Down on the Upside is the fifth studio album by Soundgarden, released on May 21, 1996, through A&M Records. Following a worldwide tour in support of its previous album, Superunknown (1994), Soundgarden commenced work on a new album. Self produced…
The Lucky Ones is the eighth studio album released by the Grunge band Mudhoney, released on Sub Pop Records on May 20, 2008. The band has said that the album was written “from the rhythm up instead of from the…
Deftones is the fourth studio album by Deftones, released on May 20, 2003, by Maverick Records. The album features a broader spectrum of musical styles than the band’s previous albums, ranging from some of their heaviest compositions to moody trip…
Ava Adore is a song by the Smashing Pumpkins, released on May 18, 1998. It was the first single from their fourth album, Adore, and exhibited a new sound from the band which integrated traditional instruments with loops and electronic…
Flower is a song by Soundgarden. Featuring lyrics written by frontman Chris Cornell and music written by guitarist Kim Thayil, Flower was released in May 14, 1989 as the only single from the band’s debut album, Ultramega OK (1988). The…
Sailing the Seas of Cheese is the second studio album by Primus, released on May 14, 1991. It spawned three singles: Jerry Was a Race Car Driver, Tommy the Cat, and Those Damned Blue Collar Tweekers. The album has been…
Plush is a song by Stone Temple Pilots. It was released as the second single from the band’s 1992 debut studio album, Core, on August 8, 1993 and became their first single to top the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart.…
Minutes to Midnight is the third studio album by Linkin Park, released on May 14, 2007, through Warner Bros. Records. The album was produced by Mike Shinoda and Rick Rubin, and it is Linkin Park‘s first studio album produced without…
A Thousand Leaves is the tenth studio album by the rock band Sonic Youth, released on CD and cassette on May 12, 1998, through DGC Records. A double LP vinyl issue had been released three weeks earlier (April 21, 1998)…
Ultramega OK is the debut studio album by Soundgarden, released on October 31, 1988 by SST Records. Following the release of the EPs Screaming Life (1987) and Fopp (1988), both for the Sub Pop record label, Soundgarden signed with SST…
Louder Than Love is the second studio album and major label debut by Soundgarden. It was released on September 5, 1989, by A&M Records. After touring in support of their debut album, Ultramega OK (1988), Soundgarden left SST, signed with…
Screaming Life Fopp is a compilation album by Soundgarden that combines their debut EPs in their entirety into a single release. It was originally released on May 11, 1990, through Sub Pop Records. Sub Pop later remastered and reissued the…
Weezer (commonly known as the Blue Album) is the debut studio album by the rock band Weezer, released on May 10, 1994, by DGC Records. It was produced by Ric Ocasek. Weezer formed in Los Angeles in 1992, and initially…
Queens of the Stone Age is the debut studio album by the rock band Queens of the Stone Age, released by Loosegroove Records on September 22, 1998. It was primarily written and recorded in April 1998 by founding member Josh…
Bullhead is the third studio album by the rock band the Melvins, released in May 3, 1991 through Boner Records. The album has longer songs than previous Melvins albums. Before this, most of their songs were under two or three…
Stadium Arcadium is the ninth studio album by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. It was a double album released on May 9, 2006, on Warner Bros. Records. It produced five singles: Dani California, Tell Me Baby, Snow (Hey Oh), Desecration…
Hey Man Nice Shot is a song by the rock band Filter, released on April 25, 1995, as the lead single from their debut studio album Short Bus. Some radio stations were playing it as early as March. The guitar…
Short Bus is the debut studio album by the rock band Filter, released on May 8, 1995 via Reprise Records. Lead singer Richard Patrick said in an interview that Trent Reznor had told him he should make his own record…
The Slip is the seventh studio album by the industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails, released on May 5, 2008, digitally on the Nine Inch Nails website, and on CD on July 22 by The Null Corporation. It was their…
Diamond Eyes is the sixth studio album by the alternative metal band Deftones, released on May 4, 2010, by Reprise Records. It was the first album to feature bassist Sergio Vega, who replaced original bassist Chi Cheng. An album tentatively…
Man Size is a song written by PJ Harvey from the album Rid of Me. Man Size was recorded by Steve Albini and released like second single album in July 1993. The album’s lyrics (Rid of Me) have been widely…