The post A Perfect Circle’s Mer de Noms Escaped Tool’s Shadow 20 Years Ago appeared first on Consequence of Sound. Tool - Band of the Year 2019 Band of the Year Tool Persevered with Patience and ...

At first, Tool fans were kinda bummed. Word of a Maynard James Keenan side project — while appealing on paper — was met with apprehension and dismay, as it threatened to further delay the studio ...

I had no idea who A Perfect Circle were the first time I heard them. I was at Madison Square Garden on March 9, 2000, to see Nine Inch Nails on their Fragility 2.0 tour. It was a long, meticulously ...

With a stellar supporting cast of drummer Josh Freese, violinist Paz Lenchantin and guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen, the five-piece crafted what would become a modern classic in the minds of many rock fans ...

A Perfect Circle’s Mer de Noms debuts in 2xLP 180g high-definition vinyl via Interscope & Capitol’s Definitive Sound Series, limited edition 3,000 copies. A Perfect Circle’s Mer de Noms—in case anyone ...

Maynard James Keenan, best known for his work in Tool, found himself inspired after his onetime guitar tech, Billy Howerdel, showed him a more melodic collection of tracks he was working on. A Perfect ...

After months of salivation by both the music press and in-the-know fans (and especially after cracking deep into Billboard’s Top 10 in its first week of release), it’s a bit of a shame that A Perfect ...

In May of 2000, A Perfect Circle released their debut studio album, Mer de Noms. It landed hard and high at No. 4 on the Billboard 200, incredibly impressive for a band’s very first offering. Of ...

Hard rock outfit A Perfect Circle has been tapped for six dates on the mainstage of this summer's Lollapalooza festival, filling in for Queens Of The Stone Age, who have prior European touring… By ...

A Perfect Circle, 2000, US. Left to right Josh Freese, Billy Howerdel, Troy Van Leeuwen Paz Lenchantin, Maynard James Keenan, Paz Lenchantin. (Photo by Martyn Goodacre/Getty Images) ...

When fusing techno's relentlessness to metal's brutality, Ministry probably never thought the result would be a new form of pop-rock. Thanks in no small part to Nine Inch Nails, however, that's what ...