In November 2003, Guano Apes released the album Live
The Abbott brothers officially disbanded Pantera in November 2003
The recording sessions for the new material, with Vinnie Colaiuta on drums, began in October 2003
Breaking Benjamin returned to the studio in October 2003 with producer David Bendeth for their second album We Are Not Alone .
Meteora continued the success from the band’s debut. The album sold more than 800,000 copies during its first week, and it ranked as the best-selling album on the Billboard charts at the time. The album’s singles, including ” Somewhere I Belong “, ” Breaking the Habit “, ” Faint “,…
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Results May Vary was released on September 23, 2003, and received largely unfavorable reviews. AllMusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine panned the album, writing, “the music has no melody, hooks, or energy, [and] all attention is focused on the clown jumping up and down and screaming in front, and long before…
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During the Dance of Death Tour 2003–04 , which began in September 2003, Iron Maiden played 53 shows across Europe, North America, Latin America and Japan. The band’s performance at Westfalenhalle , in Dortmund, Germany, was recorded and released in August 2005 as a live album and DVD entitled Death…
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In April and May 2003, the band continued to promote the Hammered album in the States, and on the three dates Phil Campbell had to miss, his mother having died, Todd Youth stood in for him. Between late May and mid-July the band played seven dates at Summer Festivals in…
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In the following year, along with the release of a third full-length album, Kisō , Dir En Grey gave their first performances abroad, touring China, Taiwan, and South Korea. Back in Japan, the last dates of the lengthy Rettou Gekishin Angya tour were already in support for the band’s second…
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In August 2003, drummer Stefan Finauer left the band to go to university. He was replaced by Fabian Fab Füß.