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Interviews and other articles related to Tool

Norwegian Chat, Tripping

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Looks like Tool maybe doing a bit of a Webchat in Norway. No idea when it is, it may have already been and gone. Good luck! Blabbermouth also says that Tool will be on a local radio station on the Tinitus show on Wednesday, July 5 between 20.00 CET (8:00 p.m.) and 22.00 CET (10:00 p.m.) on P3.

In other news, I’m going away camping for a few day (Carnarvon Gorge in Central Queensland in case you care) so don’t expect any announcements until Monday. Unless of course something earth shattering happens, in which case Foamy will tell you all about it.

Article + Les

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Blksun on Toolarmy sent me some scans of a recent Tool article in Classic Rock UK magazine.  Here’s some links for your enjoyment:

I also found a brief interview with Les Claypool, where he talks about his new solo album “Of Whales and Woe”, Primus recording next year and his desire to follow through with the Adrian Belew and Danny Carey project.  Hopefully this may mean a tour, though considering Tool will be quite busy the next 12 months, I wouldn’t hold my breath.

And for those of you who love Slayer like me, there new single is out, and sounds pretty cool….

Danny speaks to Rhythm UK

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Steve emailed me today with a couple of bits from a recent Rhythm UK magazine.  Steve says “It’s a good interview, typed out a couple excerpts, the article goes on to say that the drum tracks were recorded in a studio normally reserved for movie soundtracks, his new setup, the writing process and his influences.”

Is there any song on 10,000 Days that was more interesting or
challenging to play than the others?

“If I was going to pick one, just from a drummer’s standpoint, ‘Rosetta
Stoned’ is a good one. There’s that part where I’m playing four with my
left foot, five with my right foot, and six with my hands. Justin jumps
on the rhythm with my kick and Adam is following my hands. It has this
nice jungle feel to it. It’s kind of neat the way it cycles around. I
also think ‘Jambi’ sounds uniquely Tool. I like both of those songs,
they’re really fun to play.”

What time signature is Jambi in?

“It’s in nine. Nine is really fun because you can split it into sixes
and threes and it will meet up at least every other time. It gives you a
lot of freedom and I’ve always liked playing in three or 6/8. You can
mix it up over the top”.

Justin in Bass Guitar

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Slicknickshady on Toolnavy has come up with the goods again, and shares with us some snippets from a recent Justin Chancellor interview in Bass Guitar magazine.  Here’s my favorite grab:

Chancellor’s sound begins with the active pickups in his four-string birds-eye maple and mahogany Wal bass, which he bought shortly after he joined Tool in 1995 for rehearsals that would lead to the compleation of Aenima. At the time, his main bass was a Music Man StingRay he used with the Brit Prog-Psychedelic band Peach, but there was something about the instrument that wasnt capturing the punch of original Tool bassist Paul D’Amour. “The StingRay tended to dissapear on the faster songs” Recalling on the blistering line D’Amour laid down for the track Bottom off of the 1993 breakthrough Undertow. “I’d get a rumble at the bottom , a little click on the top, and nothing much in the middle. When we were tracking for Aenima, Ken Andrews from Failure, He’s a friend of Adams, was in the studio and happend to mention that a Wal would be great with Tool. So he brought [ex-Failure guitarist] Greg Edwards ax with him and told me to give it a go, and it immediately struck. I ordered one from England and I haven’t looked back since”

Go and buy the magazine, you know you want to…..

Maynard Interview

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Bruised_Kiwi in Toolnavy posts this interesting interview with Maynard.  Here’s one of the highlights:

JR: A lot of the longer songs on your records take place near the end of the album but you chose to put a 17 minute monster (“Wings for Marie” and its counterpart “10,000 Days”) near the beginning of the record and surprisingly it doesn’t wreck the flow of the album at all.

MJK: Originally it was going to close out the record because of its length but we didn’t think it gave the record a really cohesive flow. On this album more than others, we tried to construct it as if it were one long composition. (pause) Yeah, the order of the songs was way different a month ago.

Those of you still a little sore after recent A Perfect Circle news, probably won’t enjoy this interview!

Mandalas, Article Collection

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Looks like Vince De Franco’s Mandala drums are ready for ordering.  For you electronic drum fans out there, check out some of the demos on this site.  They’re pretty impressive.  In case you’ve been hiding in a cave the last few years, these drums have been designed by Frank in conjunction with Danny, and are extensively used on 10,000 Days.

Attilla from Toolband Hungary has told me he’s hosting a site with a large collection of Tool articles, mostly related to 10,000 Days.  Check it out here if you’re interested, and don’t worry, most of the articles are in English.

Alex Grey & Adam Jones interview

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Jonathon submitted this link to me this morning, which contains a very interesting interview with both Alex Grey and Adam Jones in relation to the Tool’s 10,000 Days artwork. The article also contains a few audio and visual samples for you all to enjoy.

One important thing mentioned is that the Vicarious video, which features Grey’s artwork should be out early July.

MTV Interview Justin

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Here’s an interview on the MTV website, with and interview with Justin.  He comments on 10,000 Days reaching number 1, internet leaks, winemaking, touring and my favorite:

(Tool) are in talks to be featured in the forthcoming “Guitar Hero 2″ video game

It also mentions that Tool are gearing up for an 8-week US tour in August/September.  All in one foul swoop, my plans of seeing Tool in Australia in August, and then in the US in October are (probably) dashed!

Very interesting reading, make sure you check it out!

The Age speaks to Tool

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Australia’s The Age newspaper spoke to Tool recently, and have posted the interview online.  Presumably it’s been printed in the paper as well.  For all you fans who’ve asked about Tool on iTunes, here’s your answer:

Keenan thinks iTunes is another chance for the industry to screw the artist.

“They’re using the same old model,” he says. “There’s no extra marketing, no package deductions, but they’re still ripping the artist off. They are selling songs for 99 cents, but the artist is only getting about eight cents. It’s way out of balance. We’re reluctant to jump in because we want to see how it pans out. The record company comes to us and pleads, ‘Please, please, please do it’ and we say, ‘Please, please, please make it worth our while’.”