metal

2002
Katatonia entered the studio

by October 2002, they had entered the studio to begin formal recording sessions.

Metallica bankruptcy judge decision

On September 3, 2002, an American bankruptcy judge blocked the sale of Napster to Bertelsmann and forced Napster to liquidate its assets, according to Chapter 7 of the U.S. bankruptcy laws.

Quiet Riot In September 2002, the band teamed up with director Jack Edward

In September 2002, the band teamed up with director Jack Edward Sawyers to shoot a concert video at the Key Club in Los Angeles. The live DVD, Live in the 21st Century , was released November 11, 2003. Quiet Riot officially broke up again in September 2003.

Project 86 Truthless Heroes was released in September 2002 and peaked at No. 146

Truthless Heroes was released in September 2002 and peaked at No. 146 on the Billboard 200 . Their first and only single, “Hollow Again”, peaked at No. 35 on Mainstream Rock Tracks . Atlantic refused to release the second single because they claimed the lyrics conflicted with the Iraq War…
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Breaking Benjamin first full-length major-label record

Shortly afterward, Breaking Benjamin began recording their first full-length major-label record, Saturate , which was released on August 27, 2002, and produced by Ulrich Wild .

Stormwitch After some changes in lineup once again and an eventual breakup in

After some changes in lineup once again and an eventual breakup in 1996, Andy Mück, the only member from the original lineup, and Martin Winkler, wrote the song “Dance with the Witches” in 2002, and with a new lineup and the help of Nuclear Blast Records , Stormwitch regrouped once…
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Kiss (band) That ’70s Kiss Show

The episode, “That ’70s Kiss Show”, aired in August 2002.

Deftones Album achieved platinum status

The album achieved platinum status on July 17, 2002, selling over 1.3 million copies in the US

Korn Untouchables

On June 11, 2002, Korn re-emerged into the media with their fifth album Untouchables . It debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 with 434,000 in sales. The band has blamed music piracy for the drop in sales, as an unmastered version of the album had leaked three months…
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Metallica Chapter 11 filing

On June 3, 2002, Napster filed for Chapter 11 protection under U.S. bankruptcy laws.