Question: Which band formed first, Meat Puppets or Days of the New?

full_context: Document 1: Jimmy Eat World: Jimmy Eat World is an American rock band from Mesa, Arizona, that formed in 1993. The band is composed of vocalist and lead guitarist Jim Adkins, rhythm guitarist and vocalist Tom Linton, bassist Rick Burch and drummer Zach Lind. As of October 2016, Jimmy Eat World have released nine studio albums, the last eight featuring the current lineup.
Document 2: Melvins: The Melvins are an American rock band that formed in 1983 in Montesano, Washington. They have mostly performed as a trio, as well as a quartet with two drummers in recent years. Since 1984, vocalist and guitarist Buzz Osborne and drummer Dale Crover have been constant members. The band was named after a supervisor at a Thriftway in Montesano, Washington, where Osborne also worked as a clerk. "Melvin" was despised by other employees, and the band's members felt it to be an appropriately ridiculous name. Their early work was key to the development of both grunge and sludge metal.
Document 3: Days of the New: Days of the New is an American rock band from Charlestown, Indiana, formed in 1995. The band consists of vocalist/guitarist Travis Meeks and a variety of supporting musicians that briefly included future pop star Nicole Scherzinger. They are best known for the hit singles "Touch, Peel and Stand", "The Down Town", "Shelf in the Room", and "Enemy".
Document 4: Geno Arce: Geno Arce (born in Portland, Oregon), started playing bass in the clubs at age 16 opening for bands like Black 'n Blue and Fire Eye. Graduating from high school in 1982, he joined the navy and did his stint for his country. After receiving an honorable discharge, he returned to Portland for a short while and then relocated to Phoenix Arizona. While in Phoenix Geno performed on the local scene and in Los Angeles with the bands “Syngin, SX, and Box of Cherries, which later became “The Einsteins.” In 1998 Geno joined forces with Ron Keel to form the “Roadhouse Rattlers” and began his journey into Southern Rock and Country Music. In 1999 Ron Keel had to take a trip to Europe and Geno Joined Phoenix Arizona’s “Harry and the Gila Monsters" furthering a career in country music that would allow him to share the stage with acts such as Brooks and Dunn, Reba McIntyre, Montgomery Gentry, Neal McCoy, and many others. In 2000, Geno and Ron Keel were reunited, moved to Plain City Ohio where they formed the international southern rock band “IronHorse” consisting of Ron Keel vocals, Geno Arce Bass, Robert Marcelo Guitar, and Gaetano Nicolosi on drums. During its five year lifetime IronHorse performed all throughout the United States opening for bands such as “The Outlaws and Ted Nugent” In 2008 Geno Joined the all original lineup of Keel consisting of Ron Keel, Marc Ferrari, Bryan Jay, Dwain Miller and replacing bassist Kenny Chaisson. In June 2016 Geno was asked by Ron Keel to join him in another project called Badlands House Band. This band is part of a larger project in Sioux Falls SD called Badlands Pawn. and the brain child of Chuck Brennan.
Document 5: Meat Puppets (album): Meat Puppets is the first album by American band the Meat Puppets, released in 1982. The album is unlike their later, better-known releases due to its hardcore punk sound.
Document 6: Meat Puppets: Meat Puppets is an American rock band formed in January 1980 in Phoenix, Arizona. The group's original lineup was Curt Kirkwood (guitar/vocals), his brother Cris Kirkwood (bass guitar), and Derrick Bostrom (drums). The Kirkwood brothers met Bostrom while attending Brophy Prep High School in Phoenix. The three then moved to Tempe, Arizona (a Phoenix suburb and home to Arizona State University), where the Kirkwood brothers purchased two adjacent homes, one of which had a shed in the back where they regularly practiced.
Document 7: Joseph Cultice: Cultice began his photography career in Phoenix, Arizona, where he was inspired by his love of rock'n roll and pop icons like KISS and David Bowie. His first photo shoot was with rock band The Meat Puppets.<ref name="Joe Cultice/The Meat Puppets"> </ref>
Document 8: The Pussycat Dolls: The Pussycat Dolls was an American girl group and dance ensemble, founded in Los Angeles, California, by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995 as a burlesque troupe. After attracting media attention, Antin negotiated a record deal with Interscope Geffen A&M Records in 2003 turning the group into a music franchise comprising Nicole Scherzinger, Carmit Bachar, Ashley Roberts, Jessica Sutta, Melody Thornton, Kaya Jones and Kimberly Wyatt. Overseen by Antin, Interscope and various partners, the group was transformed into a global image and commercial brand. The Pussycat Dolls achieved worldwide success with hit singles "Don't Cha", "Buttons", "Stickwitu", and their first album "PCD". However, despite their commercial success, the group was plagued by internal conflict due to the emphasis on Scherzinger, the group's lead vocalist, and the subordinate treatment of the other members. Bachar's departure from the group preceded the release of their second and final studio album "Doll Domination", which contains singles "When I Grow Up", "I Hate This Part" and "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)".
Document 9: Nicole Scherzinger: Nicole Scherzinger ( ; born Nicole Prescovia Elikolani Valiente; June 29, 1978) is an American recording artist, actress and television personality born in Honolulu, Hawaii and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. She performed initially in high school plays, and studied at Wright State University before dropping out to pursue a musical career alongside the American rock band Days of the New and later auditioned for "Popstars", becoming a member of the short-lived girl group Eden's Crush. She rose to fame as the lead singer of the burlesque troupe-turned-recording act the Pussycat Dolls, who became one of the world's best-selling girl groups. During their hiatus, Scherzinger planned to embark on her solo career with "Her Name is Nicole", but it was later shelved after four singles failed to impact the charts significantly.
Document 10: Dark New Day: Dark New Day, formerly known as "Dark Blue", was an American hard rock supergroup formed in 2004 featuring Brett Hestla of Virgos Merlot, Clint Lowery of Sevendust, Troy McLawhorn of DoubleDrive, Corey Lowery of Stereomud and Stuck Mojo, and Will Hunt of Skrape. Their debut album, "Twelve Year Silence", was released in 2005, followed by the EP "Black Porch (Acoustic Sessions)" in 2006. Though still inactive, Dark New Day released their second album, titled "New Tradition", in 2012. On February 19, 2013, the band released their third album, titled "Hail Mary".
Document 11: No Strings Attached (Meat Puppets album): No Strings Attached is a 1990 compilation album of Meat Puppets songs released by their ex-record label SST Records. It was released after the band left SST Records to join London Records. The compilation includes songs from their first album "Meat Puppets" (1982) through to their 1989 album "Monsters". The Meat Puppets had no involvement in this release.
Document 12: List of songs recorded by Brand New: The American rock band Brand New has recorded songs for five studio albums, as well as numerous extended plays and demos. This list comprises the band's song catalog, as well as live renditions, early demo tracks, recorded appearances on other albums, and unreleased tracks that have been discussed by the band. Brand New formed in Long Island, a suburb of New York City in 2000. The group consists of vocalist and guitarist Jesse Lacey, guitarist Vincent Accardi, drummer Brian Lane, and bassist Garrett Tierney. Previous member Derrick Sherman also contributed guitar to a number of the bands releases, whilst producer Mike Sapone has worked with the band throughout their career, and is considered by the band to be a fifth or sixth member.
Document 13: Touch, Peel and Stand: "Touch, Peel and Stand" is a song by the rock band Days of the New and the lead single from their self-titled debut album. It was released in 1997 and remains arguably the band's most popular and well known song. The song reached #1 on the "Billboard" Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and retained the spot for a then-record sixteen weeks. On their list of Top Mainstream Rock Songs of the Decade, the song ranked in at #8 for '97 and #4 for '98. Shortly after this success, the song rose to #6 on the "Billboard" Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart, becoming their first Top 10 hit on the chart.
Document 14: Rare Meat: Rare Meat is a 2005 compilation CD of rare and unreleased material by the Meat Puppets, spanning approximately 1990-2000. It was compiled by user "nathang78" from the Meat Puppets Yahoo Message Board, and posted on founding band member Derrick Bostrom's Meat Puppets blog on July 1, 2007.
Document 15: New Day (Tamar Kaprelian song): "New Day" is the lead single Tamar Kaprelian's debut album "Sinner or a Saint". The song helped her gain mainstream popularity, and was released on May 29, 2009 through Interscope Records for download on iTunes.
ground_truth: Meat Puppets