After touring for Red , the band parted ways with Interscope and had a period of inactivity. In December 2002, Meeks was involved in a high-profile audition for Velvet Revolver with several former members of Guns N’ Roses . In the later half of 2003, Meeks embarked on a solo…
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Following the success of Hybrid Theory and Reanimation , Linkin Park spent a significant amount of time touring around the United States. The band members began to work on new material amidst their saturated schedule, spending a sliver of their free time in their tour bus’s studio. The band officially…
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Following extended delays in the band delivering the new album to Parlophone, rumour spread in December 2002 that the band had been given an ultimatum that if they didn’t complete the album by early in the new year, they would be dropped.
On November 25, 2002, after contributing to the Under Flowers Records compilation, Whatch You Gonna Do? , Asian Kung–Fu Generation officially released their first major-label mini-album , Hōkai Amplifier ( 崩壊アンプリファー ) . The group enlisted internet radio host and graphic artist Yusuke Nakamura to design and compose their single…
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Audioslave made their live debut on November 25, 2002, performing a brief concert on the roof of the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in New York City for the Late Show with David Letterman . It was the first time any band had appeared on Letterman’s marquee.
Additional recording at Bearsville Studios and Hit Factory in New York and was released on November 19, 2002.
The band’s debut album, Audioslave , was released on November 19, 2002, and entered the Billboard 200 chart at No. 7 after selling 162,000 copies in its first week. It was certified gold within a month of release, and by 2006 achieved triple platinum status. It remains the most successful…
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On 18 November 2002 the band released the DVD Phase One: Celebrity Take Down , which contained all of the band’s released visual content up to that point along with other extras.
So Happily Unsatisfied , the band’s follow-up and fifth album, saw a limited promotional release in November 2002 but did not see a full commercial release until 2006. The release date was repeatedly delayed by 550 Music until the band was ultimately dropped. In the interim, the album had leaked…
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In November 2002, the band signed with Texas-based management company Rainmaker Artists. Rainmaker immediately signed the band to their record label Brando Records.