Troy Van Leeuwen first resurfaced in the original lineup of A Perfect Circle , appearing on their debut album, Mer De Noms (2000), and on the subsequent tour. During the sessions for APC’s second album, Van Leeuwen was extended an invitation to join Queens of the Stone Age , which…
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to coincide with the band’s October 2005 UK tour.
(Three more box sets of unreleased songs, Suitcase 2 , Suitcase 3 and Suitcase 4 released in October 2005, November 2009 and November 2015 respectively.)
In October 2005, Depeche Mode released their 11th studio album Playing the Angel . Produced by Ben Hillier , the album peaked at No. 1 in 18 countries and featured the hit single ” Precious “. This is their first album to feature lyrics written by Gahan and, consequently, the…
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In October 2005, after only 10 months, Luke Caraccioli, having difficulties adjusting to being away from home, left the band, citing personal reasons. Following his departure, the band got in touch with Mark Chavez and according to the band, both parties were back on good terms. Both parties even had…
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On 20 September 2005 an Argentine DVD of Soda’s last concert, which took place exactly 8 years before at River Plate stadium was released.
On 20 September 2005, J.D. Fortune won the eleven-week competition and became the new lead singer of INXS.
Two years later, the band released their second album, Everyone Into Position on 19 September 2005. The album track “Meredith” was featured on the popular television drama The O.C. , and one of the album’s singles, “Music For A Nurse”, became the soundtrack to an Orange advertising campaign entitled Fish…
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The band’s fourth album Hefty Fine was released on September 13, 2005. The title is a reference to an incident in which Hasselhoff was arrested and fined while appearing on the “Scavenger Hunt” episode of the MTV series Viva La Bam , during which he attempted to urinate from the…
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On September 11, 2005, Arcade Fire appeared on the long-running BBC music series Top of the Pops , performing “Rebellion (Lies)”.