Changes

After the [[The Downward Spiral (halo)Self Destruct Touring Cycle|The Downward SpiralSelf Destruct]] tours ended in 1996, [[Danny Lohner]] and [[Charlie Clouser]] approached Trent Reznor with music ideas that Trent he felt did not fit in with his vision of the band, but instead agreed to collaborate and work on the material as a side project, with each member having equal say in decisions. The band eventually became a supergroup of sorts including, among others, [[Maynard James Keenan]] ([[Tool]], [[A Perfect Circle]]), [[Page Hamilton]] (Helmet), and Phil Anselmo (Pantera).

By 2001, producer [[Alan Moulder]] had tracked "more than an album's worth" of demos, according to Reznor's post on the site, adding that the rough songs are "very unlike ''[[The Fragile (halo)|The Fragile]]'', and may not even be released as NIN material,". However after 2002, Clouser left NIN and was no longer a part of Tapeworm. The group (at the time consisting of Reznor, Lohner, Keenan and [[Atticus Ross]]) booked time in a recording studio in an attempt to produce an album. An official Tapeworm website (Tapeworm.net, now offline) was created and showed pictures from various recording sessions.

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. [http://www.theninhotline.net/news/archives/backissue/03/9#1064407046]

Over time, the band began to break down, partly due to label issues and partly due to TrentReznor's lack of interest in the project and it was announced that the band was dead in 2004.

Only one Tapeworm song was ever released to the public, "[[Vacant]]", which was performed live by [[A Perfect Circle]] on several occasions and eventually became "Passive" on their last full length release ''eMOTIVE''. The band's live performance of the track before it's its release has also been attributed to the demise of Tapeworm. It has also been rumored that the tracks released by Maynard's [[Puscifer]] side-project are actually renamed and reworked versions of the original Tapeworm tracks. However, Lohner has stated that he used Tapeworm material as Renholder when he did the soundtrack to the motion picture ''Underworld.''

In November 2009, Puscifer released ''"C" Is for (Please Insert Sophomoric Genitalia Reference HERE)'', which contained "[[Potions (Deliverance Mix)|Potions]]", with writing credits to Reznor. Keenan explained that it was a Tapeworm song, recorded by Puscifer as a "wedding gift" to Reznor.

*"Potions" (later "covered" and renamed "Potions (Deliverance Mix)" by Puscifer)

Image:Tapeworm01.jpg|Atticus Ross, Danny Lohner, Maynard James Keenan and Trent Reznor.<center><br>Image:Tapeworm09.jpg|Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.<center><br>Image:Tapeworm2.jpg|Maynard James Keenan and Trent Reznor.<center><br>Image:Tapeworm08.jpg|Danny Lohner, Maynard James Keenan.<center><br>

Image:Tapewormtr02.jpg|Trent Reznor.<center><br>