| My Sister's Machine | |
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| Origin | Seattle, Washington, USA |
| Genre(s) | Grunge |
| Years active | 1989–1994 |
| Label(s) | Unsigned |
| Former members | |
| Owen Wright Chris Ivanovich Chris Gohde |
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My Sister's Machine was a grunge metal band, formed in Seattle, WA in the early nineties. Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music
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My Sister's Machine was a hard rock band that formed in 1989, prior to the "grunge movement" of the early 90's in Seattle, WA. Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) They have been labeled as a grunge band, but in reality they were a hard rock band. Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock
In 1990, My Sister's Machine received the "Best New Band" award from the Northwest Music Association. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar)
In 1991, they had much interest from the major record labels but chose to sign with a smaller label Caroline Records who could spend more time and effort promoting them. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Caroline Records started out as a subsidiary of Richard Branson 's Virgin Records label during the early to mid 1970s
In 1992, they released their debut album, Diva to much critical acclaim. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Diva is the Debut album of Hard rock band My Sister's Machine. Lonn Friend (editor of the heavy metal/rock music magazineRIP) who did a weekly segment called "Friend At Large" on Headbangers Ball on MTV, talked about how much he loved the album. Lonn Friend (b August 1956 is a journalist who is most famous for being Editor of RIP Magazine in the late 1980s and 1990s Headbangers Ball was a Television show about heavy metal and hardcore music airing on MTV2, MTV Australia, MTV MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. He also wore their shirt for two weeks on the show. Over the next year they did a tour with The Smashing Pumpkins who were also signed to Caroline. The Smashing Pumpkins are an American Alternative rock band that formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988 Caroline Records started out as a subsidiary of Richard Branson 's Virgin Records label during the early to mid 1970s They toured the United States and Europe. They did in-studio interviews on Headbangers Ball promoting their video on MTV for their single, I'm Sorry. Headbangers Ball was a Television show about heavy metal and hardcore music airing on MTV2, MTV Australia, MTV MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. They also co-headlined a tour with Pantera. Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas, formed by the Abbott brothers Vinnie Paul ( drums) and
In 1993, they moved to Chameleon a division of Elektra Entertainment and released Wallflower in 1993. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) For the type of lizard see Chameleon. For other uses of the word see Chameleon (disambiguation. Elektra Records is a now-dormant American Record label owned by Warner Music Group (WMG and from 2004 on operating under WMG's Atlantic Records Wallflower is the second and final album by Hard rock band My Sister's Machine. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) You can view the video for their single, Enemy at [1]. They toured the United States with King's X. King's X is a critically acclaimed American Hard rock band noted for its sophisticated music that combines progressive metal grunge funk and soul with vocal arrangements
Just a couple months after releasing the album Elektra Entertainment folded the Chameleon division dropping all bands that were signed leaving the album and band un-promoted. Elektra Records is a now-dormant American Record label owned by Warner Music Group (WMG and from 2004 on operating under WMG's Atlantic Records For the type of lizard see Chameleon. For other uses of the word see Chameleon (disambiguation. After a string of bad luck they split up in 1994. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar)
Vocalist Nick Pollock had played the guitar in Alice in Chains in the '80s and remained in the close-knit Seattle metal scene that included those two bands as well as Gruntruck and Screaming Trees. Gruntruck was formed in 1989 in Seattle, Washington by Ben McMillan and Scott McCullum both previously from Skin Yard. Screaming Trees was an American rock band formed in Ellensburg Washington in 1985 by vocalist