It’s been a little while since we’ve had a Tool Newsletter with a great deal of updates from band members, but Blair has posted one recently which updates us on what Danny & Justin are up to at the moment: Would you good folks settle for a half of a Tool newsletter? Okay, great! Here we go. A while back I mentioned that DANNY was tracking with Peter Murphy (of… Read More »Tool Newsletter January 2021
It’s 2021, so now is the time to take a look into what are your favourite albums of the year. We were somewhat down on votes this year compared to normal, possibly due to COVID detachment, or perhaps due to the slowly decreasing relevance of traditional blogs on the internet. Either way the results were a mix of the predictable, as a well as a few interesting choices There was… Read More »Fourtheye Readers Best Albums of 2020
2020 has been a very interesting year, to say the least, but one that’s been full of many fine albums! As usual, I’m running a poll to see what your favorite albums are. I’ll compile this over the next month, with the poll closing on Xmas eve. Shortly after that I’ll post the results, and also my top 10. You can register your votes now by using this link You… Read More »Fourtheye Readers Best Albums of 2020 Poll
A video come out back in October from Synth jockey Peter Grenader, who’s worked with Danny Carey numerous times, in particular his Toolbox synth from recent Tool tours and the track Chocolate Chip Trip. Below is a Youtube clip of him twiddling some knobs on Danny’s synth. Importantly this video has a comment: Yup! Was just over there last week, going to be back this week. Working on a a… Read More »Peter Grenader working with Danny on something Tool related
For the Tool fan that has it all, now you can have a kitchen sink! This sink is now up for auction, and is autographed by all members of the band! It’s part of a charity auction to support the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund Happy bidding! The auction closes on December 2nd
The latest guest on Alex Grey‘s COSM podcast is Tool bass player Justin Chancellor – it’s a great interview where Justin talks at length about his and Tool’s creative process and in particular Fear Inoculum. Alex also gives us his thoughts on the creative process and how the artwork was inspired by the band. It’s a great listen, thankfully free of outrageous claims regarding new recordings, though Justin does indicate… Read More »Justin Chancellor speaks to Alex Grey
Hannah Sim, who was one half of Osseus Labyrint passed away recently, with Tool guitarist Adam Jones taking note in a recent Instagram post: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Adam Jones (@adamjones_tv) on Nov 10, 2020 at 1:35pm PST She and partner Mark Steger worked with Jones and Tool on the Schism video. They also joined them on the road for a couple of tours following… Read More »Tool Schism collaborator Hannah Sim passes away
Gibson have formally release the new Adam Jones Silverburst replicas with the release of The Witness – a new instrumental track composed by the Tool guitar player. The recording itself also features the other members of Tool, sans Maynard. The guitar comes in two editions, priced at $5999.00 for the “cheap” model, and $9999.00 for the most authentic replica. I hope you’ve been saving your pennies! They both seem pretty… Read More »The Witness by Adam Jones
Maynard James Keenan had another lengthy chat with Joe Rogan on his regular podcast. With Puscifer’s next album Existential Reckoning, the focus (for music fans anyway) is very much on that part of Maynard’s updates. They touch on a range of other topics though, including the inevitable COVID discussions, Borat and other bits of popular culture. Probably the most interesting tidbit that I can across that’s Tool related is when… Read More »Maynard talks Puscifer and other current events with Joe Rogan
There’s a growing trend among bands in these crazy COVID-19 ravaged times to hold pay per view streaming events, and Puscifer are the latest to have a go at this, with the upcoming Live at Arcosanti show. According to the blurb: Puscifer performing their new album “Existential Reckoning” in its entirety, from Arcosanti in the Arizona Desert. Livestream Event | October 30, 2020 Tickets on now at Pusciferlive.com. https://pusciferlive.com/ You… Read More »Puscifer Live at Arcosanti & Maynard’s Coronavirus