heavy metal

2002
Rage Against the Machine Cochise single released

Their first single, ” Cochise “, was released in November 2002

Marilyn Manson (band) DVD released

The tour was documented by a DVD of the same name , which was released on October 29, 2002.

Uriah Heep (band) Earlier in 2001, during the summer, the group embarked on its first

Earlier in 2001, during the summer, the group embarked on its first US tour in seven years and returned the following year to headline both nights of Classic Rock Productions Classic Rock Festival at the Patriots Theater at the Trenton War Memorial in Trenton, New Jersey , on 5 and…
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Rough Cutt The classic Warner Bros. era lineup of Rough Cutt reunited for a

The classic Warner Bros. era lineup of Rough Cutt reunited for a one-off show in October 2002 at the Viper Room in Hollywood, with Shortino, Alford, Derakh, Hager, and Thorne performing together once again.

Metallica bankruptcy judge decision

On September 3, 2002, an American bankruptcy judge blocked the sale of Napster to Bertelsmann and forced Napster to liquidate its assets, according to Chapter 7 of the U.S. bankruptcy laws.

Quiet Riot In September 2002, the band teamed up with director Jack Edward

In September 2002, the band teamed up with director Jack Edward Sawyers to shoot a concert video at the Key Club in Los Angeles. The live DVD, Live in the 21st Century , was released November 11, 2003. Quiet Riot officially broke up again in September 2003.

Stormwitch After some changes in lineup once again and an eventual breakup in

After some changes in lineup once again and an eventual breakup in 1996, Andy Mück, the only member from the original lineup, and Martin Winkler, wrote the song “Dance with the Witches” in 2002, and with a new lineup and the help of Nuclear Blast Records , Stormwitch regrouped once…
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Kiss (band) That ’70s Kiss Show

The episode, “That ’70s Kiss Show”, aired in August 2002.

Deftones Album achieved platinum status

The album achieved platinum status on July 17, 2002, selling over 1.3 million copies in the US

Korn Untouchables

On June 11, 2002, Korn re-emerged into the media with their fifth album Untouchables . It debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 with 434,000 in sales. The band has blamed music piracy for the drop in sales, as an unmastered version of the album had leaked three months…
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