The band recorded their seventh studio album, Stampede of the Disco Elephants with producer Ross Robinson, who also produced the band’s debut album Three Dollar Bill, Yall and the 2005 EP The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1) .
Bowling for Soup Goes to the Movies , a compilation album of cover songs and contributions to movie soundtracks, was released by the band in 2005. Later that year, Reddick and Burney made several appearances on VH1 ‘s I Love the ’90s: Part Deux . Bowling for Soup appeared briefly…
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In the Aeroplane Over the Sea ‘s critical standing rose tremendously in the years after its release, which Winkie attributes to the cult following. Domino Recording Company released a reissue in 2005, which was awarded a perfect 10/10 score by Mark Richardson of Pitchfork . Richardson wrote: “It’s a record…
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Later in 2005, the band was signed to Victory Records . Their second album and debut for Victory Records titled Nightmare Anatomy , was released October 4, 2005. The album peaked at number 196 on the Billboard 200, number 9 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart, and number 16 on the…
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In 2005, longtime guitarist Rick Hunolt left the band to focus on his family, and was replaced by Heathen guitarist Lee Altus . Tom Hunting also took leave of the band following a re-occurrence of the nervous problems that led to his initial departure in 1989. Hunting was replaced with…
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In late 2005, drummer Hummel filed a federal lawsuit against Breaking Benjamin. According to the lawsuit, Hummel requested earlier that year to take a paternity leave to be with his wife during the birth of their first child, to which all members of the band agreed and hired Kevin Soffera…
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In mid-2005, Mustaine organized an annual thrash metal festival tour, Gigantour . Megadeth headlined the inaugural tour with acts such as Dream Theater , Nevermore , Anthrax and Fear Factory. Performances at the Montreal and Vancouver shows were filmed and recorded for a live DVD-and-CD set released in the second…
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The band released the self-titled album, Dishwalla , through Orphanage Records on March 15, 2005. Dishwalla went on a short tour throughout the summer of 2005, and the final shows took place in July of that year. It was ultimately the last album and tour with original vocalist Richards.
The band released their second studio album, Us and Them , on October 4, 2005. The album debuted higher than Leave a Whisper on the Billboard 200 chart, peaking at number 23 versus Leave a Whisper’ s number 53 peak, but the album ultimately sold less than its predecessor. Despite…
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After the release of their demo and in between touring, the band started working on their next release, a self titled EP . It was released on May 16, 2005, on State of Mind Records. Later that year, the band caught the attention of hardcore punk record label Trustkill Records…
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