hard rock

2005
Silverchair After performing at WaveAid, Silverchair reunited, and by late 2005

After performing at WaveAid, Silverchair reunited, and by late 2005 began preparations for their next studio album, Young Modern . Johns had written about 50 songs during the hiatus for a possible solo album or other project but decided to use them for Silverchair. In 2006, after five weeks’ practice,…
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Hoobastank left Hoobastank

Bassist Markku Lappalainen left Hoobastank following their 2005 Summer Tour,

2004
Manic Street Preachers The Holy Bible

A 10th Anniversary Edition of The Holy Bible was released on 6 December 2004, which included a digitally remastered version of the original album, a rare US mix (which the band themselves have admitted to preferring to the original UK mix) and a DVD of live performances and extras including…
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Aerosmith’s long-promised blues album Honkin’ on Bobo was released in

Aerosmith’s long-promised blues album Honkin’ on Bobo was released in 2004. This was a return to the band’s roots, including recording the album in live sessions, working with former producer Jack Douglas , and laying down their blues rock grit. It was followed by a live DVD, You Gotta Move…
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Manic Street Preachers UK arena tour

Tony Visconti helped the band produce three songs on the album, which was followed by a UK arena tour in December 2004.

Breaking Benjamin So Cold EP

On November 23, 2004, Breaking Benjamin released the So Cold EP , which features live versions of the songs “Away” and “Breakdown”, a live acoustic version of “So Cold”, and studio acoustic recordings of “Blow Me Away” and “Lady Bug”.

Creed (band) Wind-up Records released

On November 22, 2004, Wind-up Records released Creed’s Greatest Hits album.

Breaking Benjamin Blow Me Away

On November 3, 2004, a non-album single named ” Blow Me Away ” from the Halo 2 Original Soundtrack was released

Bon Jovi The following year, the band released a box set titled 100,000,000

The following year, the band released a box set titled 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can’t Be Wrong , with the title and cover being a homage to Elvis Presley’s 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can’t Be Wrong . The set consisted of four CDs packed with 38 unreleased and 12 rare tracks,…
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Manic Street Preachers Lifeblood

The band’s seventh studio album, Lifeblood , was released on 1 November 2004 and reached number 13 on the UK album chart, becoming their first studio album since their debut, Generation Terrorists , to miss the UK Top 10. Critical response to the album was mixed. The album was more…
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