In August 2003, Hamilton began working on a new musical project with Chris Traynor and drummer John Tempesta (formerly of Testament and White Zombie ). Around this time, Interscope Records announced the release of the greatest hits compilation Unsung: The Best of Helmet (1991 – 1997) (2004), sparking speculation about…
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After playing together for only three weeks, Ludo recorded and released their self-titled debut album in August 2003 on their own indie label, Redbird Records . The album included several songs written and performed by Volpe’s former band, Karate Lunchbox. Ludo’s first show as a full band was at a…
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The album saw the band adopt a more ‘commercial’ sound, also incorporating synthesizers. Lyrically, Echo Park contains both a comedic approach, as with “Seven Days in the Sun”, and dark emotions, such as those shown on “Turn”, “Oxygen”, and “Satellite News”. It was during the campaign for Echo Park that…
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History for Sale was then re-released on Universal Republic in August 2003.
The band’s second album Cast of Thousands was released in August 2003.
In August 2003, drummer Stefan Finauer left the band to go to university. He was replaced by Fabian Fab Füß.
In August 2003, Funeral for a Friend opened the Concrete Jungle stage at the Reading and Leeds Festivals .
Recording was disrupted for a month when Dan Estrin was injured in a minibike accident in August.
The band’s first DVD, Audioslave , was released on July 29, 2003.
Korn released the single ” Did My Time ” on July 22, 2003, which was used to promote the film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life but did not appear on its soundtrack due to unspecified legal issues. The single debuted and peaked at number 38 on…
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