Since their debut release Core in 1992, which earned them a Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance for their single Plush, the San Deigo band have paved the way for other bands that combined ’70s hard rock with the alternative form of the ’80s and ’90s. They have been cited as influences for many bands over the years, including The Academy Is…, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Evanescence and Chester Bennington, who replaced longtime vocalist Scott Weiland in 2013.
Their current EP High Rise received high praise worldwide, and their single Out of Time was named as the official song for Hell in a Cell 2013, WWE’s annual pay-per-view wrestling event that built dramatic storylines between professional anti-heroic and heroic wrestlers.
