Puscifer is the project of Maynard James Keenan of Tool and A Perfect Circle, launched as a recording entity in 2007 and roaming electronic and industrial territory his other bands don't touch. Money Shot (2015) and Existential Reckoning (2020), with Carina Round's vocals, are the way in. Browse Puscifer vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Puscifer is the side project of Maynard James Keenan (born April 17, 1964, Ravenna, Ohio), best known as the lead vocalist of Tool and A Perfect Circle. The project name was first used by Keenan as the name of a fictional band in the 1995 HBO series Mr. Show with Bob and David (Keenan provided guest appearances on Mr. Show). The project was launched as an actual recording entity in 2007 with the debut V Is for Vagina. The rotating lineup has included multiple members across the band's catalog, with Carina Round (vocals), Mat Mitchell (guitar), and Greg Edwards (bass) being members. The project's distinctive blend of electronic, industrial, alternative rock, and experimental compositional approaches has positioned it as a distinctive Keenan side project from Tool and A Perfect Circle. They have continued releasing material across multiple decades. The project has connections to Keenan's wine business in Jerome, Arizona (Caduceus Cellars).
Puscifer's sound combines electronic rock, industrial rock, alternative rock, experimental rock, art rock, electronic, and trip hop with Keenan's distinctive vocal delivery (use of intimate and Keenan-esque approaches), Carina Round's complementary vocal arrangements, and varied compositional approaches drawing on electronic, industrial, and experimental rock traditions distinct from Tool's progressive metal approach.
Puscifer Entertainment pressings of the Puscifer catalog have been issued in multiple color variant editions and limited deluxe pressings, with collector demand.
Listeners new to Puscifer typically start with Money Shot (2015) or Existential Reckoning (2020).
