<P> The band's second album, Away from the Sun, (2002) continued the band's success; it debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 chart, went multi-platinum in the U.S. like its predecessor, and spawned the hits "When I'm Gone" and "Here Without You". The band toured extensively for two years . Daniel Adair played drums on tour from 2002 to 2005 . This configuration played nearly 1,000 shows across the world following the release of Away from the Sun . In 2005, Greg Upchurch (Puddle of Mudd) joined to play drums to replace Adair. 3 Doors Down released their third album, Seventeen Days in 2005 . The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart and was certified platinum within one month of release . Their fourth, self - titled album, 3 Doors Down (2008), also debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart . The band's fifth studio album, Time of My Life (2011) debuted at No. 3 on the charts . </P> <P> Original guitarist Matt Roberts departed in 2012, owing to health issues . He was replaced by Chet Roberts, who was formerly Henderson's guitar tech . Harrell was fired from the band in 2013 after being charged with vehicular homicide, and was replaced by bassist Justin Biltonen . Worldwide, 3 Doors Down has sold more than 20 million albums . The band has shared the stage with artists such as Daughtry, Pop Evil, Red Sun Rising, Black Stone Cherry, Megadeth, Staind, Nickelback, Three Days Grace, Oleander, Alter Bridge, Breaking Benjamin, Seether, Shinedown, Hinder, Mentors, ZZ Top, Bob Seger, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Toby Keith . </P> <P> The band originally consisted of Brad Arnold (vocals / drums), Todd Harrell (bass), and Matt Roberts (guitar). The band began to tour outside Escatawpa, and it was during a trip to Foley, Alabama that they came up with their official name . When the three men were walking through the town, they saw a building where some letters had fallen off its sign, and it read "Doors Down". Since at the time they consisted of three people, they added the "3" to create "3 Doors Down". The cover of their 2011 album Time of My Life hints at the original number of band members (3) and current band members (5); the clock on the album cover reads 3: 05 . </P> <P> A couple of years after performing together, Todd Harrell asked rhythm guitarist Chris Henderson to join the band . They recorded a demo CD of their original songs at Lincoln Recording in Pascagoula, Mississippi . When the band gave the CD to local radio station WCPR - FM they started playing the EP version of "Kryptonite", and it became the No. 1 requested song on the station for over 15 weeks . The station's program director sent the song to manager Phin Daly who in turn showed it to Bill McGathy, his employer at In De Goot Entertainment . They decided to fly the band into New York to perform a showcase at the CBGB music club . Daly told HitQuarters: "Once they got on stage and started playing it was apparent the magic was in the music . So we moved to sign them ." 3 Doors Down's success on the radio also led to Republic Records signing the band . </P>

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