According to a recent Blabbermouth post, Maynard shouldn’t necessarily be blamed for the lack of Tool action: "I can’t sit still, so when those guys hesitate, it takes us so long to do stuff, and it’s like a snake eating its own tail situation, ’cause then I get distracted and I go off and do a thing, and then I get blamed for not being around to do the (TOOL)… Read More »Maynard comments on Tool recording cycle
I read an interesting article on Blabbermouth today, in which Mikael Ã…kerfeldt from Opeth revealed that they almost became the support act for the summer Tool tour: Other news, we’d been offered a support tour in the U.S. by TOOL but we didn’t get it this time, Hopefully in the future it might work out. Given there have been a few complaints about Tweak Bird (not from me!), and I… Read More »Opeth almost supported Tool, may do so in the future
According to Blabbermouth, The Melvins will be touring with the band Down (featuring that douchebag from Pantera) in August and September this year. The article mentions “select U.S. markets” so I’m guessing it won’t be an extensive tour, probably just the larger cities. Dates will be posted once I get them.
According to a recent Blabbermouth post, Maynard told Pulse of Radio that he’s been working with Billy Howerdel on some A Perfect Circle tracks: “I doubt if we’ll do any touring or, you know, do a full album,” he said. “We might do some one-off shows here and there if the timing’s right and it seems like a good vibe and a smart thing to do. But most likely we’ll… Read More »Maynard working on new A Perfect Circle?
According to Blabbermouth, Maynard had the following to say about the upcoming Puscifer shows: fans shouldn’t expect to see the kind of elaborate and precise stage production they experience at a TOOL gig, he also said he’s not exactly sure what will happen at the shows. “There’s an element of improv and jazz, you know, improv being more the comedic element and the jazz being the more musical element to… Read More »Puscifer Show Details, Tool Update
A couple of quick ones today. Blair has advised us via Toolband/Army that Vicarious took the 100th spot in Rolling Stones recent Top 100 Guitar Songs list. Why Vicarious beat a whole shitload of other Tool songs is bound to be a source of debate. Also, Blabbermouth are reporting that Fuse will be broadcasting Mastodon‘s set from Bonnaroo live on the web on Sunday evening US time (Monday morning for… Read More »Rolling Stone Top 100, Mastodon Live
Some of our comrades from across the Tasman will be happy to hear that Meshuggah are playing in Auckland on the 10th of October. Of course this probably sucks for all the cool people on the South Island, but it’s better than nothing I suppose. Blabbermouth has all the details!