a second compilation, titled Greatest Hits in 2001
Thayil contributed guitar tracks to Steve Fisk ‘s 2001 album, 999 Levels of Undo
After Return of Saturn , the band returned to recording in January 2001. During this time, it contributed a cover version of Donna Summer ‘s ” Love to Love You Baby ” for the Zoolander soundtrack and recorded a song with Kelis for her album Wanderland . Stefani made high-profile…
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Their tours with heavy metal bands such as Slayer , Deftones , Entombed and Napalm Death influenced their music and brought them to the attention of many non-hardcore fans. These influences were apparent on the band’s next two releases. Prior to the release of their next album Hatebreed recorded a…
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Over the course of the five album releases (‘Q2K’, ‘Tribe’, ‘Operation: Mindcrime II’, ‘American Soldier’ and ‘Dedicated To Chaos’) after DeGarmo left, the band had gone through three rhythm guitarists, five record companies and four management firms. Q-Prime had taken over management duties before ‘Operation: Mindcrime’; they were eventually replaced…
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John McKnight left the band in 2001, and the group continued as a five-piece.
This period also saw Copeland compose the soundtrack for Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare (2001), his only video game soundtrack outside of the Spyro franchise to date.
During the summer of 2001, the band released its fifth album, Shangri-La Dee Da , which produced one modest rock radio hit in ” Days of the Week “. Despite promotion of the album by going on tour with Linkin Park on the Family Values Tour , Shangri-La Dee Da…
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The Argument was released by Dischord Records on October 16, 2001, along with the EP Furniture . Arion Berger of Rolling Stone called the album “bracing” and “intellectual” and Chris True of AllMusic “spine-tingling and ear-shattering all at once”, writing, “the band has raised the bar for themselves and others…
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Steele left the band halfway through the 2001 headlining reunion tour.