alternative rock

2000
Rage Against the Machine certified triple platinum

It was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in May 2000.

John Butler Trio released a four-track extended play

The John Butler Trio released a four-track extended play, JBT , in April 2000 with songs short enough to win radio play. It was produced by Butler and Shaun O’Callaghan. Radio station Triple J chose the track “Pickapart” to put on high rotation.

3 Doors Down’s first studio album, The Better Life , was released on

3 Doors Down’s first studio album, The Better Life , was released on February 8, 2000. It went on to become the 11th best-selling album of the year, selling over four million copies. It was certified septuple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on February 26, 2020,…
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Incubus (band) reached Gold certification

Due to the success of “Pardon Me”, Make Yourself reached Gold certification (500,000 copies sold) in April 2000. Incubus continued to tour overseas, and returned home at the end of May to go on a tour of the United States with longtime friends 311. “Stellar”, the next single from the…
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Kent (band) released English version of Hagnesta Hill

In April 2000, an English version of Hagnesta Hill was released, in which two songs from the Swedish version were replaced with two new English tracks (“Just Like Money” and “Quiet Heart”). The album was also released in a limited digipack with one of the excluded songs, “A Timekill to…
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The Hives released their second studio album, Veni Vidi Vicious , in

The Hives released their second studio album, Veni Vidi Vicious , in April 2000 through Burning Heart Records. The band members described the album as being like “a velvet glove with brass knuckles, both brutal and sophisticated at the same time”. The album yielded the singles ” Hate to Say…
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The Distillers Signed to Epitaph , the band issued its self-titled debut in April

Signed to Epitaph , the band issued its self-titled debut in April 2000. By the end of the year, Kim Chi had left the group to join Exene Cervenka in her band, the Original Sinners. For a while The Nerve Agents bassist Dante Sigona was playing bass for The Distillers…
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Shihad Oz Music Project ‘ s Delilah Dede caught their performance at The

Oz Music Project ‘ s Delilah Dede caught their performance at The Playroom, Brisbane in March 2000 on a bill with Magic Dirt and Pretty Violet Stain . Dede observed, “it’s hard not to like Toogood, with his Bobby Gillespie rock-star looks (without the pretensions), and the passion and blistering…
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Creed (band) authorized home video

In March 2000, an authorized home video about Creed was announced on the band’s website, but never released.

Coldplay Shiver released

the lead single from Parachutes , ” Shiver “, which was released in March 2000