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Meshuggah announce US tour with Baroness & Decapitated

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Not only do they have a new album out in March, but Meshuggah are also embarking on a US tour with fellow Tool tour mates Baroness, and Polish death metallers Decapitated.  Here are the dates:

  • April 29 | Houston, TX | House of Blues | On sale 2/3
  • April 30 | Dallas, TX | House of Blues | On sale 2/3
  • May 1 | Austin, TX | Emo’s East | On sale 2/3
  • May 3 | Tempe, AZ | Marquee Theatre | On sale 2/3
  • May 4 | Anaheim, CA | House of Blues | On sale 2/3
  • May 5 | W. Hollywood, CA | House of Blues | On sale 2/3
  • May 6 | San Francisco, CA | The Fillmore | On sale 2/5
  • May 8 | Vancouver, BC | Commodore Ballroom | On sale 2/3
  • May 9 | Seattle, WA | Showbox SoDo | On sale 2/3
  • May 11 | Denver, CO | Ogden Theatre | On sale 2/4
  • May 13 | Minneapolis, MN | First Avenue | On sale 2/3
  • May 15 | Chicago, IL | House of Blues | On sale 2/3
  • May 16 | Detroit, MI | St. Andrew’s Hall | On sale 2/3
  • May 17 | Toronto, ON | Sound Academy | On sale 2/3
  • May 18 | Philadelphia, PA | Theatre of Living Arts | On sale 2/3
  • May 19 | Worcester, MA | The Palladium | On sale 2/4
  • May 20 | Montreal, QC | Olympia de Montreal | On sale 2/4
  • May 22 | Silver Spring, MD | The Fillmore | On sale 2/3

I’m looking forward to seeing there here in Australia at the end of this month for the Soundwave Festival as well!

Intronaut Tour Diary part 2

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Part 2 of the Intronaut Tour Diary from the Tool Tour 2012 is up, and once again it’s an insightful and humorous read.  Here’s a sample (with a song name censored to protect the unspoilt):

1/18/12 9:00 pm - By the time we hit Tucson, we were pretty sick of Dave being an attention hog rock star jerk. Tonight in Albuquerque, Tool invited Danny [Walker] up to play drums on "XXX". I got some really good footage, but just as they were almost done with the song, Tool’s head of security grabbed me and made me delete the footage per their "no filming" rule. This rule is obviously really effective — check out one of five hundred YouTube clips from that show above.

Note that unlike the first diary entry the article contains mild spoilers.

Intronaut Tour Diary

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Intronaut have been keeping a tour diary of the current Tool Tour, 2012 and have posted some humorous and insightful entries on the LA Weekly website (don’t worry it’s spoiler free):

1/14/12, 1:00 pm - We arrive at Reno Events Center and find a parking spot for our Dodge Sprinter van amidst Tool’s six tour buses and six big rig trucks. This is the first of many hilarious examples of disproportion we would experience throughout the tour. Tool’s production manager takes one look at our van and asks us if we’d be interested in having them carry our equipment in one of their trucks, since it takes up approximately 1/100th of one truck. We now get about one million more miles to each gallon of diesel. Thanks, Tool!

Not a huge article, but an interesting one worth reading!

The Melvins & Unsane tour the USA

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The Melvins have just announced another US tour, this time will fellow rock stalwarts Unsane.  The tour looks to be mainly SW USA, but with a smattering of shows in other areas as well:

  • April 11 – San Jose, CA – The Blank Club
  • April 12 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
  • April 13 – Los Angeles, CA – The Troubadour
  • April 14 – San Diego, CA – Casbah
  • April 17 – El Paso, TX – House of Rock
  • April 19 – Austin, TX – Mohawk
  • April 20 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
  • April 21 – New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jack’s
  • April 23 – Orlando, FL – The Social
  • April 24 – Gainesville, FL – Double Down Live
  • April 25 – Atlanta, GA – The Loft at Center Stage
  • April 26 – Charlotte, NC – Amos’ Southend
  • April 28 – West Chester, PA – The Note
  • April 29 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
  • May 1 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall Ballroom
  • May 2 – DeKalb, IL – Otto’s Nightclub
  • May 3 – St. Louis, MO – The Firebird
  • May 4 – Nashville, TN – Exit In
  • May 7 – Dallas, TX – Trees
  • May 9 – Santa Fe, NM – Santa Fe Brewing Company
  • May 11 – Santa Ana, CA – Galaxy Concert Theatre

The Melvins always put on a great show so make sure you get out of the house and see them.  And Unsane are a pretty nice addition too…

Meshuggah to release kolossal new album

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It’s common knowledge for a week or so now that Meshuggah will be releasing their new album on the 26th of March, but today it was revealed on the Nuclear Blast website that the new album should be called Koloss.  You can now order it on the website in the following formats:

  • Koloss + MAGIC CUBE which includes a CD and DVD
  • Koloss 2LP Brown Vinyl Edition

Not sure what a Magic Cube is, but either way I’m pretty excited for this album, and equally excited to be seeing them play at Soundwave here in early March.

Feersum Ennjin’s “The Fourth” featuring Danny

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The new track by Feersum Ennjin called The Fourth have been released.  This track features Danny recording with former Tool bass played Paul D’Amour for the first time since Undertow.  Thanks to Revolver the track can now be previewed!

What do you guys think?  The new album can be pre-ordered on Amazon.

Danny records with Feersum Ennjin

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Looks like in between playing with King Crimson, Volto! and writing Tool songs, Danny has found time to record a track with Feersum Ennjin called The Fourth.  Here’s the story from Facebook:

We’re moving the release date of "Feersum Ennjin" back to Nov. 22 so we can include a new song, "The Fourth." "The Fourth" was recorded very recently and reunited Paul with his former band mate, Danny Carey, for the first time since 1995′s Aenima.

Should be an interesting album, and I’ll definitely be giving it a listen!

Maynard & Paul Revolver Double Tag Team

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In a Revolver double header today, we have news from both Maynard and former Tool bass player Paul D’Amour.

Firstly, Maynard talks briefly about the release of the new Puscifer album Conditions of My Parole (which should be out now!).  When asked about Tool he mentioned:

How many times a day does someone ask you about a new Tool record?
At least 20… Wait, what time is it? 22. Twenty-two times. For most people, where I started was there. Most people assume the success of anything I do is based on Tool, when they don’t realize that I was successful at things long before Tool. Tool didn’t get me in Westpoint, Tool didn’t get me distinguished graduate from basic training, Tool didn’t get me on the student council, and Tool didn’t get me my 12 varsity letters. But the public eye assumes that’s the thing I should be doing. I just hold my tongue and do what I do.

Read into that what you will (and I know you will!)…

Paul’s news involves a new track from his band Feersum Ennjin.  Keeping on the Tool theme:

For people who don’t know, why did you quit Tool in 1995?
Well…hmm, I guess sometimes things just run their course. New steel must be forged and battles fought.

Do you ever regret the decision?
I like to try and live in this moment, not in the past. However, I definitely miss that feeling when the power of those four people playing together was at its peak. There were some amazing moments when things were razor sharp and that wall of sound took over.

Here’s the song Fishing Ground for your listening pleasure:

Mastodon & Meshuggah join Soundwave 2012

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Tool touring buddies Mastodon and Meshuggah have both been confirmed as part of the 2012 Soundwave Festival down here in Australia.  The festival, which also includes headline acts System of a Down (which may well feature our buddy Junior on lights) and Slipknot, tours around Australia in February and March.  Here’s the dates:

  • Saturday 25 RNA Showgrounds, Brisbane
  • SUNDAY 26 SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK
  • FRIDAY 2 MELBOURNE SHOWGROUNDS
  • SATURDAY 3 ADELAIDE BONYTHON PARK
  • MONDAY 5 PERTH CLAREMONT SHOWGROUNDS

Tickets go on sale on the 20th of October.  The full lineup for the event is:

SYSTEM OF A DOWN
SLIPKNOT
LIMP BIZKIT * MARILYN MANSON
HOLE * A DAY TO REMEMBER * MACHINE HEAD
LAMB OF GOD * TRIVIUM * ALTER BRIDGE
LOSTPROPHETS * ANGELS & AIRWAVES * COBRA STARSHIP
THE USED * YOU ME AT SIX * DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT
UNWRITTEN LAW * COAL CHAMBER * DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL
THURSDAY * FOREVER THE SICKEST KIDS * RAISED FIST
DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN * ZAKK WYLDE’S BLACK LABEL SOCIETY
MASTODON * UNDEROATH * SAVES THE DAY * CIRCA SURVIVE
STEEL PANTHER * JACK’S MANNEQUIN * MESHUGGAH * ZEBRAHEAD
THE SISTERS OF MERCY * ENTER SHIKARI * FOUR YEAR STRONG
BLACK VEIL BRIDES * MADINA LAKE * HATEBREED * BIOHAZARD
TIMES OF GRACE * CKY * STREET DOGS * DRAGONFORCE
GOJIRA * KVELERTAK * LETLIVE * HELLYEAH * CRO-MAGS
THE CAB * RELIENT K * VERSA EMERGE * HEROES FOR HIRE
KILL HANNAH * CHIMAIRA * THE DANGEROUS SUMMER
FRAMING HANLEY * WATAIN * ROYAL REPUBLIC
I AM THE AVALANCHE * TURISAS
RIVER CITY EXTENSION

Personally while not many of the big names interest me, I’m keen on seeing Meshuggah (we may well be the first to hear tracks off their new album), Mastodon, System of a Down, Machine Head, Dillinger Escape Plan, Steel Panther, Hatebreed, Biohazard, Gojira, Kvelertak and Hellyeah.