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Primus, Puscifer, and A Perfect Circle Announce the “Sessanta E.P.P.P.”
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Primus, Puscifer, and A Perfect Circle Announce the “Sessanta E.P.P.P.”

One of the most anticipated tours of 2024 is the Sessanta tour, which will feature A Perfect Circle, Primus, and Puscifer all on one stage to celebrate singer Maynard James Keenan’s 60th birthday. Now the groups have revealed that they’ve made an album together.

Primus, Puscifer, and A Perfect Circle Announce Final “Sessanta” Tour Dates
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Primus, Puscifer, and A Perfect Circle Announce Final “Sessanta” Tour Dates

In 2014, three legendary bands came together for a one-night celebration of Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan’s 50th birthday. That event, called “Cinquanta,” has expanded into a fully fledged tour for 2024, which will mark the singer’s 60th birthday.

Matt McJunkins Releases “Intruder” with The Beta Machine
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Matt McJunkins Releases “Intruder” with The Beta Machine

Matt McJunkins has released a new album called “Intruder” with his band The Beta Machine. The bassist, who’s also known for his work with A Perfect Circle and Eagles of Death Metal, formed the band with drummer and APC bandmate Jeff Friedl.

A Perfect Circle Announce North American Tour Dates
Concerts & Tours

A Perfect Circle Announce North American Tour Dates

Hot off of releasing their new album Eat the Elephant, A Perfect Circle has expanded their North American tour with a new leg of dates for the fall. The band, which is anchored by Matt McJunkins, is fitting the run in between performances in Europe. The North American jaunt will kick off October 20th at the Maverik Center in Salt...

A Perfect Circle Releases “Eat The Elephant”
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A Perfect Circle Releases “Eat The Elephant”

Fourteen years after their last studio album, A Perfect Circle has returned with Eat the Elephant. The album has been in the works since at least 2008, though main songwriters Maynard James Keenan and Billy Howerdel have kept busy with other projects. Even with the hiatus, it continues the band’s evolution toward a more melancholy and introspective tone, but that...

Puscifer Releases Third Album
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Puscifer Releases Third Album

Maynard James Keenan (Tool, A Perfect Circle) has released, Money Shot, his third full-length album with his heavy band Puscifer. The record features bass from Matt McJunkins (A Perfect Circle, Eagles of Death Metal tour) and multi-instrumentalist Mat Mitchell, according to blabbermouth.net. The album’s first single “Grand Canyon,” is about depth in more ways than one. “It’s a perfect metaphor...

Puscifer Releases “What Is…”
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Puscifer Releases “What Is…”

If you want to get a better handle on what Maynard James Keenan’s (Tool, A Perfect Circle) additional side project Puscifer is all about, the CD/DVD has arrived to help you out a bit. The DVD features concert footage from the Conditions of My Parole tour, while also being a docu/mockumentary about the group, which is kind of a loose...

A Perfect Circle: Weak And Powerless
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A Perfect Circle: Weak And Powerless

Just before their latest reunion tour, A Perfect Circle played the Jimmy Kimmel show. Here’s Matt McJunkins laying the foundation on the song “Weak and Powerless” from their second album, .

A Perfect Circle Tour Dates Announced
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A Perfect Circle Tour Dates Announced

A Perfect Circle has announced the dates of their upcoming reunion tour we reported on last month. The tour will feature the band playing their entire discography, spread out over three nights per city, with the exception of Las Vegas, which only gets two. The five cities for the tour are all based out of the west coast, beginning in...

A Perfect Circle Reunites; Tool Writing New Material
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A Perfect Circle Reunites; Tool Writing New Material

A Perfect Circle have confirmed that rumors of their reunion are in fact true, and they will be taking the stage once again. The band will be performing all three of their albums in full in each city they visit on a soon to be announced tour, with the albums spread out over three nights at each stop. Exact dates...