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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In April and May 2003, the band continued to promote the Hammered album in the States, and on the three dates Phil Campbell had to miss, his mother having died, Todd Youth stood in for him. Between late May and mid-July the band played seven dates at Summer Festivals in…
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On August 31, 2003, the band announced via their website that they had signed a deal with Reprise Records .
On 28 August 2003, Coldplay performed “The Scientist” at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City and won three awards.
Days later, AKG held the first edition of what would become an annual festival, the Nano-Mugen Fes. The event took place on August 11 at the Shinjuku LOFT.
On August 6, the band released their major-label debut single, ” Mirai no Kakera ” ( 未来の破片 ) , with their second single, ” Kimi to Iu Hana ” ( 君という花 ) , following shortly after.
The band’s second album Cast of Thousands was released in August 2003.
Adema’s second album, Unstable , was released by Arista in August 2003. It was produced by Howard Benson , whose credits also include producing albums with P.O.D. , Hoobastank , Cold and most famously, for his work with post hardcore band Saosin .
At the end of the tour support for Slow Motion Daydream in August 2003, Montoya and Eklund decided that it was time to move on, and departed the band to pursue other interests. The following summer, Everclear ended its relationship with Capitol Records . Capitol compiled a Greatest Hits album…
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Following the end of the Bounce Tour in August 2003, Bon Jovi embarked on a side project; originally intending to produce an album consisting of live acoustic performances, the band ended up rewriting, re-recording and reinventing 12 of their biggest hits in a new and much different light. Bon Jovi’s…
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