In early 1995, Screaming Trees toured Australia for the only time as part of the Big Day Out festival, before beginning work on their follow-up to "Sweet Oblivion". Following one stillborn attempt at the album, the band hired producer George Drakoulias, who had previously worked with the Black Crowes and the Jayhawks. The resulting album, "Dust", was released in 1996, nearly four years after its predecessor. "Dust" spawned the singles "All I Know", "Sworn and Broken" and "Dying Days". The album peaked at No. 134 on the "Billboard" 200, No. 32 in the UK Albums Chart, and No. 39 on the Canadian album chart, making it the first Screaming Trees album to chart outside the United States. Despite favorable reviews, the album did not match the sales of "Sweet Oblivion". After the release of the album, Josh Homme, formerly from Kyuss, was hired as rhythm guitarist.