Editing Dredg (section)

===''El Cielo'' (2002–2004)===
After signing to Interscope Records, the band began work on their major label debut, ''[[El Cielo (album)|El Cielo]]''. Like its predecessor, ''El Cielo'' was a concept album. Initially intended to revolve around [[Salvador Dalí]]'s ''[[Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bumblebee around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening|Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bumblebee around a Pomegranate One Second Before Awakening]]'', the band expanded the focus to include [[sleep paralysis]] after learning of Dalí's own influences.<ref name="Monitor">{{cite news| url = http://www.themonitor.com/onset?id=612&template=article.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080518200202/http://www.themonitor.com/onset?id=612&template=article.html| url-status = dead| archive-date = May 18, 2008| title = dredg: The best art rock band you've never heard?| author = Oliva, Pete| work = The Monitor| date = March 8, 2007| access-date = April 22, 2008}}</ref> As they had done with the liner notes of ''Leitmotif'', Dredg chose not to include the lyrics; instead, they printed letters sent to them by people suffering from sleep paralysis. Several songs on the album even included lyrics taken directly from the letters.<ref name="GSU">{{cite news| url = http://media.www.gsusignal.com/media/storage/paper924/news/2002/10/17/Urbanite/Cd.Review-1759024.shtml| title = CD Review: Dredg's El Cielo| author = Martz, Chris| work = GSU Signal| date = October 17, 2002| access-date = April 28, 2008| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080517093021/http://media.www.gsusignal.com/media/storage/paper924/news/2002/10/17/Urbanite/Cd.Review-1759024.shtml| archive-date = May 17, 2008}}</ref>

When the band began writing material for the new album, they secluded themselves in the deserts around [[Palm Desert]].<ref name="Daily Nexus">{{cite news|url=http://www.dailynexus.com/article.php?a=3367 |title=forceful and FACELESS |author=Hardine, Jessica |work=[[Daily Nexus]] |date=September 20, 2002 |access-date=April 19, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517085646/http://www.dailynexus.com/article.php?a=3367 |archive-date=May 17, 2008 }}</ref> The majority of the album was recorded at [[Skywalker Ranch]].<ref name="MTVa">{{cite news| url = http://www.mtv.com/news/1503612/stone-age-success-means-brighter-future-for-prog-rockers-dredg/| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141020090838/http://www.mtv.com/news/1503612/stone-age-success-means-brighter-future-for-prog-rockers-dredg/| url-status = dead| archive-date = October 20, 2014| title = Stone Age Success Means Brighter Future For Prog-Rockers Dredg| author = Harris, Chris| work = MTV| date = July 7, 2005| access-date = April 22, 2008}}</ref> The band used three producers, [[Ron Saint Germain]], [[Tim Palmer (record producer)|Tim Palmer]] and [[Jim Scott (producer)|Jim Scott]], on the record, adding another layer of diversity to the album.<ref name="LGWTc" /> Completed in May 2002, the album was widely available on the internet before being released on October 8, 2002.<ref name="BiteMe interview">{{cite interview| interviewer = Nikki Neil|title=Bite Me! Dredg Interview |url = http://www.bitemezine.net/Archives/dredginterview.htm| type = Transcript| work = Bite Me!| access-date = April 20, 2008| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20030623185139/http://www.bitemezine.net/Archives/dredginterview.htm| archive-date = June 23, 2003| url-status = dead}}</ref> Dredg made music videos for two of the album's tracks, "Same Ol' Road" and "Of The Room".

Upon releasing the album, the band once again returned to their hectic touring schedule, including their first national headline tour with [[Codeseven]], a then-unsigned [[Strata (band)|Strata]] and either STUN or Woven supporting. They also toured with acts such as [[Ozomatli]], [[Deftones]], [[Chevelle (band)|Chevelle]], [[Hoobastank]] and [[Phantom Planet]], as well as earning a spot on the [[Sno-Core Tour]] with [[Sparta (band)|Sparta]], [[Glassjaw]] and [[Hot Water Music]].<ref name="Tour Archive" /><ref name="Billboard-A">{{cite magazine| url = http://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/sparta-glassjaw-strap-in-for-snocore-72612/| title = Sparta, Glassjaw Strap In For SnoCore| author = Cohen, Jonathan| magazine = Billboard| date = January 21, 2003| access-date = April 26, 2008}}</ref>