Tool are a band from Los Angeles California. This section of Fourtheye contains all the latest Tool news and rumours.
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
It’s almost hard to believe it’s been a year since the formal release of Tool’s latest – Fear Inoculum. And not just any year either – 2020 has been an extraordinary year in many ways, with worldwide changes that have had an impact on us all. While I’m not of the belief that the lyrics of the title track are prophetic, there certainly is an uncanny, if somewhat informal reference… Read More »Fear Inoculum: Year One
Today Tool have issued a statement saying they will cancel all dates of their 2020 US Tour, following on from the previous decision to postpone them. According to the statement, this is mostly to allow fans to get refunds, rather than having this money tied up in tickets indefinitely. Make no mistake though, this tour will happen one the circumstances allow: “As so many music lovers have come to realize… Read More »Tool cancel upcoming tour dates
Adam Jones has posted an early demo of the song Descending from Tool‘s last release Fear Inoculum on Instagram recently. Well worth checking out!
Blair has posted a Tool Newsletter for May 2020, and this time around it has a little more information than we’ve seen in a little while. It serves as an update mostly for side projects of various band members, most of which I’ve posted about already. Perhaps the most interesting part is Justin‘s update, where he discusses new music coming from M.T.void very soon, as well as a hint of… Read More »Tool Newsletter May 2020
Good news for fans of old Tool interviews – Kabir has used this quarantine time to update the archive of Tool articles contained on his site Toolshed: I’m sure there’s some interesting reading there, so if you’re at a loose end during this time period, get stuck into it!
A quick update today from Tool land – guitar player Adam Jones gives us a quick lesson on how to play a section of Pnuema via Instagram. It’s a nice part, one I’ve attempted to play a few times with limited success, so looking forward to analysing it a bit over the coming days: I gotta say, I might just have small fingers or something, but he makes it look… Read More »Adam Jones gives us a Pnuema lesson
The Tool FAQ created by Kabir from Toolshed is a primary source of information for many Tool fans. It documents many of the quirks and queries that fans had, especially focused on the early days of the band. Since Toolshed has been in archive mode for some time now, it’s unclear if and when the FAQ might get updated, so a fellow Tool fan Steven W. Luttrell took it upon… Read More »An updated Tool FAQ emerges