While writing material for a follow-up to The Drowning Pool, Rumbledog noticed that their sound was significantly changing to a more hardcore and grunge style.
At the time, Mayo was unable to participate in the 32-day tour due to prior commitments with the non-profit organization Rock 2 Recovery.
[2] Smith went on to form a band called Hero with former Snot drummer Jamie Miller, as well as Aimee Echo & Scott Ellis of Human Waste Project.
After various issues, the album was eventually released in July 2001 under The Label/Geffen Records and renamed Shakedown!, with the bulk of Smith's parts recut by Miller.
Initially, a nationwide audition, entitled "Put Your Guitar Where Your Mouth Is," was carried out to find a guitarist for the band, but nobody was chosen out of the thousands of participants.
Fred wanted Mike to create a full album of songs with the band in between their performance at WrestleMania XIX and The Summer Sanitarium Tour.
During a warmup show at Webster Hall, NYC on July 16, 2003, Smith injured himself after landing awkwardly from a jump while performing.
In 2009, Limp Bizkit bassist Sam Rivers stated in an interview that "We really wanted to work with Mike but he just wasn't where we needed him to be".
After his tenure with Limp Bizkit, Mike Smith settled in Baltimore, Maryland and founded the alternative rock band Evolver, with longtime friend Anthony Grabowski on drums.
The delays were caused due to the band switching from being completely independent to signing a management deal with Union Entertainment Group, Inc.[5] Evolver released a new single and music video in 2013, entitled Shut Up, before becoming inactive.