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| Background information | |
| Origin | Birmingham, England |
| Genres | Industrial metal |
| Years active | 1996–1998 |
| Labels | Nothing |
| Members | Rob Halford Bob Marlette John 5 Ray Riendeau Sid Riggs James Woolley |
Two was an English-Americanindustrial metal band, formed by formerJudas Priest lead singerRob Halford after the break-up of his previous bandFight.
Halford and guitaristJohn 5 formed the band in 1996 under the name Gimp and would record an album's worth of demos. While attending Mardi Gras inNew Orleans, Halford metTrent Reznor and presented him a copy of the material, which in return, Reznor stepped in as producer and released it under his Nothing Records label. Upon discovering that another band was using the Gimp name, the group was redubbed 2wo. In March 1998, the albumVoyeurs was released. It sold poorly and was not well received.[1] After a headlining tour, 2wo disbanded and John 5 would joinMarilyn Manson. Halford initially began demos for a follow-up album, but eventually called the band quits and would use the material for his next bandHalford.[2]
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| Voyeurs |
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| Year | Title | US Main. Rock [5] | Album |
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| 1998 | "I Am a Pig" | 22 | Voyeurs |
| "Deep in the Ground"[6] | — |
Halford hired porn directorChi Chi Larue to direct the video for the first single, "I Am a Pig".[7] This video featured grainyS&M scenes of the band and various porn stars, including a few brief glimpses ofJanine Lindemulder, in a sex dungeon. It also incorporates some of the album's artwork into the concept. It was not widely shown because of its content, but was not banned.
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