Exhausted from months of touring in late summer 2004, the band decided to take a temporary break. During his time off, McMahon laid down piano and vocal tracks for a song on Hidden in Plain View ‘s Life in Dreaming and two songs on Tommy Lee ‘s Tommyland: The Ride…
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For most of its history, the band chose to stay away from the political realm. However, in 2004, upon learning that George W. Bush ‘s presidential campaign was using “Times Like These” at rallies, Grohl decided to lend his public support to John Kerry ‘s campaign, saying, “There’s no way…
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Seattle guitarist Andrew McKeag joined the Presidents in late 2004 as an occasional live-performance stand-in for Dederer, who had expressed an interest in spending more time with his family. In late 2007, McKeag started touring full-time with the band and later replaced Dederer.
Gourley and Carothers teamed with Wesley Hubbard, Nick Klein (former guitar tech for Anatomy of a Ghost) and Harvey Tumbleson forming the band, Portugal. The Man. They left Wasilla and went to Portland with the intent to record and tour. The band recorded demos in the summer of 2004, and…
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The band self-released an EP titled Halos for Heros, Dirt for the Dead in 2004, which was sold at their live shows.
In an MTV Headbanger’s Ball interview in January 2004, Vinnie Paul explained that they had not spoken to Anselmo in two years, and was cynical in response to Anselmo wishing the Abbott brothers success, citing Anselmo’s “sedated state.”
The band’s third album, Emotive , was released on November 2, 2004 – the actual U.S. Presidential Election Day. However, the album received a much more polarizing reception than the prior two albums, with some critics and fans not appreciating the band’s move into more political content, or the radical…
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After lengthy touring in support of Bleed American , the band regrouped to work on the follow-up in early 2004. Once again, the band joined up with Trombino, but the collaboration was short lived. As the sessions began, the band decided that they did not have enough material for a…
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In early 2004, Anthrax released The Greater of Two Evils , a “live in the studio” re-recording of the earlier work with the band’s then-current lineup. Bassist Frank Bello announced shortly afterwards that he was leaving the band to join Helmet , and was replaced by Fates Warning and Armored…
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Talk of a reunion of Great White began in a 2004 interview, where Jack Russell told Metal Express Radio: “I spoke with Michael [Lardie], we threw that around a bit, and thought that sounds like a cool idea, it’d be fun. I’m pretty positive it’s gonna happen… probably next year…
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