Things are slow at the moment. Maybe even the calm before the storm. In order to help pass the time, Adam has posted a recent recording of him playing a new jam for Hooker with a Penis: Post by Adam Jones Tool. It’s not much, but it’s something right?
Blair has posted the June 2014 Tool Newsletter on Toolband this morning, and it’s a reasonably short one. It doesn’t really hint at much, except for that Tool continue to work on new material: MERCURY RETROGRADE Be prepared for lots of problems as MERCURY GOES RETROGRADE UNTIL… JULY 1. So, if your cell phone call drops out in the canyon… If your order from the shopping bazaar is the wrong… Read More »Tool June 2014 Newsletter – Mercury Retrogade
In a recent article on PLSN (Projection, Lights and Staging New) Tool crew members Breckinridge Haggerty (Video Designer & Director) and Mark “Junior†Jacobson (Lighting Designer & Director) discuss their jobs and the tweaks to the recent Tool tour set: The band members have been fairly good about giving us a potential pool of songs for each tour leg. The songs we know will be there almost every night get… Read More »Junior and Breck discuss Tour 2014 Lighting and Video production
In an update from Blair just this morning he describes some progress on the next Tool album: The other day an insider (and by “insider” I mean truly an insider!) told me that since getting back to working on material for the next record, things have been going VERY well. Now, don’t read more into this than it suggests – which is that there have been some good writing/arranging sessions… Read More »Blair uses capital letters to describe new album process
Nothing to see here – Blair tells us about Danny buying a rare book. Let’s cross our fingers and hope that now all four Tool members seem to have a clear calendar we’ll see some real progress towards hitting the studio before the end of 2014.
Maynard celebrated his 50th birthday over the weekend with a couple of concerts featuring his bands Puscifer and A Perfect Circle, support act Failure and a number of other surprises. The way the set was structured was the first surprise – rather than each band having their own set, it was one large show split into two acts where each band got play a short 3-4 song set before moving… Read More »Cinquanta round-up
The first reviews of Cinquanta (featuring Puscifer, A Perfect Circle, Failure and more) are dribbling in, but I won’t spoil it for those attending the second show. I will reveal the worst kept secret of the show, which is that Danny is playing in part of it. It’s a pretty special performance, that shouldn’t be missed – and here’s a video of part of it (SPOILER WARNING!). Get along to… Read More »Danny celebrates birthday in style at Cinquanta
A story from the Facebook Tool Army group in regards to the recent Manhunter Screening with Maynard: So I saw “Manhunter” last night followed by an interview / Q&A with Maynard. He mostly talked about the film specifically, but did talk about his various music projects including Tool briefly, but only when someone would ask a specific question. No new information other than him seeming increasingly frustrated with the slow… Read More »Maynard touches on Tool at Manhunter screening
Blair’s April 2014 Tool newsletter is now online, and while it doesn’t feature any Tool news, it does have a lengthy interview with the Tool Merch guy (name unknown). There’s also a promise of new old merch items: To go along with his interview in the newsletter, “Merch” will be adding a very limited number of some rare, discontinued items in the Tool stores. This will include vintage shirts such… Read More »Tool April 2014 Newsletter out now!
Now that the tour has wound up, it seems that excess Tool tour posters are now available online via the Toolband shop (not the Toolarmy one!). Posters include San Diego, Fresno and the two San Francisco shows. You can also still grab posters from Brisbane and Florida on previous tours as well. No word on whether or not further show posters will be made available. Here’s my pick of the… Read More »Tool Tour Posters now for sale on Toolband