In August 2003, Hamilton began working on a new musical project with Chris Traynor and drummer John Tempesta (formerly of Testament and White Zombie ). Around this time, Interscope Records announced the release of the greatest hits compilation Unsung: The Best of Helmet (1991 – 1997) (2004), sparking speculation about…
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In 2003, Underoath supported the album’s release with their first inclusion on Warped Tour , however their participation in the tour came to an end when Taylor (under controversial conditions) was asked to leave the band. Dudley explained at that time that Taylor could no longer tour with Underoath for…
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After playing together for only three weeks, Ludo recorded and released their self-titled debut album in August 2003 on their own indie label, Redbird Records . The album included several songs written and performed by Volpe’s former band, Karate Lunchbox. Ludo’s first show as a full band was at a…
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The band also appeared in August of that same year at the Wacken Open Air festival. Footage from that show was filmed for a DVD release, which featured former Violent Apathy and Spite member, Tom Fuller.
Following the end of the Bounce Tour in August 2003, Bon Jovi embarked on a side project; originally intending to produce an album consisting of live acoustic performances, the band ended up rewriting, re-recording and reinventing 12 of their biggest hits in a new and much different light. Bon Jovi’s…
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History for Sale was then re-released on Universal Republic in August 2003.
By August 2003, the album had sold over 2 million copies,
Recording was disrupted for a month when Dan Estrin was injured in a minibike accident in August.
Adema’s second album, Unstable , was released by Arista in August 2003. It was produced by Howard Benson , whose credits also include producing albums with P.O.D. , Hoobastank , Cold and most famously, for his work with post hardcore band Saosin .
At the end of the tour support for Slow Motion Daydream in August 2003, Montoya and Eklund decided that it was time to move on, and departed the band to pursue other interests. The following summer, Everclear ended its relationship with Capitol Records . Capitol compiled a Greatest Hits album…
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