Fugazi went on what it has called an “indefinite hiatus” after the conclusion of its 2002 UK tour following three sold-out nights at the London Forum on November 2–4, 2002. The hiatus was brought on by the band members’ insistence on spending more time with their families and pursuing other…
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The name of the band was suggested by bass guitarist Mikey Way , younger brother of Gerard, who was working in a Barnes & Noble when he was struck by the title of a book by Irvine Welsh named Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance . The first recording sessions…
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They recorded their debut album, I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love , just three months after the formation of the band and released it in 2002 through Eyeball Records.
Desaparecidos went on hiatus at the end of 2002. With the continually increasing success of Bright Eyes, Oberst did not have the time to dedicate to the band. Oberst continued to record with Bright Eyes , while the other members of Desaparecidos went on to form other projects. Matt Baum…
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During the start of the New Year they parted ways with second guitarist Kerry Roberts (Kris Roberts’s brother) and found a suitable replacement in Darran Smith (ex-Tripcage). The band recorded four tracks at Mighty Atom Studios for a proposed self-financed EP with another Welsh band From This Moment On .…
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In 2002, Jared Allen decided to leave the band, and Matt Fletcher moved on to bass. The band recorded a second full-length That Within Blood Ill-Tempered , released on May 20, 2003. The album peaked at number 39 on the Billboard Top Independent albums chart, without any video or radio…
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Local H signed with Palm Pictures to release their fourth album, Here Comes the Zoo , in 2002.
As Friends Rust then reunited with Strike Anywhere for a five-week European and British tour from late October to early December 2001, supported by Planes Mistaken for Stars during the first leg and Durango 95 for most of the European shows. In promotion of these shows, British record label Golf…
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In 2001, the band entered the studio in secret with Ross Robinson and began recording their follow-up album Worship and Tribute , which would see release the following year. The album was engineered and mixed by Mike Fraser . They left Roadrunner in December 2001 and shopped the album to…
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In an interview conducted shortly after Moyal’s departure, Rankine revealed that frictions with the vocalist had become increasingly problematic, especially since the band’s European and British tour from October–December 2001. Rankine voiced that Moyal’s attitude had been negative and holding back the band from progressing in a natural direction, and…
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