Sony Australia are holding a competition to win a Paiste Drum Cymbal signed by members of Tool (seems to be a common thing at the moment), Limited Edition Vinyl, a T-Shirt, a Poster and Tool’s current CD/DVD catalogue. All you have to do is enter a barcode from any Tool product and describe in 100 word or less what is your favorite Tool album and why. Make sure it sucks… Read More »Australian Tool Competition
Grumbunfunkle on Toolarmy posted today that he found this item for sale on Ebay. It’s a Paiste cymbal autographed by Danny Carey when he visited Billy Hydes in Sydney. Current bidding puts it at over $200 with still another six days left on the auction. Better have deep pockets if you want this one….
Since Serj from System of a Down guested with Tool last night, and considering I get the impression many of you don’t think too highly of this, the poll for this week will ask Who would you like to see guesting with Tool? I’ve added a list of people who have performed with them in the past, but I’ve also turned on the option for you buys to add your… Read More »Poll: Who would you like to see guesting with Tool?
It was Adam’s birthday last week, so I decided to run a poll asking what Tool song contains Adam’s best performance. The poll was actually a lot closer than I expected. After leading early in the poll, Third Eye was eventually beaten by Lateralus as your favorite, very closely followed by Jambi. Interestingly, not many of you think very high of pre- Ænima guitar work, perhaps suggesting Adam has come… Read More »Poll Results: What is Adam’s best performance?
Stinkfist on Toolarmy posted this today, apparently dates found on Toolshed. I was unable to find the post…. Sent to me via email by a college friend in the “music biz”. His real name will not be disclosed. thanks “tommy” We’ll see how it holds… 3.26 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center 3.27 Memphis, TN Mid-South Coliseum 3.29 Nashville, TN Municipal Auditorium 4.01 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheater 4.02 Raleigh, NC… Read More »Unconfirmed US Tour Dates
A mini-review of the Tool show in http://www.stuff.co.nz/3929432a10.html today revealed a couple of things: Serj from System of a Down joined the guys on stage for Stinkfist Sober Tool will be back in New Zealand (and presumably Australia) in September (or November or December – I’ve heard several different versions….) Just the news we were hoping for….. Update: I’ve seen the set list. I won’t post it for those who… Read More »Tool back in September
According to this “live” blog about todays Big Day Out, Tool have pulled out of a meet and greet session with ten fans. According to the post: Some stars are too big for their boots. A reliable source just tipped us off that BDO headliners Tool have pulled out of a meet and greet with ten die-hard fans. The Rock radio station ran the competition for three months giving the… Read More »Tool snub fans?
AntiSol tells me that the Big Day Out live stream for the New Zealand show will be interviewing Tool very shortly. If you’re online you might want to take a look: http://www.c4tv.co.nz/BigDayOut2007/C4attheBDO/tabid/215/Default.aspx Edit: I’ve either got a really crappy connection, or it’s a lousy stream, since it keeps stopping on me quite regularly. Visit at your own risk… Update: Looks like Tool have done and Axl Rose and not turned… Read More »Tool Interview
According the those crazy hippies at The Tool Hotline, the make up show for the cancelled San Antonio featuring Tool will be on the 26th of March, not April 10th like previously reported. Tickets may or may not go on sale tomorrow, and previously purchased tickets will be honoured. Find all the details at Ticketmaster
Well, the time has come. The Big Day Out Festival kicks off today in sunny Auckland, New Zealand. Tool should be getting on stage at around 9pm local time, so if you’re going, don’t miss out. Any of you in attendance feel free to email me the setlist and a review of the show. There is a live stream from todays Big Day Out. It should go live later today,… Read More »New Zealand Big Day Out Today!