heavy metal

2001
Marilyn Manson (band) Tainted Love cover released

Earlier in 2001, the band released a cover of Gloria Jones ‘s ” Tainted Love ” on the soundtrack to Not Another Teen Movie .

System of a Down tour with Slipknot

In 2001, the band went on tour with Slipknot throughout the United States.

Raven (British band) The band recorded and toured until 2001, when a wall collapsed on

The band recorded and toured until 2001, when a wall collapsed on guitarist Mark Gallagher, crushing his legs. Raven went on hiatus for nearly four years, from 2001 to 2004, while the guitarist rehabilitated. A number of shows were played in 2004 with Mark in the North East of the…
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Alice in Chains opening act

Between 2001 and 2002, Comes with the Fall was both the opening act on Cantrell’s tour for his second solo album, Degradation Trip , and also his backing band, with DuVall singing Staley’s parts at the concerts.

Trivium (band) played at a fundraiser

In 2001, the band played at a fundraiser for Chuck Schuldiner .

System of a Down Pledge of Allegiance Tour

System of a Down and Slipknot went on the Pledge of Allegiance Tour together with Rammstein in 2001.

Ratt In 2001, former guitarist Robbin Crosby publicly announced that he

In 2001, former guitarist Robbin Crosby publicly announced that he was HIV -positive. He died on June 6, 2002, from a heroin overdose. He was 42 years old.

Anthem (band) Later, Hirotsugu Homma (who had played together with Shibata in

Later, Hirotsugu Homma (who had played together with Shibata in Loudness ) replaced Takamasa Oouchi on drums and Eizo Sakamoto returned to the vocals. In 2001, they released Seven Hills . In 2002 came Overload , which is considered by most critics to be much more aggressive than Seven Hills…
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Trivium (band) parted ways with its bassist

In mid-2001, Trivium parted ways with its bassist.

Pentagram (band) In 2001, Relapse Records issued First Daze Here (The Vintage

In 2001, Relapse Records issued First Daze Here (The Vintage Collection) , a compilation consisting of unreleased material from the 1970s. In 2002, Peaceville Records released a compilation of songs from the first three albums titled Turn to Stone . Peaceville re-released the band’s first three albums on CD in…
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