The band’s second studio album, Away from the Sun , was released on November 30, 2002, and peaked at number eight on the charts. The album produced the singles ” When I’m Gone “, ” Here Without You “, and ” The Road I’m On “. Away from the Sun…
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The band had a follow-up album ready to release, but Squint Entertainment started to fall apart, leaving the band in limbo for several years. Finally, Squint Entertainment folded, and the album, Divine Discontent , was released in 2002.
In 2002, Goolsby also played bass for The Undead , the notable horror punk band featuring ex-Misfit Bobby Steele .
2002’s The Young and the Hopeless sold 4.9 million copies and thrust the band into mainstream popularity. The band’s breakthrough single, titled ” Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous “, topped both pop and rock charts around the globe. Singles that were released from the album include ” The Anthem…
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Morning View was the 40th-best-selling album of 2002.
Hetfield left rehab on December 4, 2001,
On December 4, 2001, Kiss was one of the honorees at the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (“The Recording Academy”) Heroes Award ceremony, at the NARAS New York Chapter. NARAS has 12 chapters throughout the United States, hence 12 ceremonies throughout the year, with the honorees each being…
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High school friends Dan Nigro (lead vocals & guitars), Saen Fitzgerald (guitar, keyboards, & percussion), Brian Fortune (guitars & keyboards) and Cliff Sarcona (drums & percussion) founded the band in December 2001 as they were looking to continue the momentum of a previous project, a group called SundazE. Nigro and…
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In 2001, the band entered the studio in secret with Ross Robinson and began recording their follow-up album Worship and Tribute , which would see release the following year. The album was engineered and mixed by Mike Fraser . They left Roadrunner in December 2001 and shopped the album to…
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Down Here was released on April 18, 2000. The album received generally positive reviews, but struggled to find an audience in a musical climate dominated by nu metal , and experienced virtually no radio airplay. The album and its only single, “Behind Every Good Woman” failed to appear on any…
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