New interview today ahead of Tool‘s appearance at the Sonic Temple Festival this weekend – Adam Jones and Justin Chancellor chat with 99.7 The Blitz’s Ronnie Hunter about a range of stuff: The rest of the interview plays out as you’d expect – it’s nice to hear from the guys again. Keen to see what they play this weekend!
A new interview with Tool bassist Justin Chancellor is out today, where he chats with Andrew McMillan from The Australian ahead of their highly anticipated tour dates. This interview highlights a significant upcoming moment, as November is Chancellor’s 30th anniversary in the band. He reflects on the journey, contrasting the “terrifying thriller” of his early years with the current feeling of confidence and justification derived from three decades of loyal… Read More »New Justin interview ahead of Aussie shows
An excellent new interview with Justin Chancellor this morning with Mexican music site Summa Inferno publishing a great interview ahead of the Central and Southern American Tool dates in 2025. Topics include: Probably the question most on the mind of a typical Tool fan relates to a new record, and here Justin indicates that they have set aside a few months following the tour to start pulling together ideas into… Read More »Justin talks Mexico tour, new record plans with Summa Inferno
A little while back we had a snippet of an interview with former Tool bass player Paul D’Amour where he talks about working with Justin as he joined the band. The whole thing is now out on Guitarworld, and it’s an interesting read, with plenty of insight into Paul’s time with the band, and his ultimate departure. Paul’s humble and measured replies are pretty interesting, and I enjoyed it quite… Read More »Paul D’Amour chats with Bass Player
A new interview with Paul D’Amour sounds like a pretty interesting read. He talks about the handover of bass duties with Justin Chancellor, going over some of the time they spent together on the Tool sound Paul helped develop. “Basically, when I left the band, Justin [Chancellor] was my friend; I invited him to my house, sat on my couch with him, and showed him how to play the songs. … Read More »Paul discusses Tool handover with Justin
I haven’t done a happy birthday post in a while, mostly because I’m lazy. Well, this time around I’m not, and I’m also keen to post something on the site, since actual news is hard to come by! November 19 is Justin Chancellor‘s birthday! Not sure how he’s celebrating the day, but I’m sure many of us would be happy for he to have a day off from making the… Read More »Happy Birthday Justin!
Tool seem to be back working hard in the studio, with an update from Justin showing up his rig in the studio, as well as a quick Instagram post from Adam: Justin sent me this photo with a caption: “Bass… How low can you go?”  In speaking with him, he told me that he was making great progress in “a great studio.”  He also told me how much fun he had… Read More »Studio updates and Maynard’s Metal Icon Award
Been a couple of weeks since our last update. with the Tool world mostly quiet since the recent festival dates and clinics. Here’s a few little bits & pieces you might find interesting though: The making of Justin’s Warwick Bass Stream Yob’s “Our Raw Heart” A Perfect Circle continue across Europe The Pieces Fit – Tool’s Cult of Meaning Albums of the week: Baptists, TesseracT, Null Apostle, High Priestess, Wax… Read More »Weekly Update 4-June-2018
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
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