It’s been a pretty busy week, partially for reasons I’m sure you’re all aware of, so the latest Tool Newsletter has slipped my mind. The good news is that we’re getting them again, the not so good news is that it’s likely the kind of newsletter that some of you here will dislike and lament the return of Blair. It has a short Tool update, and then focuses on a… Read More »Tool June 2018 Newsletter
Tool seem to be back working hard in the studio, with an update from Justin showing up his rig in the studio, as well as a quick Instagram post from Adam: Justin sent me this photo with a caption: “Bass… How low can you go?”  In speaking with him, he told me that he was making great progress in “a great studio.”  He also told me how much fun he had… Read More »Studio updates and Maynard’s Metal Icon Award
Been a couple of weeks since our last update. with the Tool world mostly quiet since the recent festival dates and clinics. Here’s a few little bits & pieces you might find interesting though: The making of Justin’s Warwick Bass Stream Yob’s “Our Raw Heart” A Perfect Circle continue across Europe The Pieces Fit – Tool’s Cult of Meaning Albums of the week: Baptists, TesseracT, Null Apostle, High Priestess, Wax… Read More »Weekly Update 4-June-2018
Tool newsletters are finally back, and in this May 2018 edition Blair tells us in his usual roundabout way about his thoughts on the recent Music Clinic Tour. He even laments a few unasked questions: What I wanted to hear was how the guys answered certain questions – such as: How hard is it to tune a nano Silverburst guitar? How many salmon on average does Justin catch while fishing… Read More »Tool Newsletter May 2018
Tool have completed their short run of shows (two festivals in fact) as well as a run of Music Clinics. Many of you would have seen posts about these here in the forum, as well as places like Reddit. For those that haven’t, or just want a handy summary, here are some of the key points I’ve gathered from the internet. The two live shows had the same setlist. The… Read More »Tool 2018 Festival and Music Clinic Wrap-up
Another quick weekly update for the Fourtheye faithful! If you’re one of those lucky enough to go to a Tool show/clinic in the next week and want to avoid spoilers, you should stop reading! In this weeks edition: Billy & Maynard Wig shopping Setlists and Q&A from Tool Music Clinics New music- Wrong, Skinless, Rivers of Nihil, Sleep Billy & Maynard Wig shopping Maynard James Keenan and Billy Howerdel from… Read More »Weekly Update 14-May-2018
An interesting interview came across my desk this morning, refreshingly nothing to do with A Perfect Circle’s new album. Christophe from Salival.fr recently interview A Perfect Union of Contrary Things author Sarah Jensen, and asked her a bunch of questions about the process used to write the bio. Here’s a sneak peek: What was your approach here? Maynard and I agreed early on that this wouldn’t be a typical rock-star… Read More »Salival.fr interview with Maynard James Keenan biographer Sarah Jensen
There have been plenty of interviews with both Billy Howerdel and Maynard James Keenan regarding the new A Perfect Circle record Eat The Elephant. The hype train is starting to wind down a bit now that we’re a few weeks post release, but there’s a new interview up in Vice’s Noisy website with Billy recently, and I think it’s one of the better ones to come out. Here’s a sample: How… Read More »Billy speaks with Vice about Eat The Elephant
A couple of good news items from the Tool camp today. Firstly news that drum tracking is complete on the new album, with a celebratory photo from Kevin Mills: Here’s a photo taken by KEVIN MILLS (Evil Joe’s assistant) to celebrate the drum tracking being completed (other than a segue, I believe).  Thanks to Justin for sending! Other news in the last week is that the Newsletter Archive is back… Read More »Tool Drum Tracking and Newsletters
Tool have released a video promo for their upcoming Music Clinic tour, and in a pleasant surprise it features a recording (presumably some form of demo) of the track Descending frequently played live over the last half a dozen years. Adam also offered a few thoughts on the clinics via Instagram: Very excited about the upcoming #ToolMisicClinic ‘s. The concept originated from fans wanting to connect & interact with us personally. An… Read More »Tool tease demo version of Descending in Music Clinic promo