With guitarist Fadi El-Assad writing the bulk of the music and vocalist Mike Wiebe in charge of lyrics, The Gamblers released their debut self-titled album in September 2001 on Vile Beat Records with it being produced by Texas punk rocker Tim Kerr ( Big Boys , Lord High Fixers). They…
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With the exception of a slot at the Atlanta On The Bricks Festival, playing for 90,000 people, the band chose to start the tour with small rather than large shows, such as in the Sacramento area, where they played for around 100 people. They launched their first full tour for…
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The music video was released at the end of that month, after being re-cut to make it more viewable in the wake of the 9/11 disaster.
The single instantly began to climb up the Alternative charts, reaching No. 2 by early September.
Their first album, Ompa til du dør , was released on this label in September 2001.
In late 2000, HIM began demoing material for its third album with producer T. T. Oksala. Satisfied with the results, the band initially wanted to release these demos as its next album. However, BMG resisted and brought producer Kevin Shirley on board to work on the record. Around this time,…
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Continuing to tour, Incubus released their first single, ” Wish You Were Here “, from their upcoming record, Morning View , on August 21, 2001.
Extensive touring throughout 2001 and 2002 supported Lateralus and included a personal highlight for the band: a 10-show joint mini-tour with King Crimson in August 2001. Comparisons between the two were made, MTV describing the bands as “the once and future kings of progressive rock”. Keenan stated of the minitour:…
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In 2000, the band hired Nathan Calhoun as bassist. Having resolved their dispute with Capitol, Butthole Surfers re-recorded most of After the Astronaut’ s songs for Weird Revolution , on the Hollywood Records / Surfdog Records imprint. The album was released in August 2001, and reached number 130 on the…
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The band’s eponymous debut album, Adema , was released in August 2001 to moderate success. It sold 46,800 copies in its first week of release to debut and peak at number 27 on the Billboard 200 chart. Its two major singles, ” Giving In ” and ” The Way You…
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