Andy Wallace mixed Nevermind because he had made Slayer records: the producer chain behind six weeks of 1991

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 02:46:59 +0000

Between 12 August and 24 September 1991, five albums arrived that rearranged what rock radio sounded like. The thread nobody pulls runs through the people at the mixing desk, and it starts on a thrash record from 1986.

The six weeks, in order

Start with the calendar, because the calendar is the part people misremember.

Metallica released the self-titled album everyone calls the Black Album on 12 August 1991. Pearl Jam released Ten on 27 August. Guns N’ Roses put out Use Your Illusion I and II on the same day, 17 September. And on 24 September, a Tuesday, Nirvana’s Nevermind and Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Blood Sugar Sex Magik both landed (1991 in music).

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Andy Wallace mixed Nevermind because he had made Slayer records: the producer chain behind six weeks of 1991

The six weeks, in order