Tapeworm (band)
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| Origin | USA |
| Years active | 1995–2004 |
| Associated acts | Nine Inch Nails A Perfect Circle Tool |
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Tapeworm is a defunct side project of Nine Inch Nails which existed in various forms since the mid-1990s. 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 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. 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".
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[edit] 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 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.[1][2]
As time went on, Tapeworm evolved into a 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."[3] 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.[4]
In a statement issued to MTV News, Reznor reflected on his collaborations with Keenan:
"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."[5]
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.[6] In 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.[7]
In September 2003, Lohner told Kerrang! magazine that the album was "ready to mix" but had been held up by legal issues stemming from conflicts between Reznor and Keenan's record labels.[8] 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.[5] Initial recording sessions for the band were staged in the Nothing Studios in New Orleans, though were later reported as being moved to Southern Tracks Studios in Atlanta, Georgia.[5]
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."[9] It is unknown whether any of the Tapeworm recordings will ever be released.
[edit] Contributors
Musicians who have been cited as recording material for Tapeworm, in alphabetical order.
- Phil Anselmo (Pantera/Down/Superjoint Ritual)
- Charlie Clouser (Nine Inch Nails)
- Josh Freese (A Perfect Circle /The Vandals/Nine Inch Nails/Guns N' Roses/Ashes Divide)
- Toni Halliday (Curve)[10]
- Page Hamilton (Helmet)
- Maynard James Keenan (Tool/A Perfect Circle/Puscifer)
- Danny Lohner (Nine Inch Nails/A Perfect Circle/Black Light Burns)
- Alan Moulder (producer)[11]
- Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails)
- Atticus Ross (12 Rounds/Error)
- Tommy Victor (Prong/Danzig)
[edit] "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.[6] The song was first performed live by A Perfect Circle throughout their 2001 tour.[6] 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,"[6] 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 album eMOTIVe under the title "Passive".[12]
[edit] References
- ^ Semel, Paul (June 2000). "Pretty Quake Machine". 'Incite' (7).
- ^ Mark Blackwell (February 1997). "Ninechnails". Ray Gun.
- ^ "Nin, Tool and Pantera men team up in Tapeworm. But will we ever hear it?" (December 1999). Kerrang!.
- ^ Kirk Miller. "Prong Rise Again on "Scorpio"", Rolling Stone, 2004-03-03. Retrieved on 2007-05-21.
- ^ a b c Wiederhorn, Jon (2002-08-06). Nine Inch Nails, Tool Frontmen Recording Together. MTV.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-16.
- ^ a b c d D'Angelo, Joe (2-13-2001). NIN's Reznor Teams With Tool's Keenan For Tapeworm. MTV.com. Retrieved on 2007-08-14.
- ^ tapeworm. Tapeworm. Archived from the original on 2002-08-02. Retrieved on 2008-02-16.
- ^ NINE INCH NAILS' DANNY LOHNER Comments On TAPEWORM Project. Kerrang! (2003-09-27). Retrieved on 2008-02-16.
- ^ Trent Reznor (2004-05-08). Nine Inch Nails: Access. Nine Inch Nails. Archived from the original on 2007-06-18. Retrieved on 2007-05-21.
- ^ "No Toni on Tapeworm" (2002-08-01). Curve.com Q&A.
- ^ Tapeworm sessions 8/21/2002. The NIN Hotline (2002-08-23). Retrieved on 2007-08-14.
- ^ A Perfect Circle – eMOTIVe. Sputnik Music (2005-07-26). Retrieved on 2007-11-11.
[edit] External links
- nin.com − official Nine Inch Nails website
- A Perfect Circle.com – official A Perfect Circle website
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