Troy Van Leeuwen first resurfaced in the original lineup of A Perfect Circle , appearing on their debut album, Mer De Noms (2000), and on the subsequent tour. During the sessions for APC’s second album, Van Leeuwen was extended an invitation to join Queens of the Stone Age , which he accepted; he does appear on three tracks on the second APC album, Thirteenth Step (2003), but the included cover of Failure’s “The Nurse Who Loved Me” is not one of them. He has remained with Queens of the Stone Age since then, first appearing on the tour for their 2002 album, Songs for the Deaf , but not on the album itself. Also, during this time, Van Leeuwen assembled Enemy , a vehicle in which he is the front man and guitarist; their debut album, Hooray for Dark Matter , was released in October 2005. In 2008 Van Leeuwen formed the band Sweethead with vocalist Serrina Sims , who also provided backing vocals on Queens of the Stone Age single Make It wit Chu on the album Era Vulgaris , in 2007. The bands roster was rounded up with Norm Block formerly of Plexi and Troy’s former Enemy bandmate Eddie Nappi .
Joined A Perfect Circle
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