When The Cranberries unleashed the pure, unfiltered fury of 'Salvation'

In the mid-1990s, the music industry expected alternative rock’s reigning Irish royalty to stay inside the melancholic, ethereal box they had built. After capturing global hearts with the sweeping romanticism of “Linger” and the haunting, politically charged grief of “Zombie,” The Cranberries were globally certified icons. But in April 1996, Dolores O’Riordan took a look at everyone’s expectations, strapped on a heavier sonic armor, and shattered them completely with “Salvation.” Serving as the explosive lead single for their third studio album, ‘To the Faithful Departed’, “Salvation” remains one of the most polarizing, exhilarating, and wildly aggressive pivots in 1990s pop […]...

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