In 2000, the Beastie Boys had planned to co-headline the Rhyme and Reason Tour with Rage Against the Machine and Busta Rhymes , but the tour was canceled when Diamond sustained a serious injury due to a bicycle accident. The official diagnosis was fifth-degree acromioclavicular joint dislocation ; he needed…
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in 2000, thrash metal band Opprobrium (formed in 1986 under the name Incubus) were forced to change their name
On October 18, 2000, Rage Against the Machine broke up after the vocalist, Zack de la Rocha , announced he was leaving, citing a breakdown in the band’s “decision-making process”. The remaining members— Tim Commerford , Tom Morello and Brad Wilk — announced plans to search for a new vocalist.
While the band was receiving rapidly increasing national and international attention, they became unhappy with Doghouse Records’ ability to keep up with the increasing popularity of the band. The Get Up Kids’ announcement to leave Doghouse Records brought interest from prominent record labels including Sub Pop , Geffen and Mojo…
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Their followup, 4 Elements , was released in 2000, and was even less successful, with only a few songs being praised.
INXS played as one of the headline acts at the Sydney 2000 Olympics
In 2000, Sweet released Time Capsule: Best of 90/00 , a retrospective compilation which featured two new tracks.
After Visual Audio Sensory Theater , Elektra pressured Crosby to go back to the drawing board and craft an album that was accessible to more listeners, but still retaining the distinct sound of the last album. After two years of recording, VAST returned with 2000’s Music for People . The…
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In 2000, Green Day released their folk punk -inspired sixth studio album Warning
The band entered the Triple J Unearthed band competition in 2000 with a demo of their song, “Nothing Really Matters”, and went on to co-win the Sydney-region along with Blue and Ariels.Spans.Earth., which led to a management deal with Paul Stepanek Management. This deal enabled the band to release their…
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