In October 2001 the Mansun ansaphone service operated by King since the early days of the band went down.
In October 2001 the band performed at The Concert for New York City at Madison Square Garden for families of firefighters and police who had lost their lives following the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center ; with Forbes describing their performance as a “catharsis” for the law…
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In August, Chad posted on the band’s official website to inform fans that the band had abandoned plans for an EP and were now halfway through recording their fourth album, which would be “harder” than Little Kix and that they planned to release a single in December. The band’s aim…
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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 June 2001, Silverchair entered a studio in Sydney with producer David Bottrill ( Tool , Peter Gabriel , King Crimson ) to start work on their fourth album, Diorama . Johns formally assumed the role of a co-producer. The album name means “a world within a world”. Most tracks…
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In April, Draper told fans through the official website that the band had recorded and mixed eight new songs and would continue recording in May. The band were considering their options as to whether to release an EP or to hold the material back for a full album.
Activity began slowing down for the band by late 2000, with Keenan returning to Tool to finish the recording of what would be their next album, Lateralus . Keenan returned to A Perfect Circle to tour from January to March 2001, until returning to Tool again for the rest of…
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Silverchair added an auxiliary keyboardist, Sam Holloway (ex- Cordrazine ), for the Neon Ballroom Tour. The US leg had the group playing with The Offspring and Red Hot Chili Peppers , while Silverchair’s tour of UK and European had The Living End as the support act. Rolling Stone ‘ s…
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The proper follow-up to The Boatman’s Call was 2001’s No More Shall We Part . The record featured guest appearances by Kate & Anna McGarrigle and was generally well received in reviews: one critic hailed the album as an “entire album of deeply tragic and beautiful love songs without irony,…
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Prior to the release of 10,000 Days , a tour kicked off at Coachella on April 30. The touring schedule was similar to the Lateralus tour of 2001; supporting acts were Isis and Mastodon . During a short break early the next year, after touring Australia and New Zealand, drummer…
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