Over time, the band began to break down, partly due to label issues and partly due to Trent's lack of interest in the project and announced the band was dead in 2004.
Writing on [[ninImage:Access tapeworm.comgif]], Reznor stated: "Tapeworm is dead for the foreseeable future. Let me try to explain as honestly as possible. Tapeworm wound up being about Maynard, Danny, Atticus and me working collaboratively together. We worked on a number of tracks and had Josh Freese (A Perfect Circle) play drums. Eventually, however, things got in the way. Managers, lawyers, record companies, (A Perfect Circle) needs and frankly my own enthusiasm for the material came into play to work against the project seeing the light of day. The bottom line is this: If the music had been great, all of this probably could have been worked out. Maynard is a dear friend and a great singer and writer. I'm sure we will work together in some capacity, but the planets were not aligned for that project. My apologies for getting people excited about it, but I was, too."
==Contributors==
Musicians cited to have recorded material for Tapeworm: