If ever there was a time when metal might have felt the most in limbo to some of the oldheads out there, it might be the 90s. After the raucous successes earned in the 80s, the advent of grunge and shifting tastes in mainstream music made it feel like metal was in a downturn and heading back to the underground. And while some of us might feel that way, one dude that’s been there from the beginning really dug that time period for metal as a genre.
Speaking in an interview with Knotfest
It should be noted that around that time, Butler was heavily involved in his solo career. He eventually released his debut solo record Plastic Planet prior to Ozzfest 1999. If you put that record on today, you’ll find it’s chock full of sounds that were contemporary at that time. Ex-Fear Factory vocalist Burton C. Bell, for instance, provided guest vocals on the record.
