Flowers responded to an ad that Dave Keuning had placed in the Las Vegas Weekly in late 2001, whereupon they became the Killers. After several short-lived bassists and drummers, Flowers and Keuning were joined by bassist Mark Stoermer and drummer Ronnie Vannucci , and the line-up became official in August…
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Dave Grohl , Foo Fighters frontman and former Nirvana drummer, joined in late 2001 to record drums for the band’s third album, Songs for the Deaf . It was released in August 2002 and again featured Lanegan. The final track on the album, “Mosquito Song”, featured former A Perfect Circle…
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In August 2002, Seether launched their first official album, Disclaimer , which earned the band three singles: ” Fine Again “, “Driven Under”, and ” Gasoline “, in which only the first managed significant success. “Fine Again” was also included in the video games Madden NFL 2003 in 2002 and…
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About August 2002, the band Anatomy of a Ghost was formed by John Gourley, Joe Simon, Dewey Halpaus, Nick Simon, and Zach Carothers. Gourley fronted the band having had no previous singing experience. Anatomy of A Ghost quickly gained popularity, but before long the group broke up. Portugal. The Man…
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The album achieved platinum status on July 17, 2002, selling over 1.3 million copies in the US
The band started 2002 by ending the Just Push Play tour, and simultaneously recording segments for their Behind the Music special on VH1 , which not only chronicled the band’s history but also the band’s current activities and touring. The special was one of the few Behind the Music s…
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Blood and Aphorisms was released in July 2002, at local venue Backstreet Blues.
On June 11, 2002, Korn re-emerged into the media with their fifth album Untouchables . It debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 with 434,000 in sales. The band has blamed music piracy for the drop in sales, as an unmastered version of the album had leaked three months…
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playing the Weenie Roast on June 8 for KROQ
The ceremony was one of Dee Dee’s last public appearances, as he was found dead on June 5, 2002, from a heroin overdose .