Tapeworm (band)
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| Name = Tapeworm
| Img = Tapeworm Band.jpg
| Img_capt = Tapeworm as of 2002 (left to right): [[Maynard James Keenan]], [[Danny Lohner]], [[Atticus Ross]], [[Trent Reznor]]
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| Background = group_or_band
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| Origin = [[USA]]
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| Years_active = 1995–2004
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| Associated_acts = [[Nine Inch Nails]]</br>[[A Perfect Circle]]</br>[[Tool (band)|Tool]]
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| Past_members = [[Tapeworm (band)#Contributors|See below]]
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'''Tapeworm''' is a defunct [[side project]] of [[Nine Inch Nails]] which existed in various forms from 1995 to roughly 2004. Tapeworm never released any recordings, but was frequently referenced in interviews. The band started as a side-project between Nine Inch Nails frontman [[Trent Reznor]] and [[List of Nine Inch Nails live-band members|live-band members]] [[Danny Lohner]] and [[Charlie Clouser]]. Through the years the group expanded and evolved numerous times to include artists such as [[Maynard James Keenan]], [[Atticus Ross]], and [[Alan Moulder]], effectively turning the project into a [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]]. After many years of rumors and expected release dates, Reznor announced the end of the project in 2004. The only Tapeworm material to be released in any form was through Keenan's project [[A Perfect Circle]], in which the unreleased track "Vacant" was performed and eventually released as "Passive".
==History==
Tapeworm's genesis occurred during [[Nine Inch Nails]] recording sessions following ''[[The Downward Spiral]]'' tours circa 1996. While working on Nine Inch Nails material, [[Danny Lohner]] and [[Charlie Clouser]], both [[Nine Inch Nails live performances|Nine Inch Nails live band members]], would often come up with ideas that Reznor felt did not fit in with his vision for the band. Tapeworm developed as an outlet for this material—a democratic group in which Lohner and Clouser could act as equals with Reznor, as opposed to Nine Inch Nails, in which Reznor maintained sole artistic control.<ref>{{cite magazine
| title = Pretty Quake Machine
| first = Paul
| last = Semel
| journal = ''Incite''
| date = June 2000
| issue = 7}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine
| title = Ninechnails
| author = Mark Blackwell
| publisher = ''[[Ray Gun (magazine)|Ray Gun]]''
| date = February 1997}}</ref>
As time went on, Tapeworm evolved into a [[Supergroup (bands)|supergroup]], with guest musicians such as [[Maynard James Keenan]], [[Page Hamilton]], and [[Phil Anselmo]] recording material ostensibly to be used by the group. In 1999 Lohner reported that three tracks had been completed, and described the various materials featuring Anselmo as "heavy NIN-meets-Pantera" and "mellow [[Pink Floyd]] ''[[The Wall]]''-type songs", and the material featuring Keenan as "psychedelic, groove-oriented verses and anthemic choruses."<ref>{{cite journal
| title = Nin, Tool and Pantera men team up in Tapeworm. But will we ever hear it?
| publisher = ''[[Kerrang!]]''
| date = December 1999}}</ref>
[[Tommy Victor]] recorded material with the band as well, and later told ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' that the continued delays on Tapeworm contributed to his decision to take a hiatus from music, as well as accusing Reznor of giving his Tapeworm guitar contribution to [[Marilyn Manson]].<ref>{{cite news
| url = http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/prong/articles/story/5937169/prong_rise_again_on_scorpio
| title = Prong Rise Again on "Scorpio"
| author = Kirk Miller
| publisher = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| date = [[2004-03-03]]
| accessdate = 2007-05-21}}</ref>
In a statement issued to [[MTV News]], Reznor reflected on his collaborations with Keenan:
<blockquote>"It has been an interesting experiment for Maynard and I to peek around in each other's heads, shining flashlights in some shadowy corners…We've realized we're each in somewhat similar places in our respective lives and outlook, so it's been great to collaborate on that level."<ref name="MTV 2002">{{cite web
| url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1456878/20020806/id_1162708.jhtml
| date = [[2002-08-06]]
| title = Nine Inch Nails, Tool Frontmen Recording Together
| first = Jon
| last = Wiederhorn
| publisher = [[MTV.com]]
| accessdate = 2008-02-16}}</ref></blockquote>
By 2001, long-time Nine Inch Nails collaborator [[Alan Moulder]] had tracked "more than an album's worth" of demos. Moulder further described the rough tracks as "very unlike ''[[The Fragile]]''" and were a deviation from most Nine Inch Nails material.<ref name="mtv">{{cite web
| url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1439359/20010213/id_1162708.jhtml
| title = NIN's Reznor Teams With Tool's Keenan For Tapeworm
| first = Joe
| last = D'Angelo
| publisher = MTV.com
| date = 2-13-2001
| accessdate = 2007-08-14}}</ref> By 2002, Clouser had left Nine Inch Nails and was no longer associated with Tapeworm. The group, which now consisted of Reznor, Lohner, Keenan, and [[Atticus Ross]], booked time in a recording studio in hopes of producing an album. An official website, tapeworm.net (now offline), was created to showcase pictures from various recording sessions, including images of [[Josh Freese]] behind a drum kit.<ref name="Freese picture">{{cite web
| url = http://www.tapeworm.net/06.html
| archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20020802232006/www.tapeworm.net/06.html
| accessdate = 2008-02-16
| archivedate = 2002-08-02
| title = tapeworm
| publisher = Tapeworm}}</ref>
In September 2003, Lohner told ''[[Kerrang!]]'' magazine that the album was "ready to [[Audio mixing|mix]]" but had been held up by legal issues stemming from conflicts between Reznor and Keenan's record labels.<ref>{{cite web
| title = NINE INCH NAILS' DANNY LOHNER Comments On TAPEWORM Project
| publisher = ''Kerrang!''
| date = [[2003-09-27]]
| url = http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=15526
| accessdate = 2008-02-16}}</ref> The Tapeworm material was reported numerous times as completion neared, most notably by [[MTV News]] and ''[[Kerrang!]]'', and was slated to be released on Reznor's [[Nothing Records]] label.<ref name="MTV 2002" /> Initial recording sessions for the band were staged in the Nothing Studios in [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]], though were later reported as being moved to Southern Tracks Studios in [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]].<ref name="MTV 2002" />
In 2004, Reznor announced that Tapeworm was "dead for the foreseeable future", citing label issues, Keenan's [[A Perfect Circle]] obligations, and Reznor's own waning enthusiasm for the project. Reznor summarized the project's demise by saying "the bottom line is this: if the music had been great, all of this probably could have been worked out."<ref name="access">{{cite web
| url = http://www.nin.com/access/5_08_04/index.asp
| title = Nine Inch Nails: Access
| author = [[Trent Reznor]]
| publisher = [[Nine Inch Nails]]
| date = [[2004-05-08]]
| accessdate = 2007-05-21
| archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070718105114/http://www.nin.com/access/5_08_04/index.asp
| archivedate = 2007-06-18}}</ref> It is unknown whether any of the Tapeworm recordings will ever be released.
==Contributors==
Musicians who have been cited as recording material for Tapeworm, in alphabetical order.
*[[Phil Anselmo]] ([[Pantera]]/[[Down (band)|Down]]/[[Superjoint Ritual]]/[[Christ Inversion]]/[[Viking Crown]])
*[[Charlie Clouser]] ([[Nine Inch Nails]])
*[[Josh Freese]] ([[A Perfect Circle]] /[[The Vandals]]/Nine Inch Nails/[[Guns N' Roses]]/[[Ashes Divide]])
*[[Toni Halliday]] ([[Curve (band)|Curve]])<ref>{{cite journal
| title = No Toni on Tapeworm
| publisher = Curve.com Q&A
| date = [[2002-08-01]]}}</ref>
*[[Page Hamilton]] ([[Helmet (band)|Helmet]])
*[[Maynard James Keenan]] ([[Tool (band)|Tool]]/A Perfect Circle/[[Puscifer]])
*[[Danny Lohner]] (Nine Inch Nails/A Perfect Circle/[[Black Light Burns]]/[[Skrew]])
*[[Alan Moulder]] (producer)<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.theninhotline.net/news/archives/backissue/02/8#1030134058
| title = Tapeworm sessions 8/21/2002
| publisher = The NIN Hotline
| date = 2002-08-23
| accessdate = 2007-08-14}}</ref>
*[[Trent Reznor]] (Nine Inch Nails)
*[[Atticus Ross]] ([[12 Rounds]]/[[Error (band)|Error]])
*[[Tommy Victor]] ([[Prong (band)|Prong]]/[[Danzig (band)|Danzig]])
=="Vacant"==
"Vacant" is the only publicly-performed song to be attributed to the Tapeworm project. It was initially written by Lohner and re-arranged by Clouser, with lyrics and melody by Keenan and chorus and backing vocals by Reznor.<ref name="mtv" /> The song was first performed live by A Perfect Circle throughout their 2001 tour.<ref name="mtv" /> Reznor was apparently not happy that Keenan performed the song: "I have to admit I find it mildly irritating for "Vacant" to debut in this fashion before feeling it has been properly realized,"<ref name="mtv" /> Reznor said in a post on the Nine Inch Nails official website. Nonetheless, a remake of the track appeared in a revised form on A Perfect Circle's 2004 [[Cover version|cover]] album ''[[Emotive (album)|eMOTIVe]]'' under the title "[[Passive (song)|Passive]]".<ref name="Vacant/Passive">{{cite web
| title = A Perfect Circle – eMOTIVe
| publisher = Sputnik Music
| date = [[2005-07-26]]
| url = http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=1021
| accessdate = 2007-11-11}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.nin.com/ nin.com] − official Nine Inch Nails website
*[http://www.aperfectcircle.com/ A Perfect Circle.com] – official A Perfect Circle website
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