Cadogan fired

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Two months after the album release, on January 26, 2000, it was announced that Cadogan had been fired after playing a show at the Sundance Film Festival . No reason for the termination was given at the time, just a message from Godtland that Jenkins, Salazar, and Hargreaves wished him well. Cadogan was replaced by Tony Fredianelli , who had briefly jammed with the band in 1993 in the band’s formative years, and had sometimes supported the band as a live keyboardist as well. The new lineup toured heavily in support of the album, including a North American tour through much of 2000, including the “Dragons and Astronauts” tour with Tonic . In June 2000, Cadogan filed a multi-million dollar federal lawsuit against Jenkins. Cadogan filed suit, alleging wrongful termination, adding that his production, recording, and songwriting royalties had been withheld since being kicked out of the band. The band pushed forward with touring in the meantime, continuing to play large venues, but felt pressure from the burgeoning teen pop and nu metal musical movements of the time, which they fell in between without being part of either. In this time period, Jenkins considered working with Limp Bizkit ‘s Fred Durst , doing some early work on collaborating on material for both of their respective bands, though none of this material ended up being released by either party.