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“To get into the personal details, of why that didn’t necessarily sync up, just didn’t seem like it was going to benefit anybody”: Nate Mendel of Foo Fighters explains why the reasons for Josh Freese’s sacking were kept vague

But Freese says “no one should feel sorry for me”

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Foo Fighters agreed not to give Josh Freese details about reasons for firing

Foo Fighters did not give Josh Freese a reason for his firing as they didn't think it was a good idea to get "into the personal details".

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Dave Grohl addresses Josh Freese's departure from Foo Fighters

Dave Grohl has insisted the decision to fire Josh Freese from Foo Fighters "didn't happen overnight".

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Josh Freese: Don't feel sorry for me

Josh Freese has insisted no one "should feel sorry" for him after he was sacked by the Foo Fighters because he's very happy with his career now.

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“I guess people just don’t think like we do”: Maynard James Keenan thinks Puscifer are in the “third side-project category” but is happy on the side of the underdog

The singer believes the band have been “marginalised” due to the greater commercial success of his other two projects, Tool and A Perfect Circle

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“It was like a demonic, otherworldly séance going on in there with one person”: A Perfect Circle have made four albums. These are the stories behind them all

A Perfect Circle’s Billy Howerdel breaks down his band’s four studio albums

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"I showed up with Tibetan Singing Bowls, some percussion instruments and champagne, and asked them permission to do some experiments." The strange story behind Deftones and Maynard James Keenan's incredible collab, Passenger

One of the best metal collaborations of the 2000s featured two unique creative forces joining forces

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“I had no idea that show would be my last. The whole thing felt like a divorce”: How Paz Lenchantin’s departure from the Pixies led to her first-ever solo album

She’s played in some of alternative music’s biggest bands. Now Lenchantin is back with a solo album fueled by a vintage P-Bass that Billy Corgan inspired her to buy

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“We miss you. It’s been far too long. We found a solution.” A Perfect Circle announce first European tour for seven years

Maynard James Keenan and Billy Howerdel's alt metallers A Perfect Circle will tour the EU and UK for the first time since 2018

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“Learning to play with a pick was like dancing with two left feet. I had to entirely relearn the bass”: Having played in the Pixies, Zwan, and A Perfect Circle, Paz Lenchantin knows a thing or two about the bass guitar and its role in rock

Former Pixies bassist Paz Lenchantin still has a few tricks up her sleeve, including a debut solo album

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Former Pixies, A Perfect Circle, Zwan bassist Paz Lenchantin announces debut solo album, Triste, shares first single Hang Tough

Paz Lenchantin pulls together partial A Perfect Circle reunion on her debut solo record

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"The thing you’re getting on your phone sucks." Maynard James Keenan's ban on filming his live shows is here to stay

Filming on phones and other devices is prohibited at Tool, A Perfect Circle and Puscifer shows – and that's not likely to change

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“Pink Floyd was bigger than a band. It was more like church. They played A Momentary Lapse Of Reason in its entirety and I thought, ‘I want to be around this all the time’”: Why Billy Howerdel is glad he copied David Gilmour badly

A Perfect Circle guitarist recalls deciding to become a musician during 1988 concert, and hails Gilmour’s substance-over-quality approach

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“This has been far from a singular endeavour”: your guide to every player who’s ever passed through Nine Inch Nails, from Pretty Hate Machine to now

Ahead of Trent Reznor & co.’s UK tour next month, here’s your chance to swot up on the industrial-rock titans' evolving line-up over the years

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“Out of nowhere, all these frat kids are all doing this weird dance, all in lines. ‘You’re ruining my band!’ Then it was no longer ours”: From bitter experience, Maynard James Keenan conspires to keep knuckleheads away from his music

Maynard James Keenan explained why he does what he does when A Perfect Circle staged their surprise return in 2018 with Eat The Elephant

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Avenged Sevenfold, Deftones, Bring Me The Horizon, Sleep Token, Bad Omens, Evanescence and more announced for Louder Than Life 2025

Louder Than Life 2025 is go and it is STACKED!

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Tool’s Maynard James Keenan and wife Jennifer open new vinyl cafe, will start hosting concerts this month

The Keenans’ Queen B Vinyl cafe will host such artists as Thou, Galactic Empire and more from October 23

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“Maynard had this fifty-yard stare and I was in the target zone. I thought he was ready to jump off stage and have a ruckus”: how A Perfect Circle made the funniest and most provocative rock album of the 2010s with Eat The Elephant

Death stares, Axl Rose and The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy are all part of the story of Maynard James Keenan and Billy Howerdel’s A Perfect Circle

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Maynard James Keenan's plans for the next 18 months? Wine, fried chicken and new songs for Tool, A Perfect Circle and Puscifer

As Maynard James Keenan's epic 60th birthday celebrations roll on, he's planning new Tool, APC and Puscifer songs

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Listen to A Perfect Circle, Puscifer and Primus on new split Sessanta E.P.P.P.

Primus, Puscifer and A Perfect Circle join forces for new split release celebrating Maynard James Keenan's 60th birthday

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Foo Fighters drummer Josh Freese confirms return to A Perfect Circle after 13 years

In-demand drummer Josh Freese will tour with A Perfect Circle during break in Foo Fighters schedule

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Josh Freese confirms return to A Perfect Circle after 13 years: “APC has always been a very special band for me…”

The news follows a cryptic teaser posted by Freese earlier this week featuring a photo of his A Perfect Circle kit

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Tool's Maynard James Keenan is releasing a live album, and it has the worst cover art we’ve seen in a very, very long time

Recordings of Tool/Puscifer/A Perfect Circle frontman Maynard James Keenan's 50th birthday concerts are coming next month, packaged with artwork that cannot be unseen

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