heavy metal

2004
Korn Greatest Hits Vol. 1

Korn released their greatest hits album, Greatest Hits Vol. 1 , on October 5, 2004. The album debuted at number four on Billboard , selling more than 129,000 copies. This album assembles choice tracks from six Korn studio albums released between 1994 and 2003. The first single was a cover…
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Def Leppard Best Of

An expanded and updated best-of collection, Best Of , was released internationally in October 2004.

Europe (band) In the summer of 2004, Europe went on a festival tour through the

In the summer of 2004, Europe went on a festival tour through the European continent. The concert setlists included the old hits, but also introduced the title track from Start from the Dark . The album was released on 22 September 2004, the same day that John Norum became a…
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Bring Me the Horizon releasing their first EP

In the months following their formation, Bring Me the Horizon created a demo album titled Bedroom Sessions . They followed this by releasing their first EP , This Is What the Edge of Your Seat Was Made For , in September 2004 through local UK label Thirty Days of Night…
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Megadeth The System Has Failed

The System Has Failed was released in September 2004. Critics heralded it as a return to form; Revolver gave the album a favorable review, calling it “Megadeth’s most vengeful, poignant and musically complex offering since 1992’s Countdown to Extinction “. The album marked a shift toward the band’s earlier sound;…
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Pantera went platinum

and The Great Southern Trendkill went platinum the next month.

Vixen (band) In 2004, VH1 approached the four members of the “classic lineup” to

In 2004, VH1 approached the four members of the “classic lineup” to appear on their show Bands Reunited . The show was recorded in August 2004 and broadcast in the U.S. in November 2004. Following the broadcast EMI’s American label Capitol re-released the first two Vixen albums, Vixen and Rev…
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Kiss (band) tour ended in August

The tour ended in August with a sold-out show in Mexico City.

Pantera went double-platinum

In July 2004, Vulgar Display of Power went double-platinum

Queensrÿche In July 2004, Queensrÿche announced its plans to record a follow-up

In July 2004, Queensrÿche announced its plans to record a follow-up to 1988’s Operation: Mindcrime . To generate fan interest in the upcoming album, the band hit the road in the fall of 2004 with the “An Evening With Queensrÿche” tour. The tour opened with a shortened greatest hits set,…
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