TOOL: SOBER Single Album (1993)
Sober is a song by the rock band Tool. The song was released on May, 1993 as the first single from their debut studio album, Undertow. Tool guitarist Adam Jones has stated in an interview that the song is about…
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SOUNDGARDEN: DOWN ON THE UPSIDE Fifth Studio Album (1996)
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…
MUDHONEY: THE LUCKY ONES Eighth Studio Album (2008)
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 Fourth Studio Album by DEFTONES (2003)
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…
THE SMASHING PUMPKINS: AVA ADORE Single Album (1998)
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…
SOUNDGARDEN: FLOWER Single Album (1989)
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…
PRIMUS: SAILING THE SEAS OF CHEESE Second Studio Album (1991)
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…
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS: PLUSH Single Album (1993)
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.…
LINKIN PARK: MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT Third Studio Album (2007)
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…
SONIC YOUTH: A THOUSAND LEAVES Tenth Studio Album (1998)
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)…
SOUNDGARDEN: ULTRAMEGA OK Debut Studio Album (1988)
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…
SOUNDGARDEN: LOUDER THAN LOVE Second Studio Album (1989)
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…
SOUNDGARDEN: SCREAMING LIFE / FOPP Compilation Album (1990)
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: (BLUE ALBUM) Debut Studio Album (1994)
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 Debut Album by QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE (1998)
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…
THE MELVINS: BULLHEAD Third Studio Album (1991)
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…
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS: STADIUM ARCADIUM Ninth Studio Album (2006)
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…
FILTER: HEY MAN NICE SHOT Single Album (1995)
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…
FILTER: SHORT BUS Debut Studio Album (1995)
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…
NINE INCH NAILS: THE SLIP Seventh Studio Album (2008)
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…
DEFTONES: DIAMOND EYES Sixth Studio Album (2010)
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…