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A Perfect Circle is an American rock/metal supergroup formed in 1999 by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan. The original incarnation of the band also included Paz Lenchantin on bass, Troy Van Leeuwen on guitar, and Tim Alexander on drums. The latest lineup features Puscifer and Ashes Divide bassist Matt McJunkins, former guitarist for The Smashing Pumpkins, James Iha. Despite having a varied cast since inception, the stylistic content of the songs has remained consistent with Howerdel as composer, and Keenan penning the lyrics and melodies. A Perfect Circle has released three albums: Mer de Noms, Thirteenth Step and eMOTIVe. A CD-DVD set, aMOTION, has also been released and contains thirteen music videos in addition to a number of song remixes created by Danny Lohner, Robert Del Naja and other artists. The band went into hiatus in 2004. Since then band members have worked on other projects, the most notable being Keenan's work on Tool's 2006 album 10,000 Days and Howerdel's founding of the band Ashes Divide. In a September 2008 interview, Keenan announced that he and Howerdel have been working on new material, officially ending the group's hiatus.[4] However, the band did not start to really become active until almost two years later, in September 2010, when the band announced touring and the release of new music which may or may not be in the form of a new album."[5] While the band has toured and worked on new music on and off, future plans on releasing new music are unclear, and no new studio recordings have been released since the band's hiatus.

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Puscifer, Primus & A Perfect Circle Return for 'Sessanta V2.0' Spring 2025 Tour Photo Puscifer, Primus & A Perfect Circle Return for 'Sessanta V2.0' Spring 2025 Tour
by Josh Sharpe - September 16, 2024

Sessanta, the sold-out tour that brought Puscifer, Primus and A Perfect Circle together - not only sharing the stage but also swapping musicians throughout an unforgettable evening celebrating Maynard James Keenan’s 60th birthday - returns for a six-week U.S. trek in Spring 2025. ...

The Anti-Groupies Announce January Shows & Upcoming New Single 'Read The Room' Photo The Anti-Groupies Announce January Shows & Upcoming New Single 'Read The Room'
by Michael Major - January 16, 2024

The Anti-Groupies, an all-female rock group from South Bay (CA), have announced their upcoming January shows and the release of their new single 'Read The Room.' Produced by Matt McJunkins of A Perfect Circle/Puscifer, the group has quickly been building up a solid fanbase and carefully aligned indu...

Puscifer, A Perfect Circle & Primus Announce New Additions To 2024 U.S. 'Sessanta' To Photo Puscifer, A Perfect Circle & Primus Announce New Additions To 2024 U.S. 'Sessanta' Tour
by Michael Major - October 31, 2023

Sessanta, the tour featuring Puscifer, A Perfect Circle, and Primus joining forces, and sharing band members for a wholly unique concert experience, have announced an additional eight, and final, dates to their previously announced 2024 U.S. Tour, with the trek now making its way to the Northeastern...

Sessanta Expands Dates to Southeastern U.S. Tour Photo Sessanta Expands Dates to Southeastern U.S. Tour
by Michael Major - October 04, 2023

Sessanta, the recently announced tour that finds Puscifer, A Perfect Circle, and Primus joining forces, and sharing band members for an unparalleled live experience, expands dates to SE U.S. with performances by Puscifer, A Perfect Circle, and Primus. Get all the details on BroadwayWorld....

Unhappily Ever Now Addresses Loss & Trauma With New Single Photo Unhappily Ever Now Addresses Loss & Trauma With New Single
by Michael Major - May 08, 2023

The video that accompanies the single release was produced and directed by Joel Lopez of Lumbra Productions and filmed onsite predominantly at haunted White Hill Mansion in New Jersey. Forthcoming remixes of the single include collaborations with JP Anderson of Rabbit Junk and Walter Flakus of Stabb...

NARROW HEAD Release 'Caroline' Single & Announce Headline NA Tour Photo NARROW HEAD Release 'Caroline' Single & Announce Headline NA Tour
by Michael Major - January 17, 2023

Narrow Head’s latest single “Caroline” captures the band at their most nakedly pop-inflected moment yet. Washes of melodics and A/B song-structures are subsumed in an ocean-spray of glimmering distortion and aired with sweetly sung words, generating Moments of Clarity’s soft album centerpiece....

Puscifer Set March Release Date for 'Existential Reckoning: Re-Wired' Photo Puscifer Set March Release Date for 'Existential Reckoning: Re-Wired'
by Michael Major - January 11, 2023

Puscifer continue their series of album-by-album remix collections, releasing Existential Reckoning: Re-Wired. A video for “A Singularity (Re-Imagined by Carina Round),” shot and edited by Maynard James Keenan, was released this morning. The clip echoes the song’s sentiment, with the heart-wrenching...

Devo's Gerald V. Casale's 'The Invisible Man' Gets Remixed by Heaven 17's Martyn Ware Photo Devo's Gerald V. Casale's 'The Invisible Man' Gets Remixed by Heaven 17's Martyn Ware
by Michael Major - December 07, 2022

On Record Store Day Black Friday DEVO’s Gerald V. Casale released The Invisible Man on vinyl, CD, cassette and streaming and now, he’s set to release two additional remixes for DSPs from legendary musician and producer Martyn Ware, founder of The Human League, Heaven 17 and British Electric Foundati...

The Mendenhall Experiment Announce 'Against All Odds' EP Photo The Mendenhall Experiment Announce 'Against All Odds' EP
by Michael Major - July 14, 2022

TMX—Brandon Mendenhall (guitars), Mike Lira (lead guitars), Nathan Stockton (bass), Justin Luebeck (drums) and new vocalist Alyce Hayes—have announced their fittingly titled second EP, AGAINST ALL ODDS, will be released this fall via Lucent Records (UMG) and have shared the first listen with its deb...

Jeff Hilliard Releases New Satirical Single 'Abandon' Photo Jeff Hilliard Releases New Satirical Single 'Abandon'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 11, 2022

Jeff Hilliard has released his newest musical and visual marvel 'Abandon,' a satire of the 80's metal ballads about being ghosted after a one night stand, when one party thought more of it than the other. ...

Billy Howerdel Releases 'The Same Again' Photo Billy Howerdel Releases 'The Same Again'
by Michael Major - June 03, 2022

Howerdel launches a five-week North American tour on June 11 in Ventura, Calif. (dates below). The trek finds Howerdel joining his APC bandmate Maynard James Keenan’s Puscifer for two shows: June 12 at the Greek Theatre (Los Angeles) and July 1 at Meadow Brook Amphitheatre (Rochester Hills, Mich)....

Billy Howerdel Releases New Single 'Selfish Hearts' Photo Billy Howerdel Releases New Single 'Selfish Hearts'
by Michael Major - May 26, 2022

The latest song arrives as the L.A. experimental duo VOWWS have been announced as the support act for Howerdel’s upcoming tour, which begins June 11 in Ventura, Calif. (dates below). The five-week trek finds Howerdel joining his APC bandmate Maynard James Keenan’s Puscifer for two shows. Plus, check...

Billy Howerdel Debuts New Song 'Beautiful Mistake' Photo Billy Howerdel Debuts New Song 'Beautiful Mistake'
by Michael Major - May 23, 2022

“Beautiful Mistake” is the first of three additional songs that the A Perfect Circle guitar player plans to unveil each week in the lead-up to the ]album release with “Selfish Hearts” debuting on May 27, and “The Same Again” arriving on June 3. The self-produced, 10 song album is one of 2022’s most ...

Billy Howerdel (A Perfect Circle) Announces New Album & North American Tour Photo Billy Howerdel (A Perfect Circle) Announces New Album & North American Tour
by Michael Major - April 26, 2022

The A Perfect Circle co-founder/guitar player has simultaneously released a video for “Poison Flowers,' with the Rizz (from VOWWS)-directed clip offering both an aural and visual preview of what’s to come on the 10-song, self-produced collection. Check out the music video and the full list of tour d...

The Crystal Method Releases 'The Trip Out' Album Photo The Crystal Method Releases 'The Trip Out' Album
by Michael Major - April 15, 2022

The Trip Out, released today on Ultra Records, has pioneering American electronic act The Crystal Method (Scott Kirkland) looking to the future and embarking on collaborations with some of today’s most exciting and musically diverse artists. The album features the lead single “Watch Me Now” featurin...

The Crystal Method to Debut 'Watch Me Now' on NBC's AMERICAN SONG CONTEST Photo The Crystal Method to Debut 'Watch Me Now' on NBC's AMERICAN SONG CONTEST
by Michael Major - April 07, 2022

Joining THE CRYSTAL METHOD who is Scott Kirkland (keys, programming) is an all-star band featuring players from NIN, Rammstein, A Perfect Circle and more: Danny Lohner (guitar), Hannah van der Molen (bass), Joe Letz (drums) with KODA on lead vocals and VAAAL (percussion, keys). ...

Pixies Cancel September U.S. Tour Dates Photo Pixies Cancel September U.S. Tour Dates
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 23, 2021

11-date U.S. September run that also included scheduled appearances at Summerfest in Milwaukee, and Chicago's Riot Fest....

Fake Names Release 'Fake Names EP' Photo Fake Names Release 'Fake Names EP'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 06, 2021

The EP features guest drummer Brendan Canty (Rites of Spring, Fugazi)....

SIMA Releases Edgy Version of 'Love Is A Battlefield' Photo SIMA Releases Edgy Version of 'Love Is A Battlefield'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 27, 2020

Israeli/American hard rock solo artist SIMA (Sima Galanti) has released her new single, an edgy version of the hit 'Love Is A Battlefield.'...

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by A.A. Cristi - August 06, 2020

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SIMA Releases Acoustic Version of 'Runaways' Photo SIMA Releases Acoustic Version of 'Runaways'
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 06, 2020

Israeli/American hard rock solo artist SIMA (Sima Galanti) has released a stripped-down, piano-driven acoustic version of her latest single 'Runaways.'...

Rodrigo y Gabriela Announce New Double Live Album; Share Live Version Of Pink Floyd's Photo Rodrigo y Gabriela Announce New Double Live Album; Share Live Version Of Pink Floyd's 'Echoes'
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 23, 2020

GRAMMY®-Award-winning guitar virtuosos Rodrigo y Gabriela have announced the upcoming release of METTAVOLUTION LIVE, an all-new double album recorded during last year's METTAVOLUTION World Tour....

SIMA Releases New Single 'Runaways' Photo SIMA Releases New Single 'Runaways'
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 11, 2020

Israeli/American hard rock solo artist SIMA (Sima Galanti) has released her pulsating new single 'Runaways' along with its accompanying music video. ...

Fake Names' Self-Titled Debut is Out Now Photo Fake Names' Self-Titled Debut is Out Now
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 08, 2020

Today, punk rock supergroup Fake Names – which includes Brian Baker (Minor Threat, Dag Nasty, Bad Religion), Michael Hampton (S.O.A., Embrace, One Last Wish), Dennis Lyxzén (Refused, INVSN), and Johnny Temple (Girls Against Boys, Soulside) – release their self-titled debut album....

Fake Names Share 'First Everlasting' Photo Fake Names Share 'First Everlasting'
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 15, 2020

Today, punk rock supergroup Fake Names share “First Everlasting,” from the band's forthcoming album....











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