It’s been a while since we’ve had any solid answers on how songwriting is going with Tool, and today Blair has an update on Toolband for us: TOOL MAKING HEADWAY WITH NEW MATERIAL A couple of weeks ago I visited the Tool loft to try and get some kind of idea as to how things were progressing with the writing sessions now that the band was back hard at it.… Read More »Tool Songwriting Update
Loudwire has a chat with Danny recently, mainly about Volto! (that part of the interview is yet to be released) however they did canvass him about the next Tool album, and the chances of it coming out in 2013: “It’s still the three of us right now and four of us it will be soon, you know, just working on all our parts and working on our compositions together,†Carey… Read More »Danny updates us on the next Tool album
Danny is featured in an interview for the UK drum magazine Rhythm in the February 2013 issue, and he discusses a range of topics including that status of Tool’s new album. Here’s the meat of the article I expect most of you are interested in: What stage are you at in the writing process for the new Tool album? We have six or seven really good frameworks that we’re working… Read More »Danny speaks in Rhythm Magazine
Blair has released the December newsletter today, which amongst other things gives us a pretty good idea as to where songwriting is at. Here’s a snippet: Something that might be encouraging to some Tool enthusiasts is that while riding with Danny to Chili John’s yesterday, I heard a lot of new Tool music (sans Maynard). This was the most new material that I’ve heard so far, although a few of… Read More »December Tool Newsletter/Shopping List
News on progress on the new Tool record is quite elusive at the moment, and while this is nothing concrete, some new information has come to light courtesy of one of our forum members: Interview with Aaron Turner a few nights ago on RRR radio. They asked him what albums he was looking forward to in 2013. He mentioned Tool and the interviewer commented on the massive gap of nothingness… Read More »Aaron Turner hints at Tool studio date
I did my usual Toolarmy visit this morning, and noticed Blair had posted an update, which alludes to some progress on the new Tool album (and tacos): I went over to the loft a couple of days ago to find Danny in great spirits about the week’s writing sessions. Things went so well, in fact, that Tool’s drummer funded a 12-pack of crunchy tacos from Taco Bell for Thursday’s band… Read More »New Album update (of sorts)
Adam has recently made a couple of comments (allegedly on Facebook but I couldn’t see them) in regards to fans having to wait for the new Tool album. He comments: “To those of you who demand a new album from Tool: would you rather get something mediocre now, or something impressive later?†“Truth is, we don’t write for you, we write for us — but we don’t share for us,… Read More »Adam comments on new album progress
Just a couple of quick updates from Toolband today, where Blair shares with us a photo from the recent Tool songwriting sessions, as well as a hint that there’s more to come: A rare glimpse inside Tool’s storied loft – one of a dozen or so photos recently taken by Adam, Danny, and Justin while writing and arranging their contributions to the next Tool record. (Note: When Adam sent me… Read More »Tales from the Loft and leftover Tour Merch
As Blair promised, Danny has featured in the latest Paiste Magazine, where he talks about a range of drumming, Volto! and Tool topics: So, you guys are back in writing mode right now? Yes…Justin, Adam & I are working on some stuff and Maynard will join us in another month or so, once he finished up with his ‘other band’. We’d like to get in the studio by May or… Read More »Danny features in Paiste Magazine
Finally something for Tool fans can get their teeth into. Danny Carey is the spotlight artist for Vic Firth, and they’ve published a great video interview on which Danny talks about pretty much everything, including a plan to be in the studio by June/July. The videos also feature some great drum cam footage: Thanks to sublime5446 for the tip