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Lies, Rumours and Speculation….

All the time I get people asking me questions. “Hey Hellboy, when do you think Tool will be playing in country X?” “When do you think the Vicarious video will be coming out?”. I’m always happy to answer these questions, but the truth is, most of the time I don’t know the answer.

Anyway, since it’s a slow news day, and in order to inform those of us who don’t have the time on inclination to trawl through the net or Fourtheye/TA/TDN etc. here are my thoughts on several topical Tool-related topics.

Bear in mind, most of this is based on speculation, innuendo and gut feelings, so feel free to agree, disagree or give us some more facts and/or wild speculation:

Tool Touring:

  • Regardless of what’s been said, I don’t think we’ll see any more Tool shows in Australia squeezed into an already tight schedule. This goes for NZ as well, though I guess it would be easy for them to play a show there before doing the Big Day Out. Tool don’t seem to be fond of playing shows on consecutive nights, so that doesn’t leave many gaps.
  • Tool will be touring the US again in Northern Spring. This is all but confirmed.
  • Tool will probably tour Europe again during the Northern Summer. Festivals perhaps?
  • I’d be surprised if Tool didn’t head back down under after that. Look for Tool shows perhaps August-September 2007
  • If Tool decide to head to South/Central American, I’d suggest it would be around then as well.
  • Tool will then probably do one last run at the US before going back into “hibernation”.
  • Don’t expect the set to dramatically change – get over it!

Vicarious Video & DVD:

  • Expect the video to have far more CGI than previous ones.
  • Unless Adam finished the video in the weeks before heading to Europe, don’t expect to see it anytime this year
  • Audio Commentary will again be provided by a guest. I predict it will be Mike Patton.

Live DVD:

  • I don’t think we’ll see a live DVD at all until after Tool call it a day
  • We certainly won’t see it anytime before 2008
  • Expect some live video to be on the Vicarious DVD

Tool:

  • Don’t expect a new album before 2009
  • If Maynard get involved with another band (APC or something else) don’t expect a new album before 2010
  • Half expect that there won’t be a new album
  • Every song on the new album will be about anal sex
  • Somewhat expect Maynard to retire from touring due to problems with his voice, vineyard/family commitments, etc.
  • Expect Adam to release some kind of recording in 2008
  • Expect the unexpected

Other:

  • Toolarmy will never change
  • Blair will continue to post whatever the hell he wants
  • Danny will find a way to make his drumkit bigger and better
  • Doors will comment on this article about how Tool suck anyway and should retire right now before they make fools of themselves (that’s if they haven’t already)
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Gerard
Gerard
18 years ago

haha nic post Hellboy, I think your right about the touring situation for now. Would be funny to have Buzz commentating making wise cracks over the new vid, my expectations are high for the new video since its taking so damn long. Perhaps in the future we could see Adam more involved in directing. And hope-fully they reissue some of the older Pigmy Love Circus stuff.

Casi Moore
18 years ago

Any speculation as to when/if they’ll be hitting the gulf coast region? They haven’t come within 500 miles of here this tour; I’ve been keeping track. As a man that doesn’t have the time nor the money to travel 700+ miles to see even the greatest of bands play, I’m beginning to become extremely annoyed, to say the least. Anyone to quell my fears?

doors
doors
18 years ago

Aw3zome! I’m famous and I’ve won the internets.

doors
doors
18 years ago

Some Live footage would be good. Preferably pre-1999, but I’ll take whatever I can. Not that fussed right now.:)

Shervo
Shervo
18 years ago

Great Post Hellboy and I agree with Nearly all of that but: 1. I think that they will tour Aus earlier than you predict due to Logistical and Cost reasons. 2. I also disagree with Live DVD and Vicarious vid. I think they will come out together as a package. And it will be early next year. 3. I think a new CD will follow soon. It’s just a hunch. But, i’m one of those skeptics that believes that 10000days left my scratching at the end saying I would have thought there was more. I love it but It’s just… Read more »

doors
doors
18 years ago

^
No one cares about Arabs.

Shervo
Shervo
18 years ago

Yeah they do

doors
doors
18 years ago

Not the Pot silly. Only Lipan Conjuring makes me carnal.

Shervo
Shervo
18 years ago

YOu can get loads of live tool on Bloody YouTube nowadays. But how long for free I wonder?

You could almost compile your own CD of live stuff, if you have Download space.

doors
doors
18 years ago

Nch, you want proper footage from the side stage. Not some clown from the crowd.

doors
doors
18 years ago

I was talking to Casirm. Arabs be complaining they don’t get Tool. The hypocrisy!

First off your religion forbids rock music. The last thing anybody wants to see is Maynard blown to pieces by a suicide bomber (although I wouldn’t mind).

Plus stop complaining, Tool haven’t played in Russia either. If anybody has to complain it’s the Ruskies.

doors
doors
18 years ago

but aren’t there laws against that kind of thing over there? Considering there’s nudity in the videos projected (well there was on the last tour) would that create a problem for touring there?

Haha…I guess so.

mattw
mattw
18 years ago

Waiting for a Tool live DVD is like leaving the porch light on for Harold Holt…

Panoply
Panoply
18 years ago

Gulf Coast region. …won’t happen.

About the video, I just don’t think they’re working too hard on it, it’s not like any music video takes this long. And Vicarious just doesn’t deserve a great video anyway, I doubt they’re so passionate about that song.

“hey bitch
see you next week”
Chet Zar left that on Adam’s myspace three weeks back. Maybe about the video?

Adam’s doing something with Fripp, which I can’t wait for.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/fork666/cloecka-2.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/fork666/ADFORKZ2.jpg

charred remains
Member
18 years ago

1. Expect Blair to ride a camel, completely naked, on stage at the Brisbane BDO
2. Mattw is right
3. Expect Harold Holt to come surfing back, completely naked, holding the new Tool live DVD
4. Doors only comes here because he’s secretly in love with Hellboy

ciab
ciab
18 years ago

TISM do rule live.

Shervo
Shervo
18 years ago

Charred remains are you going to Gold Coast too?

Hellboy and Doors are the same,, arg hang on Doors do you really exist or are you our concience?

doors
doors
18 years ago

I’m the voice of reason.

NITOOL
NITOOL
18 years ago

great post hellboy, congrats on putting your nuts on the line. Can’t wait for the 10,000 DAYS vid.
TOOL to tour Aus when the grapes ready for vintage.
Don’t expect any best of releases from APC or TOOL.
So enjoy this next tour, no-one knows what’s in the future.Oh, if anyone gets bored sat. nite give that intra-net dud, doors a Hi, he needs the company.

doors
doors
18 years ago

I won’t be home tomorrow night, maybe earlier during the day. I’ll be free then..say hi, whatever.

vuduchild
18 years ago

bout time anal sex got back on the mind

they better announce more aus dates the slackers!

Panoply
Panoply
18 years ago

jesus some people are morons

Panoply
Panoply
18 years ago

id really like to see poopy the clown on the next album, for real this time. is that such a stretch from hooker with a penis?

Kel
Kel
18 years ago

It seemed so serious until the anal sex comment. then I laughed a lot for there in.

Panoply
Panoply
18 years ago

http://youtube.com/watch?v=fcrP6nQrtF0&mode=related&search=

That same tool-playing piano jackass plays one for this song. Get a job!

Trout Mask
Trout Mask
18 years ago

Last night in Brussels they finally played something different. Just before the ‘encore’, they whipped out Swamp Song.

doors
doors
18 years ago

There is a God!

mattw
mattw
18 years ago

When I first read on Toolshed that they played Swamp Song I thought someone was either fooling around or they were somehow confused by actually hearing Sober etc. but this is good news. Towards the end of the Lateralus tour they started playing Third Eye again as well as Cold & Ugly so hopefully we will see a few different songs in January…

Actually I don’t really mind what they play – it’s all good!

Panoply
Panoply
18 years ago

my posts are getting sporadic from here on out. just sayin’

i want tool to cover someone again, as a surprise. SOAD played sultans of swing, tool should play something stupid.

i want them to ‘whip out’ maynard’s dick.

vuduchild
18 years ago

Are you refering to me Panoply?

vuduchild
18 years ago

Has’nt someone made nested comments plugin for wordpress yet? Get some nested comments up ya hellboy

Panoply
Panoply
18 years ago

what do you mean reffering to? when?

hmm lets see *scrolls up*

you’re the piano playing jackass?

vuduchild
18 years ago

Jackass yes, piano no. 🙂

Panoply
Panoply
18 years ago

too bad, i always wanted to learn the candyman theme. you know. dun dun dun dun dun.. dun doo dun dun dun… well i can’t do it, but you know.

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