Troy Van Leeuwen is a guitarist whose name is known by musicians across
the globe. Van Leeuwen was a member of the L.A. band, Little Boots,
from 1986 -1987. Where they did not have an official release, they did
record some demos and play a few shows.
The next time we see him is with 60 Cycle, where he appeared on two of
their releases. This is also where he met Kellii Scott (future drummer
of Enemy and Failure). He then went on to the group Failure until they
fell apart in the late '90s.
Shortly after that Troy went on to appear on the albums of many
different bands, including Korn, Coal Chamber, Deadsy, and Crazy Town,
when he was approached by Maynard James Keenan to join A Perfect
Circle. Troy stayed with APC for an album and a half, Mer de Noms and
Thirteenth Step, before taking the second guitarist position with
Queens of the Stone Age on the Songs for the Deaf tour.
Though he is still with QOTSA, he is also fronting his own "dumb rock
band" called Enemy who released their first album, Hooray for Dark
Matter, on October 11, 2005. According to Troy, Enemy is working on a
follow-up album.
He has also been a part of the Desert Sessions, appearing on Volumes 9
& 10.