the Britpop music scene that evolved during the 1990s, yet never received the degree of mainstream success achieved by bands such as Oasis and Blur .... | UK | |
| 2 | Count the Days | Citizen King Citizen King Citizen King was a music group from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, whose style was a mix of Hip hop music, Soul music and punk music. They are best known for their top 40 hit "Better Days ", which peaked at #10 on Billboard's Adult Top 40 chart.... | EP |
| Crimson Crimson (Edge of Sanity album) Crimson is the fifth full-length studio album by the Swedish people death metal band Edge of Sanity, which is their first concept album and was released in 1996 by Black Mark Productions.... | Edge of Sanity Edge of Sanity Edge of Sanity was a Sweden death metal band whose work often delved into experimental, even progressive metal, territory. While artists like Bathory and Emperor had recorded songs that could be regarded as epic, Edge of Sanity are regarded alongside Opeth as being the first to fuse extreme metal styles like death metal and black metal... | ||
| Oz Factor Oz Factor (album) Oz Factor is the second album by the San Diego, California punk rock band Unwritten Law, released in 1996 by Epic Records. It established the band's presence in the prolific southern California punk rock scene of the mid-1990s.... | Unwritten Law Unwritten Law Unwritten Law is an United States Rock music band formed in 1990 in Poway, California and currently recording for Suburban Noize Records. They have released seven full-length studio albums and have toured internationally, including performances on the Warped Tour.... | ||
| 8 | Repetition Repetition (album) Repetition was the fifth album by Unwound . It was recorded in January 1996 at John and Stu's in Seattle, Washington.... | Unwound Unwound Unwound was a U.S. rock band based in Tumwater/Olympia, Washington. Formed in 1991, the band, originally known as Giant Henry, consisted of Justin Trosper , Vern Rumsey , and Brandt Sandeno , who was replaced in 1992 by Sara Lund.... | |
| 9 | Here to Save You All Here to Save You All Here to Save You All is the debut album by emcee Chino XL released on April 9th, 1996. It is predominantly produced by B Wiz. It contains the infamous, but well-known song "Riiiot!" which referenced West Coast hip hop rapper Tupac Shakur getting prison rape.... | Chino XL Chino XL Derek Keith Barbosa , known as Chino XL, is an American hip hop music lyricist, battle rap, and actor. He was born to a Puerto Rican people father and a African mother.... | |
| Death Threatz Death Threatz Death threatz is a 1996 album by MC Eiht & Compton's Most Wanted. It was the follow-up to his immensely popular, platinum selling album "We Come Strapped".... | MC Eiht MC Eiht Aaron Tyler , better known by his stage name MC Eiht, is an United States gangsta rapper. In an interview he stated that his stage name was partly inspired by the numeral in KRS-One's name.... | ||
| The Villain in Black The Villain in Black The Villain in Black is MC Ren's third solo album. Working with Above the Law 's Cold 187um, Ren has constructed an album reminiscent of classic G-funk grooves.... | MC Ren MC Ren Lorenzo Jerald Patterson , better known by his stage name MC Ren, is a rapper who formed part of the group N.W.A.... | ||
| Emperor Tomato Ketchup Emperor Tomato Ketchup Emperor Tomato Ketchup is the fourth album by the band Stereolab, released in April 1996. At the time it was their greatest success to date both commercially and critically.... | Stereolab Stereolab Stereolab are an alternative music band formed in 1990 in London, England. The band originally comprised songwriting team Tim Gane and L?titia Sadier , both of whom have remained at the helm across many lineup changes.... | ||
| Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks is a tribute album based on the Emmy Award-winning animated TV series, Schoolhouse Rock!. It was released by Atlantic Records in 1996 and contains 15 tracks, the original "Schoolhouse Rocky" theme and covers of 14 songs from the series performed by popular music artists.... | Various Artists | Tribute | |
| 16 | Make Your Mama Proud Make Your Mama Proud Make Your Mama Proud is the debut album released by the Rock band Fastball . The track "Are You Ready For The Fallout" was issued to some radio stations as the single for the record but due to the public's lack of interest and Hollywood Records lack of patience, the album sold poorly.... | Fastball Fastball (band) Fastball is an United States rock band that formed in Austin, Texas in the 1990s. The band originally called themselves "Magneto U.S.A." but changed their name after signing with Hollywood Records.... | |
| As Good as Dead As Good as Dead As Good as Dead is the breakthrough release from Illinois-based rock band Local H. It was released in April 1996 on Island Records. This album is notable for including some of Local H's most recognizable songs, including "High-Fiving MF," "Fritz's Corner," and "Eddie Vedder," as well as the hit "Bound for the Floor", which reached #5 on B... | Local H Local H Local H is an American Rock music band, formed by Scott Lucas and Joe Daniels in Zion, Illinois in 1987. Local H's 1996 album, As Good as Dead is a certified gold record and includes the top 10 hit "Bound for the Floor".... | ||
| This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About is the first proper full-length album by indie rock Rock band Modest Mouse. The album was released on Up Records on April 16, 1996, on both compact disc and vinyl record formats.... | Modest Mouse Modest Mouse Modest Mouse is an American indie rock band formed in 1993 in the Seattle suburb of Issaquah, Washington by singer/lyricist/guitarist Isaac Brock , drummer Jeremiah Green, and bassist Eric Judy.... | Debut | |
| Evil Empire Evil Empire (album) Evil Empire is the second album by American rap metal band Rage Against the Machine. It was released on April 16, 1996, almost four years after the band's first, Rage Against the Machine ... | Rage Against the Machine Rage Against the Machine Rage Against the Machine is an American Rock music band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1991. The band's lineup, unchanged since formation, consists of vocalist Zack de la Rocha, guitarist Tom Morello, bassist Tim Commerford, and drummer Brad Wilk.... | Sophomore | |
| 18 | The Forgotten Tales The Forgotten Tales The Forgotten Tales is a compilation album by Blind Guardian. It was published in 1996. The cover artwork was created by Andreas Marschall. "'The Forgotten Tales'" contains several cover versions of popular songs, including "Mr.... | Blind Guardian Blind Guardian Blind Guardian is a Germany heavy metal music band formed in the mid-1980s in Krefeld, West Germany. The band is often credited as one of the seminal and most influential bands in power metal and speed metal subgenres, being part of the German heavy/speed/power metal scene that included Helloween, Running Wild , Accept, Grave Digger , Sinne... | Compilation |
| Destroy All Monsters/Live in Japan Destroy All Monsters/Live in Japan Destroy All Monsters is the second live album from the band Raven . It was recorded at "club Citt?" Japan, in 1995 and released a year later.... | Raven Raven (band) Raven are an England Heavy metal music band associated with the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. They had a hit with the single "On and On", and refer to their music as "athletic rock".... | Live | |
| 22 | Episode Episode (album) Episode is an album by the Finland power metal band Stratovarius. This is the first album involving keyboard player Jens Johansson and drummer J?rg Michael.... | Stratovarius Stratovarius Stratovarius is a Finland power metal band that formed in 1983. Their material contains elements of power metal and symphonic metal.... | |
| 23 | Fairweather Johnson Fairweather Johnson Fairweather Johnson is the second studio album by the band Hootie & the Blowfish, released on April 23, 1996 in music. The album has been certified triple-platinum in the US.... | Hootie & the Blowfish Hootie & the Blowfish Hootie & the Blowfish is an American Rock music band that enjoyed widespread popularity in the second half of the 1990s. It was originally formed in 1986 at the University of South Carolina by Darius Rucker, Dean Felber, Jim Sonefeld, and Mark Bryan.... | |
| Blue Clear Sky Blue Clear Sky Blue Clear Sky is the title of an album released in 1996 by American country music artist George Strait. Certified 3× Multi-Platinum in the U.S.... | George Strait George Strait George Harvey Strait is a Grammy Award -winning United States country music singer. Strait is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Strait a living legend.... | ||
| 29 | To the Faithful Departed To the Faithful Departed To the Faithful Departed is an album released by The Cranberries in 1996. This album was made in memory of Danny Cordell and Joe , who had both died that year.... | The Cranberries The Cranberries The Cranberries are an Republic of Ireland Rock music band formed in Limerick in 1990 under the name The Cranberry Saw Us, later changed by vocalist Dolores O'Riordan.... | |
| Arise Therefore Arise Therefore Arise Therefore is the fourth studio album of Will Oldham. The album's packaging does not include the artist's name. It has been considered both a Palace release and a Will Oldham release.... | Palace Will Oldham Will Oldham, a.k.a. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy , is an United States singer, songwriter, and actor. Prior to adopting his current moniker, he performed and recorded under various permutations of the Palace name, including Palace Brothers, Palace Songs, and Palace Music .... | ||
| Nearly God Nearly God Nearly God is the second album by Tricky, released on 29 April 1996.... | Tricky Tricky Tricky is an England musician. As a producer and a musician, he is noted for a dark, rich and layered sound and a whispering sprechgesang lyrical style.... | ||
| 30 | Crash Crash (Dave Matthews Band album) Crash is the second studio album by the Dave Matthews Band, released on April 30, 1996. It includes the band's most successful single, "Crash into Me."... | Dave Matthews Band Dave Matthews Band Dave Matthews Band is an United States rock music band formed in Charlottesville, Virginia, Virginia in 1991. Founding members include singer-songwriter and guitarist Dave Matthews, bass guitar Stefan Lessard, violinist Boyd Tinsley, and drum kit Carter Beauford.... | |
| Drunk on the Moon Drunk on the Moon Drunk on the Moon is the first full-length album by No Knife, released in April of 1996 in music on Time Bomb Records.... | No Knife No Knife No Knife is a band from San Diego. They play an innovative form of rock that combines aspects of math rock, post-hardcore, and other indie rock.... | ||
May
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ass Cobra Ass Cobra Ass Cobra is the Norway band Turbonegro's 1996 album, their third full-length one. It was first released on Amphetamine Reptile Records in Europe in early May, then on Boomba Records in Germany and in 1997 on Sympathy for the Record Industry in the USA.... | Turbonegro Turbonegro Turbonegro is a Norway punk rock band that combines hard rock and punk music into a style the band describes as "deathpunk".Among the band's main influences are Black Flag , Rolling Stones, Kiss , Venom , Radio Birdman, AC/DC, Kill City, Circle Jerks, Ramones, Alice Cooper, Negazione, The Dictators and The Stooges, as well as Norwegian roc... | |
| 6 | 1977 1977 (album) 1977 is the first full length album by Ash , released in May 1996 . The punk rock influenced album proved popular in the United Kingdom and, to a lesser degree elsewhere, where Britpop was a small cult phenomenon.... | Ash Ash (band) Ash are an alternative rock band that formed in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland in 1992. The media originally pegged Ash's music as Britpop when the band first found mainstream success.... | |
| Backstreet Boys (International) Backstreet Boys (International) Backstreet Boys is the self-titled international debut album from the pop group Backstreet Boys. The album was released around Europe, Asia, Canada and in a few other markets.... | Backstreet Boys Backstreet Boys Backstreet Boys are a Grammy Award-nominated United States boy band. They were the first group launched by fallen boy band mogul Lou Pearlman. They have had 13 Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and have sold close to 200 million records including over 100 million albums worldwide, making them one of the best selling boy bands of all time;... | debut; Europe only | |
| Electriclarryland Electriclarryland Electriclarryland is the seventh studio album by the American alternative rock band Butthole Surfers, released in May 1996 . This album brought the Butthole Surfers their first Top 40 hit with "Pepper ".... | Butthole Surfers Butthole Surfers The Butthole Surfers are an American alternative rock band formed by Gibby Haynes and Paul Leary in San Antonio, Texas in 1981. The band has had numerous personnel changes, but the core lineup of Haynes, Leary, and drum kit King Coffey has been together since 1983.... | ||
| Dr. Octagonecologyst Dr. Octagonecologyst Dr. Octagonecologyst is the debut solo album of American Hip hop music rapping Kool Keith, credited under the title Dr. Octagon. It was released May 6, 1996 on Bulk Recordings in the United States and Mo' Wax in the United Kingdom.... | Kool Keith Kool Keith Keith Matthew Thornton, better known by his stage name Kool Keith, is an United States rapping. A founding member of Ultramagnetic MCs, Kool Keith has also recorded extensively both as a solo artist and under multiple aliases.... | ||
| The It Girl The It Girl (album) The It Girl was the second Studio album album by England Britpop Sleeper , first released in May 1996 . It was their most successful album, selling over 300,000 copies in England alone.... | Sleeper Sleeper (band) Sleeper were a United Kingdom Britpop band in the 1990s fronted by Louise Wener. The band had eight UK Top 40 hit singles and three UK Top 10 hit albums.... | ||
| 7 | Teri Yakimoto Teri Yakimoto Teri Yakimoto is the third album by the Huntington Beach, California punk rock band Guttermouth, released in 1996 by Nitro Records. It was their first album with bass guitar player Steve Rapp and continued the band's style of fast, abrasive punk rock with tongue-in-cheek humor and sarcastic lyrics.... | Guttermouth Guttermouth Guttermouth is an United States punk rock band formed in 1988 in Huntington Beach, California and currently recording for Hopeless Records. They have released nine full-length studio albums and two live albums and have toured extensively, including performances on the Vans Warped Tour.... | |
| Imperial Drag Imperial Drag (album) Imperial Drag is the self titled debut album by Imperial Drag, released on May 7th, 1996.... | Imperial Drag Imperial Drag Imperial Drag was an American rock band active from 1994 to 1997. The group, formed after the breakup of Jellyfish , released one album and scored one rock hit in the U.S.... | ||
| Infotainment? | Pitchshifter Pitchshifter (band) Pitchshifter are a British heavy metal music / industrial metal band from Nottingham.Originally known as Pitch Shifter, the band was started by Johnny A.... | ||
| 13 | Slang Slang (album) Slang is the sixth studio album by United Kingdom hard rock band Def Leppard, released in 1996. The album marked a radical musical departure from their signature sound, and was produced by the band with Pete Woodroffe.... | Def Leppard Def Leppard Def Leppard are an England Rock music band from Sheffield, who formed in 1977 as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. Largely on the strength of their albums Pyromania and Hysteria , Def Leppard became one of the List of best-selling music artists rock bands throughout the 1980s, selling over 65 million albums worldw... | |
| 14 | Elegy Elegy (Amorphis album) Elegy is the third full-length album by Amorphis, and their first to feature a majority of clean vocals, sung by new vocalist Pasi Koskinen.... | Amorphis Amorphis Amorphis is a Finland heavy metal music band started by Jan Rechberger, Tomi Koivusaari, and Esa Holopainen in 1990. Initially, the band was a straightforward death metal act, but on later albums they evolved into playing other types of genres.... | |
| Older | George Michael George Michael Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou , best known as George Michael, is a two-time Grammy Award winning, England singer-songwriter, who has had a career as frontman of the duo Wham! as well as a soul music-influenced, solo Pop music musician.... | ||
| Looking in the Shadows Looking in the Shadows Looking in the Shadows, released in 1996 in music, was the fourth studio album by The Raincoats.... | The Raincoats The Raincoats The Raincoats are a post-punk band and were formed in 1977 in music by Ana da Silva and Gina Birch while they were students at Hornsey College of Art, London, England.... | ||
| Today's Specials Today's Specials Today's Specials is a cover album by The Specials, released in 1996 . It is the first studio album by the group since 1984 although not in the full original line-up.... | The Specials The Specials The Specials are an England 2 Tone ska revival Musical ensemble formed in 1977 in Coventry. They have had Chart-topper in the United Kingdom, and their music is featured in film and television soundtracks.... | Covers album | |
| Too Much Too Young: The Gold Collection Too Much Too Young: The Gold Collection Too Much Too Young: The Gold Collection is a compilation album by British Ska band The Specials. It features eight songs from their self-titled 1979 debut album Specials , along with seven songs from the subsequent More Specials album , plus the track Rude Boys Outa Jail, originally only released as a double A-side single with... | The Specials | Compilation | |
| 20 | Everything Must Go Everything Must Go (Manic Street Preachers album) Everything Must Go is the fourth album by Manic Street Preachers, released in 1996. It contains five songs with lyrics by Richey James Edwards, who disappeared on February 1, 1995 and is the last album to feature his contributions.... | Manic Street Preachers Manic Street Preachers Manic Street Preachers are an alternative rock band from Blackwood, Wales, formed in 1986. Often referred to as the Manics, they are James Dean Bradfield , Nicky Wire and Sean Moore .... | |
| 21 | Perspective | Jason Becker Jason Becker Jason Becker, is an American neo-classical metal guitarist and composer. At the age of 16, he became part of the Mike Varney-produced duo Cacophony with his friend Marty Friedman .... | |
| Vile Vile (album) Vile is the fifth album by American death metal band Cannibal Corpse. It was released in 1996 through Metal Blade Records. It was originally titled Created to Kill and was recorded with founding vocalist Chris Barnes .... | Cannibal Corpse Cannibal Corpse Cannibal Corpse is an American death metal band, formed in Buffalo, New York in 1988. The band has released eleven studio albums, one boxed set, and one live album.... | ||
| Wild Mood Swings Wild Mood Swings Wild Mood Swings is the tenth studio album by Great Britain band The Cure, released in 1996 .... | The Cure The Cure The Cure are an English Rock music band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several lineup changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member.... | ||
| Pure Instinct Pure Instinct Pure Instinct is the thirteenth studio album by Germany Heavy metal music band Scorpions , released in 1996.The cover art for this album was replaced with an alternate cover for the U.S.... | Scorpions Scorpions (band) Scorpions are a heavy metal music/hard rock band from Hanover, Germany, probably best known for their 1980s rock anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and their singles "No One Like You", "Still Loving You", and "Wind of Change ".... | ||
| Down on the Upside Down on the Upside Down on the Upside is the fifth and final studio album by the American alternative rock band Soundgarden, released on May 21, 1996 through A&M Records.... | Soundgarden Soundgarden Soundgarden was an American Rock music band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984 by lead singer and drummer Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto.... | ||
| Bringing Down the Horse Bringing Down the Horse Bringing Down the Horse is The Wallflowers second album. It contains hits such as "One Headlight," "6th Avenue Heartache," "Three Marlenas," and "The Difference." "One Headlight" was the band's most popular single, reaching #1 on the Billboard magazine Mainstream Rock, Modern Rock, and Adult top 40 charts.... | The Wallflowers The Wallflowers The Wallflowers are a Grammy Award-winning rock music band from Los Angeles, California.... | ||
| 22 | The Great Southern Trendkill The Great Southern Trendkill The Great Southern Trendkill is the eighth studio album by Pantera. It was released in May, 1996 through East West Records.Due to tension within the band, Phil Anselmo recorded the vocals alone at Trent Reznor Nothing Studios in New Orleans; Dimebag Darrell, Rex Brown and Vinnie Paul recorded the music at Chasin Jason Studios in Dallas,... | Pantera Pantera Pantera was an American heavy metal music band from Arlington, Texas, Texas, formed by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul and Diamond Darrell , then known as Diamond Darrell, in 1981.... | |
| Live at the Budokan Live at the Budokan Live at the Budokan is a live album by British band Blur , recorded during their 1995 tour for their album The Great Escape at Nippon Budokan on November 8, 1995.... | Blur Blur (band) Blur are an English alternative rock band who formed in London in 1989. The four members of the band are singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree.... | Live album | |
| 28 | Good God's Urge Good God's Urge Good God's Urge is the second and last album by Porno for Pyros. It was released on May 28, 1996. The band went on a brief hiatus shortly after this album's release because guitarist Peter DiStefano was diagnosed with cancer.... | Porno for Pyros Porno for Pyros Porno for Pyros was an United States alternative rock group formed in 1992. It was Perry Farrell's and Stephen Perkins' next project after the breakup of their former band Jane's Addiction.... | |
| 30 | Swansong Swansong Swansong is the final studio album by the United Kingdom Melodic death metal band Carcass . It was released on June 10, 1996 in the UK for Earache Records.... | Carcass Carcass (band) Carcass are an English grindcore / death metal band from Liverpool. They formed in 1985 and disbanded a decade later. A reunion was enacted in 2008 without one of its original members, drummer Ken Owen.... | |
June
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oh Lord! When? How? Oh Lord! When? How? Oh Lord! When? How? is the first official release from The Hives. It was released in 1996 on the Sidekicks label.... | The Hives The Hives The Hives are a Swedish rock band that first garnered attention in the early 2000s as a prominent group of the Garage rock#Revival, playing garage punk.... | Debut EP |
| 4 | 18 til I Die 18 til I Die 18 til I Die is the seventh studio album by the Canadian Rock music artist Bryan Adams. Released on June 4, 1996 through A&M Records, the album became a commercial success peaking at #1 in United Kingdom and number two in his homeland Canada.... | Bryan Adams Bryan Adams Bryan Adams, Order of Canada, Order of British Columbia is a Canada Rock music singer-songwriter and photographer. Rolling Stone magazine describes Adams as having an ?unerring gift for radio-friendly pop hooks" and in 1992, Adams won the Grammy Awards of 1992, for "Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media" fo... | |
| Destiny Destiny (Gloria Estefan album) Destiny is the seventh studio solo album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is the nineteenth overall, released in 1996.... | Gloria Estefan Gloria Estefan Gloria Estefan is a Grammy Award-winning American singer and songwriter. She is in the top 100 of best selling music artists with over 90 million albums sold worldwide, with 26.5 million in the United States alone.... | US | |
| Load Load (album) Load is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal music band Metallica, released June 4, 1996. To date, the album has sold over 5 million copies in America, and is certified Gold in the UK, having sold over 100,000 copies.... | Metallica Metallica Metallica is an American heavy metal music band that formed in 1981 in Los Angeles. Founded when drummer Lars Ulrich posted an advertisement in a local newspaper, Metallica's line-up has primarily consisted of Ulrich, rhythm guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield, and lead guitarist Kirk Hammett, while going through a number of bassists.... | ||
| 6 | Tigermilk Tigermilk Tigermilk is the 1996 debut album from Scotland pop group Belle & Sebastian. Originally given a limited release by Electric Honey , the album was subsequently re-released in 1999 by Jeepster Records.... | Belle & Sebastian Belle & Sebastian Belle and Sebastian are an indie pop band formed in Glasgow, Scotland in January 1996. They are one of the best-known Scottish bands and are one of the most celebrated groups of the 1990s in music.... | |
| 7 | Dreamland Dreamland (Robert Miles album) Dreamland is the debut album of Robert Miles. It was released on June 7, 1996 in Europe where it was a hit, and was also released a few days later in United States with a new track sung by Maria Nayler, "One and One".... | Robert Miles Robert Miles Robert Miles is a Swiss Italian record producer, composer and musician in trance music and ambient music music.... | |
| 10 | Swansong Swansong Swansong is the final studio album by the United Kingdom Melodic death metal band Carcass . It was released on June 10, 1996 in the UK for Earache Records.... | Carcass Carcass (band) Carcass are an English grindcore / death metal band from Liverpool. They formed in 1985 and disbanded a decade later. A reunion was enacted in 2008 without one of its original members, drummer Ken Owen.... | |
| The Light User Syndrome The Light User Syndrome The Light User Syndrome is an album by The Fall , released in 1996 on Jet Records. It was preceded by 18 minute, 3-part single "The Chiselers" and was the group's first album to feature keyboard player and guitarist Julia Nagle, It was the last to feature Brix Smith and the group were without Craig Scanlon for the first time since their d... | The Fall | ||
| 11 | T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M. T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M. T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M. is a 1996 album by funk musician George Clinton . The title, which is an abbreviation for The Awesome Power of a Fully Operational Mothership, refers to the P-Funk Mothership that was first introduced in 1975 on Parliament 's Mothership Connection album.... | George Clinton George Clinton (funk musician) George Clinton is an United States musician and the principal architect of P-Funk. He was the mastermind of the musical bands Parliament and Funkadelic during the 1970s and early 1980s, and is a solo funk artist as of 1981.... and the P-Funk All Stars | |
| 12 | One Chord to Another One Chord to Another One Chord to Another was the third album by Canada rock band Sloan . After rumours that they had broken up following the problems they faced with Geffen Records when Twice Removed was released, Sloan began touring and writing again in 1995 and released One Chord to Another on Murderecords in 1996.... | Sloan Sloan (band) Sloan is an indie pop quartet from Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia.... | Canada |
| 17 | Macarena Non Stop Macarena Non Stop Macarena Non Stop is a 1996 music album, based on Los del R?o's hit single "Macarena ", released by BMG U.S. Latin, and contains all 8 tracks.... | Los del Río Los del Río Los del R?o is a Music of Spain duo composed of musicians Antonio Romero Monge and Rafael Ru?z. They are originally from the city section of Dos Hermanas in Seville.... | |
| Upgrade & Afterlife Upgrade & Afterlife Upgrade & Afterlife is a 1996 album by Gastr del Sol.The album cover is Wasserstiefel by Swiss artist Roman Signer.... | Gastr del Sol Gastr del Sol Gastr del Sol was a Chicago band consisting, for most of their career, of David Grubbs and Jim O'Rourke . Between 1993 and 1998 they put out seven records ranging in genre from post-rock to musique concr?te.... | ||
| 18 | Very Proud of Ya Very Proud of Ya Very Proud of Ya is the second full length album from hardcore punk band AFI . It is the last album in which bassist Geoff Kresge was still a member of the band.... | AFI AFI (band) AFI is an American hardcore punk band from Ukiah, California, California, formed in 1991. They have consisted of the same lineup since 1998, lead vocalist Davey Havok, drummer and backup vocalist Adam Carson, with bassist Hunter Burgan and guitarist Jade Puget, who both play keyboard and contribute backup vocals.... | |
| Odelay Odelay Odelay is the second major-label studio album recorded by alternative rock artist Beck, originally released June 18, 1996. After the mainstream success of "Loser ", Odelay featured several hit Single , including "Where It's At", "Devils Haircut ," and "The New Pollution." The album peaked at #16 on the Billboard 200 chart and eventua... | Beck Beck Beck Hansen is an United States musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist known by the stage name Beck. With a pop art collage of musical styles, oblique and irony lyrics, and postmodern arrangements incorporating sample , drum machines, live instrumentation and sound effects, Beck has been hailed by critics and the public... | ||
| Just Like You Just like You (Keb' Mo' album) Just like You is the second album by Delta blues artist Keb' Mo'. It features guest artists Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt both on the title track "Just Like You." Unlike the first album, Just Like You features a more Blues-pop to Blues-rock feel and more of its tracks feature a full band.... | Keb' Mo' Keb' Mo' Keb' Mo is an American blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter.... | ||
| High/Low High/Low High/Low was Nada Surf's first full-length album. The album is best known for its single "Popular."... | Nada Surf Nada Surf Nada Surf is an American alternative rock band. Formed in 1992, the New York band consists of Matthew Caws , Ira Elliot and Daniel Lorca .... | ||
| Rocket Rocket (album) Rocket is the Primitive Radio Gods' first album and it was released on June 18, 1996. Their best known hit single from this album, "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand", helped launch the band's career.... | Primitive Radio Gods Primitive Radio Gods Primitive Radio Gods are an United States alternative rock band from Southern California. Current members consist of frontman Chris O'Connor , who performs vocals, guitar, and bass guitar; percussionist Tim Lauterio; and Luke McAuliffe, who contributes various additional instrumentation as well as much of the art that has appeared on the ban... | ||
| Gone Again Gone Again Gone Again is an album by Patti Smith, released June 18, 1996 on Arista Records. The production of the record was preceded by the deaths of many of Smith's close friends and peers, including her husband Fred "Sonic" Smith, her brother Todd, Robert Mapplethorpe, Richard Sohl, and Kurt Cobain with whom Smith had sympathized.... | Patti Smith Patti Smith Patricia Lee "Patti" Smith is an United States singer-songwriter, poet and artist who was a highly influential component of the punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album Horses .... | ||
| The Patti Smith Masters The Patti Smith Masters The Patti Smith Masters is the box set by United States Rock music singer-songwriter Patti Smith, released June 18, 1996 on Arista Records. The box set contains 20-bit digitally remastered Compact Disc versions of the first 5 Patti Smith's albums with bonus tracks, and a 6th disc, Selected Songs.... | Patti Smith | Box set | |
| 24 | Morningrise Morningrise Morningrise is the Sweden death metal band Opeth's second studio album. The album exemplifies Opeth's signature style, exploring the dynamics between the combination of heavy death metal vocals and guitar parts with lighter Progressive rock and Acoustic instrument elements.... | Opeth Opeth Opeth is a Swedish heavy metal music band founded in Stockholm, in 1990. While the band has been through several personnel changes, singer, guitarist, and songwriter Mikael ?kerfeldt has remained Opeth's driving force since joining shortly after its inception.... | |
| Digilogue Digilogue Digilogue is a Music Album of recordings which became the twentieth commercial release by the British avant-garde music group Zoviet France . It was first released in 1996 in music in limited edition 12 inch clear vinyl album format by the US record label, Soleilmoon .... | :zoviet*france: Zoviet France Zoviet France is a prolific music group from Newcastle upon Tyne in north east England. While often dissonant and made of industrial textures, their music also falls into the ambient music category.... | (vinyl version) US | |
| 25 | Ranetoe Serdce (Broken Heart) | Lyapis Trubetskoy Lyapis Trubetskoy Lyapis Trubetskoy is the most famous Belarusian rock band.... | |
| H2O H2O (album) H2O is the title of the first album released by H2O . It was released on June 25, 1996. The CD was recorded and mixed in 3 days.... | H2O | Debut | |
| Reasonable Doubt Reasonable Doubt Reasonable Doubt is the debut album of United States rapper Jay-Z, released June 25, 1996 on Roc-A-Fella Records in the United States and on Northwestside Records in the United Kingdom.... | Jay-Z Jay-Z Shawn Corey Carter , better known as his stage name, Jay-Z, is an American hip hop artist and businessman. He is the former Chief executive officer of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records.... | ||
| You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best | Kiss KISS (band) Kiss is an United States Rock music Musical ensemble formed in New York City in December 1972. Easily identified by its members' trademark face paint and stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid and late-1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting, smoking guitars, and... | Live | |
| Xtort Xtort Xtort is industrial rock group KMFDM's ninth studio album, released in 1996. It was recorded in Chicago, Illinois, and bears the distinction of being the KMFDM album with the most collaborations.... | KMFDM KMFDM KMFDM is a Germany industrial rock/industrial metal band led by founding member Sascha Konietzko. They have sold over 2 million records worldwide.... | ||
| Get On Up and Dance Get on Up and Dance Get On Up and Dance was a 1996 album released by the Quad City DJ's. The Quad City DJ's were made up of Jay Ski and C.C. Lemonhead, both of whom had previously worked with Chill Deal, 95 South, and 69 Boyz, and producing hits such as "Whoot! " for 95 South and "Tootsee Roll" for 69 Boyz.... | Quad City DJ's Quad City DJ's Quad City DJ's is the music recording artist and record producer Duet of C.C. Lemonhead and Jay Ski , who produced the Miami bass hit "C'mon N' Ride It " in 1995 in music.... | ||
July
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Live from the Fall Live from the Fall Live From the Fall is American jam band Blues Traveler first full-length live album, released on July 2, 1996 featuring highlights of the band's Fall 1995 tour.... | Blues Traveler Blues Traveler Blues Traveler is an American rock music band, formed in Princeton, New Jersey in 1987. The band has been influenced by a variety of genres, including blues-rock, psychedelic rock, folk rock, soul music, and Southern rock.... | Live |
| The Final Tic The Final Tic The Final Tic is the debut album by Crucial Conflict and was released in 1996 on Pallas/Universal. The album peaked at number five on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number twelve on the Billboard 200.... | Crucial Conflict Crucial Conflict Crucial Conflict are a Chicago hip hop group best known for its 1996 single "Hay" and "Scummy" . The members of Crucial Conflict are Coldhard, Wildstyle, Kilo, and Never.... | ||
| It Was Written It Was Written It Was Written is the second studio album by American Hip hop music rapper Nas, released July 2, 1996 on Columbia Records in the United States, Canada and Europe.... | Nas Nas Nasir Jones, , , better known by his stage name Nas, , formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapping and actor. The son of jazz musician Olu Dara, he was born and raised in the Queensbridge, Queens housing projects in New York City.... | ||
| It's Martini Time It's Martini Time It's Martini Time is the title of the fourth album by Reverend Horton Heat. It was released by Interscope Records in July 1996. It's Martini Time is the first Reverend Horton Heat album to feature Scott Churilla on drums, following Taz Bentley's departure from the band in 1994.... | The Reverend Horton Heat The Reverend Horton Heat The Reverend Horton Heat is a three-piece American rockabilly and punkabilly band from Dallas, Texas and the stage name of its singer and songwriter, Jim Heath .... | ||
| Wax Ecstatic Wax Ecstatic Wax Ecstatic is the second album by the band Sponge . It was released in 1996 on Sony Records. Originally intended to be a concept album revolving around the death of a Memphis, Tennessee drag queen, that idea was aborted, though many of the tracks that ended up making the cut originated from this idea.... | Sponge Sponge (band) Sponge is a Detroit, Michigan, Michigan, post-grunge band formed in 1991 in music by Vinnie Dombroski, Mike Cross, and Joey Mazzola ? all formerly of hard-rock band Loudhouse.... | ||
| 3 | None So Vile None So Vile None So Vile is the second album by Cryptopsy, released in 1996 on the now defunct Wrong Again Records. The album was recorded at the Victor Studio Montreal.... | Cryptopsy Cryptopsy Cryptopsy is a death metal band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada that was formed in 1988.... | |
| 8 | Today Is Another Day Today Is Another Day Today is Another Day is the seventh album of Zard and was released on July 8, 1996.... | Zard Zard was a Japanese pop group. Originally a group of five members, with lead vocalist Izumi Sakai as group leader. However, Sakai was the only member who stayed on the group while others joined and left regularly.... | |
| 9 | Scenery and Fish Scenery and Fish Scenery and Fish is the second album by the Canadian alternative rock band I Mother Earth, released by Capitol Records and EMI on July 9, 1996.... | I Mother Earth I Mother Earth I Mother Earth, or IME, was a Canada alternative rock band. The band was at the peak of its popularity in the mid-to-late 1990s; its members have moved on to other projects.... | |
| Building the Bridge Building the Bridge Building the Bridge is a 1996 album by REO Speedwagon. The album, which features mostly Adult Contemporary-flavored ballads, received mixed reviews from fans and is generally regarded as REO's weakest effort.... | REO Speedwagon REO Speedwagon REO Speedwagon is an United States Rock music band that grew in popularity in the Midwestern United States United States during the 1970s and peaked in the early 1980s.... | ||
| Blue Blue (LeAnn Rimes album) Blue is the first album by American country singer LeAnn Rimes, released in the United States on July 9, 1996 by Curb Records. It reached number three on the Billboard Hot 200 album chart, and number-one on Hot Country Albums.... | LeAnn Rimes LeAnn Rimes Margaret LeAnn Rimes is an American country music singer, songwriter, and actress, who records under the name LeAnn Rimes. She is best known for her rich vocals similar to legendary country music singer Patsy Cline,... | ||
| Irresistible Bliss Irresistible Bliss Irresistible Bliss was Soul Coughing's second album, released in 1996 . The band initially planned for Tchad Blake, producer of their first album, Ruby Vroom, to produce the album, but the death of a family member in a car accident caused Blake to take a hiatus to grieve.... | Soul Coughing Soul Coughing Soul Coughing is a New York City-based alternative rock band . The band found modest mainstream success during the mid-to-late 90's. Soul Coughing developed a devout fanbase and have garnered largely positive response from critics.... | ||
| 16 | Outpost | The Samples The Samples The Samples were a band formed in Boulder, Colorado in early 1987. The band's name came from the members' early sustenance of food sampling from the local King Soopers grocery store .... | |
| Lemon Parade Lemon Parade Lemon Parade is Tonic first album, released in 1996. Tonic released a live EP with enhanced material called Live and Enhanced based on the success of this album.... | Tonic Tonic (band) Tonic is a Grammy-nominated United States post-grunge rock band formed in 1993 in music by Emerson Hart, Jeff Russo, Dan Rothchild, and Kevin Shepard.... | ||
| 22 | Technicolour Technicolour (album) Technicolour was released in 1996 on Rough Trade Records in the United Kingdom and One Little Indian Records in the United States. Counting the In Debt compilation album, this is Disco Inferno 's fourth, and final, album of original material.... | Disco Inferno Disco Inferno (band) Disco Inferno was a band formed in Essex in the late 1980s by Ian Crause , Paul Wilmott , Rob Whatley and Daniel Gish .After the departure of Gish the three-piece Disco Inferno recorded the single 'Entertainment' with producer Charlie McIntosh.... | |
| 23 | Tidal Tidal (album) Tidal is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Fiona Apple, released by Epic Records in the United States on July 23 1996 . It peaked at number fifteen on the U.S.... | Fiona Apple Fiona Apple Fiona Apple is a Grammy Awards of 1998 United States singer-songwriter. She gained popularity through her 1996 studio album Tidal , especially with the single "Criminal ", and because of the music video made for it.... | |
| Three Snakes and One Charm Three Snakes and One Charm Three Snakes and One Charm is the fourth album by the United States Blues-rock band The Black Crowes. It was released on July 23 1996.The album's cover logo resembles a 45 rpm adapter.... | The Black Crowes The Black Crowes The Black Crowes are an United States of American, blues music-oriented hard rock jam band that have sold over 20 million albums. They were hailed by Melody Maker as "The Most Rock 'n' Roll Rock 'n' Roll Band in the World".... | ||
| The Dark Saga The Dark Saga The Dark Saga is the fourth album by the United States Heavy metal music band Iced Earth. It is a concept album based upon the comic book character Spawn created by Todd McFarlane, who also provided the album cover.... | Iced Earth Iced Earth Iced Earth is an United States Heavy metal music band from Tampa, Florida, Florida that combines influences from thrash metal, power metal, progressive metal, opera, speed metal and New Wave of British Heavy Metal.... | ||
| Static Prevails Static Prevails Static Prevails is the second album by Jimmy Eat World. It was released on July 23, 1996. Along with Clarity , the album was re-released in 2007 in remastered form with bonus tracks.... | Jimmy Eat World Jimmy Eat World Jimmy Eat World is an American alternative rock band from Mesa, Arizona, Arizona, formed in 1993. The band is comprised of lead vocalist and guitarist Jim Adkins, guitarist and backing vocalist Tom Linton, bassist Rick Burch and drummer Zach Lind.... | ||
| Bionic Bionic (album) Bionic is the debut album of the Canada Rock music Band Sandbox . It was released on 1995, on Nettwerk. An enhanced edition was later released in 1996.... | Sandbox | expanded edition | |
| 26 | The Return of the Aquabats | The Aquabats The Aquabats The Aquabats are an United States Rock music band formed in 1994 in Huntington Beach, California and currently recording for Nitro Records. They have released four full-length studio albums and have toured internationally.... | |
| 29 | A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular is the first album by the Belgium band Hooverphonic when to band was only known as Hoover. It was the only album with singer Liesje Sadonius.... | Hooverphonic Hooverphonic Hooverphonic is a Belgium rock /pop music group, formed in 1995. Though early on categorized as a trip hop group, they quickly expanded their sound to the point where they could no longer be described as a lone genre.... | Belgium |
| Irreligious Irreligious (album) Irreligious, released in 1996, is the second full-length album by the Portugal band Moonspell. It features some of the best-known songs of the band, such as Opium, Ruin & Misery, Awake and Full Moon Madness.... | Moonspell Moonspell Moonspell is a Portugal black metal/gothic metal band with death/doom metal elements, formed in 1989 as Morbid God. After renaming themselves Moonspell in 1992, they released their first Extended play Under the Moonspell in 1994, a year before of the release of their first album Wolfheart.... | ||
| Drum 'n' Bass for Papa Drum 'n' Bass for Papa Drum 'n' Bass for Papa is an album by the experimental music electronic music artist Luke Vibert under his alias of Plug. The album was originally released on vinyl record in 1996 by Blue Planet Recordings.... | Plug Luke Vibert Luke Vibert is a United Kingdom recording artist and producer known for his work in many subgenres of electronica. He began his musical career as a member of the Hate Brothers, only later branching out into his own compositions.... | ||
| 30 | Unplugged Unplugged (Alice in Chains album) Unplugged is a live album and DVD by Alice in Chains. It was recorded at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Majestic Theatre as part of the MTV Unplugged series of concerts and contains live, acoustic music versions of the band's songs.... | Alice in Chains Alice in Chains Alice in Chains is an American Rock music band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1987 by guitarist Jerry Cantrell and vocalist Layne Staley. Although widely associated with grunge music, the band's sound incorporates Heavy metal music and acoustic music elements.... | Live |
| Sublime Sublime (album) Sublime is the third and final album released by ska-punk band Sublime . Originally intended to be titled Killin' It, the band and record label agreed to substitute an eponymous title due to lead singer Bradley Nowell's death prior the album's release.... | Sublime Sublime (band) Sublime is an American ska-punk band that originated in Long Beach, California. Founded in 1988, Sublime consisted of Bradley Nowell , Bud Gaugh and Eric Wilson .... | ||
| Beats, Rhymes and Life Beats, Rhymes and Life Beats, Rhymes and Life is the fourth album of hip hop music group A Tribe Called Quest. Released in 1996, it followed three years after the highly regarded and successful Midnight Marauders.... | A Tribe Called Quest A Tribe Called Quest A Tribe Called Quest is an United States Hip hop music group, formed in 1988. The group is composed of rapper/producer Q-Tip , rapper Phife Dawg , and DJ/producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad.... | ||
| Mista Mista (album) Mista is the self-titled debut album by Atlanta based R&B youth quartet, Mista , released on July 30, 1996 via Elektra_Records#Elektra_Entertainment_Group.... | Mista Mista (band) Mista was an United States R&B group in the mid-1990's from Atlanta, Georgia.... | ||
August
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Music from the Unrealized Film Script, Dusk at Cubist Castle Music from the Unrealized Film Script, Dusk at Cubist Castle Music from the Unrealized Film Script, Dusk at Cubist Castle is the first full length album released by The Olivia Tremor Control of The Elephant 6 Recording Company.... | Olivia Tremor Control | |
| 9 | Theli Theli (album) Theli is an album released by the symphonic metal band Therion . While Theli stays true to the band's roots in that it has a very dark sound, it is a major turning point in their history.... | Therion Therion (band) Therion is a Swedish Heavy metal music band founded by Christofer Johnsson in 1987. The word "therion" comes from the Greek language therion , meaning "Beast," i.e., that of the Christianity Book of Revelation.... | |
| 12 | First Band on the Moon First Band on the Moon First Band on the Moon is the third studio album by The Cardigans. It features the international hit-single "Lovefool".It was first released on August 12 1996 and later internationally on September 9 1996.... | The Cardigans The Cardigans The Cardigans is a Swedish people band formed in the town of J?nk?ping in 1992. The band's musical style has varied greatly from album to album and encompasses their early Indie rock leanings passing through '60s-inspired Pop music and more band-based Rock music.... | |
| Now That's What I Call Music! 34 Now That's What I Call Music! 34 (U.K. series) Now That's What I Call Music! 34 or Now 34 was released in 1996. The album is the 34th edition of the Now That's What I Call Music series.... (UK series) | Various Artists | Compilation | |
| 13 | Friction, Baby Friction, Baby Friction, Baby is Better Than Ezra's second album. It was released on August 13, 1996. After this album was released, they took the year off in 1997 after touring.... | Better Than Ezra Better Than Ezra Better Than Ezra is an United States of America alternative rock trio based in New Orleans, Louisiana.... | |
| Turn the Radio Off Turn the Radio Off Turn the Radio Off is the second full-length album by ska punk band Reel Big Fish. It was released in the U.S. in 1996 on Mojo Records.The single "Sell Out " received radio airplay and was a minor hit in that year.... | Reel Big Fish Reel Big Fish Reel Big Fish is an United States ska punk band from Huntington Beach, California, best known for the 1997 hit "Sell Out ." The band gained mainstream recognition in the mid-to-late 1990s, during the Third wave ska with the release of the album Turn the Radio Off.... | ||
| 18 | Acrobatic Tenement Acrobatic Tenement Acrobatic Tenement is the debut album from At the Drive-In, released in 1996. None of the album's tracks made it to the 2005 compilation album This Station Is Non-Operational, with the exception of "Initiation" appearing as a live BBC recording.... | At the Drive-In At the Drive-In At the Drive-In was a seminal American rock band from El Paso, Texas, Texas, that was active from 1993 to 2001. They were known for their extremely energetic stage shows which hearkened back to the 1980s post-hardcore scene.... | |
| 19 | Becoming X Becoming X Becoming X is the debut album from Sneaker Pimps released in 1996. The album was successful in England, while "6 Underground" and "Spin Spin Sugar" would become hits in the US.... | Sneaker Pimps Sneaker Pimps Sneaker Pimps are a United Kingdom Trip-hop band formed in Hartlepool, England in 1995, although the official IAMX website quotes the official year of foundation as 1989.... | |
| 20 | Paradise in Me Paradise in Me Paradise in Me is the second album of the Belgium band K's Choice. It was their international breakthrough. Its singles, especially "Not an Addict" were rather successful in Europe, the United States, and Australia.... | K's Choice K's Choice K's Choice is a Belgium rock band from Antwerp, formed in the mid-1990s and touring as recently as 2006. The band's core members are siblings Sarah Bettens and Gert Bettens .... | |
| Cowboy Songs Cowboy Songs Cowboy Songs is a studio recording released by the Western music band Riders in the Sky on 20 August 1996. It is available as a single CD.This album is a collection of 12 of the most famous and beloved songs of the west -- performed in the great tradition of the Sons of the Pioneers and the Riders of the Purple Sage .... | Riders in the Sky Riders in the Sky Riders In The Sky is a Western swing and comedy group which began performing in 1977; their style also appeals to children, and they are sometimes considered a children's music.... | ||
| October Rust | Type O Negative Type O Negative Type O Negative is a Heavy metal music band from Brooklyn, New York City. Although commonly viewed as a gothic metal band, Type O has also incorporated elements of doom metal, thrash metal, blues, punk rock/hardcore punk, alternative rock and, progressive rock into their work, and often describe their sound as Black Sabbath-meets-The Beatles,... | ||
| 26 | Awaken Awaken (album) Awaken is the debut album by the UK doom metal band The Blood Divine. It was released on Peaceville Records in 1996. The album continues the concepts Darren White had begun developing in his final EP with Anathema , Pentecost III, through very little reliance on a chorus and occasionally psychedelic progression as evidenced in the intro... | The Blood Divine The Blood Divine The Blood Divine was a United Kingdom goth metal band, founded by Paul Allender and brothers Paul and Benjamin Ryan, after the three left Cradle of Filth during the recording of the Vempire? or Dark Faerytales in Phallustein EP.... | |
| 27 | The Latch-Key Child The Latch-Key Child The Latch-Key Child is the first album by the child rap prodigy, A+ , released in 1996 in music. The title is representative of a large number of children and adolescents in Hempstead , New York .... | A+ A+ (rapper) Andre Levins is an United States rapping, also known as A+.His career began in 1995, when he won a national competition sponsored by Def Jam Records.... | |
| One in a Million | Aaliyah Aaliyah Aaliyah Dana Haughton , simply known as Aaliyah meaning "The highest most exalted, among the best", was an American contemporary R&B and pop music singer and actress.... | ||
| Veiled Veiled Veiled is the debut album by United States singer/songwriter Leah Andreone, released in 1996 .... | Leah Andreone Leah Andreone Leah Andreone is an United States musician from San Diego, California.... | ||
| Gabrielle Gabrielle (album) Gabrielle is an album by Britpop artist Gabrielle .... | Gabrielle Gabrielle (singer) Louise Gabrielle Bobb is a multi-platinum selling, Brit Award winning England singer who records under the name Gabrielle.A is an adult contemporary singer/songwriter from New York City.... | ||
| ATLiens ATLiens ATLiens is the second album by Hip hop music duo OutKast. It was released on August 27, 1996. The title is a portmanteau of "ATL" and "Extraterrestrial lifes".... | OutKast OutKast OutKast is an United States hip hop music duet based out of East Point, Georgia, a city south of Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia . The duo was originally known as The OKB but later changed its name to OutKast.... | ||
| No Code No Code No Code is the fourth studio album by the American alternative rock band Pearl Jam, released on August 27, 1996 through Epic Records. Following a troubled tour for its previous album, Vitalogy , in which Pearl Jam engaged in a much-publicized boycott of Ticketmaster, the band went into the studio to record its follow-up.... | Pearl Jam Pearl Jam Pearl Jam is an American rock music band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included Eddie Vedder , Jeff Ament , Stone Gossard , and Mike McCready .... | ||
September
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
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| 2 | Man Man (album) Man is the third solo album by Sweden singer Neneh Cherry, released in 1996. The album was a reasonable success; however, the track which ironically does not fit in the overall feeling of the album and often feels like the odd song out, "7 Seconds", became a hit.... | Neneh Cherry Neneh Cherry Neneh Cherry is a two-time Grammy Award-nominated and MTV Europe Music Awards-winning Sweden singer-songwriter and rapping. Cherry is also an occasional disc jockey and broadcasting.... | |
| Bilingual Bilingual (album) Bilingual is the tenth album, the sixth of entirely new music, by the United Kingdom electronic music group Pet Shop Boys. It has sold 1.5 million copies globally.... | Pet Shop Boys Pet Shop Boys Pet Shop Boys are an English people electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main Singing, Keyboard instruments and occasionally guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards and occasionally on vocals.... | UK | |
| Double Allergic Double Allergic Double Allergic is the second studio album by Australian alternative rock band Powderfinger. Released in Australia on 2 September 1996 Polydor Records, the album was produced by Tim Whitten and widely considered Powderfinger's mainstream breakthrough.... | Powderfinger Powderfinger Powderfinger is an Australian rock band. The band formed in Brisbane in 1989, and since 1992 their line-up has consisted of vocalist Bernard Fanning, guitarists Darren Middleton and Ian Haug, bassist John Collins , and drummer Jon Coghill.... | ||
| 9 | face to face | Face to Face Face to Face (punk band) Face to Face is a punk rock/Melodic Hardcore band from Victorville, California, California formed in 1991 by frontman Trever Keith.Originally known as "Zero Tolerance", Keith had been the only constant member of the band during their years of touring and recording albums.... | |
| Excerpts from a Love Circus Excerpts From a Love Circus Excerpts From a Love Circus is the fourth album by musician Lisa Germano. It was released in 1996 on 4AD.... | Lisa Germano Lisa Germano Lisa Germano is an United States Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who has released seven albums featuring her often-hushed vocal style, confessional lyrics, and distinctive violin.... | ||
| Travelling Without Moving Travelling without Moving Travelling Without Moving is the third album by Jamiroquai. Released in 1996, the album features the international hit single "Virtual Insanity".... | Jamiroquai Jamiroquai Jamiroquai are an England acid jazz/funk/Soul music/disco band. Jamiroquai was initially the most prominent component in the early-1990s London-based acid jazz movement, alongside groups such as Incognito , the Brand New Heavies, Galliano , and Corduroy .... | UK | |
| 10 | Home Again Home Again (New Edition album) Home Again is the sixth studio album by United States R&B/Pop music group New Edition, released by MCA Records in 1996. It is the group's first album as a sextet.... | New Edition New Edition New Edition is an United States R&B/Pop group formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1978, that was most popular during the 1980s. Their success led to the creation of late-1980s and 1990s boy bands like New Kids on the Block and Boyz II Men.... | |
| New Adventures in Hi-Fi New Adventures in Hi-Fi New Adventures in Hi-Fi is the tenth full-length studio album by the United States band R.E.M. It was their fifth major label release for Warner Bros.... | R.E.M. | US | |
| Test for Echo Test for Echo Test for Echo is the sixteenth studio album by Canada rock music band Rush , released in 1996 . The title track reached #1 on the Mainstream Rock chart, making Test for Echo the band's third consecutive album to feature a chart topper.... | Rush Rush (band) Rush is a Canadian Rock music band originally formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale, Toronto neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, currently composed of bass guitar, keyboard instrument, and singer Geddy Lee; electric guitar Alex Lifeson; and drum kit and lyricist Neil Peart.... | ||
| The Doctor Came at Dawn The Doctor Came at Dawn The Doctor Came at Dawn is Smog 's fifth album, released in 1996. It was engineered by Jim O'Rourke , who would later eventually become the producer of the two following albums Red Apple Falls and Knock Knock .... | Smog Smog (band) 'Bill Callahan' , also known as 'Smog' and , is an United States singer-songwriter. Callahan began working in the lo-fi music genre of underground rock, with home-made tape-albums recorded on four track tape recorders.... | ||
| 13 | Dynamite | Stina Nordenstam Stina Nordenstam Stina Nordenstam born March 4, 1969 in Stockholm, Sweden is a Experimental rock pop music singer, songwriter and musician.... | |
| 14 | In a Bar, Under the Sea In a Bar, Under the Sea In A Bar, Under The Sea is a 1996 album by Belgian band Deus . The cover art was designed by guitarist Rudy Trouv?. The original Belgian release was by BANG!, with the only difference that track 14 is simply named "Roses", like the single.... | dEUS | |
| 16 | Better Living Through Chemistry Better Living Through Chemistry (album) Better Living Through Chemistry is the first album by Fatboy Slim. It was released in 1996. It has the same name as the DuPont advertising slogan "Better Living Through Chemistry".... | Fatboy Slim Fatboy Slim Norman Quentin Cook , better known by his stage name Fatboy Slim is a British disk jockey, big beat musician and Record producer. Cook has achieved considerable success in UK single and album charts, first as a member of the Housemartins and then most notably as Beats International, Freak Power, Fatboy Slim and The BPA.... | |
| K K (album) K is the debut album by Kula Shaker, released September 16, 1996. When it was released, it became the fastest selling debut album in Britain, since Oasis Definitely Maybe.... | Kula Shaker Kula Shaker Kula Shaker are an England multi-platinum selling psychedelic rock band who came to prominence during the Britpop era. The band became known for their interest in Indian culture, and numerous tracks such as "Tattva " and "Govinda " were written in Sanskrit and featured traditional Indian instruments such as the sitar and the tamboura inter-fu... | UK | |
| Spiders Spiders (album) Spiders is the debut album by Space , released on September 16, 1996, peaking at #5 in the UK album charts and later going platinum. "Money", "Kill Me", "Neighbourhood", "Female of the Species", "Me and You Versus the World" and "Dark Clouds" were released as singles.... | Space | ||
| 17 | Fashion Nugget Fashion Nugget Fashion Nugget is the second studio album by CAKE , an alternative rock band from Sacramento, California. It was released in 1996 in music, and contains fourteen songs.... | Cake Cake (band) Cake is an United States alternative rock band from Sacramento, California, California which has had several hits throughout the 1990s and 2000s from six albums.... | |
| White Light, White Heat, White Trash White Light, White Heat, White Trash White Light, White Heat, White Trash is the fifth album by Music of the United States punk rock band, Social Distortion, released on September 17, 1996 by Epic Records.... | Social Distortion Social Distortion Social Distortion is an United States rock music band formed in 1978 in Fullerton, California, Orange County, California, California. The band currently consists of Mike Ness , Jonny Wickersham , Brent Harding and Charlie Quintana .... | ||
| Fire Garden Fire Garden Fire Garden is a 1996 album from guitarist Steve Vai. This is his fourth solo album, as Alien Love Secrets is an Extended play.Fire Garden is divided into two "phases".... | Steve Vai Steve Vai Steven "Steve" Siro Vai is an United States instrumental rock guitarist, songwriter, vocalist, record producer, and actor. After starting his professional career as a music transcriptionist for Frank Zappa, Vai would also record and tour in Zappa's backing band starting in 1980.... | ||
| 23 | Angry Machines Angry Machines Angry Machines is the seventh studio album from the Heavy metal music band Dio. It was released in 1996 on Mayhem Records. It was the last album to feature original drummer Vinny Appice.... | Dio | Europe |
| Louder Than Hell Louder Than Hell Louder Than Hell was released in 1996 by Manowar . It is the first album to feature guitarist Karl Logan. Drummer Scott Columbus also returned to the fold.... | Manowar Manowar (band) Manowar is an United States Heavy metal music band from Auburn, New York. Originally formed in 1980, they are known for writing lyrics with an emphasis on the Heavy metal music itself, fantasy fiction , themselves and mythological topics, particularly Norse mythology.... | Europe | |
| Animal Rights Animal Rights (album) This article is about the album Animal Rights. For the rights movement, see Animal rights.Animal Rights is an album by Moby, released on September 23, 1996 .... | Moby Moby Richard Melville Hall , better known by his stage name Moby is an American DJ, singer-songwriter and musician.He plays keyboard, guitar, bass guitar and drums.... | ||
| 24 | Sheryl Crow Sheryl Crow (album) Sheryl Crow is the second album by United States singer/songwriter Sheryl Crow, released in 1996 . Reaching #6 on the Billboard 200 and #5 on the UK Album Chart, Sheryl Crow has sold 2.9 million units in the US as of January 2008 and is certified 3x platinum.... | Sheryl Crow Sheryl Crow Sheryl Suzanne Crow is an United States singer-songwriter and musician. Her music blends rock music, country music, pop music and folk music, into one mainstream sound, and she has won nine Grammy Awards.... | |
| Susanna Hoffs Susanna Hoffs (album) Susanna Hoffs is the second solo album by Susanna Hoffs. The style of the album is more folk music oriented than her earlier work. Columbia Records didn't like the change in style and the disagreement lead to Hoffs being dropped by Sony and signing to London Records.... | Susanna Hoffs Susanna Hoffs Susanna Lee Hoffs is an United States vocalist, guitarist and actress best known as a member of the all-female pop band The Bangles.... | ||
| Best of the Beast Best of the Beast Best of the Beast was Iron Maiden's first "best of" album, released in 1996 in three formats: a 34 track vinyl, a 27 track CD and a 16 track CD.... | Iron Maiden Iron Maiden Iron Maiden are an English Heavy metal music band from Leyton, East London, England, formed in 1975. The band is led by founder, bassist and songwriter Steve Harris .... | Compilation | |
| Signify Signify Signify is the fourth studio album by United Kingdom progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, first released in September, 1996. It was the first album that frontman Steven Wilson recorded with a full group of musicians on board from the beginning.... | Porcupine Tree Porcupine Tree Porcupine Tree are a Grammy award-nominated progressive rock band formed by Steven Wilson in 1987 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. Their music is a combination of Rock music, Ambient music, psychedelic music, and heavy metal music.... | ||
| Illadelph Halflife Illadelph Halflife Illadelph Halflife, released in 1996, is the third full length album from The Roots. In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums.... | The Roots The Roots The Roots is a Grammy award-winning United States hip hop music band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.They are famed for beginning with a jazzy, eclectic approach to hip hop which still includes live instrumentals.... | ||
| Pinkerton Pinkerton (album) Pinkerton is the second album by the American alternative rock band Weezer, released on September 24, 1996. Rivers Cuomo, the band's lead singer and guitarist, wrote all of its songs after a painful leg surgery; as a result, they were written in first-position on his guitar's fretboard so that he would not have to move too much to play th... | Weezer Weezer Weezer is a Grammy-winning United States Rock music band from Los Angeles, California formed in 1992. Initially, the band consisted of Rivers Cuomo , Patrick Wilson , Matt Sharp , and Jason Cropper .... | ||
| 30 | First Grand Constitution and Bylaws First Grand Constitution and Bylaws First Grand Constitution and Bylaws is the first studio album by Secret Chiefs 3. It was released in 1996.Track listing#"Ana'l Haqq"... | Secret Chiefs 3 Secret Chiefs 3 Secret Chiefs 3, also known as SC3, is a group of musicians led by composer and producer Trey Spruance, former guitarist of Mr. Bungle and Faith No More.... | |
October
| Day | Album | Artist | Notes |
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| 1 | Black Dots Black Dots Black Dots is a collection of early songs recorded by Bad Brains. It was recorded at Inner Ear Studios in 1979, which at the time was in Don Zientara's basement.... | Bad Brains Bad Brains Bad Brains are an American hardcore punk/roots reggae band formed in Washington, D.C. in 1977. They are widely regarded as being among the pioneers of the genre, though the band's members objected to the term "hardcore" to describe their music.... | Christmas Album |
| This Is the Time This Is the Time This is the Time is an album by Michael Bolton which was released in October 1, 1996. The album contained two new songs, "This is the Time," and "Love is the Power" , while the others were covers of traditional Christmas songs.... | Michael Bolton Michael Bolton Michael Bolton , is an United States singer-songwriter and a former heavy metal music singer, best known for his soft rock ballads and tenor vocals.... | Christmas Album | |
| Fountains of Wayne Fountains of Wayne (album) Fountains of Wayne is the self-titled debut album of power pop group Fountains of Wayne, released in 1996 through TAG Recordings, Scratchie Records, and Atlantic Records.... | Fountains of Wayne Fountains of Wayne Fountains of Wayne is an American power pop band formed in 1996 and known for such singles as "Radiation Vibe" and "Stacy's Mom".... | ||
| The Moment The Moment (Kenny G album) The Moment is the seventh studio album by Saxophone Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 1996 in music, and reached #1 on the Billboard magazine Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, #2 on the Billboard 200, #9 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #16 on the Canadian Albums Chart.... | Kenny G Kenny G Kenneth Gorelick , better known by his stage name Kenny G, is a Grammy winning American saxophonist. His fourth album, Duotones, brought him breakthrough success in 1986.... | ||
| Yourself or Someone Like You Yourself or someone like you Yourself or Someone Like You, is the highly successful debut album by Matchbox Twenty released in 1996, contained five United States hit Single , and sold more than twelve million copies in the U.S.... | Matchbox 20 Matchbox Twenty Matchbox Twenty is a Grammy-nominated rock band formed in Orlando, Florida.Matchbox Twenty has sold over 45 million albums worldwide from the releases of Yourself or Someone Like You, Mad Season , and More Than You Think You Are. They released their latest album, Exile on Mainstream, on October 2, 2007.... | ||
| From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah is a live album compilation album by the United States Grunge music band Nirvana . It was released on October 1, 1996 and features live performances recorded from 1989 to 1994.... | Nirvana Nirvana (band) Nirvana was an American Rock music band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987.... | Live Compilation | |
| Soul on Ice Soul on Ice Soul On Ice is the debut album by West Coast hip hop rapping Ras Kass. It was released on October 1, 1996 by Priority Records. It is produced by Ras Kass himself, as well as Battlecat , Vooodu, Bird, Michael Barber, Michael Schlesinger and Reno Delajuan.... | Ras Kass Ras Kass John Austin IV , better known by his stage name Ras Kass, is an United States rapper. He is also a part of Supergroup The HRSMN along with: Canibus, Killah Priest, and Kurupt.... | ||
| The Natural Bridge The Natural Bridge The Natural Bridge is the second full-length studio album by indie-rock group the Silver Jews. Released in 1996 as an Gramophone record and CD on Drag City in America and Domino Records in Europe, The Natural Bridge was engineered and mixed by Michael Deming and Thom Monahan and features cover art by Mike Flood .... | Silver Jews Silver Jews Silver Jews was an indie rock band from New York City, formed in 1989 by David Berman along with Pavement 's Stephen Malkmus and Bob Nastanovich.... | ||
| Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (Thompson Twins album) Greatest Hits is a compilation album by United Kingdom Pop_music band Thompson Twins, released in 1996 in music on the Arista Records music label.... | Thompson Twins Thompson Twins The Thompson Twins were a Great Britain Pop music group that were formed in April 1977 and disbanded in May 1993. They achieved considerable popularity in the mid-1980s, scoring a string of hits in the UK, the United States and around the globe.... | Greatest Hits | |
| Ænima Ænima ?nima is the second studio album by progressive metal band Tool . The album was released on October 1, 1996 in Compact Disc format and in Gramophone record format on September 17, 1996.... | Tool Tool (band) Tool is an American Grammy Award-winning Rock music band that was formed in 1990 in Los Angeles, California. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included drummer Danny Carey, guitarist Adam Jones , and vocalist Maynard James Keenan.... | ||
| At the Speed of Life At the Speed of Life At the Speed of Life is rapper Xzibit's debut album. The album peaked at number 74 on the Billboard 200 music chart. The single Paparazzi was featured on the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 video game soundtrack.... | Xzibit Xzibit Alvin Nathaniel Joiner , better known by his stage name Xzibit , is an United States Rapping, actor, and Celebrity. He is also known for hosting MTV's Pimp My Ride.... | ||
| 3 | Plays Metallica by Four Cellos Plays Metallica by Four Cellos Plays Metallica by Four Cellos is the debut album by cello metal group Apocalyptica, released in 1996. It features eight instrumental Metallica covers arranged and played on cellos.... | Apocalyptica Apocalyptica Apocalyptica is a Finland Cello rock band, composed of classically trained cellists and, since 2005, a drummer. Three of the cellists are graduates of the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland.... | Covers |
| 5 | Republica Republica (album) Republica was a music album, released on October 5 1996 , July 30 1996 by the band Republica. The album was released on the Deconstruction and on the RCA record labels.... | Republica Republica Republica were an England musical band formed in 1994. The height of their popularity spanned from 1996 to 1998. The Republica sound was described by the band as "techno-Pop music punk rock", although Melody Maker took to calling it "electronica", a label which stuck as a genre category.... | |
| 8 | East Side Militia East Side Militia East Side Militia is an album by industrial rock band Chemlab. It was re-released on November 30 1999 with two additional songs, Vera Blue remixed by PIG and Exile on Mainline remixed by Haloblack.... | Chemlab Chemlab Chemlab is a coldwave and industrial rock band formed in Washington D.C., USA, in 1989 by Dylan Thomas More, Joe Frank , and Jared Louche . Influenced by the pioneers of the Industrial genre, such as Throbbing Gristle, Chemlab mixed rough, experimental sounds with Rock and Roll and Metal to create their music.... | |
| Satan Is Real Again, or Feeling Good About Bad Thoughts Satan Is Real Again, or Feeling Good About Bad Thoughts Satan Is Real Again, or Feeling Good About Bad Thoughts, released in 1996, is the second album by Country Teasers.... | Country Teasers Country Teasers Country Teasers is a British art punk band formed in 1993.Early Country Teasers albums were characterised by literate, scathingly satirical lyrics and discordant, repetitive sound ? like William S.... | ||
| Baja Sessions Baja Sessions Baja Sessions is a 1996 album by Chris Isaak, featuring largely Acoustic music arrangements. With the exception of its final track, the album consists of Cover versions, many of classic songs which refer to or are styled to suggest tropical, laid-back settings, such as the Hawaiian-tinged "Sweet Leilani" and "South of the Border ".... | Chris Isaak Chris Isaak Christopher Joseph Isaak is an United States rock music musician and occasional actor.... | ||
| Antichrist Superstar Antichrist Superstar Antichrist Superstar is Marilyn Manson second full-length studio release and was released in 1996. The album raised public awareness of the band, and led to numerous protests due to the band's supposed anti-Christianity stance.... | Marilyn Manson Marilyn Manson (band) Marilyn Manson is an American rock music band founded in the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Advocates of nonconformity and iconoclasm, often utilizing controversial imagery and lyrical content, it is difficult to categorize the band, however, as each album thus far has had a distinct and individual sound, and the band and frontman endeavor... | ||
| Factory Showroom Factory Showroom Factory Showroom is the sixth studio album by the band They Might Be Giants. It was released in 1996 through Elektra Records.The album reclaims the more diverse and electronic sound of their early work, moving away from the live, relentlessly driving rock feel of its 1994 predecessor, John Henry .... | They Might Be Giants They Might Be Giants They Might Be Giants is a Grammy Award-winning Music of the United States alternative rock band which began as a duo of John Flansburgh and John Linnell, and currently also includes Marty Beller, Dan Miller , and Danny Weinkauf.... | ||
| 11 | The Starres Are Marching Sadly Home | Current 93 Current 93 Current 93 are an eclectic United Kingdom experimental music group, working since the early 1980s in folk music-based musical forms. The band was founded in 1982 by David Tibet .... | EP |
| 14 | Sutras Sutras (album) Sutras is the nineteenth studio album, and twenty-second album overall, from Scotland singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in the United Kingdom and the United States on October 14 1996.... | Donovan Donovan Donovan , is a Scotland singer-songwriter and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk music scene, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, Popular music, psychedelic rock, and world music.... | |
| 15 | Stories Told & Untold Stories Told & Untold Stories Told & Untold is an album by hard rock band Bad Company released in 1996. It was the second album with the 1995 line-up of Bad Company including Robert Hart, who had replaced Brian Howe , on lead vocals.... | Bad Company Bad Company Bad Company are an England hard rock Supergroup founded in 1973, consisting of band members from Free , Mott the Hoople , and King Crimson . Bad Company was managed by Peter Grant , who had also guided Led Zeppelin to massive success.... | |
| Recovering the Satellites Recovering the Satellites Recovering the Satellites is the second album by Counting Crows, released in 1996. Released three years after their debut album, it reached #1 in the United States and was a top seller in the U.K., Australia and Canada as well.... | Counting Crows Counting Crows Counting Crows is a rock band originating from Berkeley, California. The group gained popularity in 1994 following the release of its debut album August and Everything After, which featured the hit single "Mr._Jones_".... | ||
| Life Is Peachy Life Is Peachy Life Is Peachy is the second studio album by nu metal band Korn. The album was released on October 15, 1996 through Immortal Records/Epic Records and has been certified double platinum by the RIAA in the United States.... | Korn Korn 'Korn' is an American rock music band from Bakersfield, California, formed in 1993. The band's catalogue consists of nine consecutive debuts in the top ten of the Billboard 200, including a compilation album, Greatest Hits, Vol.... | ||
| Car Button Cloth Car Button Cloth Car Button Cloth was alternative rock rock band The Lemonheads' last album before the band's 8-year breakup from 1997 to 2005. The album, originally released in 1996, was also the band's last studio album until the 2006 release of The Lemonheads .... | The Lemonheads The Lemonheads The Lemonheads are an United States alternative rock band, formed in 1986 by singer/guitarist Evan Dando, who has been the only constant member.... | ||
| Breathe | Midnight Oil Midnight Oil Midnight Oil, or the Oils to fans, was an Australian rock band from Sydney originally performing as Farm from 1972 with drum kit Rob Hirst, bass guitarist Andrew James and keyboard instrument/lead guitarist Jim Moginie.... | ||
| Justus Justus (album) Justus is the eleventh studio album by The Monkees, recorded in celebration of their 30th anniversary. This album featured the return of Michael Nesmith.... | The Monkees The Monkees The Monkees were a pop singing quartet assembled in Los Angeles in 1965 in music for the United States television series The Monkees , which aired from 1966 to 1968.... | ||
| Overnight Sensation Overnight Sensation Overnight Sensation, released in 1996, is the thirteenth studio album by the British Heavy metal music band Mot?rhead.Following the departure of W?rzel in 1995, the band returned to the same three man formula as "the classic Mot?rhead line up"; Bass Guitar/Vocals, Lead Guitar and Drums.... | Motörhead Motörhead Mot?rhead are a British hard rock band formed in 1975 by bassist, singer and songwriter Lemmy, who has remained the sole constant member. Usually a power trio, Mot?rhead had particular success in the early 1980s with several successful singles in the UK Singles Chart.... | ||
| Genius of America Genius of America The Tubes returned to the studio in 1996 in music for this release. Genius of America marked a number of firsts for the band: the first CD-only release, the first self-produced release, and the first body of work which includes Gary Cambra.... | The Tubes The Tubes The Tubes are a San Francisco, California-based Rock music musical ensemble, whose 1975 debut album included the hit single, "White Punks on Dope".... | ||
| 22 | Dance into the Light Dance into the Light Dance into the Light, released in 1996, was the sixth studio album that Phil Collins released as a solo artist as well as the first single from that album.... | Phil Collins Phil Collins Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, Royal Victorian Order, is an England singer-songwriter, drummer, keyboardist and actor best known as the lead singer and drummer of England progressive rock group Genesis and as a Grammy Award and Academy Award-winning solo artist.... | |
| Truth Crushed to Earth Shall Rise Again Truth Crushed To Earth Shall Rise Again Truth Crushed to Earth Shall Rise Again is the third album from House of Pain, released in 1996 .... | House of Pain House of Pain House of Pain was an Ireland-styled America n hip-hop group who released three albums in the early to mid 1990s before lead rapper Everlast decided to pursue his solo career again.... | ||
| Trial by Fire Trial by Fire (Journey album) Trial By Fire, United States Rock -Popular music band Journey 's 11th album, was released 22 October 1996 This was the last album featuring both lead singer Steve Perry and drummer Steve Smith .... | Journey Journey (band) Journey is an United States Rock music Musical ensemble formed in San Francisco, California, California in 1973. The band has gone through several phases since its inception by former members of Santana .... | ||
| Public Cowboy #1: The Music of Gene Autry Public Cowboy Public Cowboy is a studio recording released by the Western music band Riders in the Sky on October 22 1996. It is available as a single CD.... | Riders in the Sky Riders in the Sky Riders In The Sky is a Western swing and comedy group which began performing in 1977; their style also appeals to children, and they are sometimes considered a children's music.... | ||
| Soundtracks for the Blind Soundtracks for the Blind Soundtracks for the Blind is the final studio album by Swans . It was released as a Double album-Compact disc in 1996. Soundtracks for the Blind, intended, as suggested by the title, to function as a sort of "soundtrack for a non-existent film", is by far Swans' longest and most varied studio effort.... | Swans Swans (band) Swans was an influential United States post-punk band active from 1982 to 1997, led by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira.... | ||
| Best of Volume I Best of Volume I Best of Volume I is the first compilation of studio tracks by United States hard rock band Van Halen, released in 1996 in music.In addition to material from nine of the band's first ten studio albums , Best of Volume I also features the band's contribution to the Twister soundtrack and two newly recorded songs with original vo... | Van Halen Van Halen Van Halen is a hard rock band formed in in 1972. They enjoyed success from the release of their Van Halen in 1978. As of 2007 Van Halen has sold more than 80 million albums worldwide and have had the most number one hits on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.... | Greatest Hits | |
| Bow Down Bow Down Bow Down is the debut album by the United States gangsta rap group Westside Connection, released in 1996 through group member Ice Cube's label, Lench Mob Records.... | Westside Connection Westside Connection Westside Connection was a gangsta rap group consisting of Ice Cube, WC and Mack 10. The group's debut album, Bow Down, reached the number 2 position on the Billboard 200 in 1996 going platinum that year.... | ||
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