The royalties Mercer earned from the commercial allowed him to purchase a home and relocate to Portland , Oregon , where the group built a basement studio and recorded their second album, Chutes Too Narrow (2003). During this period, the group replaced Langford on bass with Dave Hernandez (from Scared…
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He left the band in October 2003 to pursue a solo career.
The recording sessions for the new material, with Vinnie Colaiuta on drums, began in October 2003
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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Muse’s third album, Absolution , produced by Rich Costey , Paul Reeve and John Cornfield was released on 15 September 2003. It debuted at number one in the UK and produced Muse’s first top-ten hit, ” Time Is Running Out “, and three top-twenty hits: ” Hysteria “, ” Sing…
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In the following year, along with the release of a third full-length album, KisÅ , 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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Jet entered the Sunset Sound Studios , Los Angeles with Dave Sardy producing their debut album Get Born (September 2003). Sardy had produced work for Marilyn Manson and the Dandy Warhols . The Australian quartet used Billy Preston on keyboards for two tracks. Get Born ‘ s title references a…
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2003 saw the release of their fourth album, titled You Gotta Go There to Come Back . In September 2003, drummer Stuart Cable was sacked. According to reports, it was because of his lack of commitment to the band. Cable, at the time, presented a TV show called “Cable TV”…
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In September 2003, Suede played five nights at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London, dedicating each night to one of their five albums and performing an entire album per night in chronological order, with B-sides and rarities as encores. In October 2003, Suede released a second compilation album, Singles…
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Rise Against’s extensive touring schedule helped to establish an early fanbase, and attracted the attention of major record labels, including DreamWorks Records . The general consensus among Fat Wreck Chords musicians was that major record labels sacrifice musical integrity in exchange for commercial profit. Rise Against held the same belief,…
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