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Tapeworm is a now-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. Trent Reznor announced that the project was "dead for the foreseeable future" in 2004.
History
Tapeworm's genesis occurred during Nine Inch Nails recording sessions following The Downward Spiral tours (c. 1996). While working on Nine Inch Nails material, sidemen Danny Lohner and Charlie Clouser would often come up with ideas which Reznor felt were not right for his vision. Tapeworm developed as an outlet for this material—a democratic band in which Lohner and Clouser could act as equals with Reznor, as opposed to Reznor's sole leadership of Nine Inch Nails.
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 Tommy Victor recorded material as well, and later told Rolling Stone that the continued delays on Tapeworm contributed to his decision to take a hiatus from music [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/prong/articles/story/5937169/prong_rise_again_on_scorpio?rnd=1145324577960&has-player=true.
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 with pictures from various recording sessions. In September, 2003, Lohner told Kerrang! that the album was "ready to mix" but was held up by legal issues stemming from label conflicts between Reznor and Keenan *.
On May 8, 2004, Reznor announced that Tapeworm was "dead for the foreseeable future," citing label conflicts, A Perfect Circle obligations and lack of enthusiasm *. Lohner, by that time, had also left Nine Inch Nails, and the final status of the Tapeworm recordings is unknown.
Contributors
Musicians who have been cited as recording material for Tapeworm, in alphabetical order.
- Phil Anselmo (Pantera / Superjoint Ritual)
- Charlie Clouser (Nine Inch Nails)
- Josh Freese (A Perfect Circle / The Vandals / Nine Inch Nails)
- Toni Halliday (Curve) *
- Page Hamilton (Helmet)
- Maynard James Keenan (Tool / A Perfect Circle)
- Danny Lohner (Nine Inch Nails / A Perfect Circle)
- Alan Moulder (producer, Nine Inch Nails / Smashing Pumpkins) *
- Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails)
- Atticus Ross (12 Rounds / Error)
- Tommy Victor (Prong / Danzig)
- John Dolmayan (System of a Down)
"Vacant"
"Vacant" is the only publicly-performed song to be attributed to the Tapeworm project, as of 2006. It was initially written by Lohner and re-arranged by Clouser, with lyrics by Keenan and chorus by Reznor *. The song was first performed live by A Perfect Circle at the Keller Auditorium (Portland, Oregon) on January 31, 2001, and was subsequently played throughout their 2001 tour. Trent Reznor was apparently displeased at this public performance of music he felt still wasn't ready, and the track ended up in a revised form on A Perfect Circle’s eMOTIVe album under the title “Passive”.
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