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Fourtheye Interview with Blair Mackenzie Blake

Fourtheye is back from it’s slightly longer than expected downtime, and I now present to you the interview with Blair MacKenzie Blair, who most you know as the web content manager of Toolband. Last week I collected a range of questions from the blog, the forum and even from Reddit. There was great response, with over 70 questions being posed. From that list I picked the most interesting of them,… Read More »Fourtheye Interview with Blair Mackenzie Blake

Tool September 2015 Newsletter

Wasting no time after the Tool August 2015 Newsletter, it appears that the Tool September 2015 Newsletter is now upon us. It falls into the cryptic newsletter category, and hints that there will most likely be some form of announcement later in September. As to what, it’s anyone’s guess. New tour dates (possibly Australian)? Details of the new album? A curveball? More blankets? Read the newsletter below with calendar in… Read More »Tool September 2015 Newsletter

Could Tool be playing in Australia at Soundwave 2016?

Around about this time every year, Australian festival promoters release details on the lineups for their summer music festivals. One of these is the popular rock/metal festival Soundwave 2016. Tool, being regular Australian tourists routinely get mentioned as a possible headline act for these festivals. Since the release of 10,000 Days, Tool have headlined the Big Day Out Festival twice, as well as a headlining tour following a Japanese Ozzfest… Read More »Could Tool be playing in Australia at Soundwave 2016?

Tool rider from 1994 available on Ebay

An interesting piece of Tool memorabilia today is a contact and rider from a Tool show at the Bomb Factory in Dallas, Texas way back in 1994. Sadly there seem to be no outrageous demands, but it is an interesting read and insight into how the Tool touring machine operated in the mid 90s. It can be yours for $50! Tool rider from 1994:

Tool August 2015 Newsletter

Blair has posted the Tool August 2015 Newsletter this morning, and this time around it’s an interview with Tool video designer Breckinridge ‘Breck’ Haggerty. Here’s an excerpt: BMB: What is the usual process of putting together the video clips and such for a Tool show or tour? The starting point and finishing touches? How much of the material used in the projections do you create, and do you get input… Read More »Tool August 2015 Newsletter

Devo Keenan AMA or Reddit

An interesting post on Reddit r/toolband today is an AMA featuring Devo Keenan, son of Tool singer Maynard James Keenan. Devo posted a photo of himself to claim authenticity, I can’t really verify it, since I have no idea what he looks like. Assuming it’s legit, it’s an interesting read. For Tool fans this is the most topical response: Thanks for coming by! Have you heard any new Tool or… Read More »Devo Keenan AMA or Reddit

June newsletter updated to include “The Deal”?

Yodhehvauheh_ pointed out in the comments section of the page that the 2015 Tool June Newsletter has been updated finally. Part of it we already know, in that Puscifer are playing at the Monster Mash Festival in Arizona. The other part is something a little more cryptic. From the June Newsletter: THE DEAL What should be of interest is the deal… I guess we’ll find out soon enough. PUSCIFER ADDED… Read More »June newsletter updated to include “The Deal”?

Tool July 2015 Newsletter

Blair has published the Tool July 2015 Newsletter on Toolband this morning, and this time around it addresses Pluto, interviewing parking bollards, and hints at some further work being done on the new Tool album. It also gives Fourtheye a few plugs! Okay, by now some of you might be thinking, “fuck this expansive mind-stuff! I’m going to go to the fourtheye site to see if there’s any real news?”… Read More »Tool July 2015 Newsletter

Fourtheye 10th Anniversary Makeover!

As I was poking around Fourtheye today, I noticed that we’ve actually passed the 10th Anniversary of this site, back on June 8th 2005. It’s been a long and fruitful journey, and hopefully one that will continue for some time yet. Over the years I’ve made 2,124 posts (2125 including this one) which have gathered over 31,000 comments. We’ve worn out a couple of forums, and even shifted servers over… Read More »Fourtheye 10th Anniversary Makeover!

Tool Monster Mash Festival in Arizona confirmed

Many of you would have noticed the post on Toolband already (and on other numerous social media sites) that the rumoured Tool show on October 31 at the Monster Mash Music Festival in AZ has been confirmed. Supporting will be Primus and another couple of bands. Blair notes that there is some important ticket information: TOOL will be performing at the 2015 MONSTER MASH MUSIC FEST at TEMPE BEACH PARK… Read More »Tool Monster Mash Festival in Arizona confirmed