Pantera played their last show in Yokohama, Japan at the “Beast Feast” festival on August 26, 2001 .
Consequently, the band canceled its concert of August 2 in Kuala Lumpur .
Extensive touring throughout 2001 and 2002 supported Lateralus and included a personal highlight for the band: a 10-show joint mini-tour with King Crimson in August 2001. Comparisons between the two were made, MTV describing the bands as “the once and future kings of progressive rock”. Keenan stated of the minitour:…
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On July 19, 2001, before preparations to enter the recording studio, Hetfield entered rehab to treat his “alcoholism and other addictions”. All recording plans were put on hold and the band’s future was in doubt.
On July 19, 2001, Godsmack released their first live DVD titled Live .
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.
Unnatural Selection was released in 1999 and Mark Simpson took a short break. He joined the band again in 2000 to record a new album, My God released in May 2001. At that time Eric A.K. had founded a country band, the A.K. Corral. He left the band for a…
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The World Needs a Hero was released in May 2001 and debuted at number sixteen on the Billboard 200.
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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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.