Lord’s knee was injured in 2001.
In the wake of the September 11 attacks , the controversial 2001 Clear Channel memorandum contained a long list of what the memo termed “lyrically questionable” songs for the radio, uniquely listing all of Rage Against the Machine’s songs.
In 2001, Sony/Columbia’s reissue arm, Legacy Records issued expanded versions of the first four Blue Öyster Cult studio albums, including some previously unreleased demos and outtakes from album sessions, live recordings (from the Live 72 EP), and post- St. Cecilia tunes from the Stalk-Forrest Group era.
During mid-2001, the band joined Morbid Angel , Pantera , Skrape and Static-X on the Extreme Steel Tour of North America, which was Pantera’s last major tour. After delays regarding remixing and artwork, including slip covers created to cover the original artwork as it was deemed “too graphic”, Slayer’s next…
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In 2001, Faster Pussycat reformed with original members Downe (vocals), Muscat (guitar) and Steele (guitar), alongside Downe’s former Newlydeads bandmates Xristian Simon (guitar), Danny Nordahl (bass) and Chad Stewart (drums). Nordahl had also played in the Throbs , and Nordahl and Chad Stewart also both play in Motochrist.
The album became a worldwide success, reaching No.1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart in its debut week. Tool received their second Grammy Award for the best metal performance of 2001 for the song ” Schism “. During the band’s acceptance speech, Carey stated that he would like to…
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In 2001, the band once again returned to touring, playing with fellow metal bands Morbid Angel , Skrape , Slayer, and Static-X as part of the Extreme Steel Tour of North America.
Mechanized Warfare was released in 2001, before the band released a double album in 2003 that featured previously unreleased tracks as well as songs from their first LP. Decade of the Nail Spiked Bat came out in 2003, and featured re-recorded and remixed old material. In 2004, the band released…
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That year, Killing Is My Business… and Business Is Good! was remixed and remastered; the reissue featured modified artwork and several bonus tracks.
Brutal Planet was succeeded by the sonically similar and acclaimed sequel Dragontown (2001), which saw Bob Ezrin back as producer. The album has been described as leading the listener down “a nightmarish path into the mind of rock’s original conceptual storyteller” and by Cooper himself as being “the worst town…
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