and the band returned to the recording studio on April 12, 2002. Hetfield was required to limit his work to four hours a day between noon and 4 pm, and to spend the rest of his time with his family.
The autopsy concluded that Staley died on April 5, two weeks before his body was found.
On April 2, 2002, the Opie and Anthony Show began airing songs from Untouchables . After playing a few songs, the broadcasters received a cease-and-desist letter from Sony Music Entertainment . Opie and Anthony said “The reason for the premature premiere was to infuriate a rival New York station, which…
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In April 2002, a DVD of some of Motörhead’s performances from the 1970s and 1980s along with some stock footage of the band was released as The Best of Motörhead . Two weeks earlier, the Hammered album was released and supported by the “Hammered” tour, which kicked off in the…
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2002 marked the 15th anniversary of the band’s debut. In March, they released the five-disc Picture Product home video, which includes interviews with the members, every music video they made, and a documentary on the band, and in September all of their Victor albums were remastered and re-released. March 6,…
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it was delayed in April 2002 when Stapp suffered a concussion and vertebrae damage after being involved in a car crash .
In April 2002, Love called The Howard Stern Show and said she had written nine songs with songwriter Linda Perry ,
In April and May 2002 the band embarked on a low-key UK tour, which was initially planned to be secret and promoted under the pseudonym The Masons. The band played short ten song sets on the tour, one half old songs and the other half new songs set to appear…
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Thayer again performed with the group in April 2002, when Kiss performed “Detroit Rock City” (with pre-recorded music and live vocals) for an appearance on Dick Clark’s American Bandstand 50th Anniversary show,
On March 19, 2002, the group, still unnamed, was confirmed for the seventh annual Ozzfest . A few days later, reports surfaced that the band had broken up before they had played for a public audience. Cornell’s manager confirmed that he had left the band, with no explanation given.