In April 2003, the band released the resulting album, Viva Emptiness .
Three compilation albums; The Best of L’Arc-en-Ciel 1994–1998 , The Best of L’Arc-en-Ciel 1998–2000 and The Best of L’Arc-en-Ciel C/W , were released on March 19, 2003. The album series included all of their previous singles, with the exception of “Spirit Dreams Inside (Another Dream)”.
In February 2003, Kiss traveled to Australia and recorded Kiss Symphony: Alive IV with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra at Marvel Stadium (then known as Telstra Dome) in Melbourne. Thayer once again replaced Frehley, while Criss returned to the group, as one of the conditions set forth by promoters required the…
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Derek Hilland returned to play keyboards for the group’s 2003 dates when Larry Rust was not available.
The year 2003 saw the release of the triple live album How the West Was Won , and Led Zeppelin DVD , a six-hour chronological set of live footage that became the best-selling music DVD in history.
In early 2003, Breaking Benjamin participated in the Jägermeister Music Tour , then toured as a supporting act for Godsmack .
Songs for the Deaf was a critical hit and was certified gold in 2003, with sales of over 900,000. The singles ” No One Knows ” and ” Go with the Flow ” became hits on radio and MTV , with the former just outside the Billboard Top 40 .…
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The No Fun EP followed in 2003
Ranno was approached in 2003 by a British promoter who wanted to bring STARZ over to the UK. This particular UK tour never materialized; however, the surviving original members (Smith, Ranno, Harkin, and Dube) regrouped that same year for a number of successful club dates, culminating in the two-day, 2005…
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In 2003, the new Mark VIII line-up released Bananas , their first studio album in five years, and began touring in support. EMI Records refused a contract extension with Deep Purple, possibly because of lower sales.