the tour to support Paper Scissors Stone was cancelled at the start of August.
In August, Chad posted on the band’s official website to inform fans that the band had abandoned plans for an EP and were now halfway through recording their fourth album, which would be “harder” than Little Kix and that they planned to release a single in December. The band’s aim…
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Comfort Eagle itself was released on July 24, 2001, to good reviews; Michael D. Clark of The Houston Chronicle described it as “Cake at its best”, while a reviewer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution stated that the album’s songs were “among the best of the band’s career”, praising McCrea for widening…
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On July 19, 2001, before preparations to enter the recording studio, Hetfield entered rehab to treat his “alcoholism and other addictions”. All recording plans were put on hold and the band’s future was in doubt.
ended on 8 July 2001.
Their album Real was re-released as a Super Audio CD on July 4, 2001.
The greater resources afforded them by Epic were apparent in their first album for the label, Rings Around the World , an album that recaptured the cohesive, experimental feel of Guerrilla but more song-driven and sonically expansive. It is cited by many critics and fans alike as their most polished…
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In July 2001, Feeder’s EP Swim was re-released with extra tracks, being a selection of b-sides from their earlier singles, alongside the videos for the Polythene singles ” Crash ” and ” Cement “. Overall unit sales for Swim stand at 40,000 as of February 2005.
The finished album was titled Bleed American . Joining with Gersh’s new management company, GAS Entertainment, the band scouted for a new label. The band eventually signed with DreamWorks Records . The completed album was released in July 2001, which included a vinyl edition through the now-defunct Grand Royal label,…
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The show at the Olympiastadion in Munich , Germany, on 14 June was filmed for Stiff Upper Lip Live