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All Ends

It started as a side project of the In Flames guitarists Björn Gelotte and Jesper Strömblad, but currently they are no longer playing with All Ends.

Dundertåget

Dundertåget is a Swedish rock band, the band was originally formed by lead vocalist and guitarist Robert Dahlqvist in 2004 as Thunder Express as a side project while playing in The Hellacopters.

Flesh Volcano

The Flesh Volcano was a side project of singer Marc Almond and Clint Ruin, aka Foetus.

She's the Sun

"Sunrise (Ratty's Inferno)" was used as the basis for "Sunrise (Here I Am)", the 2001 début single from Scooter's side project Ratty.

Tad Kinchla

In 2006, Kinchla also joined Blues Traveler frontman John Popper in a side project called the John Popper Project.

Trance Atlantic Air Waves

Trance Atlantic Air Waves (also known as TAAW), is a side project from Enigma's Michael Cretu.


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And It's Beautiful

The song features a mantra chant interlude, which is an activity Brad Roberts had taken up (along with Yoga) during the band's hiatus (and formed the basis for his side-project Satsang Circus).

Barleyjuice

Formed originally in 1998, the group began as a side project for musicians Keith Swanson and Kyf Brewer, who met as bagpipers in the Loch Rannoch Pipes & Drums of Pineville, Pennsylvania.

Blaqk Audio

In the August 2006 edition of Guitar World, Puget states that AFI songs "37mm" and "Love Like Winter" were both originally intended as part of the Blaqk Audio side project.

Candiria

Drummer Ken Schalk, bassist Mike MacIvor, and guitarist John Lamacchia have been involved in a free-jazz side project named Ghosts of the Canal, who have thus far released two full-length albums, Sessions from the Flats (1999) and Five Episodes from the Subconscious (2002), as well as two non-album tracks which appeared on the bonus disc of Candiria's The C.O.M.A. Imprint.

CEvin Key

He also embarked on a side project with Phil Western, PlatEAU, and continued his project Tear Garden with the assistance of the Legendary Pink Dots for new material released in the mid-to-late '90s.

CI Records

Most recently, CI has been the home of bands such as The Pink Spiders, Once Nothing, Sadaharu, Fire Deuce (The side-project of Coheed and Cambria's Travis Stever), Albert React and Movies With Heroes.

Circus Devils

Circus Devils was originally conceived in 2001 as a side project to Robert Pollard's main work with Guided by Voices.

David Fiuczynski

In 2005, Fiuczynski was hired by former Police drummer Stewart Copeland for his side project Gizmo, which toured in Italy in July 2005.

Dead Loretta

During this time, the band shared the stage with various international acts, including Pete Doherty's side project Littl'ans, legendary Smashing Orange front man Rob Montejo, Brian Jonestown Massacre collaborator Christopher Tucker, and Rolling Stone Magazine featured band The Singles.

Do What You Gotta Do

This was due to a parcel of tepid reviews and soft sales for Garth Brooks side project, Chris Gaines.

Feather Float

Feather Float is the second album the Japanese band OOIOO, a side-project of Boredoms member Yoshimi P-We.

Gene Louis

He, Brent Clawson and Kevin Besignano are also members of a side project called Sex N Violence that is rounded out by Todd Hennig (formerly of Death By Stereo), and Criterion Records owner Jeremy Miller.

Gordon Moakes

In December 2009, Moakes, Paul Mullen (vocalist and guitarist of The Automatic) and William Bowerman (drummer of La Roux) worked in the studio together on a new side project, with Bloc Party on hiatus and both The Automatic and La Roux inactive over the Christmas break.

Hansi Kürsch

Kürsch has also recorded two albums for his side project with Jon Schaffer of Iced Earth, Demons and Wizards.

Hellride

Hellride is a side project live band featuring former Porno For Pyros guitarist Peter DiStefano, former Minutemen, Firehose, and Porno For Pyros bassist Mike Watt, and former Jane's Addiction and Porno For Pyros drummer Stephen Perkins.

House of Dreams

House of Dreams is the second album by the AOR/hard rock side project of former Rainbow vocalist Joe Lynn Turner under the name Sunstorm.

Hybrid Tango

Hybrid Tango is a side project by the members of Buenos Aires-based electronic neo-tango band Tanghetto.

Jake Burns

Since 2001, Burns has also been involved in a side project with Pauline Black of The Selecter, called 3 Men and Black.

James Honeyman-Scott

He also discussed plans with Jol Dantzig for doing a side project called "The Boss Weird" that was to include possibly Elliot Easton as well (Dantzig Design Group, 2006).

Jeff Pinkus

In 1990, he and Butthole Surfers' lead vocalist Gibby Haynes released Digital Dump, the only album from their psychedelic house music side project The Jackofficers.

Jenny Choi

She played cello on Mike Park's second album North Hangook Falling, The Lawrence Arms fifth album Oh! Calcutta! and the debut album Four One Five Two by their guitarist Chris McCaughan as part of his side project Sundowner, and contributed vocals to three songs on This Is Me Smiling's first album.

Más Allá del Sur

Más Allá del Sur is Argentine electrotango band Tanghetto's third studio album (or fourth if taken in consideration Hybrid Tango, a side project).

Misery Signals

During the funding stages of this side project he provided incentives to individuals and bands in return for financial support using crowd funding platform Kickstarter.

Monks of Doom

Guitarists Greg Lisher and Chris Molla, bassist (and in the case of the Monks of Doom, lead vocalist) Victor Krummenacher and drummer Chris Pedersen began the group as a casual side project to explore some of their interests that did not fit into Camper Van Beethoven's sound.

Mr and Mrs Smith and Mr Drake

Mr and Mrs Smith and Mr Drake is an album performed by a side project of Cardiacs, created by Tim Smith, Sarah Smith and William D. Drake.

Neil Leyton

He participated in a side-project with Ky Anto, titled Pretty Volume, and recorded an E.P. with fellow Canadian guitarist Rich Jones and The Wildhearts' frontman Ginger in the UK.

Neverender

Initially, the VIP Meet and Greet and Acoustic performance were moved to the Friday, but as a fair number of fans were unable to make the new date, lead singer Claudio Sanchez announced on-stage that the Thursday would remain the same and Friday date would feature a cover song set including music by Claudio Sanchez's one-man side project The Prize Fighter Inferno.

Richard Derrick

In 1997, two weeks after the final Another Umbrella show, Derrick began performing with drummer Bob Lee and a core of revolving musicians (including Nels Cline and Joe Baiza) under the name Solo Career, a side-project which lasted until 2002, performing whenever the musicians' schedules allowed.

Richmond Greenway

An additional side project will add a bike lane/bike trail between the Richmond Greenway and the Ohlone Greenway at Potrero Avenue via 23rd Street, Carlson Boulevard, Cutting Boulevard, and Potrero.

Sasha Krivtsov

Sasha's recording credits include stints with British alterna-pop darling Badly Drawn Boy and Vivian Campbell's side project, Clock.

Self Defense Family

End of a Year started as a side project for a number of Albany musicians already involved in full-time bands.

Shaken 69

Shaken 69 was a ska side-project started in 1995 in the Berkely/Oakland area for musicians including Rancid's Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman, The Uptones' Paul Jackson and Eric Din, Skankin' Pickle's Lars Nylander and Mike Park and former Operation Ivy and Schlong drummer Dave Mello.

Sludgeworth

The band was formed in 1989 as a side project from Screeching Weasel, a band that Dan and Brian were in.

Solano Avenue

Various live bands, most local, have played sets at the Stroll, with notable past musicians including RatDog drummer/Primus co-founder Jay Lane (with jam side project Alphabet Soup) and Marc Biedermann (founder of Blind Illusion, and former bassist for thrash metal band Heathen).

Spencer P. Jones

In August 1983 while a member of The Johnnys, Spencer formed a side-project, Beasts of Bourbon (1983–85, 1988–93, 1996–97, 2003–08, 2013) with James Baker on drums (ex-Hoodoo Gurus), Tex Perkins on vocals (Dum Dums), Kim Salmon on guitar and Boris Sujdovic on bass guitar (both ex-The Scientists).

The Battle Saga

While as a part of Rhapsody of Fire where he played guitar, Taca Heumemarerion formed The Kingslayer Saga in 1996 as a side-project.

The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack

The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack, often referred to as simply The Heroin Diaries, is the debut studio album by Sixx:A.M., a side project of Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx.

The Late Music

The Late Music Volume One is an album by The Olivia Tremor Control side project Black Swan Network.

The Moonlighters

Bliss Blood side project called The Moonlighters, a 1920s-style jazz string band

The Receiving End of Sirens

After a year of almost non-stop touring, Casey Crescenzo parted ways with the band in May 2006 and started pursuing his side project, The Dear Hunter, full-time.

ThefucKINGFUCKS

thefucKINGFUCKS is an underground Belgium industrial rock performance art group that began as a musical side-project for controversial visual artist Kendell Geers, Patrick Codenys of Front 242.

Trampled by Turtles

Simonett, Saxhaug, and Young also play in a side project called Dead Man Winter, and Young fronts The Fiddle Heirs and continues to collaborate with Pert Near Sandstone, perhaps most notably on their rendition of The Beatles classic "I Am the Walrus".

Trash Aesthetics

The label released The Tailors successful debut album 'Wakey Wakey' in 2007 as well as an extremely limited 7" single by Projections (a side project of the band Blood Red Shoes) and Luke Abbott.

Truant Wave

After Fall Out Boy's break in late 2009, Stump embarked on a solo side project.

W.E.L.T.

W.E.L.T. was a briefly extant side-project between members of industrial bands Skinny Puppy (Nivek Ogre) and Ministry (Al Jourgensen and Michael Balch).

WAU! Mr. Modo Recordings

Their sublabel, Inter-Modo, also released records from Juno Reactor and The Orb's collaborative side-project FFWD.

Wonder Dog

Wonder Dog, musician Harry Thumann's side project, best known for the 1982 single "Ruff Mix"

Zozobra

Additionally, two of the members of Old Man Gloom have since formed another side project called Zozobra, releasing the albums Harmonic Tremors and Bird of Prey.

ZP Theart

Theart also sang in Shadow Warriors, a side project by his then DragonForce bandmate Sam Totman during the late 90s.