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a perfect circle performing at lollapalooza chile in 2013 billy jeff friedl howerdel maynard james keenan james iha matt mcjunkins tool ashes divide nine inch nails tapeworm 1999 -- 2004 , 2010 -- present emi virgin 280px a perfect circle
 tim danny lohner jeordie white alexander troy van leeuwen paz lenchantin josh freese group_or_band alternative rock alternative metal a perfect circle lollapalooza chile 2013.jpg los angeles , california , united states a perfect circle
a perfect circle

a perfect circle is an american rock supergroup formed in 1999 by guitarist billy howerdel and tool vocalist maynard james keenan .
the original incarnation of the band also included paz lenchantin on bass , troy van leeuwen on guitar , and tim alexander on drums , with josh freese being the band 's primary drummer after the band 's initial round of touring prior to their first album .
the latest lineup features puscifer and ashes divide bassist matt mcjunkins ; former the smashing pumpkins guitarist james iha ; and puscifer and ashes divide touring drummer jeff friedl .
despite having a varied cast since inception , the stylistic content of the songs has remained consistent with howerdel as composer , and keenan penning the lyrics and melodies .
a perfect circle has released three albums : `` mer de noms '' -lrb- 2000 -rrb- , `` thirteenth step '' -lrb- 2003 -rrb- and `` emotive '' -lrb- 2004 -rrb- .
a cd-dvd set , `` amotion '' , was released alongside `` emotive '' released and contains thirteen music videos in addition to a number of song remixes created by danny lohner , robert del naja and other artists .
the band went into hiatus in 2004 .
since then band members have worked on other projects , the most notable being keenan 's work on tool 's 2006 album `` 10,000 days '' and howerdel 's album `` keep telling myself it 's alright '' under ashes divide , his name for his solo work .
the two announced they had reformed to work on new material in late 2008 , although the band was not publicly active until 2010 , when the band began touring again .
on november 19 , 2013 , the band released a greatest hits album entitled `` three sixty '' , which contains one new song , `` by and down '' , and on november 26 , 2013 , the band released a box set entitled '' '' .
while the band continues to work on new material since its reformation , few details exist regarding a timetable or form of the release .
