In a Fourtheye exclusive I can reveal this morning that the curve ball so frequently referred to on Toolband is an in house documentary of the band titled Between Supposed Brothers. Here’s the press release:
Tool are forced to examine their nature and their very existence as drummer Danny Carey is injured during a freak dog accident and singer Maynard James Keenan abruptly leaves the group to enter a rehabilitation facility due to alcohol abuse. Tool’s management hires “performance-enhancing coach” and lachrymologist Ronald P. Vincent to help the group better understand one another as friends, band mates and human beings. The documentary follows the band in the time following the 10,000 Days tour and covers the many personal and professional ups and downs related to the writing process of their new album.
Former Tool bassist Paul D’Amour appears briefly in a scene in which, as part of Adam Jones‘ therapy, he confronts the bass player regarding the decision to fire him early in the band’s career for his excessive anger. The two had not had any personal contact for many years and D’Amour speaks frankly about his resentment stemming from his dismissal without the opportunity to redeem himself with an alcoholism treatment program. D’Amour also speaks of how, despite achieving success with his own group, Feersum Endjinn, he still endures ridicule from Tool fans, which has diminished the enjoyment of his own success.
The movie also contains exclusive never seen before footage of the auditions to replace former bass player Paul D’Amour. Auditions include Scott Reeder (Kyuss), Jeordie White (Marilyn Manson), Robert Trujillo (Suicidal Tendencies), Duff Mackagan (Guns N Roses), Kathi Wilcox (Bikini Kill) as well as eventual Tool member Justin Chancellor. In one scene, an apparently impressed Carey states that “he fucks the shit outta that bass”.
Exhaustive songwriting sessions are also covered, with no holds barred discussion as the band tear apart every riff presented for the new album, including one extraordinary session where Justin calls Adam a “fucking cunt” 46 times. It also reveals that the band lost a whole albums worth of material during a fire in the Loft.
Also to be released with the movie in an exclusive Live DVD. Adam talks about the contents:
“We discussed many times whether or not the band should release a live DVD. After several aborted attempts we finally found the formula that would work for the band. Rather than your typical canned live concert, we decided to release a unique introspection of our of our finest works: Schism. The live DVD will contain no less that 30 recordings of this in full 4k HD with 7.1 surround sound – it’s really something to behold and a release we’re really proud of!”
Details on the release date aren’t official, but I expect to see this on the shelves before the end of June.
April Fools.
mmmm april in Austrailia.
April fools of course.
It just dawned on me that if they were actually to announce something within the next few days….. No one would believe them.
7/10
i hate april fools.
the April fools thing was funny years ago…. but now it’s sad. real sad.
Such film would be a Monster of Some Kind.
I admit I was roped in for a few bits before I remembered that Hellboy writes from the future.
“Justin calls Adam a ‘fucking cunt’ 46 times.” HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!
That would be my favorite part of the mockumentary.
It’s really sad to think that Metallica really did this…
Anyways, GO FUCK YOURSELF BLAIR! Oh, and happy April Fools day.
“He was lying to me…”
I saw this while it was being made. It’s the best roc doc evar. Maynard actually drives a suuuuite drag racer around San Fran and Brah, get a load of Adam hangin ten! Danny also cries when he realizes Feersum Enjin is the wave of the future.
FUCK YES! FINALLY! Seems like they have been through some shit
I do enjoy the creative title that Blair came up with for this joke.
Blair didn’t do this. It’s a pretty lazy April fool’s joke IMO
the april fools worked earlier on and i was suckered in over that live cd that was an online exclusive released at midnight thru amazon..anyone remember that ? i was actually sitting at my computer at midnight trying to find this. hahahaha
but i have learned from that!!! so yes..this is indeed fake. 😉 although their is a possibility that they might thru a ”curveball” and release something that has some degree of truth in this. but their is some obvious foolness going on with this one 🙂
Did anyone see the 72826 Demo on Ebay? Says it’s factory sealed in Mint condition…
Bids are up to $405…. HOLY FUCK! Kind of a trip to see a cassette tape made by TOOL.
The calling him a cunt 46 times was hilarious! Good one.
“…in the time following the 10,000 Days tour…”
When’s that, exactly?
It’s the period between when they played with a symphony orchestra in London and their recent Antartica show.
well Hellboy did say a lot of stuff so when some part of that remotley comes true which it probably will he tell us all ”told you so” and then some will be believe it and then he can say APRIL FOOLS to that. so this is just an ongoing thing really. lol