It looks like Maynard hasn’t given up hope of a new Tool album, at least according to a recent interview with WMMR (a radio station in Philadelphia I believe).  You can listen to the whole interview below, Maynard comes online at about the 1:46 mark.  It’s an ok interview, nothing you haven’t really heard before though (though I did discover Al Bundy has a black belt):
When asked about Tool news he responded:
“No, not really. They’re still doing what they do, and I’m still hopeful.â€
So there you have it. No real news. Maybe one day we’ll get some actual news…