In 2002, AFI left Nitro Records. DreamWorks Records artists and repertoire executive Luke Wood signed them to the label following intense interest.
Bjelland played a number of shows in Europe in 2002 under the name Babes in Toyland with a new drummer and bassist from the British band Angelica ; however, Bjelland stopped using the name after Barbero and Herman raised legal issues.
Taking Back Sunday responded on 2002’s “There’s No ‘I’ in Team”, where Nolan and frontman Adam Lazzara alternate vocals and directly quote lyrics from “Seventy Times 7”.
In 2002, the band relocated to Austin, Texas , and the group’s final line-up included bassist Ben White and drummer Chris Pfeffer of Severed Head of State, Storm the Tower and Signal Lost.
The two bands toured together in 2002 and Lacey joined Taking Back Sunday on stage in Boulder, Colorado to perform “There’s No ‘I’ in Team”.
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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A 45-track box set of Nirvana rarities was scheduled for release in October 2001.
On 11 September 2001, the original line-up of the Saints came together for a one-off reunion when the writer Clinton Walker , a long-time friend and champion of the band, inducted them into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame.
In September 2001, Capdown released their second album, Pound for the Sound , receiving positive reviews from Kerrang! . The following year saw tours with Bad Religion and Hundred Reasons . Capdown was featured in the 2002 BBC documentary Brassic Beats about the British ska punk scene.
With guitarist Fadi El-Assad writing the bulk of the music and vocalist Mike Wiebe in charge of lyrics, The Gamblers released their debut self-titled album in September 2001 on Vile Beat Records with it being produced by Texas punk rocker Tim Kerr ( Big Boys , Lord High Fixers). They…
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