Breaking Benjamin returned to the studio in October 2003 with producer David Bendeth for their second album We Are Not Alone .
Estrin had recovered by October
Jet entered the Sunset Sound Studios , Los Angeles with Dave Sardy producing their debut album Get Born (September 2003). Sardy had produced work for Marilyn Manson and the Dandy Warhols . The Australian quartet used Billy Preston on keyboards for two tracks. Get Born ‘ s title references a…
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In April and May 2003, the band continued to promote the Hammered album in the States, and on the three dates Phil Campbell had to miss, his mother having died, Todd Youth stood in for him. Between late May and mid-July the band played seven dates at Summer Festivals in…
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On August 31, 2003, the band announced via their website that they had signed a deal with Reprise Records .
The band also appeared in August of that same year at the Wacken Open Air festival. Footage from that show was filmed for a DVD release, which featured former Violent Apathy and Spite member, Tom Fuller.
Following the end of the Bounce Tour in August 2003, Bon Jovi embarked on a side project; originally intending to produce an album consisting of live acoustic performances, the band ended up rewriting, re-recording and reinventing 12 of their biggest hits in a new and much different light. Bon Jovi’s…
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In August 2003, drummer Stefan Finauer left the band to go to university. He was replaced by Fabian Fab Füß.
Recording was disrupted for a month when Dan Estrin was injured in a minibike accident in August.
The group performed at Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto , supporting the Rolling Stones, with Rush and other artists, on 30 July 2003.