In 2001, Throwdown was scheduled to release a split 7-inch vinyl with Poison the Well through Surprise Attack Records . Instead, the band released their second studio album, You Don’t Have to Be Blood to Be Family . Not long afterward, Jackson left the band, who, lacking a permanent replacement,…
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After a long tour, their album Monogamy was released by the indie record label Oh My Sweet Records. The record could only be purchased through the internet or during live shows. Monogamy was noticed by Island Records , which offered the band a recording deal. Some of the songs on…
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Suicidal Tendencies featured a new song on the Friends & Family, Vol. 2 compilation in 2001; after then, the band fell silent again.
Evanescence were having their demos mastered at Ardent Studios in Memphis, where a producer heard it and played the demos to his friend at Wind-up Records , head of A&R Diana Meltzer . Meltzer said what made her want to sign them was Lee’s voice, lyrics and their gothic sound.…
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Deftones began work on their fourth album under the working title Lovers . Regarding the album’s direction, Cheng commented, “We’ve proven that we can musically go in any direction we want, and we want to get kind of heavy on this one”. Moreno underwent vocal training as a precaution after…
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After it became the number one requested track on the station, Fabbri financed the recording of the group’s eponymous EP , which sold all 2,000 copies that were printed in 2001.
Wackerman (who had just joined Bad Religion ) had left Suicidal Tendencies by 2001 while the band was on tour. Greg Saenz joined the band before Ron Bruner took over drum duties, and Josh Paul also left the following year but was replaced by Ron Bruner’s brother Steve . The…
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In 2001, Koch Records released a tribute album under the name Twisted Forever: A Tribute To The Legendary Twisted Sister . The album featured a wide range of artists and bands who had been influenced by Twisted Sister, including Lit , Motörhead , Chuck D , Anthrax , Overkill ,…
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in 2001, Farhi received an email from a Jordanian fan who sent him a video of himself revealing a tattoo of the Orphaned Land logo on his arm.
Less than a month after the events of the September 11, 2001 attacks , Jackyl recorded and released “Open Invitation”, which received wide airplay and featured lyrics that included, “I hate you bin Laden ” and “You’ve got an open invitation to kiss our ass.” The song mixed in clips…
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