hard rock

2001
Silverchair In June 2001, Silverchair entered a studio in Sydney with producer

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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Alice in Chains joined Zakk Wylde ‘s Black Label Society

In June 2001, Mike Inez joined Zakk Wylde ‘s Black Label Society for the remaining dates of Ozzfest , following the departure of bassist Steve Gibb for medical reasons.

Audioslave began working in the studio

The chemistry with Cornell was immediately apparent. Morello said: “He stepped to the microphone and sang the song and I couldn’t believe it. It didn’t just sound good. It didn’t sound great. It sounded transcendent. And…when there is an irreplaceable chemistry from the first moment, you can’t deny it.” The…
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Katatonia released in May 2001

The resulting album, Last Fair Deal Gone Down was released in May 2001

Soundgarden joined the platinum-selling supergroup Audioslave

By May 2001, Cornell had joined the platinum-selling supergroup Audioslave with Tom Morello , Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk , then-former members of Rage Against the Machine

Billy Idol VH1 aired Billy Idol – Behind the Music on 16 April 2001. Idol and

VH1 aired Billy Idol – Behind the Music on 16 April 2001. Idol and Stevens took part in a VH1 Storytellers show three days later. The reunited duo set out to play a series of acoustic/storytellers shows before recording the VH1 special. Another Greatest Hits CD was issued in 2001,…
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Skunk Anansie After the band’s split in April 2001, Skin embarked on a solo career

After the band’s split in April 2001, Skin embarked on a solo career. Her debut album, Fleshwounds , co-written with longtime songwriting partner Len Arran , was released in September 2003 and Fake Chemical State was released in March 2006. She has also provided vocals for a number of other…
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Motörhead After taking a month off, the band began working on a new album at

After taking a month off, the band began working on a new album at Chuck Reid’s house in the Hollywood Hills . This album, Hammered , was released the following year. On 1 April 2001, the band gave a one-song performance for Triple H ‘s entrance at WrestleMania X-Seven at…
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Metallica began following Metallica

In April 2001, filmmakers Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky began following Metallica to document the recording process of the band’s next studio album. Over two years they recorded more than 1,000 hours of footage.

Manic Street Preachers Know Your Enemy

At this concert, they revealed many tracks from their upcoming sixth album, Know Your Enemy , which was released on 19 March 2001.