The band played Ozzfest in 2000 again as they had in 1999.
In 2000, the band planned to support the Beastie Boys on the “Rhyme and Reason” tour, but the tour was cancelled when the Beastie Boys drummer, Mike D , suffered a serious injury.
In 2000, Eels released Daisies of the Galaxy . The album, which was recorded almost entirely in E’s basement, is lighter and more upbeat than its predecessor. Everett noted, “if Electro-Shock Blues was the phone call in the middle of the night that the world doesn’t want to answer, then…
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The Get Up Kids toured nonstop for almost three years in promotion of the record. As well as touring Europe, Japan, and Australia, they shared bills with acts such as Green Day , the Anniversary , Hot Rod Circuit , Jebediah , Weezer and Ozma . Their 2000 tour with…
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… Korn III: Remember Who You Are isn’t a numbering device, it signifies an opening of another phase in Korn’s career. Somehow, the band has bypassed a Korn II altogether in their discography, but it’s commonly acknowledged that the tail-end of the 2000s found the group floundering a bit, going…
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In 2000, DMB set up their own recording studio at a large countryside home outside Charlottesville. With longtime producer Lillywhite at the helm, the band began work on a fourth studio album. The songs were heavily influenced by personal conflicts, notably the death of Matthews’s uncle from alcoholism.
Due to disappointing sales, and large record label mergers, the band was dropped from their contract in 2000.
Marvelous 3 was formed by lead singer/guitarist Butch Walker , bass guitarist Jayce Fincher, and drummer Doug Mitchell (a.k.a. Mitch “Slug” McLee). All three band members had played together previously in glam outfit SouthGang , Floyds Funk Revival, and The Floyds , before reemerging as Marvelous 3 in 1997 when…
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In 2000, Anti-Flag was invited to participate in Vans Warped Tour . During this time, the members of Anti-Flag met NOFX ‘s Fat Mike , owner of the Fat Wreck Chords record label. This meeting built a friendship between them that would lead to Anti-Flag releasing two albums under Fat…
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Nick Taylor quit the group, and was replaced by Warren’s brother, Bill Ham, while Randy Reader was replaced by Matt Betton. An album, later titled Unspoken Words , was recorded, but Capitol rejected the material due to the group’s waning popularity, and the recordings would go unreleased until 2000 when…
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