metal

2005
Motörhead On 20 September, a compilation containing the band’s appearances on

On 20 September, a compilation containing the band’s appearances on BBC Radio 1 and a concert recording from Paris Theatre, London, was released as BBC Live & In-Session . In October, the band toured Europe with Mondo Generator before returning to Britain to tour with In Flames and Girlschool in…
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Katatonia recording the album

spent six months of 2005 in the studio recording the album

Killswitch Engage nominated for Best Metal Performance

and in 2005 the song was nominated for Best Metal Performance for the 47th Grammy Awards .

Manilla Road The success the re-emerging band was enjoying however was not enough

The success the re-emerging band was enjoying however was not enough to prevent yet another round of lineup changes, with drummer Scott Peters and bassist Mark Anderson both leaving and getting replaced by Cory Christner at the drums and Harvey Patrick returning to the fold at the bass. Under this…
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Megadeth Gigantour

In mid-2005, Mustaine organized an annual thrash metal festival tour, Gigantour . Megadeth headlined the inaugural tour with acts such as Dream Theater , Nevermore , Anthrax and Fear Factory. Performances at the Montreal and Vancouver shows were filmed and recorded for a live DVD-and-CD set released in the second…
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Limp Bizkit The band recorded their seventh studio album, Stampede of the Disco

The band recorded their seventh studio album, Stampede of the Disco Elephants with producer Ross Robinson, who also produced the band’s debut album Three Dollar Bill, Yall and the 2005 EP The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1) .

Dead By Sunrise formed in 2005 during Linkin Park’s break after the

Dead By Sunrise formed in 2005 during Linkin Park’s break after the Meteora album cycle ended in September of 2004. According to Bennington, “I came up with a few songs that felt and sounded really good, but I knew they weren’t right stylistically for Linkin Park . They were darker…
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Project 86 In Spring 2005, Project 86 reunited with Drawing Black Lines producer

In Spring 2005, Project 86 reunited with Drawing Black Lines producer Garth Richardson to record their fifth album, …And the Rest Will Follow . After spending several days recording demos, the band flew to Vancouver , British Columbia , to record at The Farm Studios Compound. The band filmed the…
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Riot V Riot with Tirelli toured the United States for most of 2005 and made

Riot with Tirelli toured the United States for most of 2005 and made an appearance in Japan in both 2006 and 2007 and undertook a tour of Spain in 2007.

Dead by Sunrise On September 10th, 2005, Snow White Tan performed Let Down

On September 10th, 2005, Snow White Tan performed Let Down acoustically on national television for ReAct Now , a benefit concert series for Hurricane Katrina relief. The band also planned on performing at the Taste The Music Festival in Arizona in November of 2005 and were going to perform 3…
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