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| Origin | Los Angeles,California,United States of America |
| Genres | Alternative rock,gothic rock,industrial rock,electronica,progressive rock |
| Years active | Late 1990s–present |
| Labels | Metropolis,Six Degrees |
| Members | Chris Vrenna Clint Walsh |
Tweaker is an Americanalternative rock collaboration project band founded byChris Vrenna in the late 1990s. Tweaker's musical style incorporatessynthpop,progressive rock, modernjazz andelectronica genres, and is characterized by a generally melancholy and somber sound with matching artwork.
The albumThe Attraction to All Things Uncertain was Vrenna's "solo" debut[1] and it was not until the follow-up album,2 a.m. Wakeup Call, that Clint Walsh was announced as a permanent fixture to the band. While Vrenna and Walsh supply most instruments and electronics, many other musicians contributed to Tweaker's performances and recordings, includingRobert Smith,David Sylvian,Burton C. Bell,Craig Wedren,Will Oldham,Hamilton Leithauser,Buzz Osborne, Jonathan Bates andJohnny Marr. The subsequent albums followed a preset central theme.
Tweaker wrote and performed the theme music toDoom 3, of which the theme song was released via the band's website. The rest of the soundtrack is accessible from the game's files. Tweaker also composed the theme music for the animated television showXiaolin Showdown. Unlike the band's usualsynthpop,shoegaze, modernjazz,dark ambient andindustrial sound, theDoom 3 theme was mainlyheavy metal.
In 2004, Tweaker opened forSkinny Puppy on select dates with a full live band, consisting of Chris Vrenna (drums, percussion and keyboard), Clint Walsh (guitar and keyboard),William Faith (bass guitar) andNick Young (vocals). They performed everything live (i.e., no pre-recorded tape), although they did have to alter some of their songs to fit the live format — the most extreme case being a completely revamped rock version of "Microsize Boy". The final performance on the tour was at QuakeCon 2005 in Dallas, TX.
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