Did Sammy play for any other band like A Perfect Circle?
A Perfect Circle A Perfect Circle is an American rock supergroup formed in 1999 by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan. A Perfect Circle has released three albums: their debut "Mer de Noms" in 2000, a follow up, "Thirteenth Step" in 2003, and an album of radically re-worked cover songs titled "Emotive" in 2004. Shortly after "Emotive"' s release, the band went into hiatus while Keenan returned to Tool and starting up solo work in the form of the band Puscifer, and Howerdel releasing a solo album, "Keep Telling Myself It's Alright", under the moniker Ashes Divide. Band activity was sporadic in the coming years; the band reformed in 2010, and played live shows on and off between 2010 and 2013, but fell into inactivity after the release of their greatest hits album, "Three Sixty", and a live album box set, "" in late 2013. However, in 2017, the band returned to touring and announced plans to record and release a fourth studio album under a new record label, BMG Rights Management, between late 2017 and early 2018.
Clearview 77 Clearview 77 was a punk rock quartet hailing from Brooklyn, NY. Born in the summer of 1996, CV77 was the true definition of the "local" band. The band has played countless shows within the East Coast with acts like Face to Face, New Found Glory, Finch, Saves the Day, The Amazing Crowns, US Bombs, Big Wig, Murphy's Law, Alkaline Trio, The Queers, GOB, and many more. In their 8-year existence the band managed to finish at the top of the charts and competitions for CMJ, Discmakers, Garageband.com, mp3.com, Jim Beam, Loudenergy, had a song aired on CNN and Good Morning America, and added to college radio stations across the US. The band also finished in the top 10 in 92.3 FM K-ROCK' best unsigned band of 2000 contest. Clearview 77 have also been featured on multiple compilations with acts like NOFX, New Found Glory, Auto Pilot Off, Agnostic Front, Midtown, ALL, Saves the Day, Down By Law, Circle Jerks, and many more. The opening track on their 2000 EP "Another Story" produced by Agnostic Front frontman Roger Miret was played on K-ROCK's "The Buzz" with Matt Pinfield. This led to many 1st's for the band as they performed on live TV for "Studio Y" on cables Metro Channel. Clearview 77 also received ample airplay on national radio with their cover of the U2 classic "With or Without You" in 2002. At the tail end of their career the band recorded 2 songs and filmed TV commercial spots for the cable network TNN. The promo spots for the networks James Bond marathon aired on MTV, ESPN, TNN, TNT, TV Land, and Nickolodeon in the winter of 2002. The band parted ways and retired in the beginning of 2004.