United States

2004
Good Charlotte joint single released

“Hold On” and “The Young & the Hopeless” were released as a joint single on January 13.

Humble Gods released their third album

and later released their third album, Born Free on January 6, 2004, on Suburban Noize Records .

Twisted Sister’s “I Wanna Rock” was featured in the game Guitar Hero

Twisted Sister’s “I Wanna Rock” was featured in the game Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s as a playable song (instead of being a cover like several songs featured in the game, it was the version from the 2004 remake of the group’s classic album Stay Hungry , titled Still…
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Gnarls Barkley What You Sittin’ On?

prior to the release of that album they collaborated on the songs “What You Sittin’ On?” for Lex Records in 2004

Band of Horses Ben Bridwell (vocals, guitar) formed Band of Horses, who were briefly

Ben Bridwell (vocals, guitar) formed Band of Horses, who were briefly known simply as Horses, in 2004 after the break-up of his previous band, Carissa’s Wierd , along with bassist Chris Early and drummer Tim Meinig. They were soon joined by former Carissa’s Wierd bandleader Mat Brooke (guitar, vocals). The…
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Matthew Sweet released Living Things

In 2004, he released Living Things , an acoustic album mainly consisted of material he wrote while recording with The Thorns.

Big Boys (band) Total Sound Group Direct Action Committee

Tim Kerr went on to play with many bands, including Poison 13 , Bad Mutha Goose, Monkeywrench, Jack O Fire, Lord High Fixers and, in 2004, the Total Sound Group Direct Action Committee .

Counting Crows In 2004, the band’s ” Accidentally in Love ” song appeared on the

In 2004, the band’s ” Accidentally in Love ” song appeared on the soundtrack of the animated film Shrek 2 . At the 77th Academy Awards , the song was nominated for Best Original Song , but lost to ” Al otro lado del río ” from The Motorcycle Diaries…
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Metallica Ulrich was rushed to the hospital

Before the band’s set at the 2004 Download Festival , Ulrich was rushed to the hospital after having an anxiety seizure and was unable to perform. Hetfield searched for last-minute volunteers to replace Ulrich. Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo and Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison volunteered. Lombardo performed “Battery” and “The Four…
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Circa Survive left the band Saosin

Vocalist Anthony Green left the band Saosin in 2004, later noting “the big thing was that I was just scared. I was scared of committing”. Green returned to his hometown of Philadelphia and met up with his friend Colin Frangicetto, and they decided to begin recording and recruiting. Thus, Circa…
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