In April 2005, COC released In the Arms of God to much critical acclaim. The album performed much better than their previous effort, debuting at No. 108 on the Billboard 200 and even topping the Heatseekers chart. This was achieved without even one radio hit from the album. A video…
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On August 8, 2004, DMB was at the center of a controversy when about 800 pounds of human waste was dumped from Tinsley’s tour bus through the grate in the Kinzie Street Bridge in Chicago and onto passengers aboard a sightseeing boat on the Chicago River below. On March 9,…
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In April 2005, Barker invited his friend Carol Heller to provide vocals on a track.
In early April, a music video was filmed for “We Believe” with director Sam Erickson at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
Hoppus and Barker began laying down new ideas. Recording in Barker’s basement and Hoppus’ dining room, by necessity everything was electronic, with the two musicians experimenting with electronic drums , samples , keyboards and direct computer recordings . While away on a trip in April 2005, Hoppus participated in an…
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A reunion concert featuring all five members of the original lineup (Jim Rutledge, Lee Pickens, Ed Grundy, Nick Taylor, and Stevie Hill), plus Chris Taylor (Nick’s son) in place of drummer Rick Cobb III from the classic six-member lineup, was held on March 12, 2005, in Fort Worth, for the…
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A music video for the song ” The Hand That Feeds ” premiered on the Nine Inch Nails official website in March 2005. Reznor released the source files for it in GarageBand format a month later, allowing fans to remix the song. He similarly released files for the album’s second…
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In March 2005, Underoath participated in the inaugural Taste of Chaos tour, and shortly after, embarked on their first headlining tour. The band premiered two brand-new songs during the length of the tour. They played a part of the Warped Tour, but declined to perform for the entirety of the…
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Showoff was formed in 1997 in Villa Park, Illinois . The band consisted of Chris Envy, Daniel Castady (drums), Graham Jordan (guitar), and Dave Envy (a.k.a. Dave Hyde) (bass). In 1998, Showoff signed with Maverick Records while it was owned by Madonna . Their self-titled debut album was released the…
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In March 2005, Brewer was fired from the band after a physical altercation on stage with Russo during a performance at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California . Describing Brewer as irreplaceable, Russo and the other band members chose not to replace him and continued on as a 4-piece.…
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