The first single from History For Sale was “Calling You”, released in February 2003.
The second album, Evig pint , was released in February 2003.
On January 6, 2003, the band began writing for their next record.
In 2003, Sweet released Kimi Ga Suki , a garage-rock album initially released in Japan, where Sweet has a following.
Shortly after Glastonbury and T in The Park festivals, the band were nominated for the Mercury Award.
In the winter of 2003, the band celebrated the release of its EP with a show at Montreal’s Casa del Popolo . Before a crowd packed beyond capacity, the band’s set ended (in the middle of an encore) with an argument between Butler and Reed, in which Reed quit the…
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Also released in 2003 was Gore’s second solo album Counterfeit² .
In 2003, it was leaked to the music and tabloid press that Ash was working on a horror film described as a ‘teen slasher’. The film, called Slashed , was shot while the band was on tour in America but some scenes were also shot in the UK. The screenplay,…
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Stir debuted several new songs, including “Not the Only One”, “First Time”, and “Hold On.” They also performed a cover of Guns N’ Roses ” Sweet Child o’ Mine “, as well as the fan-favorite cover of Ozzy Osbourne ‘s ” Crazy Train “, which had been previously recorded for…
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Lee called former Cold guitarist Terry Balsamo , with whom Evanescence had toured, to replace Moody on the Fallen tour. Balsamo soon joined Evanescence as the permanent lead guitarist. She and Balsamo “clicked” and “connected on a lot of musical interests”. The band played several shows with Korn in Europe,…
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