If Trent Reznor were 15 years younger today, it'd be easy to imagine him making stuff like Maynard James Keenan's. These industrial beats and incanted vocals are only the beginning of his multimedia blizzards, though the lyrics give a clue. For a postmodern stylist, his exhortations are soulful.
Puscifer is Maynard James Keenan's multifaceted, multimedia, multi-artist, multi-personality project. It involves film, music, digital video, garments, feminine hygiene products, coffee, pet supplies, websites, blogs, artist collaborations, a few office supplies, and a grip on the idea that chaos is good and that change is inevitable. So why this new project? Dare we ask? “I’m on a mission. I’ve been assigned to be the guardian of a highly classified, highly effective Sonic Weapon of Mass Disruption. This sonic technology when ‘unleashed,’ if you will, causes parts of the anatomy to vibrate uncontrollably. Not unlike when someone yawns, everyone in the surrounding area will be affected. If executed properly, the subjects will be temporarily distracted from their duties. Their bodies will appear to be abducted by the Soul Train, as if J-Lo were auditioning for the ‘Thriller’ video. Awe inspiring. Don’t speak a word of it.”