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A little while back we had a snippet of an interview with former Tool bass player Paul D’Amour where he talks about working with Justin as he joined the band. The whole thing is now out on Guitarworld, and it’s an interesting read, with plenty of insight into Paul’s time with the band, and his ultimate departure. Paul’s humble and measured replies are pretty interesting, and I enjoyed it quite… Read More »Paul D’Amour chats with Bass Player
Maynard and co. recently wrapped up the Sessanta tour across the US, during which Primus, Puscifer and A Perfect Circle performed a huge set. Mixing performances from all three bands together, these shows looked to be an awesome spectacle for those able to attend. The team at mxdwn.com got along to the LA show, and were lucky enough to witness Adam, Justin and Danny join the stage for a quick… Read More »Sessanta Tour Wrap-Up
In a recent Tool interview with Metal Hammer, Adam Jones and Maynard James Keenan catch up with Steve Appleford for a discussion about the recent US tour, Tool stuff and life in general. It’s a good read, though in some ways doesn’t have a heap of things we haven’t read before. I suppose the more interesting snippets for long time Tool fans relate to what’s coming up next. Maynard indicates… Read More »Adam & Maynard chat to Metal Hammer
For those of you who love the technical elements behind what it takes to run Tool’s spectacular light and video show, look no further than the latest Production Insight article from PLSN (Production Lights & Staging news). It features extensive comment from the team including Lighting Designer/Director Mark “Junior†Jacobson, Video Designer/Director Breckinridge “Breck†Haggerty, and Laser Designer/Programmer/Operator Scott Wilson from Production Design International (PDI). Here’s a snippet: Jacobson doesn’t… Read More »Tool 2024 Tour Production Insight
About a week ago Tool finished the second leg of their North American tour, hitting up a bunch of locations they didn’t get to in 2023. They played a number of back to back shows, including a couple at the famous Madison Square Gardens. The setlist was an iteration on the last tour, with the most prominent changes being the inclusion of Flood, and the removal of Aenema. The sets… Read More »Tool Winter 2024 Tour Wrap Up
It’s been too long between posts! Today I have one of the best Tool thingos to be released lately, which is a rig rundown with bass player Justin Chancellor. Chris from Premier Guitar takes us on a tour of Justin’s entire stack with Justin and his tech Pete Lewis all adding their spin to the discussion. It’s 40 minutes of video no Tool fan will regret watching! Feature photo credit:… Read More »Justin Chancellor Rig Rundown
A little while back Revolver Magazine were touting a new issue featuring Tool on the cover. I believe physical copies of this magazine are available, but for those who don’t desire phyiscal things, the article in question is now available on the Revolver website. Titled TOOL’s Trip to Power the article features quotes from both Justin Chancellor and Danny Carey who talk up the experience of playing the Power Trip… Read More »Tool’s Trip to Power
Plenty of great Justin Chancellor interviews this month, coinciding with the Tool tour and the release of MTVoid‘s newest record. In this episode with The New Scene, just talks quite a bit about being on the road, how things went in his early days with Tool, the writing process of Fear Inoculum and the bands excitement to start working on new material. It’s a pretty great interview, and well worth… Read More »Justin speaks with The New Scene
The first leg of Tool‘s mammoth 2023 North American Winter Tour has wrapped up, and by all reports there were some great shows! This post is a little spoilery, so if you’re keen to avoid what’s in the setlist, the please turn back now! The stage setup didn’t appear to change significantly. For the most part is resembled the last tour, though they seem to have done away with the… Read More »Tool 2023 North American Tour Wrap Up
On the final shows of the 2023 North American tour, Tool were joined on stage during Jambi by Alex Lifeson from seminal prog band Rush. As well as jamming on one of the best Tool tracks, they also worked a bit of A Passage to Bangkok into the piece. Check it out via the Youtube vid below: