Tool are a band from Los Angeles California. This section of Fourtheye contains all the latest Tool news and rumours.
Tool Revisited is a series of articles dedicated to analysing, and discussing a Tool related topic, be it a song, album, show, side project or anything really. I plan on publishing one of these every week or so, and hopefully it may fill in some gaps in your own Tool knowledge, or even just generate some interesting conversation. If anyone has any ideas for future topics (or even wants to… Read More »Tool Revisited part 1: Divorced
While things may appear to be quiet on the Tool front, perhaps it’s not as quiet as it may seem. Word is that production on the next Tool video, for the 10,000 Days track The Pot is rumoured to be starting very soon. Possibly as soon as this week. For those that need a little reminding about this video, in September 2009 Adam mentioned the following in a Guitar World… Read More »The Pot video production starting soon
Put on your technicoloured dream coats – John emailed me this Youtube video which features the Tool track Jimmy spookily synchronised with the David Lynch classic Eraserhead! This one is actually pretty good!
Ok _________’s, Blair recently put out the August Tool Newsletter. It’s reasonably short, and only really contains a couple of Tool snippets, the most important probably being: (in regards to the new Tool album) Just when things were rolling along at the loft with the writing and arranging sessions (and what I’ve heard so far sounds truly great!) And: Also, things are looking good for the new Tool website… as… Read More »Tool August 2011 Newsletter
Rynne has confirmed this morning that Justin should be making an appearance on her Children of Saturn show today which starts at 6pm US Pacific time (11am AEST). I’m sure Justin will talk about a range of stuff, and you can chat with them and other listeners via the chatroom which you can access here.
An excellent article called An Oral History of the First Lollapalooza arrived in my inbox today, and while reading it I stumbled across this interesting quote from Lollapalooza co-founder and former Tool manager Ted Gardner: GARDNER: It wasn’t like, "It’s a girl band, so put them on." A lot of people threw that accusation around. When I was managing Tool, I rang the agent for Lilith Fair and submitted Tool,… Read More »Tool too manly for Lilith Fair
Blair released the July 2011 Tool newsletter earlier on Toolband today, and it’s largely in the format of a Q&A with questions submitted by drug taking readers. Of importance to our “Tool news only†fans: Assuming that you know all about the A PERFECT CIRCLE tour and new PUSCIFER TRACK ("MAN OVERBOARD"), other than another TOOL WEBSITE MEETING on Friday, DANNY being the guest drummer for the Monday Night Jammmz… Read More »July 2011 Tool Newsletter released
A couple of marginally interesting Tool items appeared in the last day, the first being a snippet from a recent Maynard interview reported on Blabbermouth: As for the status of the next TOOL album — which Keenan gets asked about in every interview — the singer gave The Pulse Of Radio an update and warned fans not to believe everything they read. "We’re just always writing and it’s just progressing… Read More »Tool progress is progressing, Sasquatch spotted!
According to quite a few sites out there, Man Overboard, the first track from the new Puscifer album Conditions of My Parole will be played on Monday morning. According to metal.com: If you’re awake in time, tune your radio at 9 am eastern/6 am pacific to Sirius XM 36 (Alt Nation) to hear Man Overboard as well as an in-studio interview with Maynard James Keenan, Matt McJunkins and Jeff Friedl.… Read More »New Puscifer Track on Monday, Tool “Tweet”
Jeff sent me an email just a little while ago containing a link to the new Captain American trailer featuring 46 & 2 by Tool. Jeff points out that Joe Johnston who’s worked on the film, also worked with Adam on Jurassic Park which may explain the connection. Enjoy!