Maynard James Keenan discography explained

Maynard James Keenan is best known as the singer of rock band Tool, with whom he has recorded five studio albums, A Perfect Circle, with whom he has recorded four studio albums, and Puscifer, a side project created by Keenan, has released three studio albums.

Album appearance

With TexA.N.S.

• Live at Sons and Daughters Hall (1986)
• Never Again (1986)

With Children of the Anachronistic Dynasty

• Fingernails (1986)^[1]
• Dog House (1987)^[2]
• Peace Day (VHS release, 1987)^[3]

With Tool

See main article: article and Tool discography.

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions													Certifications
		US ^[4]	AUS ^[5]	AUT ^[6]	CAN ^[7]	FIN ^[8]	FRA ^[9]	GER ^[10]	NLD ^[11]	NOR ^[12]	NZ ^[13]	SWE ^[14]	SWI ^[15]	UK ^[16]
1993	Undertow Released: April 6, 1993 Label: Zoo/BMG/Volcano Format: CD, cassette, LP	50	89	—	—	—	—	—	89	—	17	—	—	—	RIAA: 3× Platinum^[17] CRIA: Platinum^[18]
1996	Ænima Released: October 1, 1996 Label: Zoo/BMG/Volcano Format: CD, cassette, LP	2	6	—	—	—	—	75	75	36	1	53	79	108	RIAA: 3× Platinum CRIA: Platinum
2001	Lateralus Released: May 15, 2001 Label: Volcano Format: CD, cassette, LP	1	1	9	1	11	21	5	7	2	2	8	31	16	RIAA: 3× Platinum CRIA: Platinum^[19] BPI: Silver^[20]
2006	10,000 Days Released: May 2, 2006 Label: Volcano/Tool Dissectional Format: CD	1	1	1	1	2	7	2	1	1	1	2	3	4	RIAA: 2× Platinum CRIA: Platinum^[21]
2019	Fear Inoculum Released: August 30, 2019 Label: Volcano/RCA Format: CD	1	1	3	1	2	9	2	3	1	1	7	2	4	RIAA: Gold		"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Other

Year	Album details	Peak chart position
		US ^[22]	AUS
1991	72826 (demo) Released: 1991 Label: Toolshed Format: Cassette	—	—
1992	Opiate (EP) Released: March 10, 1992 Label: Zoo/BMG/Volcano Format: CD, cassette	—	—
2000	Salival (Box set) Released: December 12, 2000 Label: Volcano II/Tool Dissectional Format: CD/DVD, CD/VHS	38	29
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

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With A Perfect Circle

See main article: article and A Perfect Circle discography.

Studio albums

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Album details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications
US ^[23]	AUS ^[24]	CAN ^[25]	FRA ^[26]	GER ^[27]	NLD ^[28]	NZ ^[29]	NOR ^[30]	SWE ^[31]	UK ^[32]
Mer de Noms	Released: May 23, 2000 (US)^[33] Label: Virgin Formats: CD, CS, LP, digital download	4	2	5	—	55	81	2	32	54	55	US: 1,888,000^[34]	RIAA: Platinum^[35] ARIA Gold^[36] BPI: Silver^[37] MC: Platinum^[38]
Thirteenth Step	Released: September 16, 2003 (US)^[39] Label: Virgin Formats: CD, CS, LP, digital download	2	3	1	41	11	17	1	7	17	37	US: 1,181,000	RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Gold^[40] MC: Gold RIANZ Gold^[41]
Emotive	Released: November 2, 2004 (US)^[42] Label: Virgin Formats: CD, CS, LP, digital download	2	8	5	61	33	46	2	18	—	80	US: 671,000	RIAA: Gold MC: Gold
Eat the Elephant	Released: April 20, 2018 Label: BMG Formats: CD, LP, digital download	3	2	3	18	2	12	3	8	18	12	US: 63,000^[43]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

With Puscifer

Studio albums

Year	Title	Notes
2007	"V" Is for Vagina Label: Sony BMG, Puscifer Entertainment Released: October 30, 2007	Financed by Keenan^[44]
2011	Conditions of My Parole Label: Puscifer Entertainment Released: October 18, 2011	-
2013	Donkey Punch the Night Label: Puscifer Entertainment Released: February 19, 2013	-
2015	Money Shot Label: Puscifer Entertainment Released: October 30, 2015	-
2020	Existential Reckoning Label: Puscifer Entertainment Released: October 30, 2020	-

Other

Collaborations

Songs

Year	Artist(s)	Album	Contribution	Ref.
1992	Rage Against the Machine	self-titled album	Vocals during the slow bridge in "Know Your Enemy"	^[47]
1993	Green Jellÿ	Cereal Killer Soundtrack	Performed the falsetto line "not by the hair of my chinny chin chin" of the song "Three Little Pigs"	^[48]
1994	Shandi's Addiction (with Billy Gould, Tom Morello and Brad Wilk)		Vocals, "Calling Dr. Love", a Kiss cover	^[49]
1995	Replicants	self-titled album	Vocals, "Silly Love Songs", a Wings cover	^[50]
1997	Tori Amos		Duet, "Muhammad My Friend"
2000	Melvins	The Crybaby	Appears with Tool on "Divorced"	^[51]
	Deftones	White Pony	Duet with Chino Moreno, "Passenger"	^[52]
2002	Thirty Seconds to Mars	self-titled album	Background vocals, "Fallen"	^[53]
2003	Titannica (fictional)	Run Ronnie Run (DVD)	Vocals, "Ass Kickin' Fat Kid" (in film only, not soundtrack)	^[54]
	David Bowie	Underworld Original soundtrack	Vocals, "Bring Me the Disco King (Lohner Mix)"	^[55]
2004	Axis of Justice	Concert Series Volume 1	Vocals, "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding (Live)" performed with Chris Cornell at Lollapalooza 2003; and "Where the Streets Have No Name (Live)"	^[56]
2008	Jubilee	In With The Out Crowd	Vocals on "I Don't Have An Excuse, I Just Need Help"	^[57]
2009	The Human Experimente	MP3 release	Vocals on the remix of King Crimson's "21st Century Schizoid Man"	^[58]
2024	Night Club	Masochist	Vocals on "Gone"	^[59]

Other credits

Year	Work	Artist	Contribution	Ref.
2000	Yellow mY skYcaptain	Paz Lenchantin	Artwork	^[60]
	Mer de Noms	A Perfect Circle	Logo design
2003	Thirteenth Step	A Perfect Circle	Executive producer, artwork
	"Weak and Powerless" & "Blue" on Thirteenth Step	A Perfect Circle	Executive producer
	"Judith (Renholder Mix)" & "REV 22:20" on Underworld Original Soundtrack	Various artists	Writer
2004	AMotion	A Perfect Circle	Guitar, arranger, performer, executive producer, artwork
	Emotive [Clean]	A Perfect Circle	Piano, executive producer, re-arranged
	Emotive	A Perfect Circle	Piano, arranger, executive producer, re-arranged
2005	Saw II Original Soundtrack [Clean]	Various artists	Remixing
	Saw II Original Soundtrack	Various artists	Remixing
	"Passive" on Constantine Original Soundtrack	Various artists	Writer
2006	10,000 Days	Tool	Producer
2007	"V" Is for Vagina	Puscifer	Acoustic guitar, percussion, drums, clavinet
2024	"Pablo's Hippos" on Sessanta E.P.P.P.	Primus	Writer

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fingernails. Discogs. October 8, 2012.
2. Web site: Dog House. Discogs. March 24, 2015.
3. Web site: Children of the Anachronistic Dynasty - Peace Day Video. July 16, 2009. the tool archive. March 24, 2015.
4. http://billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=19952&aid=776112 Tool Discography - 10,000 Days
5. http://www.australian-charts.com/search.asp?cat=a&artist=Tool&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts Tool album chart history
6. http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?cat=a&search=Tool Tool album chart history
7. Tool album chart history
8. http://finnishcharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Tool Tool album chart history
9. http://lescharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Tool Tool album chart history
10. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Tool/?type=longplay Tool album chart history
11. http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?cat=a&search=Tool Tool album chart history
12. http://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Tool Tool album chart history
13. https://charts.nz/search.asp?cat=a&search=Tool Tool album chart history
14. http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Tool Tool album chart history
15. http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=Tool&cat=a Tool album chart history
16. Web site: UK Top 40 Hit Database . everyHit.com . March 8, 2008. Note: User must define search parameters as "Tool".
17. https://archive.today/20130104183548/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=tool&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25 Tool certifications
18. http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php Tool certifications
19. http://www.cria.ca/gold/0102_g.php Gold & Platinum Certifications for January 2002
20. http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=31716 Tool - Certified awards
21. http://www.cria.ca/gold/0506_g.php Gold & Platinum Certifications for May 2006
22. http://billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=19952&model.vnuAlbumId=155195 Tool - Artist chart history
23. A Perfect Circle Chart History - Billboard 200 . Billboard . January 1, 2019.
24. Web site: Discography A Perfect Circle . Australian-charts.com . Hung Medien . January 31, 2013.
25. A Perfect Circle Chart History - Canadian Albums . Billboard . January 1, 2019.
26. Web site: Discographie A Perfect Circle . Lescharts.com . Hung Medien . January 31, 2013 . French.
27. Web site: Chartverfolgung / A Perfect Circle / Longplay . Musicline.de . . January 31, 2013 . German . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095736/http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/A+Perfect+Circle/189/longplay . March 4, 2016 . dead .
28. Web site: Discografie A Perfect Circle . Dutchcharts.nl . Hung Medien . January 31, 2013 . Dutch.
29. Web site: Discography A Perfect Circle . Charts.nz . Hung Medien . January 31, 2013.
30. Web site: Discography A Perfect Circle . Norwegiancharts.com . Hung Medien . January 31, 2013.
31. Web site: Discography A Perfect Circle . Swedishcharts.com . Hung Medien . January 31, 2013.
32. Web site: A Perfect Circle . . February 21, 2017 . select "Albums" tab.
33. Web site: Mer de Noms – A Perfect Circle . . . February 13, 2014 . Raggett, Ned.
34. Web site: Week Ending July 11, 2010: A Full Recovery . . . July 15, 2010 . January 31, 2013 . Grein, Paul . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121008054542/http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-july-11-2010-a-full-recovery.html . October 8, 2012.
35. Web site: Gold & Platinum . . February 21, 2017.
36. Web site: ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2000 Albums. Aria.com.au. October 24, 2017.
37. Web site: Certified Awards . www.bpi.co.uk . 22 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130120124207/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx . 20 January 2013 . dead.
38. Canada . A Perfect Circle . January 31, 2013.
39. Web site: Thirteenth Step – A Perfect Circle . . February 13, 2014 . Jurek, Thom.
40. Web site: ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2004 Albums. Aria.com.au. October 24, 2017.
41. Web site: The Official New Zealand Music Chart. THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART. October 24, 2017.
42. Web site: eMOTIVe – A Perfect Circle . . February 13, 2014 . Theakston, Rob.
43. Web site: J. Cole Claims Fifth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart & Biggest Week of 2018 With 'KOD'. Billboard.com. Caulfield. Keith. April 29, 2018. April 30, 2018.
44. Web site: PUSCIFER . . . Jon . Wiederhorn . May 2, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090424075212/http://www.revolvermag.com/content/maynard-james-keenan . April 24, 2009 .
45. Web site: PUSCIFER: New EP Available On iTunes . . May 2, 2009 . October 7, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080422013709/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=82517 . April 22, 2008 .
46. https://loudwire.com/a-perfect-circle-puscifer-primus-new-music-2024/
47. Book: Mciver, Joel . Nu-Metal- the Next Generation of Rock & Punk . Omnibus Press . London . 2002 . 0-7119-9209-6 . 136.
48. News: That must be Jelly! 'Cause Tool don't laugh like that . Alan . Sculley . . May 20, 1994 . 10E . 9405140160 .
49. Web site: Kiss My Ass: Classic Kiss Regrooved track listing. https://archive.today/20120604145309/http://www.kissfaq.com/discography/kma.html. dead. June 4, 2012. May 1, 2009.
50. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r229332|pure_url=yes}} Replicants album Information ]. allmusic. July 25, 2008.
51. Web site: The Melvins, The Crybaby. PopMatters. May 2, 2009. Starkey. David.
52. News: Success can't dull Deftones' edge. Gina Vivinetto. St. Petersburg Times. November 30, 2000. January 24, 2008.
53. 30 Seconds to Mars. Thirty Seconds to Mars. 2002. booklet. Immortal Records. 12424.
54. Tool Singer Sings for Film. John D. Luerssen. Rolling Stone. June 22, 2001. February 19, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080613222252/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/tool/articles/story/5932756/tool_singer_sings_for_film. June 13, 2008. dead.
55. Modern Rock Mainstays Descend Into 'Underworld'. Todd Martens. Billboard. August 14, 2008. February 19, 2008.
56. Tankian, Morello Assemble 'Axis' Compilation. Jonathan Cohen. Billboard. August 31, 2004. February 19, 2008.
57. Web site: . August 2008 . Maynard James Keenan - "I Don't Have An Excuse... Jubilee . . December 13, 2008 .
58. Web site: Robert Fripp's Diary . Robert Fripp . Fripp, Robert . dgmlive.com . June 2, 2007 . June 8, 2007 . Jeff Fayman of Immediate Music has sent the latest mix of Schizoid Man (with Maynard Keenan on vocals) on MP3. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927222611/http://www.dgmlive.com/diaries.htm?artist=&show=&member=3&entry=6933 . September 27, 2007 .
59. Web site: Night Club Announces New Album Masochist For March 2024 Release, Shares New Single & Video “Crime Scene” . Violanda, Robyn . mxdwm.com . January 5, 2024 . March 16, 2024 .
60. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p92957|pure_url=yes}} Credits: Maynard James Keenan ]. . May 1, 2009.