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There was quite a bit of destruction in the aftermath of the recent Oklahoma tornados and one of the artists that's doing his part to help in the recovery is Tool and A Perfect Circle frontman Maynard James Keenan. The musician has donated a pair of platinum plaques signifying sales marks set by both of his bands.

Down have announced that they will perform a handful of headline dates this May. Kicking things off on May 23 in Birmingham, Ala., the band will stop in 7 cities in the Southeast including Baltimore's Maryland Deathfest, and wrap things up with a hometown show in New Orleans on May 31...

It takes big cojones to lay everything out on the line to try and "make it" as a rock star. The road to platinum records and a mansion in Bel Air is filled with the shattered hopes and dreams of countless musicians. For the few who do actually get to live out their childhood rock 'n' roll fantasies, there's one trait most of them share: a Type A personality...

Singer Maynard James Keenan, of Tool, A Perfect Circle and Puscifer fame, has been quite vocal about his distaste for illegal downloading through the years. He also believes that since artists have to deal the reality of fans grabbing their music online, without paying for it, it has a trickle down effect on the music itself...

Tool's Maynard James Kennan is spending his summer vacation on tour with his recently reunited platinum-selling "other" band, A Perfect Circle. Once the Circle closes, MJK will return to work on another of his bands, and no, it's not Tool, metalheads...