Adema signed to metal label Earache Records in Spring 2004 when its manager, Al Dawson, heard them at a show. Under their new label, the band gained more control over their direction than they had when signed with Arista. Adema lauded Earache for allowing “bands to express themselves creatively.”
Schwab comments in a 2004 interview regarding the number 86 in the band name: “The generation before us used that phrase to describe when they would reject or remove something…Project 86 is like the whole idea of being rejected, or separate, or not going along with the current.” The group…
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as well as on the soundtrack for 2004’s film The Punisher .
The band remained on hiatus until the summer of 2004 when they returned to headline Ozzfest 2004 and 2005.
Afterwards, in autumn 2004, the band played several acoustic shows to promote The Other Side , while at the same time continuing to open for Metallica.
Anselmo’s comment in a 2004 issue of Metal Hammer magazine, saying that Dimebag would “attack him” verbally and “deserves to be beaten severely”, typified Pantera’s internal conflicts; Anselmo insisted that this comment was tongue-in-cheek , and he was upset that the quote ended up on the cover of the magazine.
In 2004, Finger Eleven won the MuchMusic Video Award for Best Video for “One Thing” and performed the song on Live with Regis and Kelly and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno .
In 2004, Godsmack opened for Metallica ‘s ” Madly in Anger with the World tour “, and headlined the tour along with Dropbox.
After another tour in 2004, the band released Live At CBGB’s CD and DVD, and the reissue of the Crossover album, all on Beer City. The reissue of Crossover was delayed due to Cassidy’s illness.
In an MTV Headbanger’s Ball interview in January 2004, Vinnie Paul explained that they had not spoken to Anselmo in two years, and was cynical in response to Anselmo wishing the Abbott brothers success, citing Anselmo’s “sedated state.”