Editing Fishbone (section)

===Post-Sony years (1995–2002)===
Now a five-piece, Fishbone was dropped by [[Sony Records]] (formerly Columbia) in 1995, upon presenting their next album. The band added more heavy metal and hardcore punk influences to their sound on the 1996 concept album ''[[Chim Chim's Badass Revenge]]'', released by [[Rowdy Records]] and produced by [[Dallas Austin]]. The album went largely unnoticed by the general public, peaking at just #158 on the Billboard albums chart.<ref name=":4" /> In 1996, the band contributed to the [[AIDS]] benefit album ''[[Silencio=Muerte: Red Hot + Latin]]'' produced by the [[Red Hot Organization]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Red Hot + Latin: Silencio = Muerte - Various A... {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/red-hot-latin-silencio--muerte-mw0000089768 |access-date=2024-06-16 |language=en}}</ref> In 1998 the band lost another founding member, drummer Philip "Fish" Fisher, who became a session drummer and later appeared in the heavy metal band [[Wicked Wisdom]]. After brief periods with various drummers, the position was filled definitively by John Steward. John Bigham also left the band during this period to pursue his own career, later founding the band [[The Soul of John Black]]; Bigham was replaced by former [[Sound Barrier]] and [[Mother's Finest]] guitarist Tracey "Spacey T" Singleton. Keyboardist and horn player Anthony Brewster (The Untouchables) was a member of the group from 1997 to 1998, while John McKnight (from [[Ben Harper]]'s band) joined on keyboards, trombone, and guitar. During the latter part of the 1990s, Fishbone was without a recording contract and earned their keep through constant touring.

Fishbone maintained their dedicated fan base and achieved another major record deal with [[Hollywood Records]] in 2000. They were given the chance to record a new album with several special guests, including [[H.R. (musician)|H.R.]] of [[Bad Brains]], [[Gwen Stefani]], [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]], [[Rick James]], [[Donny Osmond]], and [[Los Fabulosos Cadillacs]]. The resulting album, ''[[Fishbone and the Familyhood Nextperience Present: The Psychotic Friends Nuttwerx]]'', saw poor sales, though [[AllMusic]] called it the band's best album in a decade.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Huey|first1=Steve|title=Review: Fishbone and the Familyhood Nextperience Present: The Psychotic Friends Nuttwerx|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-psychotic-friends-nuttwerx-mw0000052685|website=AllMusic|access-date=March 15, 2018}}</ref> The band was dropped from Hollywood Records and headed back on the road. John McKnight left the band in 2001, and the group continued as a five-piece. In 2002, on their own independent record label, they released ''[[Live at the Temple Bar and More]]'' which contained all new songs recorded live throughout 2001 and 2002. This was later complemented by a live CD/DVD, ''[[Live in Amsterdam (Fishbone album)|Live in Amsterdam]]'', containing most of their hits and filmed at the 2002 [[Cannabis Cup]] Festival in [[Amsterdam, Netherlands]].