Without a full tour to support them, it seems Tool are taking their VIP show on the road. Tickets go on sale to the public on Friday the 13th, with a Toolarmy pre-sale kicking off on the 11th. Rumour is that tickets are $500, which I expect will raise a few eyebrows. Here are the details: TOOL MUSIC CLINIC: A RARE IMMERSIVE DISSECTION AND PERFORMANCE WITH DANNY CAREY, JUSTIN CHANCELLOR… Read More »Tool announce Music Clinic tour
In case you’d forgotten, the new A Perfect Circle album Eat The Elephant comes on April 20, and as we’d expect both Billy and Maynard are featuring quite heavily in various forms of media at the moment as the promote it. Two of the better articles I’ve come across recently are below. The first is an interview with Revolver magazine, in which Maynard speaks at length about the writing and… Read More »Maynard speaks as Eat the Elephant publicity train ramps up
No April Fooling this year from me, as I haven’t been organised. Tool did have an April Fools of sort, but since it was studio footage it wasn’t quite as foolish as it could be. Here’s a link to the video on Dropbox (I’m sure someone will upload it to Youtube in due time). Unsure at this point whether or not they are videoing parts of the recording process (for… Read More »Yet another Tool studio update!
There was an Instagram post from Adam Jones recently which showed a picture of Danny Carey holding a melted drum head, presumably outside the studio while recording the new Tool record. Danny’s website now has an explanation for the fire: Danny’s drum altar burst into flames the other night after he finished tracking one of the tunes for the new TOOL ALBUM. This occurred while he was listening to the… Read More »Danny’s Drum Altar in the studio catches fire
Another quick update from Adam Jones via Instagram in the studio with Tool. It seems that Danny is well underway recording the drums, and that they’re recording to tape (bitch): ~ DC & @eviljoebarresi dialing in some drums ~ And yes … no sound 4u. #WhySpoilTheFun ? 2″ tape bitch & an ultimate SSL board w Neve & API modules. *That’s how we roll 💣📀 #analog tracking #Tool A post… Read More »Another quick studio update
I should probably call this something other than a “Weekly” update. Anyway, I have a few bits and pieces I haven’t posted yet, so here we are! In this “weeks’ issue: Yob announce new album Legend of the Seagullmen competition Matthew Santoro’s Higher Power Albums you should check out! Yob announce new album Yob have toured with Tool a few times now, and are a favorite among many Tool fans. … Read More »Weekly Update 21-March-2018
In amongst all the Tool news (as well as me being away) I never got around to posting about the new A Perfect Circle video for their track Disillusioned. The video follows a similar theme to the lyrics, and serves as an observation of societies obsession with electronic devices. The band has also announced that James Iha will be sitting out the next tour due to commitments with the newly… Read More »A Perfect Circle release Disillusioned video and announce James Iha replacement
Justin Chancellor is a busy guy – while preparing to record a new Tool album and DJing at Legend of the Seagullmen record launches, he’s also recording with experimental hip hop band Death Grips: Working on the new album with Justin Chancellor pic.twitter.com/cFMacJ3WiT — Ꭰeath á©rips (@bbpoltergiest) March 15, 2018 Perhaps he just got lost on the way to the Tool studio? Who knows – either way having been a… Read More »Justin Chancellor joins Death Grips on next album
Confirmed on Toolband over the weekend is further details of Tool‘s visit to the studio: Who’s ready for some major breaking news? Brace yourself; get ready… okay, here we go. We are very excited to announce what is sure to be welcome news for both fans of TOOL and prog-metal enthusiasts in general. After all the years of writing and arranging (and re-arranging) at the band’s loft, I can at… Read More »Toolband gives us further confirmation of Tool in the studio
In a further update from the studio via Instagram, Adam Jones confirmed that Joe Barresi will be recording the new Tool album. Those with long memories will recall that he also recorded 10,000 Days. ~ Preproduction Gigahorse 📀💣 ~ Excited to be working again w the Immortan Evil Joe Barresi @eviljoebarresi *however our first choice was #PhilSpector – but he has other conflicting work obligations 🚔#FTG A post shared by… Read More »Joe Barresi confirmed to record new Tool album