When the band began writing material for the new album, they secluded themselves in the deserts around Palm Desert . The majority of the album was recorded at Skywalker Ranch . The band used three producers, Ron Saint Germain , Tim Palmer and Jim Scott , on the record, adding…
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Following Alive or Just Breathing ‘ s release, the band expanded to a fivesome; Dutkiewicz moved to guitar and former Aftershock drummer Tom Gomes filled in the vacant drummer position. After Leach was married on April 20, 2002 and began touring again, he fell into a depression , which affected…
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After a decade of battling drug addiction, Layne Staley was found dead in his condominium on April 19, 2002.
and the band returned to the recording studio on April 12, 2002. Hetfield was required to limit his work to four hours a day between noon and 4 pm, and to spend the rest of his time with his family.
The autopsy concluded that Staley died on April 5, two weeks before his body was found.
On April 2, 2002, the Opie and Anthony Show began airing songs from Untouchables . After playing a few songs, the broadcasters received a cease-and-desist letter from Sony Music Entertainment . Opie and Anthony said “The reason for the premature premiere was to infuriate a rival New York station, which…
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it was delayed in April 2002 when Stapp suffered a concussion and vertebrae damage after being involved in a car crash .
In April 2002, Love called The Howard Stern Show and said she had written nine songs with songwriter Linda Perry ,
Thayer again performed with the group in April 2002, when Kiss performed “Detroit Rock City” (with pre-recorded music and live vocals) for an appearance on Dick Clark’s American Bandstand 50th Anniversary show,
On March 19, 2002, the group, still unnamed, was confirmed for the seventh annual Ozzfest . A few days later, reports surfaced that the band had broken up before they had played for a public audience. Cornell’s manager confirmed that he had left the band, with no explanation given.