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As the band promised earlier this week, the special edition Tool Fetus in Skull Maquette is now available to preorder. It is US$500 for the regular one, and US$1000 for a signed copy (though these have sold out it appears). More detail on this item from the Toolband store: Inspired by the 10,000 Days and Lateralus album artwork(s) by Alex Grey. Each collectible figure is cast in Polyresin, individually hand… Read More »Fetus in Skull Half-Scale Maquette now available

Adam Jones and various other bits of Tool social media were teasing at some kind of new release a week or so ago, and this morning it appears to have been revealed as some kind of limited edition Fetus and Skull ornament: According to the marketing I expect these to go on sale on the 16th of December, 2022. No indication as to how much this will cost, but I… Read More »Tool Fetus in Skull Maquette coming soon

A somewhat cryptic post appeared across Tool‘s social media accounts today, hinting at something new coming soon – based on hashtags it’s implied that it may be 10,000 Days related. Check it out: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tool (@toolmusic) As to what it is? Perhaps the long awaited vinyl release of the record. Maybe it’ll just be more blankets? I guess we’ll have to wait… Read More »Tool tease something coming soon….

There’s a great newish interview out with Aenima and Lateralus producer David Bottrill spoke with Joel Martin back in May this year. I’ve only just got around to listening to it, and can report it’s excellent discussion regarding two of Tool‘s finest albums, and well worth your time!

A quick public service announcement today – the Fear Inoculum Vinyl Box Set is super cheap on Amazon today – only $72.90. Now’s a great time to buy a copy if you haven’t already!

There’s a cool new video from synth whiz Peter Grenader which outlines the recent work undertaken to upgrade Danny’s Toolbox synth. This device was made famous as an accompaniment for Chocolate Chip Trip, as well as being a focal point for Danny’s live drum solo during Tool shows.

Update: pre-orders for this release are now available on Amazon, feel free to use this link! Fourtheye gets a small commission from these sales, so it’s a nice way to support the site without making a donation! Tool continued the onslaught on our wallets today by announcing yet another Fear Inoculum variant – this time a relatively standard LP edition: Fear Inoculum is the Grammy winning masterpiece from Tool. Following… Read More »Fear Inoculum Black Vinyl 180G 3LP

There’s a new Adam Jones interview from Revolver today, where he reflects on the creative process behind the Tool album Lateralus. Here’s a snippet regarding the composition of Schism: “Justin is a riff-writing machine, and I love him for it,” he says, recalling how the bassist started off that cut. “One of us brings in a riff, and it gets kind of pulled apart, tugged at, in our process. Dan… Read More »Adam Jones looks back on Lateralus

There’s a pretty interesting interview with Opiate2 video producer Dominic Hailstone up on Salival.fr. He speaks about a range things, including his background, working with Adam Jones and hinting at further work to come with Tool: And so when did you meet Adam Jones?He contacted me around the time of The Eel, then the first time I met him was at an art gallery.We got on and agreed it would be… Read More »Dominic Hailstone discusses Opiate2