Demon Hunter returned to the studio to record their second full-length release, Summer of Darkness , with McCaddon contributing, and again with Jesse drumming. Summer of Darkness hit stores on May 4, 2004, and was a modest success, propelling Demon Hunter into the secular scene, with the addition of the…
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Hetfield said in the 2004 documentary film Metallica: Some Kind of Monster that the band initially thought some of the songs on these albums were of average quality; these were “polished and reworked” until judged releasable.
On January 27, 2004, Elektra/Asylum/Rhino Records released Campfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure and Unknown Recordings , a two-CD set compilation, with 31 digitally remastered songs, four of them demos and one unreleased. The second disc contained B-sides and outtakes throughout the band’s career up to that point, including many covers.…
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The band followed The Satellite Years with 2004’s A Types , which had a more alternative rock sound and was a drastic stylistic departure from The Satellite Years – notably, Forrest’s vocals were almost exclusively clean singing. By the time of A Types’ release, Joshua Brigham was the only remaining…
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The resulting album, Contraband , was released on June 8, 2004. Helped by the success of the single ” Slither “, it debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 , selling over 250,000 copies in the first week. Contraband went on to sell four million copies worldwide, 2.9 million…
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In 2004, the band released their second LP entitled LP II , again on Adeline Records. The band was then noticed by Fat Wreck Chords in San Francisco , California and was shortly after signed with the label. The band released the song “Paranoia! Cha-Cha-Cha” for the compilation album Rock…
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Taking Back Sunday guitarist Eddie Reyes told New York Magazine in 2004 that he was dissatisfied with his band being considered second-place to Brand New in the Long Island rock scene.
In mid-2004, Kiss headlined the Rock the Nation 2004 World Tour, with Poison as the opening act.
After conflict with their record label, the band was dropped by Virgin Records in 2004. Jago’s conflicts came to a head in Scotland, when Jago and Hayes came to blows after a tense gig. Before long, Jago quit. As such, Jago did not take part in the sessions for the…
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The lead single for their fourth album, ” All Downhill from Here ” reached number eleven in the Rock Chart before Catalyst (2004) was released. The album peaked at a career-high number three on the Billboard 200, selling 146,000 copies in its first week. The heavier style of the record,…
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