In June 2002, Kozak left the band and was replaced by JR Manning of Caroline.
concerted work started in June 2002, with the sessions moving to Marrakesh , Morocco soon after, and then to Devon back in the UK.
The band then released the DVD The Morning View Sessions on May 28
which aired on May 3.
“Broken” (also from the self-titled album) served as the official theme song for WWE ‘s WWE Judgment Day pay-per-view in May 2002.
Meanwhile, 13 rough mixes of songs the band had created months previously were leaked to peer-to-peer filesharing networks in May 2002, under the names Civilian or the Civilian Project. According to Morello, the songs were unfinished and, in some cases, “weren’t even the same lyrics, guitar solos, performances of any…
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Durst held a nationwide audition for a new guitarist called “Put Your Guitar Where Your Mouth Is.” However, Mike Henderson, who was one of the guitarists who went for the audition, revealed that the event was nothing more than a publicity stunt. Durst had no intention to recruit a new…
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While the vast majority of the material for The New Normal had already been demoed by late 2003, with some songs first performed live as far back as May 2002, Cog did not have the kind of financial backing needed to record their album as they desired. However, after months…
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Following Alive or Just Breathing ‘ s release, the band expanded to a fivesome; Dutkiewicz moved to guitar and former Aftershock drummer Tom Gomes filled in the vacant drummer position. After Leach was married on April 20, 2002 and began touring again, he fell into a depression , which affected…
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After a decade of battling drug addiction, Layne Staley was found dead in his condominium on April 19, 2002.