Editing Rocket from the Crypt (section)

===Signing to Interscope===
Fueled by a label interest in Drive Like Jehu, both Rocket from the Crypt and Drive Like Jehu signed to [[Interscope Records]] in 1992,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://filtermagazine.com/index.php/exclusives/entry/the_whole_thing_just_seemed_kind_of_mystical_the_story_of_rocket_from_the_c/ |title=Exclusives – The Whole Thing Just Seemed Kind of Mystical: The Story of Rocket from the Crypt |publisher=FILTER Magazine |date=2013-05-28 |access-date=2014-04-19}}</ref> with Rocket negotiating a deal that included the freedom to record vinyl releases for other labels. Many of the band's vinyl singles and other rarities were compiled and released as ''[[All Systems Go (Rocket From the Crypt album)|All Systems Go]]'', while Interscope re-released ''Circa: Now!'' and pushed for the band to continue touring in support of the album. Even with market saturation high, however, the band members decided to take a six-month break in 1994 while Reis recorded a second and final album with Drive Like Jehu.<ref name="Larkin"/>

Regrouping after their hiatus, the band experienced a flurry of creative energy that resulted in several more vinyl singles and a trilogy of records in 1995, beginning with the [[Extended play|EP]] ''[[The State of Art is on Fire]]'' and continuing with the critically acclaimed ''[[Hot Charity]]''.<ref name="Larkin"/> They embarked on a six-week "free tour" in support of ''Hot Charity'', with Interscope covering the costs so that fans were not charged admission to any of the band's performances across the [[United States]]. This was followed by the recording of their first album for Interscope, the critically acclaimed ''[[Scream, Dracula, Scream!]]''<ref name="Larkin"/> The band took advantage of their large recording budget, bringing in string sections and hiring producers to make the album sound as epic as possible, and it would later be regarded by most as their creative peak. Music videos were filmed for the singles "On a Rope," "Born in '69" and "Young Livers" and the band embarked on tours of the US, [[United Kingdom|UK]] and [[Europe]].<ref name="Larkin"/> They experienced a surge of popularity in the UK, where "On a Rope" entered the [[UK Singles Chart]] at No.&nbsp;12,<ref name="The Great Rock Discography"/> and was a hit on [[MTV Europe]], earning them rave reviews in ''[[NME]]'' and allowing them to play ''[[Top of the Pops]]''. 1996 also saw them win The Phillip Hall Radar award at the NME awards event.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nme.com/nme-awards/awards-history/1996-606158 | title=1996 | website=[[NME]] | date=28 February 1996 }}</ref>

They were also an [[alternative rock]] hit in the US, where their videos were featured on [[MTV]] and the band received many positive reviews in both mainstream and underground music presses. Then-ubiquitous MTV [[VJ (media personality)|VJ]] [[Lisa Kennedy Montgomery|Kennedy]] sported a tattoo of the band's logo on her ankle on national television, and increased radio and MTV airplay continued. A large headlining tour ensued in 1996, as well as supporting tours with [[Rancid (band)|Rancid]] and [[Soundgarden]]. The band also gained a reputation for a series of interesting and, at times, seemingly ludicrous gimmicks and stage antics which included holding raffles during live performances, spinning a large game show wheel to determine set lists, onstage fire breathing, annual [[Halloween]] and New Year's shows, and the wearing of coordinated and progressively more ornate stage costumes.{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}} In Europe the band also hosted a German variety show, played children's shows and morning shows, and did interviews with fashion magazines.