Kittie

 Today in 2002 Kittie released the EP Safe

London, Ontario, Canada Heavy metal, nu metal, death metal
Status:Active
Years active:1996–present
Though still a young band, Kittie has already been through a lot in its short career. Inevitably their gender was, and in many cases still is, the focal point of the band, as all-female bands are rare in metal in general and particularly so for nu-metal. Really, the concept of women playing metal should no longer be considered a novelty, and so when judging the band on musical merits, the fact is they are a pretty good heavy nu-metal band, though one that hasn't yet found its own sound. Lineup instability has been an issue (two new recruits to join the Lander sisters core may resolve this), and they've also been at odds with their record label, which also has been resolved as they are no longer on Artemis. It remains to be seen if they can step it up to the next level.
Artemis
Morgan Lander: vocals & guitars
Fallon Bowman: guitars & vocals
Tanya Candler: bass
Mercedes Lander: drums
1. Safe (KMFDM Inc. remix) (4:01)
2. Safe (radio edit) (3:47)
3. No Name (live) (1:59)
4. Severed (live) (3:21)
5. What I Always Wanted (live) (3:10)
6. In Winter (live) (5:06)
7. Pain (live) (4:54)
Total Time: 26:23
Safe is the second EP by Kittie, a Canadian metal all-women band from London, Ontario. It was released in 2002. It is dedicated "In Loving Memory of Dave Williams". The EP sold 25,000 units in the US. It received very little promotion only appearing on 2 major Metal/Rock magazines

Great White

 ((Metal And Punk A,B,C's New Band))

Today in 2002 Great White released the Live album Thank You...Goodnight!

Los Angeles, California Hard rock, heavy Metal, Blues Rock

Status:Active

Years active: 1977–2001, 2006–present

Great White is a hard rock band that formed in 1978 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The band was popular during the late 80s, when their cover of Ian Hunter's "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" became a Top 5 hit in the United States. The band's only constant members have been Jack Russell (vocals) and Mark Kendall (guitar), with the exception of a period between 2000 and 2001 in which Kendall did not perform with the band.

The band continued to release new material into the 1990s, although none of their material charted in the United States. In 2003, the band made headlines when The Station nightclub fire led to the deaths of 100 people in West Warwick, Rhode Island, including the band's guitarist Ty Longley, who had been a member of the band for three years. Great White made a comeback in 2007 with the release of a new album and an accompanying tour

Knight Records

Jack Russell - lead and backing vocals

Mark Kendall - guitar, backing vocals

Michael Lardie - guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, producer, mixing

Sean McNabb - bass

Derrick Pontier - drums

"Desert Moon" - 4:58

"Old Rose Motel" - 7:45

"Face the Day" - 6:12

"On Your Knees" - 4:57

"House of Broken Love" - 5:58

"Back to the Rhythm" - 4:34

"Save Your Love" - 5:05

"Play On" - 3:57

"Mista Bone" - 5:50

"Rock Me" - 7:45

"Call It Rock 'n' Roll" - 4:47

"Can't Shake It" - 9:33

"Once Bitten, Twice Shy" - 7:53

Thank You...Goodnight! is a live album released by the American hard rock band Great White in 2002. The album has the subtitle 'The Farewell Concert', because it contains the final performance of the band before disbandment, as announced by singer Jack Russell in November 2001. The concert was held at The Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana, California, on 31 December 2001 and for the occasion original guitarist Mark Kendall and Sean McNabb rejoined the band. Russell and Kendall were anyway on the road again under the name 'Jack Russell's Great White' already in 2002. Two new songs, "Back to the Rhythm" and "Play On", are recorded on this album for the first time and reappeared in 2007 on the album Back to the Rhythm.

The album was reissued in 2006 by Californian label Sidewinder Music under the name Once Bitten, Twice Live

Fragile Vastness

 Today in 2002 Fragile Vastness released there debut album Excerpts...

Athens, Attica, Greece Progressive Metal

Status:Active

Years active: 2000-present

Fragile Vastness is a Greek Band, formed in February of 2000 by Babis Tsolakis(Drums, former member of Piranha and Retrospect), Vangelis Yalamas(Bass Guitar, former member of Airged Lahm and Retrospect), Evi Katsamatsa(Piano/Keyboards, a piano teacher), Alex Flouros(Guitars, former member of Sound Of Silence) and Zacharias Tsoumos(Vocals, Tenor at the National Greek Opera).

Their musical influence covers a wide spectrum of different kinds of music, like Jazz, Latin and Ethnic music, but they can be categorized as an progressive rock/progressive metal band. After signing a contract with the record company Sleaszy Rider, they release their debut album called Excerpts..., including the video clip for the song Weep No More, on the November 19, 2002. In the beginning of 2004, Zacharias Tsoumos leaves the band due to obligations and is replaced by George Ikosipentakis. With this synthesis, their second album "A Tribute To Life" was released in 2005.

Sleazy Rider Records

Zacharias Tsoumos Vocals

Alex Flouros Guitars

Evi Katsamatsa Keyboards

Vangelis Bass, Percussion, Laouto

Babis Tsolakis Drums

Guest/Session

Yiotis Kiourtsoglou Fretless Bass

Tanya Nikoloudi Vocals, Piano, Keyboards

Ioanna Mitsoglou Drums, Djembe, Bongos

Themis Nikoloudis Violin

Javier Cadillo Quenacho

George Theodoropoulos Keyboards

1. Little Red Riding Hood 06:35

2. Weep No More 05:21

3. Obliged to Suffer 05:31

4. What a Shame 05:46

5. Flying over Nazca 03:44

6. Parasite 06:52

7. Formula 05:22

8. Blank 06:16

9. Eye to Eye (Obliged to Suffer) 03:33

49:00

A video was made for "Weep No More", produced by Onyx Motion Pictures.

Recording information:

Produced by Fragile Vastness.

Recorded and mixed at Fragile Sound Studio.

Mastering at Mix Studio.

Audioslave

 Today in 2002 Audioslave released there self titled debut album

Glendale, California Hard rock alternative rock post-grunge

Status:Split-up

Years active: 2001–2007

Originally dubbed Civilian, Audioslave pairs former Soundgarden vocalist Chris Cornell with 3/4 of the disbanded Rage Against The Machine, and have thus far appear to have met everyone's lofty expectations. Their debut self-titled album, released in 2002, sounded pretty much as one might expect given its membership -- Cornell has always been a distinctive vocalist and he shines here, while the trio of Morello, Commerford and Wilk also are given ample opportunity to strut their stuff. And yet this isn't just "Rage with that Soundgarden singer", as Audioslave has carved a sound that clearly harkens to those former groups and yet isn't really exactly like either. Cornell announced that he was leaving the band in 2007 to pursue his solo career, and since then he has rejoined Soundgarden.

Epic

Chris Cornell(R.I.P. 2017) – vocals

Tim Commerford – bass

Brad Wilk – drums

Tom Morello – guitars

1. "Cochise" 3:42

2. "Show Me How to Live" 4:38

3. "Gasoline" 4:39

4. "What You Are" 4:09

5. "Like a Stone" 4:54

6. "Set It Off" 4:23

7. "Shadow on the Sun" 5:43

8. "I Am the Highway" 5:35

9. "Exploder" 3:26

10. "Hypnotize" 3:27

11. "Bring Em Back Alive" 5:29

12. "Light My Way" 5:03

13. "Getaway Car" 4:59

14. "The Last Remaining Light" 5:17

Total length:

65:26

Audioslave is the eponymous debut studio album by the American rock supergroup Audioslave, released on November 19, 2002 by Epic Records and Interscope Records. The album features the hit singles "Cochise", "Show Me How to Live", "What You Are", "Like a Stone", and "I Am the Highway". The album was later certified 3x platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in the United States. "Like a Stone" was nominated for a 2004 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance.

Windir

 Today in 2001 Windir released the album 1184

Sogndal,Norway Black/Folk/Viking Metal

Status:Split-up

Years active: 1994-2004

Windir originally was the one-man project of one Terje Bakken, known as Valfar. The first two albums were recorded almost exclusively by Valfar himself, with the man joining forces with several members of another local band (Ulcus) to form a complete band, that band recording the later albums 1184 and Likferd. Windir's sound blends many elements of the old school of epic Norwegian black metal, but also brings viking and folk elements to the table to forge a rich, mature sound (and well-produced, unlike many similar-styled Norwegian bands).

Tragedy befell the band in early 2004, when Valfar was found dead, a victim of hypothermia he suffered when caught in a snowstorm. The band announced its official breakup in April, as the remaining members felt they could not continue as Windir without him. Several of the members later formed a new band, Vreid.

Head Not Found

Valfar (R.I.P. 2004) Vocals, Keyboards, Accordion, Bass (additional), Guitars

Sture Dingsøyr Guitars (rhythm)

Strom Guitars (lead)

Steingrim Drums

Righ Keyboards

Hváll Bass

Guest/Session

Cosmocrator Vocals (clean)

1. Todeswalzer 04:54

2. 1184 05:28

3. Dance of Mortal Lust 05:45

4. The Spiritlord 06:11

5. Heidra 08:18

6. Destroy 06:30

7. Black New Age 04:54

8. Journey to the End 09:34

51:34

This versions also exists as a promo in a cardsleeve.

The front cover is a work of the Norwegian painter Johan Christian Dahl (1788-1857).

Recording information:

Mastered At – Strype Audio

Recorded At – Akkerhaugen Lydstudio between June-July 2001.

Mixed At – Akkerhaugen Lydstudio

Pressed By – Tocano

Polluted Inheritance

 Today in 2001 Polluted Inheritance released the album Into Darkness

Terneuzen, Zeeland,Netherlands Technical Death Metal

Status:Split-up

Years active: 1989-2008

Polluted Inheritance is a Technical Death Metal band from Holland. They formed in the year 1989 and have officially announced their split up in the month of May, 2008. During this time they have released two demos and three full length albums.

Rokarola

Steven Vrieswijk Bass

Ronald Camonier Guitars,Vocals

Erwin Wesdorp Guitars

Friso van Wijck Drums

1. Broken (6:04)

2. Free to Be (4:10)

3. Growing Distance (3:49)

4. Seal Your Fate (4:56)

5. Divine Capture (4:43)

6. Hypocrisy (4:54)

7. Angel's Masquerade (5:11)

8. Final Fantasy (5:14)

9. Alone (5:23)

10. Inner Peace (3:55)

11. Endless Time (4:14)

Total Time: 52:36

All lyrics written by Ronald Camonier only \'Free To Be\' and \'Seal Your Fate\' (by Menno de Fouw) and \'Hypocrisy\' (by J.Hemelaar R.I.P.)

Recorded at Z-Sound studio in Overslag (Netherlands)

Lux Occulta

 Today in 2001 Lux Occulta released the album The Mother and the Enemy

Dukla (early), Cracow (later),Poland Black Metal (early), Extreme Avant-garde Metal (later)

Status:Active

Years active: 1994-2002, 2011-present

Lux Occulta had a relatively short run in the late nineties, but remains the clear BNR favorite among Polish metal bands. Formed in late 1994, they reached their peak with 1999's My Guardian Anger, where they harnessed their highly original brand of frenzied, technical black metal, most notable for some brilliant keyboard and drum work. The followup, 2001's The Mother And The Enemy, went off the rails a bit, clearly showing a band in conflict, as the album featured several tracks in the mold of their previous works but also tracks that branched out in bizarre directions, such as the odd but ultra-cool Portishead-styled trip-hop of "Midnight Crisis" and "Yet Another Armageddon", and the industrial death march of "Gambit". To some these alternate tracks made no sense whatsoever, though to these ears they were a fresh addition and a great contrast to their more traditional works. Unfortunately it was this lack of direction that most likely led to the band's demise soon after Mother's release. As late as 2007 a revamped lineup was still in existence, but all was quiet until 2012, when formal work commenced on a new album, now set for a spring 2014 release.

Jaro.Slav Vocals

Kriss Drums

Martin Bass

U. Reck Keyboards

Peter Guitars (rhythm)

Vogg Guitars

Guest/Session

Włodzimierz Kossak Bassoon

Zbigniew Szmatłoch Synthesizer (bass)

Dawid Kosiarkiewicz Saxophone (soprano & bass)

India Czajkowska Vocals (female)

Gerard Niemczyk Drums

1. Breathe In (0:54)

2. Mother Pandora (5:46)

3. Architecture (5:53)

4. Most Arrogant Life Form (3:50)

5. Yet Another Armageddon (3:28)

6. Gambit (6:12)

7. Midnight Crisis (6:34)

8. Pied Piper (9:15)

9. Missa Solemnis (7:44)

10. Breathe Out (4:11)

Total Time: 53:50

Released by Metal Mind Productions in Poland.

Recorded during August / September 2001 on the fundaments of Studio 333.

Mixed and mastered at Studio 333, Czestochowa, Poland.

The Mother and the Enemy is the fifth album release by the Polish symphonic black metal group Lux Occulta. It expands upon the band's signature sound by incorporating influences from a variety of styles, including free jazz, trip-hop, death metal, industrial music, electronica, and spoken word.