Dave Abbruzzese joined Pearl Jam before the release of their album with songs focused on what kinds of topics?
Ten (Pearl Jam album) Ten is the debut studio album by American rock band Pearl Jam, released on August 27, 1991 through Epic Records. Following the disbanding of bassist Jeff Ament and guitarist Stone Gossard's previous group Mother Love Bone, the two recruited vocalist Eddie Vedder, guitarist Mike McCready, and drummer Dave Krusen to form Pearl Jam in 1990. Most of the songs began as instrumental jams, to which Vedder added lyrics about topics such as depression, homelessness, and abuse.
Death Before Musick Death Before Musick by Amen was released on EatUrMusic/Columbia/Sony on April 13, 2004. The album continues the hardcore and punk genres of previous albums and draws on heavy metal as influence. The album spawned the hit single and promotional video for "California's Bleeding." Drummer Luke Johnson, who would join the band around the time of the album's release and tour, appears with the band in the photo shoot in the album's booklet but did not play on the album.