1998
Acts Formed
Angels of Light
New York, New York, USA
Folk
Atreyu
Yorba Linda, California, USA
Metalcore
Binary Star
Pontiac, Michigan, USA
USA
Black Rebel
Motorcycle Club
San Francisco, California, USA
Garage Rock
Bullet for My Valentine
Bridgend, Wales
Metalcore
Fischerspooner
New York, New York, USA
Electroclash
Le Tigre
New York, New York, USA
Art Punk
Metric
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Indie Rock
Raging Speedhorn
Corby, England
Metal
Rilo Kiley
Los Angeles, California, USA
Indie Pop
Röyksopp
Tromsø, Norway
Downtempo
Télépopmusik
France
Downtempo
The Distillers
Los Angeles, California, USA
Punk
The Strokes
New York, New York, USA
Garage Rock
Tram
London, England
Slowcore
February 5th
Rob Halford, former vocalist of the heavy metal band Judas Priest, comes out as gay.
February 10th
Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea is released.
February 25th - Grammy Awards
Album of the Year: Bob Dylan - Time Out of Mind
Song of the Year: Shawn Colvin - Sunny Came Home
March 31st
Gang Starr - Moment of Truth is released.
April 6th
The country singer Tammy Wynette dies of heart failure at 55.
April 7th
George Michael is arrested for committing a "lewd act" in a public toilet at a park in Beverly Hills. The other "gentleman" in the toilet was an undercover police officer. Michael's homosexuality is revealed to the public.
April 20th
Massive Attack - Mezzanine is released.
May 14th
Frank Sinatra dies at 82 of a heart attack.
June 1st
Scott Weiland, vocalist of the Stone Temple Pilots, pleads guilty to felony heroin possession. He would later be sentenced to a year in jail for violating his parole.
August 18th
Korn - Follow the Leader is released.
September 16th - Mercury Prize
Best British Album: Gomez - Bring It On
September 29th
Outkast - Aquemini is released.
October 8th
The Recording Industry Association of America tries to ban an early version of the mp3 player in court by claiming it's a device used for music piracy. The case is dismissed.
