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After the break-up of his previous band Fight, Rob Halford began work on a new musical project with John Lowery (aka John 5 of Marilyn Manson (opens in a new tab) fame), titled "Gimp". They would record an album's worth of demos together. While attending Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Halford would meet Trent Reznor (opens in a new tab). He gave Reznor a copy of the demos, and in turn, Reznor ended up coming in as producer and releasing it under his Nothing (opens in a new tab) label. Upon discovering another band was already using the name "Gimp", the project was redubbed "2wo". After a headlining tour, the live band all parted ways and Lowery left to join Manson. Rob Halford initially started demos for a follow-up album, but eventually called the project quits. He used the rough material he'd recorded for his next project, simply titled "Halford" - a return to the metal genre he was famous for.