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Billy Howerdel is the founding member, guitarist, songwriter, and producer for the band A Perfect Circle. Howerdel functioned as a guitar technician for Tool during the tour and recording of 'Ćnima,' working with Maynard James Keenan, whom he met in 1992. During this time, Howerdel played Keenan some of his songs, and Keenan offered his vocals if Howerdel ever decided to form a band. Despite originally considering a female singer, Howerdel would eventually accept Keenan's offer. In 1999, Howerdel founded A Perfect Circle, and invited Keenan to join in as the singer.

Billy Howerdel's new band Ashes Divide have officially inked a deal with Island Records and released 'their' debut album on April 8, 2008. Howerdel handled nearly all the instruments in the studio for the release, sans the drums for which he recruited session-man Josh Freese.

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Richard Patrick is a Cleveland area native who graduated from Bay Village High School in 1987. After a chance meeting with Trent Reznor in a Cleveland music store, Patrick landed a gig as guitarist in Reznor's live incarnation of Nine Inch Nails from 1989 to 1991. His only recorded contribution can be heard at the end of "Sanctified" on Pretty Hate Machine. He chose to leave the band during the recording of The Downward Spiral in 1993.

Following his departure from Nine Inch Nails, Richard Patrick formed his own industrial rock band, Filter, with Brian Liesegang who left the band after the recording of the band's first album, 1995's 'Short Bus.' 4 years later in 1999, Richard Patrick released Filter's second album, 'Title of Record' with help from guitarist Geno Lenardo. 'The Amalgamut,' Filter's third album was released 2002, with Richard Patrick canceling most of the supporting tour to check in to rehab for his alcoholism problem which had been plaguing him for years. An experience where he drunkenly fought with flight attendants on a plane after removing his clothes inspired Filter's arguably biggest single, "Take a Picture."

During a break from Filter, Richard Patrick formed Army of Anyone with former Stone Temple Pilots members Robert and Dean DeLeo along with drummer Ray Luzier. The band released a stellar self-titled album and offered a fan-friendly priced concert tour, but were still met with a luke-warm reception.

After a 5-year hiatus, Richard Patrick has announced Filter will be releasing a new record in 2008, entitled Anthems for the Damned. Collaborators on the record include Josh Freese (A Perfect Circle, Nine Inch Nails), Wes Borland (Black Light Burns, Limp Bizkit), and John 5 (Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie). The album was released on May 13, 2008.

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Buckcherry is a Los Angeles rock band, formed in 1995. The band released two albums (1999's self-titled debut and 2001's 'Time Bomb') before dissolving in summer 2002. In 2005, Josh Todd (lead vocals) and Keith Nelson (guitarist) put together a new band using the Buckcherry moniker and released a new album in April 2006 called 15, and it spawned Buckcherry's biggest crossover hit to date, "Crazy Bitch".
They were signed to DreamWorks Records shortly after. The band released its self titled debut in 1999 to critical praise and certified gold sales. The album, produced by Terry Date (Soundgarden, Mother Love Bone, Pantera, ex-Sex Pistols Steve Jones), included three modern rock chart hits in "Lit Up,""Check Your Head," and "For The Movies."