Here Today... Gone To Hell!

here is a thread for the unbelievable band tool.

who else likes them here.
they are just incredible,there lyrics,there addictive riffs.amazing vocalist in maynard james keenan,one of the best drummers in the world,and breathtaking bass.

seriously people if you dont know there stuff then you just got to get into it.there is no turning back.

my second favourite band of all time without doubt.

oh yeah and there videos are another story.

Personally I've never liked them.  Every song sounds the same to me.  Of course I love CKY and not many people seem to be into them so to each his own  [beer]

I don't know much about Tools music, but I saw some of their videos on the Rock Show on VH1.  
 [ok]    [peace]

just get aenima and you will fall in love this band.
you tell em coop.

coop whats your favourite album?i remember ages ago you was telling me about them when i was just getting into them.and now look im a huge fan.

Lateralus is sheer brilliance. Total mindfuck of an album. One of the last great rock bands around and nobody comes even close to them in the video dept.

agreed rawkr.
however as much as i like lateralus i dont think any of there albums can beat aenima.

songs like
 pushit
aenima
hooker with a penis

there all just amazing.and thats just the start.

One song does it for me.....

Ticks and Leeches, every comment in your first thread BA could not be more appropriate.

Its mind blowing stuff, so diverse yet so catchy, tell u what though listening to them stoned freaks me out.

Quiet drum beats and then the burst into hard rock, find myself getting very paranoid.

but no in all seriousness, they are fucking amazing, ive only really gotten into them this year but i would love to see them live.

What a fucking show that would be. :D


Axlhogg

yeah, has anyone noticed how that perfect circle singer sounds awfully like him ;)

I'll have to be on the other side of the fence however, prefering mer de noms to any of the Tool albums :P

although not putting any Tool album down, they are fucking

love the band  :)

any of the Tool fans in here like a perfect circle?

i am listening to mer de noms right now.
i love perfect circle.however i think keenan is at his best around his tool bandmates.
i think tool are better however i love perfect circle.

yeah, I see what you mean

guess I'll make up my mind when the next perfect circle album is released  ;)

HAHAHA tool suck.

I agree the drummer is good though.

To be honest i have only heard 4 songs and the ones that Jon has played for me..... but i don't think they are that special.

I think RHCP and SOAD are better...... and they don't even come close to GNR or Coldplay

I'm not a fan of Tool at all.  I do think the new Chili Pepper Album kicks ass.  Funny how the Zephyer Song and By the Way are the two singles...  The rest of the album is really cool and chill.  I dig it.

gnrfan shut the fuck up.
you dont even know tool.hey everyone we were driving in my mates car and i put on ticks and leeches and parabola and gnrfan was complaining.he didnt even shut up long enough to appreciate it.
ben you have no clue about music if you think coldplay are better than tool.
tool kick coldplays ass in every aspect of being a band and writing music.infact its an insult to put them in the same sentence.

But why did he put GN'R and Coldplay in the same sentence?  :o




/jarmo

Tool are kewl, what about the Lateralus cd booklet it's pretty kewl huh?

To be honest i really beleive that Tool are more talented than Coldplay..... but that does not make them better.

I think Coldplay have created a different type of music and IMO their songs are better to listen to. I have heard about 4 or 5 tool songs and to be honest they are average not great but not bad.

And any band that can't be arsed to talk to their fans at a gig are just SAD put on a show for god sake.

As far as me not knowing anything about music if i think coldplay are better.... That is the most stupid comment ever..... Music is about opinion more that any industry in the world.... I think some people don't knwo much about music if they think someones opinion is WRONG.

To me they are one of those bands who if they are on a music chanel i leave on but i would never part with my money for that excuse they call a album. haha.... ALL OPINION.

I personnaly think Tool is great for all of the reasons already stated.  Coldplay is ok, but probably ends up as one of those "here today gone tomorrow" bands that will likely have no real long lasting impact (just like Staind).  

I don't want to speak for the man, but I think Axl really likes Tool too.  I read where he attended a show or two and really loves them live and loves that industrial sound (they may have actually influenced OMG and maybe even some music off of the soon to be released album (wait to see - personally hope not).

/Tulip

ben they put on a great show.doesnt matter they didnt talk to the crowd.and i bet within the next year you will like them.

i remember someone who used to say he would never like gnr ;)

I remember someone loving A certain Rapper's first album. [ok]

I really don't think they are my cup of tea john..... i mean some band you just know.... Like embrace aside from that one song they aint got much to offer.

I will never get a tool album.

Gotta be Tupac!!! [ok]

Ok on the subject, does anyone know if Tool have any plans to tour the UK again or do any shows, just wanna know cus im dying to see them and i was thinking....

Jon maybe we should kidnapp Ben and force him to watch the messiahs? [ok]

What do u say?


Axlhogg

No it was Eminem.

No tool are not gonna tour until late next year says their site...... Lucky us hey ;D.

As far as kidnaping me goes..... Look set your two fantasies apart ;).

I would prefer to stay home and watch re runs of Porridge than go to a tool concert..... They won't even say hi.

Look i'm sure tool are very talented but lets face it not as talented as Avril lavigne. :D

avril lavagne?

axlhogg next time they come to england you have got yourself a deal.we will drug ben and get him vip passes to go and see tool so well leave him in maynards room and when he finds ben he can do some occult rituals on his ass. ;D

by the way you should check out aperfectcircle.com they have an excellent interview with billy howerdell and maynard james keenan.its about an hour long.,it mentions gnr.

Avril Rules!!!!!!!!!

Don't leave me with that cocksucker. ;D

I will never set foot at a tool concert no matter how drugged up i am

ben stop being so stubbon and actually listen to them properly before you say they are shit.
sriously you might like them and dont say you have listened to them cos you havent.you listened to 2 songs on the way to brighton saying they were shit all the way there.

Well they were shit..... i was not the only one that thought so either.

They are average from what i have heard.

They should take lessons from Avril IMO

no nick did too however you could hardly hear them cos you wouldnt shut up ahnd give them a chance.
oh and incidently nick likes them now.he wont admit it though cos he is a stubbon bastard like you.

Welcome to the BA & Gnrfan family thread.....

OK, so he doesn't like Tool. So what? This is getting pretty boring if you ask me. Looks like the two of you need to talk about Tool next time you meet.




/jarmo

I don't hate them..... but the songs i have heard have not been good at all.

Ah we will see i'm sure i'll be forced into listening to them soon.

Like you will be with the Avril Album.... You must listen BA [ok] [yes]

I love Tool ,
does anybody likes Tool in here?

And whats your favorite song from Tool of course ?????   8)

hell yes they are my favourite band right now.

i cant choose one song however here are a few of my favourites.

hooker with a penis
pushit
aenima
schism
parabola
ticks and leeches.

i also love the perfect circle album mer de noms.

Not at all.

Every song sounds the same to me.

Crazy.

Hell yeah, I like TOOL.  My brother is quite a tool fan, so, I hear more tool than I can handle.  I'd have to say my favorite song off of each album (cuz I can't just pick one) is:

Opiate: Sweat
Undertow: Swamp Song
AEnema: H.
Salival: No Quarter (yes yes, it's a cover, I know)
Lateralus: Parabol

I must add that APC kicks more ass than most people will ever understand.

i love Tool and the songs are so deep, and so dark ...i like , i really do.
certainly you need to understand the lyrics to like tool , otherwise you suck [drooling]

Tool is cool but they suffer from what all of the bands today suffer : our songs sound the same syndrome.

They try and come off all arty and lyrical, I think they're dull and Perfect Circle also.

dull?
they7 have one of the best drummers in the world,one of the best singers and song writers,there videos are better than anyones.
there songs are as deep as anyone i can think of.
they are amazing live.

they are anything but dull.

Locking because theres already a Tool thread 330 pages back......














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Just kidding they are amazing for once im gonna disgaree with the Misfit one.......

Ticks and Leeches is my fave.


Axlhogg

we've had a few Tool threads, but I don't re-call a Perfect C one...

they just get put into the Tool thread all the time as if they are the suppporting act for the thread

they fucking rock [ Tool of course obviously ]

I only own Aenima and Laterelus though, as well as Mer De Noms

"I only own Aenima and Laterelus though, as well as Mer De Noms "

 Hey maN!! You need to listen opiate and Salival and  of Course the well known UNDERTOW!!!

I think Tool Is the Best thing after Guns N Roses.(of course!!) [ok]

 Hey,
  My favorite bands are:
   1. Nine inch Nails
   2. Bad Religion
   3. Guns N Roses
   4. Tool
   5. Propaghandi

  So, yes, Tool is fucking awesome. My favorite album is Opiate. Part of me, Jerk-off, and opiate rock. I have seen tool 9 times. They are as good, if not better than GnR live. The best live show I have ever seen is Ministry though.
                                                                          -Justin[peace]
   

yeah, saw tool live a few monts back, they were great...maynards voice is even better live!!  ...that's a rarity nowadays

I liked the A Perfect Circle stuff and looking forward to Tapeworm (NIN sideproject with Maynard).

I guess it's because APC is a lot easier to get into that Tool.




/jarmo

its true his voice is awesome.

have you got the dvd with the live c.d.?i cant remember what its called but some of that stuff on the c.d.are amazing.especially push it.

great band.but yes i agree jarmo they are harder to get into than APC however once you get into them you apreciate them much more than a perfect circle.

cant wait for tapeworm and a perfect circles new album not to mention a new tool album.

I know we have some tool fans here so this is just for them.


Edit: Removed the other band's name from the subject. /jarmo

i am a huge tool fan but not so much a korn fan.i dont really understand why you put these two bands in the same topic to be honest?

To be honest I dont know either I guess it was a dumb moment

Havn't seen you post for ages dude.

But I knew that you would at the sight of a Tool thread.  [hihi]

But, yeah, I'm kinda the same. I fucking love Tool, Aenima is a must have, but Korn are kinda meh as far as I'm concerned.

Although, granted, I have liked some of their stuff.

Does anyone if tool is working on anything new

i have been away and other than that  i just dont have much to say right now , so i havent been posting or coming here much at all, but how you doin by the way?

i think tool are always working on something and i cant wait til they bring an album out,i think the new perfect circle will be out first though as apparently its getting quite close now.i cant wait for that if the first one is anything to go by,and maynard is just a genious along with billy howerdell so i reckon that should be good.

by the way is anyone else going to watch a perfect circle back deftones at wembley later this year?

I've never really listened to Tool only ever heard 'Schism' or something with a name like that are their any songs any of you can recommend please it would be much appreciated  [ok]

Stinkfist-Aenema-Hooker with a Penis-Eulogy-The Grudge-Lateralus-Triad-Parabola-Schism-Cold and Ugly are some of my favorites. Tool is definitely the best metal band on the planet right now. Tool is on hiatus while Maynard tours with A Perfect Circle. ;D ;D

KoRn has nothing when compared to Tool. Tool is not like my favorite but I respect them and know that are very talented even though sometimes(lots of times) their songs sound too much alike. Maynard is an excellent talent.

Ahh, that's cool dude.

Not too bad, not too bad at all.

Not long at all untill the new A Perfect Circle album.

It's called Thirteenth Step and will be released on September the sixteenth.  [ok]

I for one can't fucking wait.

And yeah, Mer De Noms was fucking amazing, it was a very strong album.

It was a pity to see Paz Lenchantin leave, but I was really fucking made up that Twiggy joined.

I am glad he left Manson, and it is fantastic that he joined A Perfect Circle.

Just under a month to go.  [smoking]

James Iha Joined APC as well, and former APC bassist Paz Lechantin left Zwan.

I was thinking about getting some Tool, which is the album to go for?

I like their former keyboarder ... what was his name again .... Chris Pitman??  [hihi]

Well, to be honest, I wasn't too much into them for a long time but they're one of my girlfriend's fav bands, so I listened to Aenema and I think it's great music. I think I'll give this band a few more listens in the future  ;)


/lastroots

Most Gnr fans should start with Aenema then get Lateralus. Both are equally great but as an album I prefer Lateralus.

Aenema eh? Thanks for that i will look into getting it.

i can never choose out of aenima and lateralus,i just like to say they are both amazing.

get both.

All Tool albums fucking rule....Maynard is a genious.....wierd....but a musical genious

Tool Rocks! every single member of this band is a fucking genius !!
I love this band. Tool's music is a must have listen.
I recommend every single Tool has released.  [ok]

Tool rules the fucking world!  [yes]

i've met lots of younger fans of this band, and some of them are also fans of bands such as Korn, Slipknot, Linkin Park, etc... I'm a bit shocked by their wide fan base, as well as pretty confused.


comments?  ???

I am obviously only speaking for myself, but I think it starts with they arent the typical lets get laid, or woh is me bands that have dominated rock music of late. Their music is dark and moody but it makes you think, if you really listen to the lyrics. Plus they also have a pretty good sense of humor that slips through into some of the songs. The music is also excellent. Each album builds a mood that sucks you in when you listen. The music along with Maynards great voice and lyrics just build a great atmosphere that is lacking in other releases. I love A Perfect Circle but it just doesnt have quite the same effect for me.

I can agree with that, they are sort of a breath of fresh air from the usual " I'm so depressed " or the " fuck you for leaving me " type vibe. It makes me wonder why they weren't as big in the mid-90s as they are today.

I picked up 'Lateralus' a while ago - technically superb, there all brilliant musicians - but i had no idea what he was singing about and while it wasn't a bad album it had zero emotional impact on me - i just didn't care

I also own the first Perfect Circle album - again, sounds great but thats about it

im sorry, they may have a good drummer, but that doesnt save them as a band.

Tool took boring to a whole new level

You posted this a while ago but I gotta get ya' for this one. I'm sure Tool didn't make this album just to release something. It has emotion on it. Why don't you listen to Schism, Lateralus (the title track) and Parabol again and tell me what you think.

Okay buddy, then you go ahead and listen to your boring, old, piece-of-shit, I'm just trying to make money, trying to funny bands.

Basically, Tool is great band, I have 2 main bands that are my favorites and Tool is one of them, G'NR of course is my #1 favorite band.

I haven't listened to Opiate yet but Undertow is pretty cool and Aenima and Lateralus are fucking amazing. I can't wait til' the new Tool Album comes out, it's supposed to be pretty soon but I haven't heard any annoucements yet.

hey i'm interested in getting into Tool, wats a good starter album? By the way i also have A Perfect Circle's "Thirteenth Step" which is solid, but a bit boring in some parts, and it also has some obvious filler tracks (Crimes, Lullaby). I'm thinking about getting "Mer De Noms" also, i hope its better than Thirteenth Step.... i was a bit dissapointed.

i take it back, lol. "Thirteenth Step" is pretty cool, just takes some time to get into.? I'm still looking foward to getting "Mer De Noms"...

Opiate is a an alright EP,   sounds a lot like Undertow-

i just picked up Salival-  another EP,  its pretty trippy,  the last track cracks me up like crazy.

Tool/APC(toollite) and GNR are my 2 favorite bands as well-  but on completly different levels-     although Tool/apc have yet to put out a full album i listen too front to back,

hmmmm im thinking either Aenema or Laterulus..........

I would go with Aenema : ok:

Are there any bands out there who have grown in the way Tool have?
All theyr albums are great! And they seem to just get greater and greater!

What are your thoughts on the new album, that is coming out right on the new year! ?

Yeah, I know what you mean. Opeth and Pain of Salvation also spring to mind from that description.


Thoughts on the new album? I'd like to hear it! :P

I fuckin' love Tool.


The last album took e while to grow an me though.


Hopefully the will put out the ne ablum next year .But I'm not holding my breath on it.

i love TOOL-  i cant wait for the new album-   
except i still hear rumours about maynard going on tour with alice in chains- which i hope he does not do-   dont get me wrong i love AIC too-  but it;s just not right  i lost a lot of respect for the surviving Doors and Queen,   

I could never really get into tool. There a good band and all, its just that prog-metal isn't really my cup oftea. And Maynard's vocals are vey annoying. Sounds like he is about to cry/take a shit.

http://www.metalstorm.ee/fun/view_fun.php?id=18
51. Tool is NOT prog. If anyone insists they are, kill them.

Than what is prog metal? Besides Rush.

Well first off: it was just a joke, but with a hint of truth. Sure enough Lateralus has a lot of prog elements, but there's a certain image that comes to mind from the genre of prog metal; that's bands like Dream Theater, Pain of Salvation, Andromeda, Spiral Architect, Symphony X, Fates Warning, Sun Caged, Lemur Voice, etc. - Tool doesn't exactly fit that group. But anyway, I guess what I'm saying is that Tool is both prog and metal, just not prog metal :hihi:

Was Extreme's "3 Sides" prog metal?

Haven't heard it, so it's hard to say.. doubt it though. Of course these things are always open for interpretation, there's no absolute truth.

I would call Tool ArtRock/ArtMetal  : ok:

Maynards vocals are fantastic! Best voice on the planet!

wow it finally clicked, i am in love with Tool. i cant stop listening to Laterulus and Aenima, what the hell is going on with the new album??? they're really keeping a lid on it, haven't heard much at all...

well have the new tool album before axls album thats for sure.they always keep a lid on it and then what do u know its out.

holy shit i got some Tool and A Perfect Circle live videos.... Maynard James Keenan's voice is even BETTER live!!! now that is rare...

its true.i have seen them both live and he is the best singer i have ever seeen.

Yeah! Maynard is an AWSOME singer! I dont know anyone who sings better live then Maynard...

cant wait for theyr new record..

ive been back on Aenima all fuckin' week, i hadnt touched that album in fuckin' ages man, years im talkin'!!!

Isnt it cool when that happens and when your ready  its like hearin' it again for the first time :beer:

Aenima the song is so fuckin' unreal :drool: :drool: :drool:.....and Hooker :beer: :beer:

HURRY THE FUCK UP N' GIVE US A NEW ALBUM, TOOL   : ok: : ok: : ok:

Tool sucks, every song sounds exactly the same.

every bitch like you sounds the same : ok:

Laterulus is fucking amazing......probably the most mindblowing album i've ever heard..

tool are awesome, it just takes a long time to get used to them and their sound because it is so drastically different than anything else you've heard...

you are a tool if you think that.

Well, you gotta understand that u have to liten to Tool for some time before you understand it. And i can promise you that its worth the it!
Tool is a much much much better band then bouth RHCP and SOAD! SOAD is so far behind Tool, that they cant even smell Tool parfyme!

The 2 new Tool DVD`s are great! And there is a sticker on it which says.. Look for a new Tool album spring 2006! This will be so fucking great!  : ok:

yes i heard spring too hopefully april.its gonna be sick.
and i like soad and chilis but neither bands are even on the same level as tool.

I agree BA! Totally agree!

thankyou nytunz.
its true though some peole dont get tool and its a shame cos once you do you realise alot of things about music,or how music should be.its a shame more bands arent as integral as tool.anyway roll on spring....

I totally forgot about this but does anyone know what the fucked up track clock is all about on Lateralus (You know in and around the Fiap De Olad track) or whatever the song is called.

I always wondered since i bought that album

clock?where do you mean?

the time on the songs. if you watch the time tick by it's all fucky at the end, it's missing 2 minutes. just wondering if there is hidden shit on there or is Tool is fucking with us. (I'm going with the 2nd choice :hihi: )

TOOL PROMO TOUR
As it now stands, in a few weeks (mid-February) the members of the band (except for Adam) and their manager will be traveling to parts of Europe, England, Japan and Australia on a bit of a promo tour, meaning that they will be meeting with record company people and doing various interviews with the press in order to promote their new record and upcoming tours. Although any press releases are usually timed to coincide with the release of the record, there will undoubtedly be leaks, so those of you who scour the internet should be on the lookout around this time. As the others field questions and deal with promo issues abroad, Adam will remain in Los Angeles to direct the new Tool video.

source: www.toolband.com (http://www.toolband.com)

HOLD ON PEOPLE! Atleast one Band starts rolling SOON!

- Nytunz -

Tool is set to play at the Roskilde festival in Denmark this year!!!  : ok:  :peace:  :beer:  :drool:

i noticed that...... i thought my cd player was messesd up.

anyway, im so excited about this, i wonder if they can keep up with the consistantly amazing releases.... they take long enough lol.

I would say yes they will keep coming out with amazing releases cuz TooL RULZ!!!! :smoking:

I actually didn't even know Lateralus was coming out when it did, I thought TooL was done and over with. Anyway I walked into the record store one day just to browse and BLAM!!!! there it was. It was a Beautiful moment :drool: :hihi:

yes that would have been a beauitiful moment.i just hope tool play my side of the pond this year.

Well, I've got my fingers crossed for damn certain.

I've allready seen the Circle, so a bit of Tool would go down...

ooh, it would be a good show. Even more so, if it were Tool and Guns N' Roses in the same year...

Oh, yes.  :)

I would love to get to see them again.
Saw them in a little dump of a club in Raleigh, the Showcase.
What an intense/loud show that was. Maynard hit notes that made my head feel like it was going to explode.

So, is there an official release date for the new Tool Album?

Not yet, but i guess its just a matter of time.. :D

Oh okay, thank you.

Tool's website actually posted something significant and actually relating to the band!!

TOOL PERFORMING AT COACHELLA FESTIVAL
Some of you may have heard that TOOL will be headlining the Coachella Festival the last weekend in April. This is now official. I'll have more information about this in the coming days.


also the new record has been mastered!!!

i am so excited for this album, Lateralus was so amazing, easily one of my favorite albums ever.

Im sure Tool will deliver! We will get one hell of an album  : ok:

I hear mid-May is the target release for the album. Anyone know if their is truth to that?

From Toolband.com

RELEASE DATES NOT OFFICIAL
Although there are lots of release dates being bandied about, NONE are official as of this posting. However, in all likelihood, the CD will be released sometime in MAY, and hopefully earlier in that month as opposed to later. As soon as the date becomes official (or, as soon as I'm told that it's official) I will post it on the site, and then some of you can respond that it's old news.

Sweet!!! Thanks Nytunz :beer:

Excellente.

Tool, Peppers and Pearl jam all releasing albums in the same month. May will be a good month indeed.

metacritic.com has a May 2nd release date for Tool's album.

I've been listening to Undertow today.  My god Maynard sounds so different now that he did back then and The music is way more.....dark? disturbing? dunno what word to use to describe it. And the sound is much more raw, I forgot how much I loved that album.....until today : ok:

And the cow licking it's own asshole is still fucking funny as hell :rofl: :rofl:

Yes! Now i have tickets to Two Tool shows this Summer, one to the Roskilde Festival in Denmark, and one to the Quart festival in Norway!

This will be the best ting ever  : ok:

excllent!!

does anyone know when the hammersmith apollo tickets go on sale?

Kerrang!

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"Tool are the final headline act to be announced for this years Download festival. The three day-event, which takes place at Donington Park on June 9,10,11 will see the enigmatic LA art-metallers closing the proceedings on the Friday evening on the Main stage. It will be the band's first UK appearance since 2002.

"Were really excited, " says bassist Justin Chancellor. "Its a huge honour for us to be asked to close Friday night at the horny mother of English rock festivals. I always imagined playing Donington as a kid, so I wont be taking this opportunity lightly. This is the kind of experience weve been patiently working towards - cant wait, see all you bastards there!"

Tool are gearing up to return with their first new collection of material since 2001's gargantuan 'Lateralus'. Kerrang! was granted an exclusive listening session to the just-completed, as yet-untitled fourth album, which is due out May, and can reveal that anyone expecting the shadowy Californian quartet to have gone soft with age willl be sorely disappointed. True to form, Tools upcoming opus is a 77-minute prog-metal odyssey, packed with plenty of eight minute-plus twisted riff-a-thons, odd-tempo polyrhythms and the bands trademark, eerie interludes. Its also arguably their heaviest, most punishing material since their 1993 breakthrough album 'undertow'.
The upcoming 11-track album has certainly been the bands most laborious and challenging record to complete, taking a mammoth five years to write (some of the material stems from pre-lateralus sessions), during which keenan recorded and toured with his other band A perfect Circle.
Tool also spent five months, in the company of QOTSA/Melvins engineer Joe Barresi, in three different LA studios over autumn 2005 recording it.

"Weve all been listening to a lot of Meshuggah" admits guitrist Adam Jones. "I see a lot fo them in us and us in them, and they really have a very experimental prog side to them. I dont think it was like, 'Okay right here were going to play like Meshuggah', but more, 'Oh my god thats come out a messhugah moment'."

"We have the most retarted president weve ever had, and were frustrated and thats the reason its a little heavier this time" reveals drummer Danny Carey. "that level of frustration back like when we first got hte band together: we were products of that fucking Reagan thing, we were pissed off and bummed-out, we had that angst, and now its coming forth again: like it or not were products of our environment. Were pissed off again"

No stranger to weaving social and political frustrations into his tortuously articulate lyrics, singer MJK who released the politically-motivated covers album, 'eMOTIVEe' with APC in 2004, has chosen another approach this time around.

"I think for me, and this is just personally, the last few years have really been crushing" Keenan confesses. "For me, as an artist, I needed to see on some level if speaking my mind would actually inspire people - you see the sky falling and you feel like youve got to say something. I think of prior tool albums 'AEnema' and 'Lateralus', lyrically, I had this idea of trying to share things and push some kind of higher purpose - enlightenment, this global consciousness thing - and everything thats going on nowadays has kind of left me a little disappointed, a little bummed.

"So I think on this album Ive talked more about my personal stuff, things that I needed to get off my chest," he adds. "Its a little cynical and its almost like coming from a sad place. Theres some hope in it, but its more back to rock and roll basics, just experessing some very big sadness thats from the gut."

"This is our blues record, were singing the blues!" Jokes Carey.

"The difference is before, we had that young spunk and we thought we could actually say something and help people realise these thigns, " continues Keenan. "But now, the anger is more of a frustrated anger, and me sitting back and going, 'Okay, im going to shut up now, Im going to stop ranting and trying to be chicken little telling you that the sky is falling, Im going to just let you guys get hit in the head'."

Tools as-yet-untitled album is due to hit shelves in May.
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CANT WAIT!!! i hope there arent many interludes since the album itself has only 11 songs lol.

This is gonna be one of the best records of 2006 , i tell you! : ok:

it will be the best record since lateralus!

Due to the fact i'll be seeing Tool at Download i feel i should sample some. Any recmmondations?

Stinkfist, Hooker with a Penis, Third Eye, Schism, Lateralus (the song...) probably give a fair assesment...

And also Opiate, Sober, Eulogy, and they did a great remake of No Quarter as well.

Thanks chaps. I'll get back to you  :)

dont forget pushit or third eye.

dont forget any fucking Tool song. 46 & 2, Jimmy, H.   : ok:

Im gonna se them in Roskilde, and Norway! This is sooo great!

but then we could just carry on all day.
hooker with a penis,prison sex,undertow,basically they are all great songs

I'll go old-school and suggest Hush :yes:

"why don't you just go Fuck yoursellllllllllllllllfffffffffffffffff!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
*dugadugadugadugadugadug* (heavy Guitar & Drum noise)
"Just kidding"

:hihi:

from Tool's official site:

03 Mar 06
JUST IN CASE YOU'RE INTERESTED...

The artwork for the upcoming Tool album is going to the separators/printers today, therefore it will eventually be leaked out that the name of the album is (drum roll.......) ' 10,000 days '

... so there it is.

hmmm :-\ eehhh,

kinda reminds me of Disturb's album title :-[ '10,000 fists' for obvious reasons :hihi:

yea its kinda odd.... i mean look at their other titles:
Opiate
Undertow
Aenima
Lateralus
10,000 Days

i dunno it just doesnt seem to fit right... .this could another one of their jokes y'know, i mean Laterauls was originally called Systema Enclepieda or some shit and like all the magazines bought into it and stuff then they said they were joking and the real title was Lateralus lol.

Although they are Tool, and they always manage to surprise us so... .maybe this really is the title, cuz im surprised!! lol

Don't forget "Salival" : ok:

I hope it is a cover for the real title, "10000 days" sounds dumb :-[

Tool rule so fucking much! Purchased Lateralus the other day, only to get home and find that i already have it anyway! In fact its the third time ive owned it, lost the first copy. Purchased a second copy, inevitably forgot about it and then purchased a third!

Im listening to copy 2 now! Brilliant stuff. I love getting high to this! :smoking:

that album is so amazing, the lyrics, sound, production/mixing, everytihng about it so good. my favorite songs are probably the grudge, parabola, and reflection but they are all excellant. its definitely one of my favorite albums ever and def. my fave Tool album.

ummm that announcement i posted was taken off toolband... it was there i swear!!! lol.  dont know whats going on but i guess we'll find out soon enough.

im confused as to what type of music they are.

Anyone care to explain?

ummmmm, they are Tool the really have their own sound.
Heavy but weird heavy :hihi: I dunno how to describe them.
Really Bass driven. Unconventional guitar riffs.

....and beautiful!  ;)

I like what i hear. Hopefully i'll get to know the songs well enough before Download.

Best. Band. Ever.

You might have enough time, but you're going to have to get down to some serious listening. Which certainly ain't a bad thing.

Stuff like Third Eye is a bit...uuhhh...on a first listen.

I watched some videos of the boys recently, MJK looks to be a pretty good frontman.

haha yea, they took a LONG time to get into, but i became obsessed once it finally "clicked"  i still find some of the later songs on Aenima a bit tough to get into like pushit and third eye but they are growing on me. The problem is i always want to listen to the first six or so songs cuz i love them so much lol. I like Undertow but Lateralus is what i find i listen to the most.

The new album is apparently going to be titles 10,000 Days!...Can't wait for it

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002155882

March 09, 2006, 4:00 PM ET
Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.

Rock act Tool will break a five-year silence on May 2 with its next Volcano album, "10,000 Days." No other details have yet been revealed about the project, which is the follow-up to 2001's "Lateralus." That set debuted at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 and has sold 2.3 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

As previously reported, Tool will play its first U.S. show since late 2002 when it headlines the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival on April 30 in Indio, Calif. No other U.S. dates have been confirmed.

Afterward, Tool will spend the first portion of the summer playing the European festival circuit, with dates on tap through July 9 at Finland's Turku Festival.

Here are Tool's tour dates:

May 26: Lisbon (Parque Tejo)
May 27: Madrid (Festimad)
Mat 29: Barcelona (Razzmatazz)
May 30: Villeurbanne, France (Transbordeur)
May 31: Luxembourg (Rockhal)
June 2: Nurburgring, Germany (Rock am Ring)
June 3: Nuremberg, Germany (Rock im Park)
June 4: Landgraaf, Holland (Pink Pop Festival)
June 5: Hamburg (Sporthalle)
June 7: Berlin (Columbiahalle)
June 8: Dusseldorf, Germany (Phillipshalle)
June 9: Donington, England (Download Festival)
June 17: Nickelsdorf, Austria (Nova Rock Festival)
June 19: Milan (Filaforum)
June 21: Rome (Foro Italico Center)
June 22: Bologna, Italy (L.R. Arena)
June 24: Katowice, Poland (Spodek)
June 25: Prage (T-Mobile Arena)
June 28: Paris (Le Zenith)
June 29: Werchter, Belgium (Rock Werchter Festival)
July 1: Roskilde, Denmark (Roskilde Festival)
July 4: Kristiansand, Norway (Quart Festival)
July 7: Gothenburg, Sweden (Metal Town Festival)
July 9: Turku, Finland (Turku Festival)

HAHAHAHA new funny promo pics
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the style in which the music is structured (but with much more skill) is like nu-metal from what ive listened to, obviously no rapping either.

nu-metal, eh? Heh, you're funny.  :)

Now go on son, shoo. Quick! Go on, get out of this thread before one of the hardcores kicks your ass!

Especialy BA, he'll rip your eyes right out dude.

I can't wait to hear Tool' New Album. May isn't coming fast enough.

a single should be coming out soon i guess??? rumor has it it will be mid April, which seems a little to close to the release date so maybe earlier.

WTF? How in the blue hell can you compare Tool to Nu Metal in any shape or form. Tool are out there on their lonesome when it comes to artistically diverse songs and structures.

Please back up your theorem with an example. :P : ok:

as i said, with much more skill.

anyways, like the way songs are like, you have the rythem, you have a quiet down part, then a heavy riff bit with stronger vocals. Same STRUCTURE as nu-metal, im not saying it is nu-metal lol.

maybe cuz they are influence to most of new metal bands...
but saying that tool is nu-metal is like saying that gnr is from the same league of RATT...

http://toolshed.down.net/

Looks like we will se the first Single in April 17th

kickass, the leak for the single is rumored for april 8th lol.

got my tickets for hammersmith on the 13th.
andd will see them at download too.

is this really true?lol

http://www.thecouncilband.com

http://www.myspace.com/councilband

i can't believe that album is coming so soon.
this is huge :drool:

it also hasn't leaked yet and Tool is keeping it on lockdown. Tool may very well become the first mainstream band of the digital age to prevent their album from leaking. even if it did leak i don't think i'd listen. what i am going to try to do TRY to do, is not listen to the single or DL the leak and just get the album when it comes out, go into my room, and listen to the entire thing for the first time. Tool's albums are best to be digested as a whole and i would love to have the feeling of listening to something totally new and fresh without ANY exposure. So i am going to conciously not listen to the single either. I've never really done this before and im kinda pysched, lol.

anyone heard anything about U.S. Tour Dates yet?

Coachella  festival in California , They are closing on sunday,I got my tix. Im gonna be there!  :beer:

The New Guitar World has an interview with TooL guitarist Adam Jones. It's pretty good so far : ok: it looks like the album title is indeed "10,000 Days" :-\

10,000 days is an excellent title.

Just take a look at their artwork:

http://toolshed.down.net/pix/10k_days/xmdays_mini_art.jpg

Its just around the corner now! I cant fucking wait for this album!
Its gonna be soooo great!

Love Tool  :-*

this thing has ridiclously high expectations, i mean the last two albums are widely considered to be masterpieces!!

but if anyone can pull off three in row, its TOOL!! LOL

In a recent interview Maynard said A Perfect Circle is definitely over. They may get together for a couple songs much later on but thats about it. I loved APC but this means Maynard can focus more on Tool so thats good.

Yeah.. im sure Tool is the band to make 3 masterpieces in a row! I even think Undertow Rocks so hard!!
Yeah, Maynard said APC was over.. But i guess only time will tell. They have made 2 GREAT records, and one OK.. soo...
But Maynard are also working with the Puscifer project with Lohner.. and the 2 songs ive heard from them are Great!

Wow, I think that my heart just broke. I haven't kept up to say the least. But completly over? Do you have a link to the interview?

I second that : ok:

i dont remember i read it on a Tool forum, it was in an interview for 10,000 Days so Maynard and the interviewer didn't reall dwell on APC for very long. but also Billy Howerdel, the guitarist who basically created APC since he wrote all the music to Mers De Noms and showed it to Maynard in like 1998ish has said in recent interviews also that APC in its current form is over.

So either he will wait till Maynard can collabrate for a couple songs like Maynard said, or just get another vocalist. Keep in mind Billy Howerdel initially wanted a female vocalist for A Perfect Circle.

It really is a damn shame, The Thirteenth Step is a fantastic record, one of my all time faves, and Mers De Noms is damn good.

Yes, yes, yes, we all know the background, the history, the origins. What I want is a source! Billy or Maynard. I'm not saying that you're making it up, there is no reason why you would, it's just that I'm not that up to date right now, I would like confirmation of what you're saying... Because I'll be gutted. I was hoping for one more album, a nice round 3, and go out with a bang. Not that the last record they ever put out to be eMotive.

yeah it would be like GnR's last album being TSI....oh wait :P :hihi:

sorry dude i dont know where the interview is but u have my word, im not known for lying on these forums lol.

anyway this review got me even more excited, its from the toolnavy forum its good cuz its not too specific so don't worry about it ruining the experience of listening to it for the first time? or anything.

http://toolshed.down.net/news/tales/10kdaysprereview.html

i am so excited for this. i'm gonna be at college for finals the tuesday it comes out and i could probably get a hold of it but i don't want to be distracted cuz i'm going to be studying. but i'm probably going back on the saturday after the release and i'll get it then, so its only and extra four days. the extra wait is gonna suck though.

Interesting review. Can't wait til' they release it.

The single Vicarious is out.Good stuff.

damnnnnn im planning on holding out on the single and leak (if it leaks) so the album will be a totally fresh experience for me.

we'll see how long that lasts... lol

Three and a half years later, I can safely say that Tool would be my preferance these days...

dont bash me ppl but new Tool single suxx one riff over 7 minutes is boring as usually  :rofl:

As 'usually'? 'ppl' (my peeps?)? Suxx?

Your opinion isn't valid anyway, so we won't bash you.  :)

the new single is KILLER!!!

Apc is over! And Tool back! This is so damn great !! ! ! !

Tool forever!!

The single is killer...sounds a little like Schism but great to hear a real rock band on the radio again. Just heard it this morning. ;D

can't wait to hear this single....helli cant wait to hear the album ;D

They were playing the new song on X96 over in SLC today and I woke up 7 minutes too late and I missed it. Sucks for me.

There isn't that many tool songs that people like on the first listen. Tool, they're a different kind of band, they're music is meant to be taken in differently than other bands out there.

more tour dates for Tool

SUN-APR-30 INDIO, CA/ COACHELLA FESTIVAL
TUE-MAY-02 SEATTLE/ PARAMOUNT THEATRE
THU-MAY-04 OAKLAND/ PARAMOUNT THEATRE
FRI-MAY-05 LAS VEGAS/ THE JOINT
SAT-MAY-06 PHOENIX/ GAMMAGE HALL
MON-MAY-08 DALLAS/ McFARLIN AUDITORIUM
WED-MAY-10 DENVER/ TEMPLE BUELL THEATRE
THU-MAY-11 KANSAS CITY/ MEMORIAL HALL
FRI-MAY-12 MINNEAPOLIS/ ORPHEUM THEATRE
SAT-MAY-13 CHICAGO/ AUDITORIUM THEATRE
MON-MAY-15 DETROIT/ FOX THEATRE
TUE-MAY-16 TORONTO/ HUMMINGBIRD THEATRE
THU-MAY-18 PHILADELPHIA/ TOWER THEATRE
FRI-MAY-19 NEW YORK/ CITY CENTER
SAT-MAY-20 NEW YORK/ CITY CENTER
SUN-MAY-21 BOSTON/ WANG CENTRE

The whole album is out there... sounds great!

yeah just got the album.one word.amazing.i know what ill be listening to for the next month.

This new album is unreal. I can't wait to see them in Boston.
They play Boston 4 days after GN'R play NY.
Great week 4 me.

Listening to the second to last song of their new album now, and hell yeah it rocks!!!

I had expected it to be more different then the last one though...
But what's wrong with improving on what already was a fucking great sound  :peace:

I havn't heard it....But i'm gonna wait anyway.....2 more weeks :D

Aye, I'm going to wait.

Does anybody know where I can go to at least listen to samples of the new tool album? Please  :love:

the official tool webiste has a bit of a clip....that's all i know of :peace:

i heard the new single and is great!
i like it a lot! not as catchy as some aenima material but is really good.. drumming is crazy and mjk voice is great!

really looking forward to this album myself!  i am going to wait till I buy it though to hear any tunes!

Okay, I listened to it. It's cool.

I'm gonna be a man though and wait til' it's released to listen to it.

i caved....... i didnt expect it to leak so early, i thought it would leak during finals and my obsession with the album would cause me to pay more attention to that..

anyway, it is fantastic. i am at a loss for words.....wow.... i'll be back to talk more about it once it sinks in, lol.

heard the single on the radio...it rocks!!!! :smoking:


I almost downlaoded the new album yesterday...no....must....wait..... :confused: :confused:

I can be strong :hihi: (less than 2 weeks :crying: come on may 2)

hey i hope all u guys that have leak will still buy it. I know i am.  Tool deserve to be recognized and i hope they debut at number 1 and kick ass. Lateralus debuted at number 1 and sold 550,000 copies the first week!! that is insane, i hope this new record beats that.

i will buy 3 copys..

Okay, so who's getting the new tool album tomorrow?

Yeah!!!!! : ok:

But this one day of waiting is gonna feel like 10,000 ;D

I'll be going to one of the stores open 24 hours tonight to get it and the new Pearl Jam : ok:

Yeah, I'll just buy them both mid-day tomorrow. I can't wait though.

i have the leak but im still gonna buy it, probably saturday. has anyone seen pics of the packaging?? it looks SICK!! lol

Wow!!! The packaging of it blew me away almost as much as the album itself.....Tool are genius!!

got my May 1th.. great album cover

damn right i am.
whats so special about the cover?i havent seen it.i saw the art which is pretty cool.is that it?

http://www.myspace.com/councilband

Na, there is 3D pictures. And 3D glasses on the albumcover! Its great!
Never seen a cover like this before..  : ok:

Just bought it ;D

still in the cellophane though...I gotta finish listening to Lateralus first : ok:

I went to Best Buy to buy the new Tool and Pearl Jam Albums and they aren't open til' 10 A.M. my time so I'm just gonna wait until after Lunch.

I had the same problem but there was a Target right next to Best Buy so I went in there and made them pull the boxes up from their storage area. :hihi:

I'm saving listening to the Tool CD until I can focus strictly on it with no distractions.

That's a good plan. Tool grows on you over time, at least that's how it was with Lateralus.

Okay, at Best Buy they have Pearl Jam and Tool's CD's on sale for 9.99 each so I just bought them both for a total of about $21. So cool.

Nice deal : ok:

holy crap this CD fucking rules!!! and I'm only on track 3

I'm at work and I found myself staring blankly at my monitor caught in the song. "Wings for Marie"...this song is incredible and intricate as fuck....how do they go from one riff to another like that...with no seam....beautiful peice of work : ok:

I had to pop it in at work too. I've been in and out but what I have heard is pretty good. The only comment I will make is from the little I have heard, it sounds a bit "familiar". It sounds exactly like what you would expect of Tool, not that theres anything wrong with that, I would like them to take a few chances, though. I'm sure that song exists somewhere on this disc. At least I hope it does.

I disagree. I'm on the 3rd track and so far nothing sounds familar on this disc. And, I'm a huge tool fan.

Also, you have to listen to the whole album, before making a judgement.  ;)

Your correct, thats why I wanted to wait until I didnt have distractions to listen to it. I couldnt resist though :-[

The only one I listened to all the way without distraction was Vicarious. Its a great song, but right from the first guitar lick, it sounds like Tool. We will just have to agree to disagree :peace:

Yes, we will. Tracks 1 and 2 are loud, then it slows down with tracks 3-4 and then gets loud again on Track 5. I'm liking this album.

It definitely sets a great mood, I cant wait to pop this into the surround sound at home, drink some rum, and chill out. :beer:

i felt that way about "Vicarious", which is kinda "by the numbers tool" yet still good,  but i think the rest of the album is a departure from Lateralus and a different sound.

Yes, it is a different sound. Also, does anybody hear something familar on the pot? The guitars sound like an old metallica song, am I right? I just hear some similarities.

I have to listen to the new tool album just a couple more times before I give out my review.

i got tool cd when it came out and im still listening to it.

I like it alot. Tracks 1-5 are incredible. Then, it gets a little weird before Rosetta Stoned, track 8. Still haven't listened to the end that much but really 1-8 is overall an "A" in my book. Very ambitious and pretentious stuff.?This album will definitely get me through to the Gnr shows and probably even the release of Chinese (although I hate to say it, the album seems to still be no where in sight :'().:beer: ;D

"Right In Two" is amazing check that out.

Okay, so now for my tool review. People can disagree/agree all they want. 10,000 Days is a different kind of album than Laterlaus and Anima. It's louder than Laterlaus but it's not like Anima either.

It starts off well with Vicarious the lead single and then a song that takes a little longer to like: "Jambi." Then, it gets quiet all of the sudden with songs like Wings For Marie and 10,000 Days.

The 3rd and 4th tracks are actually one song split into two.  Wings For Marie is very quiet and can be somewhat boring if you know what I mean. 10,000 days has thunder sound effects and it's 10 minutes long but it has some pretty good parts in it.

Tool gets loud again on "The Pot." It's an excellent song. Then, Tool gets weird...

The Interlude "Lipan Conjuring" is like all Tool Interludes, the're not necessary. Then, Lost Keys (Blame Hoffman) isn't really a song at all. It's almost like a scene from a movie. It has a doctor and a nurse talking in a hopstial room while the music plays. Then, we head into "Rosetta Stoned" which is the strangest tool song I've ever listened to. It's got some good instruments on it but it's actually pretty much a waste.

But, tool begans to pick it up again the song: "Intension." A lot of people don't like this song but I do. And, then my favorite song: "Right In Two" is absolutely awesome. Then, the final track "Virginti Tres" sounds like something out of a horror movie. Can't really describe the last song, you just have to hear it for yourself. But, I do like the last song.

So, my suggestion to people is to listen to tracks 1-5 and then 9-11. Stay far away from tracks 6-8.

So, my rating is a 7 out of 10.

Maybe as time passes I'll think more of it but it isn't as amazing as Anima and Lateralus.

My Favorite Tool Albums:

1. Anima 9 out of 10
2. Laterlaus 8 Out of 10
3. 10,000 Days 7 out of 10
4. Undertow 6.5 Out of 10

Good review Markus : ok:

I do disagree though, I felt that the band has matured to a new level and the overall vibe is incredible on that record. Personally as the albums go by i like Tool more and more. Impossible for me to put a score out of 10 for them....I'd have to go to 1 decimal place :hihi: :peace:

also you didn't rate the Salival audio disk or Opiate :-\

Oh sorry, I haven't heard those. Opiate is the first cd and it has 6 tracks, I still have to get that. And Salival had a lot of their previous songs on it right?

Salival is a DVD with all t he videos up to Aenima on it then it came with a cd of unreleased stuff....it's OOP now...I scored and found it for $20 used :D

pretty good stuff though : ok:


Opiate is great too :yes: I highly recommend it if you are a big tool fan : ok:

I've seen Salival in the stores, I could get it. And, I am definitely a big tool fan.

I've heard the record thourgh about 10 times now.

Jambi and Rosetta Stoned are the two that I've liked most up to this point, but I tend to listen to the album through as such. This is the first tool album that I've really listened to this intensively, though I do have Aenima in my collection. Loving it. An excellent record. Don't really have anything to add.

i'm digging it a lot so far but must listen more. its hard because its so long but i Love long albums!!

Rosetta Stoned ROCKS!!!!!!!!

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002500223

Tool Tops Album Chart With '10,000 Days'

Katie Hasty, N.Y.
Rock acts dominate the top two slots on The Billboard 200 again this week, with Tool's "10,000 Days" taking the crown on more than double the sales of the latest from Pearl Jam.

The Tool Dissectional/Volcano set gave the band a career-best sales week, moving 564,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, to put it at No. 1. "10,000 Days" also takes over the lead from Godsmack's "IV" (Universal) on the Top Rock Albums chart.

Tool's last album, "Lateralus," also opened at No. 1 on the big chart in 2001 with sales of 555,000 units. It has sold more than 2.3 million to date.

"Pearl Jam," the band's first studio effort in four years and first for J Records, sold 279,000 to rank No. 2 on The Billboard 200 and the Rock Albums chart. The figure is the best sales week since 1998's "Yield" debuted at No. 2 with 358,000 units.

"Pearl Jam" is the Seattle-based quintet's 28th entry on The Billboard 200, including seven previous studio albums and 20 live sets.

 
Mobb Deep's G-Unit release "Blood Money" debuts at No. 3 with 106,000. Tony Yayo, Lloyd Banks, Young Buck, 50 Cent and Mary J. Blige all contributed guest vocals to the duo's ninth set, which replaces Avant's "Director" at No. 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

In its 17th week on The Billboard 200, the soundtrack to Disney's "High School Musical" climbs 7-4 with 94,000 copies despite an 11% decline in sales. Rascal Flatts' "Me and My Gang" (Lyric Street/Hollywood) follows, inching 6-5 with 89,000 (-20%). The group also tops the Top Country Albums chart for a fifth week.

The 21st "NOW! That's What I Call Music" (BMG/Zomba/EMI/UME) installment moves 8-6 with sales of 85,000 (-14%). Godsmack's "IV" falls 1-7 in its second week on the chart with 84,000 (-60%).

Moving 82,000 copies, Jewel makes a return to The Billboard 200 with "Goodbye Alice in Wonderland," which enters at No. 8, giving the singer-songwriter her fifth top 10 album. The final album under her Atlantic contract, "Goodbye" comes three years after the poppy "0304," which debuted at No. 2.

Bruce Springsteen's "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions" (Columbia) slides 3-9 with 75,000 copies, a 50% dip in sales.

Phil Vassar's Arista Nashville collection "Greatest Hits Volume 1" rounds out the top tier with 65,000 copies. The No. 10 placing is his healthiest week-one entry, beating his previous best, 2002's "American Child," which bowed at No. 44.

Among other debuts is Thursday's "A City by the Light Divided" (Island), which opens at No. 20 with 46,000 copies, their second-best charting position behind 2003's "War All the Time" (No. 7). Meanwhile, Australian buzz band Wolfmother enters the tally with its self-titled Interscope/Modular release at No. 22 (37,000), while the self-titled Big Vin effort from Rebel Meets Rebel lands at No. 38 (26,000). The album features songs recorded several years ago by Vinnie Paul and his late brother, Dimebag Darrell, with David Allen Coe.

At 10.1 million units, overall CD sales were up 6% from the previous week but down 9% compared to the same week a year ago. Sales for 2006 are down 2% compared to 2005 at 192.1 million units.

Its a great album but I expected "something" more. Its really "lateralus" kinda of thing.  I like "Latera;us" better tho. Great art work ,tho

yeah lateralus is awesome and i think i still like that better but that might just be cuz i like the different perspective they had on the lyrics for that record. i liked the positive message and "rebirth" type themes found in lateralus and reflection etc... this new record is pretty sick tho, i just wish we had maybe like one more song, i mean if u dont count intension and if u count wings as one song we just have like six songs. i mean the interludes are cool but i wish we had more "meat" to the album y'know.

No way. This album sounds to me like a mix of Old-School Metallica and Pink Floyd The Wall. I think some parts reach some levels they haven't touched on yet. Big fan -


Songs 3&4 I swear I'm just in a trance listening to it -

they just announced a whole bunch of new tourdates!!!!!! wooo hoo!!!


http://toolshed.down.net/tour/

damn no ontario dates yet :'(

damn i missed that....fucking sweet!! :smoking:

apparently isis are supporting for those shows.
thatll be sweet!

COME BACK TO LONDON TOOL!

Just saw Tool the day before yesterday, and they were awesome.

The setlist was:

Stinkfist
The Pot
Forty Six & 2
Jambi
Schism
Sober
Lateralus
Opiate
Vicarious
?nema

I've only had time to listen to 10,000 days properly, but knew the other songs surprisingly well too. Didn't know at all what they were like live, but they really rocked the shit out of the songs. Just amazing.

hey, does anyone know any forsums on theinternet for TOOL?

also, cant find any guitar tabs for rosetta stoned  :(

I also saw Tool times in one week and they were fucking amazing!

It doesn't matterr what kind of music you like, their live shows just blows you away. The volume was so high I could feel it in my feet and that doesn't happen every day  :P

Forsums on the internet for tool? Haha, that sounded funny.

well at the london gig i was at this time round maynard did say they hope to be back in october/november.so lets hope its true,cos there aint a better gig to go and see anywhere in the world.

lol sorry FORUMS, also, apart from 10.000 days, is there another tool album due out this year by any chance?

i wish.


no unfortunately not

u think they will release one ever again?

Hard to say. Everytime they release an album I always think it'll be the last one. But I recall Adam Jones saying that Maynard will hopefully play more of a part on the next album, so I guess there will be.

Well I hope so anyway!!!

Since Circle have dispanded maybe we won't have to wait so long this time..........

i dont think it will be another five years thats for sure.i think well see an album in 2 or 3 years!

here is a interview with Adam Jones.. quite interesting..

http://www.decibelmagazine.com/features/aug2006/tool.aspx

 : ok:

anyone excited? anyone going? How much do tool rock! discuss here

Would love to go, but Wembley Arena. Nah, too big for Tool I think. They need to be in Brixton or somewhere.

Gutted to have missed Hammersmith.

2006 01 Dec Nottingham UK Arena 2006 Europe Winter
2006 30 Nov Cardiff UK Arena 2006 Europe Winter
2006 25 Nov Glasgow SCOTLAND SE+CC 2006 Europe Winter
2006 24 Nov Manchester UK Arena 2006 Europe Winter
2006 22 Nov Dublin IRELAND Point 2006 Europe Winter

When do tickets go on sale!?

not really sure, the dublin 1s have already gone on sale

hell yeah!!!
great news!
i wish they werent playing wembley cos the place sucks more than jenna jameson but however its tool all the same.cant wait.

i wish it was brixton too!

still though for a band like tool to be playing a venue like wembley in this godforsaken country is pretty amazing!!

hi.

yeahhh!! some of the best news ive heard all year, im gonna be at the gig in sheeptown.
never seen them perform live, but hear its quite a holistic experience

i think the tickets for the uk shows go on sale friday morning at 9am (not sure tho)

rosetta stoned  :smoking:

yeah! This is great! I saw them at Roskilde this year! Amazing show! Love Tool !!

Hope they will come to Norway!!

I love all Tool songs.. but, if i had to choose now.. i would prob say.. Third Eye, hmm.. Or Jimmy, hmmm or Rosetta Stoned... haha its impossible

A impossible task to name my fave Tool song.

Maybe Third Eye, 46&2 or Aenima.

Love the new album though as well. Jambi, 10000 Days Part 2. Fucking great.

Shame theyre not playing somewhere smaller like Brixton. Wembley is too big.

yeah, i would love to see Tool in a smal place.. thats my dream i guess..  :hihi:

If theyr not heading for Norway, im going over to the UK..

I forgot to mention, Pushit, The Grudge, Reflection... aaaa  fuck it..

The Pot, Parabola, Rosetta Stoned, 46&2, Eulogy, Hush, Intolerance, Vicarious etc. Too Many to mention. Hopefully they come back to Skandinavia this year...

The Grudge or Vicarious.

Rosetta stoned and Aenima

good choices, has anyone heard 'H'?

You guys don't like The Grudge? I think it's awesome.

The grudge is great.

In fact, I'll say The Grudge is my favorite tool song...

i like them all..well the vast majority

my favs from each album are Hush from Opiate, Sober from Undertow, Hooker with a Penis from Aenima, Schism from Lateralus and Vicarious from 10,000 Days

"H" is my favorite.  "Eulogy" & "The Patient" are 2nd & 3rd. 

Aenima.. prolly 'cause that's the only tool song i listen to.. but it's great

Yeah, H is awsome! Fantastic. .. but what Tool song is not awsome? everyone is..

not overly keen on the patient

The Grudge is amazing, i also love Lateralus, Reflection, and Vicarious. those are my faves.

Jambi

Aenima

the grudge
the patient
46 and 2
hooker wiath a penis
reflection
lateralus
aenima
parabola
pushit
third eye

they are some of my favourites although every tool song rocks.

i think my favourite off 10 000 days has to be rosetta stoned!

who else here has salival if so what do you think of you lied?i cant stop listening to that at the mo.and whos song is originally?it sounds very much like isis to me although cant find it,maybe its a tool song?anyone know?

You Lied is a great tune to trip out too-

also their cover of "No Quarter" is better then the original,  and thats a hard band to top too.

ive forced myself to listen to them since i didnt really like them too much before but now i love them.. their music is different thats the only way i can describe it, although im not a big fan of the tracks where there is no singing

What the f*ck are you saying????????  You can't be serious :rofl:  Tell me you're joking! :yes:

its true,   give it a listen,   or maybe you have and you still dont like it-  either way its still better

I prefer it greatly to the Zep version also. But its not cos its necessarily better, I just happen to like it more.

I have the version on a CD and listen to it frequently. I love it. I think it f*cking rocks. BUT, the original is one of my favorite Zep tunes, and to compare the two is quite silly ( in my world!)

BELGIUM CORRECTION! BELGIUM CORRECTION!

Having received at least one email/message/letter from every person in Belgium, I have come to the astonishing conclusion that the band has ADDED an extra show in that country (yes, Belgium!) on November 8th at Brabanthal in Leuven. The November 10th show at Forest National in Brussels (yes, Belgium!) is sold out, which means, to my of thinking, at least, that the band will perform there. Sorry for any confusion, but keep those Trappist Belgium ales coming!


Looks like I'm gonna see them twice now!!! TOOL IS BIG IN BELGIUM (sometimes i love my country)

Holy fuck my freind introduced my to Tool with there new album 10,000 days and i fell in love...

Rosetta Stoned is such a good song
 because it's concept album  you have to listen to it all the way through and some of the songs just dont make sense without the others.

i cannot wait to hear the rest of their work

i far prefer there version of no quarter.
im gog to the wembley show.i cant wait!

Just bought my ticket to the Madrid show November 4th. First time I'll ever attend a Tool show...

I can't wait to see this band live after reading so many reviews from you guys. Really looking forward to it.

tool are amazing live i saw them at download festival, very tight

be ready for a shock!
try o get to know as much as you can though before you go and youll be glad you did!

I was wondering if anyone would be interested in a par of standing tickets for the show at Nottingham Arena on the 1st of December. There's no way I can make it now, that's why I'm selling them. Face value, of course, or even less, I just wanna get rid of them

hi guys and girls, im doing a university project on the band TOOL.

Just wondering if any of you guys can post or link me to some good quality tool pictures (live/promo/anything). Thanks  :beer: 

i posted some promo pictures for 10,000 Days a couple pages back i think....

edit: page 8

Saw TOOL last saturday.

First time ever, amazing show. The started at 10 pm sharp (so weird when an artist is on time? :hihi:) and played for almost 2 hours. I can't recall the setlist, but they played 11-12 songs; Rosetta Stoned, Jambi (amazing), Lateralus, Schism...last song "Aenima".

Maynard wore grey paints, naked torso. His mic was attached to a mask so he didn't have to hold it. He had a mohican crest. He stood right by the drummer the whole time, on this note, the stage was something unusual. It was all white. Bassist to the right, guitarist to the left, a huge gap between the two and Maynard out back with the drummer.?

The rodies wore lab coats. All of them. I found that shocking...maybe Maynard wanted some sort of purity aura on his stage...

I had never seen Maynard live before so I didn't know what to expect, but this guy can rock an audience. He moves like a surfer. I know is hard to believe, but he positions himself like if he was standing on top of a surfboard wating to catch a wave. The crowd would go nuts everytime Maynard moved like that.

Overall a great experience. They didn't talk to the crowd much though, Maynard did say "See you next summer, promise" before hitting the first notes of Aenima.

thats awesome!! Tool were the only band? i didnt get around to seeing this year. hope they come around again.

maynard does seem to have a unusual style when hes singing to a crowd. he doesnt move around alot like Axl, but hes still pretty entertaining cuz u can tell hes really into the music and he does his crazy stomping and stuff.

Tool is one of my favorite bands. Sorry to say, but not even GN'R beats these guys live. The concert at Roskilde was totally the shit. Too bad I drank half a bottle of whisky while waiting for them to come on. The never ending passing around of joints didn't help matters either :hihi: But I managed to remember most of it. One of the best gigs ever.

Best gig of my life was Tool at Brixton Academy on the Lateralus tour. Mindblowing. Smoked a nice joint and saw the best thing Ive ever seen.

Gutted to miss them on this tour, but theyll be back.

New GnR couldnt touch these guys live.

gnr could never touch them live in any period.but then again i dont think anyone can.my favourite show was at brixton on that tour too.saw them recently in london and needless to say that kicked ass too.and this month will be the 3rd time i see the best show on earth by a long long way!

Your probably right that Guns old or new couldnt touch Tool live. I hope Axl is reading this he may try and tap up Danny Carey as GNR's third drummer......

Have a good one this month, Mastodon too. Sweet....

yeah its true and thats not taking away anything from axl but its just a long way off.and yeah i agree about danny.
nice one loco i cant wait its a shame its in wembley arena rather than a smaller venue such as brixton but im sure if anyone can make an arena sound good they can!and im sure the visuals will be better than ever there too....we shall see!

Wembley Arena kinda put me off going, but Im sure itll be awesome despite that. Visuals look pretty good, nice lasers by all accounts.

Have a goodun.

there is a new Live Tool Cd and DVD coming out.... sick.

Tell us more!

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=65924

About time too I reckon! Gonna be awesome...

I finally managed to get into Tool a month or so ago, and was wondering what everyone's favorite album was?

I know Aenima is the common favorite amongst the diehard fans, but Id personally rank both 10, 000 Days and Lateralus above it :-\

I absolutely love Lateralus...the whole album is a masterpiece, although 10, 000 Days is almost just as good in my opinion.

My favorite songs at the moment are:

Right in Two
Lateralus
Ticks & Leeches
The Pot
Vicarious
The Patient
The Grudge
Swamp Song

 ;D

they are all great, but my favorite would probably be Lateralus.

More tour dates added last week:

June 5 - Greenville, SC @ Bi-Lo Center
June 7 - Richmond, VA @ Richmond Coliseum
June 8 - Baltimore, MD @ 1st Mariner Arena
June 9 - Atlantic City, NJ @ Boardwalk Hotel
June 13 - Winston-Salem, NC @Joel Lawrence Coliseum
June 15 - Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Festival
June 17 - Little Rock, AR @ Alltell Arena
June 19 - Cedar Rapids, IA @ US Cellular Center
June 20 - Peoria, IL @ Peoria Civic Center
June 22 - St. Louis, MO @ Scottrade Arena
June 26 - St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Center
June 27 - Chicago, IL @ Sears Center
June 29 - Cincinnati, OH @ US Bank Arena
July 1 - Detroit, MI @ Pine Knob Amphitheatre
July 3 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena

Definately gunna' try and make the July 1st date in Detroit : ok:

Roooooaaaadddd triiiiippppp :D

A few tour dates have been changed, while a few Canadian dates have also been added :D

2007 16 Jul Reading, PA US Sovereign Center 
2007 14 Jul Albany, NY US Times Forum Union
2007 13 Jul Portland, ME US Cumberland Civic center
2007 12 Jul Boston, MA US Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
2007 10 Jul Montreal, QC CANADA Bell Center 
2007 09 Jul Hamilton, ON CANADA Copps Coliseum 
2007 03 Jul Detroit, MI US DTE Amphitheater 
2007 01 Jul Cincinnati, OH US US Bank Arena
2007 29 Jun Little Rock, AR US Alltell Arena

I guess I'll skip the road trip to Detroit and go see Tool in Hamilton :)

...Might have to check out that Montreal show too though.. :hihi:

catching the SC ANd NC dates. going to kick ass. saw them last time the were in SC and it was one of the best shows I have ever seen

yeah i still have to see them live. they are a fucking amazing band.

have u guys heard of Maynard's new side project? i guess with A Perfect Circle done hes decided to try something new.

www.puscifer.com

there are two songs streaming there, they are the only ones released i think, they were on some soundtracks.

it sounds awesome, he said he should put out an albums worth of material once Tool take a break.

if anyone wants the songs to have i can send them to u. theres only two, three if you count the remix of one. they are Rev 22:20 and The Undertaker, both kick ass.

Puscifer is pretty cool . they have some stuff on the underworld soundtrack. some of the puscifer stuff is supposed to be taken from the Tapeworm thing he was doing with Trent.

should be a cool album when tool takes a break and he gets it out.

I cant wait to see them live.

My only request is that they play "Right In Two" :hihi:

That song is simply incredible and I must hear it live :drool:

^ Great song

don't forget to tell us how it was.

i liked 10,000 Days but i think Lateralus was their best effort. Danny Carey is so disgustingly good its not even fair.

i hope they come out with albums a little sooner, five years is a long time to wait and their not getting any younger.

Yeah man, Lateralus is also my favorite Tool album, but in the last few weeks 10,000 Days has slowly crept up on it in that regard :hihi:

I was honestly disappointed with it after my first listen, but every listen since then its just gotten better and better.

I love how each song flows together perfectly, and the only track I honestly couldn't care about would have to be Viginti Tres :-\

Dont give up on the album man, its absoluely amazing once it clicks with you.

"Intension" leaves me speechless, and then "Right in Two" kicks my ass : ok:

yeah 10,000 Days is great, but songs like Lateralus and Reflection just blow me away. those might be my two favorite Tool songs ever. Especially Reflection!! Maynard's vocals are incredible and that drum beat with that sick bassline... oh man.? :drool:

*goes and listens to Reflection*

Nah, get a clue boys.

Aenima owns all.

Kind of ironic how "Reflection" is the only song on Lateralus that hasn't really grown on me yet :hihi:

Im sure it will at some point :beer:


Aenima is an amazing album, but I honestly dig Lateralus more :beer:

I honestly think "Intension" is one of the most beautiful songs ever.

Amen.

Lateralus will be remembered as a true classic of the early 00s. Song after song after song kicking your ass, and then some.

I can't understand why some Tool fans don't like it.

Perhaps you could ask them about that. Start a discussion on that topic perhaps. I don't listen to Tool myself so I'm not the one you should ask.  ::)

pay no attention to this person.. moving on in the Tool thread..

listening to "right in two" at the moment

Lay off the drugs buddy.

I was refering to this question that you asked in a previous post.

I know.

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003597438

Its my favorite Tool album, although 10,000 Days may one day de-throne it :P


Sounds awesome minus the bit about the lawsuit the guys are going through :-\

Well boys and girls, this Monday I shall be off to see my second Tool show! :D

I attended the June 24th show in Hamilton with my Dad, and all I can say is WHAT A FUCKING SHOW!!! :o :beer:

The setlist from what I remember ( :hihi:) was as follows:

Jambi
Stinkfist
Forty-Six & 2
Schism
Right in Two
Lost Keys
Roseta Stoned
Wings For Marie, Part 1
10, 000 Days, Wings Part 2
Lateralus
Vicarious

Every single song was INCREDIBLE, but my personal favorites had to have been Forty-Six & 2, Lateralus, and 10, 000 Days, Wings Part 2 : ok: : ok:

...OH! and of course, I got to hear my favorite Tool song, "Right in Two"... :drool: :smoking:

The "breakdown" part of that song was just mind-blowing!!!

The crowd was really into the show too which the band really loved.

Maynard remarked how "He absolutely loves Canada, and how everytime they play here, its always an amazing show" or something to that effect.

There was so much to take in....

Adam's incredible playing...Justin going beserk on the bass, Maynard absolutely spot on....and of course Danny Carey was just mind-blowing...simply incredible behind the kit :drool: :drool:

PLUS! the amazing visual effects, and intense video images....what a damn good rock show :beer:

Definately anxious to see them for the second time now that Ive lost my Tool virginity! :rofl:



....Oh yeah, my Dad is pretty excited to see them for the second time too! :hihi:

The Fibonacci Sequence

The Fibonacci are a sequence of numbers where you start with two initial numbers, then add them up to get the next number in the sequence. If we start with 0 and 1 we get; 0 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21...

You'll notice that if you divide one number with the previous you'll get a ratio close to The Golden Ratio. The higher up in the sequence you go, the more accurate it becomes. These can be used to make an ever expanding spiral. This spiral and ratio is the cornerstone of how the Universe is structured.

So let's take a look at the sequence again:

0 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21

..and then compare it to the amount of syllaballs in the song Lateralus (literally meaning 'spiral') by Tool:

1 Black
1 then
2 white are
3 all I see
5 in my infancy.
8 Red and yellow then came to be,
5 reaching out to me,
3 lets me see.

13 As below, so above and beyond, I imagine
8 drawn beyond the lines of reason.
5 Push the envelope.
3 Watch it bend.

Over thinking, over analyzing separates the body from the mind.
Withering my intuition, missing opportunities and I must
feed my will to feel my moment drawing way outside the lines.

1 Black
1 then
2 white are
3 all I see
5 in my infancy.
8 Red and yellow then came to be,
5 reaching out to me,
3 lets me see
2 there is
1 so
1 much
2 more and
3 beckons me
5 to look through to these
8 infinite possibilities.
13 As below, so above and beyond, I imagine
8 drawn outside the lines of reason.
5 Push the envelope.
3 Watch it bend.

Over thinking, over analyzing separates the body from the mind.
Withering my intuition leaving opportunities behind.
Feed my will to feel this moment urging me to cross the line.
Reaching out to embrace the random.
Reaching out to embrace whatever may come.

I embrace my desire to
Embrace my desire to
Feel the rhythm, to feel connected enough to step aside and weep like a widow
To feel inspired to fathom the power, to witness the beauty,
To bathe in the fountain,
To swing on the spiral
To swing on the spiral
To swing on the spiral of our divinity and still be a human.

With my feet upon the ground I lose myself between the sounds and open wide to suck it in;
I feel it move across my skin.
I'm reaching up and reaching out; I'm reaching for the random or what ever will bewilder me.
What ever will bewilder me.
And following our will and wind we may just go where no one's been.
We'll ride the spiral to the end and may just go where no one's been.
Spiral out. Keep going.
Spiral out. Keep going.
Spiral out. Keep going.
Spiral out. Keep going.
Spiral out. Keep going.

Great tune, Polluxlm :smoking:

I was listening to Lateralus these days and something struck me: This is probably the best rock album of the decade!

It was released in 2001 and nobody, including Tool, haven't been able to record a better album. And as we're heading to the end of this '00 - '09 decade, I think that's it. It's just an amazing album, really. :peace:

I actually prefer ?nima and 10,000 Days to Lateralus.

Still a solid album though.

24 March, 2009 (07:30pm)

TOOL SUMMER TOUR

I'm sure many of you have heard of an upcoming summer tour. Although I can't announce any specific dates yet (as the bulk of the dates haven't been confirmed), once they are finalized and official, we'll be sure to announce them on the site. So... be on the lookout for these dates to be posted soon, and get ready for live Tool this summer. (Now I understand what that elemental was referring to in the February newsletter)

http://www.toolband.com/index_frames.html (http://www.toolband.com/index_frames.html)

ooh i fucking hope they come to sweden

Here's hoping they dig into the back catalogue and put some of the 10,000 Days stuff on ice :smoking:

??

What U don't want to hear the Pot

Oh, forsure.

I'd gladly do without Wings for Marie, the tile-track, and Right in Two though for some Grudge, The Patient, Eulogy, Pushit, etc ;)

Flaming Lips, Tool confirmed for summer fests

http://music-mix.ew.com/2009/03/pitchfork-festi.html


more dates should be coming as well...

JESUS LOVES YOU. THEN AGAIN (like the tee-shirt says), HE LOVES EVERYBODY.

(http://i44.tinypic.com/biwi01.jpg)

http://www.toolband.com/index_frames.html (http://www.toolband.com/index_frames.html) 

:hihi:

MORE TOOL TOUR DATES:

JULY 18 - DENVER THE FIELDS AT DICK'S SPORTING GOODS PARK/FESTIVAL
JULY 21 - PHOENIX, AZ - US AIRWAYS ARENA - ON SALE MAY 30
JULY 22 - RIO RANCHO, NM - SANTA ANA STAR CENTER - ON SALE MAY 30
JULY 24 - SAN ANTONIO, TX - AT@T CENTER - ON SALE MAY 30
JULY 27 - ATLANTA, GA - VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATER - TBA
JULY 29 - CHARLOTTE, NC - BOJANGLE'S COLISEUM - TBA
JULY 30 - FAIRFAX, VA - PATRIOT CENTER - ON SALE MAY 30
AUG 1 - JERSEY CITY - ALL POINTS WEST FESTIVAL/ON SALE NOW

More dates to come...

http://www.toolband.com/index_frames.html (http://www.toolband.com/index_frames.html)

I met Maynard last night....kinda. He was in town promoting his wine. I've never seen so many armed security guards at a grocery store before. I don't really like Tool, but I though Pusifer was good live. My friend is a diehard fan though. So anyways, stood in line for like an hour and a half. Pay for the bottle of wine, go stand in another line to actually get the wine. Then go in yet another line. The store moved the wine racks around and put up black curtains so you couldn't see him when you were waiting in line. Once you got to his little "fort" you go in, one person at a time, hand some dude your bottle, who then hands it Maynard, who signs it then hands it back to the dude, who then gives it back to you. He didn't say a word, nodded and smiled. Weird dude.

haha, and i read everything you said cause i thought he'd say anything cool, cheapyfail

Knowing Maynard, he's actually one of the nicest guys in the world BUT because of his fame he acts like he does so Devo doesn't grow up fucked up.

As for T=O=O=L... Aenima is a great album. Lateralus sounds like a robot, 10000 days is like Aenima and Lateralus had a baby, Undertow is a metal album and the EP is all energy.

Maynard's best work is in a Perfect Circle

Maynard is at his best when he's with tool.

?nima is an album our children's children's children will be listening to, A Perfect Circle not so much ;)

Lateralus - Japanese style :smoking:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6TKirqrrfU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6TKirqrrfU)

Last APC was real good, would sure like to hear another one before another Tool surfaces.
Last Tool was good, but there was too much filler, imo

http://www.sputnikmusic.com/news.php?newsid=13714  :smoking:

TOOL SUMMER TOUR DATES

We can now confirm 2 Tool shows in Canada:
REXALL PLACE
EDMONTON
WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 2010

GENERAL MOTORS PLACE
VANCOUVER BC
FRIDAY, JULY 9th

TICKETS ON-SALE THIS FRIDAY, APRIL 30 AT 10:00 AM

MORE CONFIRMED DATES WILL GO ON SALE MAY 8th. STAY TUNED FOR ADDITIONAL CITIES.

http://www.toolband.com/index_frames.html (http://www.toolband.com/index_frames.html)

Show number 4, here I come :smoking:

Awesome! Hope they tour europe afterwards. =)

whats it saying? cant see anything besides comments

There's talk on their Wikipedia page of a new album, so I think it's possibly related to that.

Swamp Song - 12.10.06

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2lcz1qpxsY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2lcz1qpxsY)

Maynard sounds badass here :smoking:

TOOL SUMMER TOUR DATES

Other than the Canada dates already posted, tickets go on sale May 8th.

Sat 6/19 - New Orleans, LA @ UNO Arena
Sun 6/20 - Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
Tues 6/22 - Cedar Park, TX @ Cedar Park Center
Wed 6/23 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Ford Arena
Fri 6/25 - Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center
Sat 6/26 - St. Charles, MO @ Family Arena
Thur 7/1 - St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Center
Sun 7/4 - Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre
Mon 7/5 - Regina, SK @ Brandt Centre
Wed 7/7 - Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
Fri 7/9 - Vancouver, BC @ GM Place
Mon 7/12 - San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic

I guess the new album may not come out until the middle of May next year..even tho its at least half-way done


Coop

well.. we dont know for sure. BMB on Toolband.com just made that release date up. At least we know it there is a Tool album in progress! Thats exciting!

True that....I was hoping it was just the usual TooL progaganda


Coop

Pretty sure Maynard is still touring with APC so maybe new Tool album in November with a tour in the spring.

Tool's Adam Jones Talks 'Opiate' Reissue, New Material

The alt-metal guitarist looks back on the band's first release, and drops some hints about upcoming efforts

"I grew up with double-gatefold vinyl, and I didn't use the cover for cleaning my pot," deadpans Tool guitarist Adam Jones ? who incidentally doesn't smoke weed ? about why album art still matters to him. "The visual element is something we're losing. I think our society is going into a forced minimalist period and people don't care."

The more pressing subject, though, is the limited-edition, art-jacked 21st-anniversary reissue of Opiate, his band's swelling, heavy debut release. For an outfit that has gone to painstaking lengths to impress its fans with eye-popping visuals, including the lenticular jewel case for their 1996 album ?nima and stereoscopic goggles for 2006's 10,000 Days, the group's guitarist-art director isn't holding back this time. The reissue will feature new illustrations by Iron Man artist Adi Granov and innovative packaging designed by Mackie Osborne, Jones's friend (and the wife of Melvins frontman King Buzzo). Tool have prepared five different versions of the artwork for the reissue (out March 26), limited to 5,000 copies total, and each will contain new artwork to view with the 10,000 Days goggles.

When the EP came out in 1992, those genre-defying sounds fit right in with L.A.'s nascent alt-metal scene, which at the time included Jane's Addiction, Rage Against the Machine, Rollins Band and comedy rockers Green Jell?. Opiate's "Hush" addressed issues of the time like censorship, while the masturbation-themed "Part of Me" foreshadowed future Tool gross-outs like "Stinkfist." The raw live recording of "Jerk-Off," which the band recorded at the loft where Green Jell? lived, and the seductively hypnotic title cut revealed the band's taste for early Swans and hardcore punk. The six-song collection was an extreme sampling of what the band would offer in the coming two decades.

"The record company was pushing us very hard to make this big, kick-the-door-down record," Jones says, looking back. "They told us it needed to have all the heavy stuff, so we believed them. And I don't regret it. It was kind of testing the water. We ended up going down a different path than I thought we would go down, but I think it worked for us."

The salt-and-pepper-haired six-stringer, 48, spoke to us from his home, where he was spending a day "being a bum," as he recovers from a marathon music-writing session for Tool's new album.

This is the 21st anniversary edition of Opiate. Why did you skip the 20th?

We talked about doing it when it was the 20-year anniversary, but we were sort of un-serious. Then when the 21st anniversary came up, we considered it. Lately, we've been trying to write music and not doing any other projects that distract us.

Why did you decide to update the original release's artwork?

When we did the art for the original, we did it so fast. The record company was giving us input about what sells and what doesn't, and we tried to ignore it. It's nice to update it. It still features the image of the priest from the original. There are more ideas developed around it instead of just this one guy. I feel like Spielberg or Lucas updating their movies. It's me thanking the fans, giving them something special.

The new artwork features illustrations by Iron Man artist Adi Granov. How did you hook with him?

He sent me a Facebook request, and I accepted it. He's a huge Tool fan and I'm a huge fan of his artwork. He does this very uncanny perspective that looks like it's done with a computer but it's not. Originally we talked about doing comics projects together. I've been developing comics ideas, and we'll get to that when I finish the Tool record and he gets through his big workload. But when the Opiate thing came up, he said he would absolutely do it. I sent him some really quick, crappy sketches, because that's all you need to push someone like him in the right direction. And he did an amazing job. He's just the bomb. I can't wait for our fans to see it and hope everyone appreciates it.

What went through your mind when you listened to Opiate again?

A lot of things. I'm proud of what we did. We worked hard, and it's this little photograph or postcard from that time. It's like a time machine.

What songs stood out to you most?

The live tracks, "Cold and Ugly" and "Jerk-Off," which we don't play anymore. I kind of miss them. Something else that stood out were the themes of Opiate and the way all the songs lead to [the title track]. It's more the feeling of the record that hit me. It's hard to describe.

You recorded the live songs at Green Jell?'s loft. What was that show like?

It was so strange. We wanted to record some live songs, so we rented a mobile truck, which is so funny these days because you can set up a laptop and do a better job. The mobile truck had all these spidering, webby cables stretching into a two-story loft. It was kind of chaotic. And there were just lots of problems with people who came. They were too drunk. You can hear this total idiot who climbed up into the rafters, and nobody could get to him, and he was heckling us with a bullhorn. So you hear Maynard make the comment about a dreadlocked idiot. [Sighs] Overall, the performances were really good. In the press, I've read that it was the first time we ever played, but it wasn't. We were signed. We were recording Opiate. I think we were hungry and we really wanted to bleed and chew glass to get a good performance captured. I was very happy when I heard what we did.

In past interviews, you've said the songs on Opiate were your hardest-hitting tracks at the time. You also seemed a little ambivalent about how that cast Tool as a "metal band."

I feel then and now that we are metal. But we're not traditional cookie-cutter metal, so we've always had trouble with people on the marketing side of the fence trying to push our band in different ways. Every time we did interviews back then, journalists wanted to compare us to Biohazard or some other band. And we'd just go, "Well, I think it's kind of different." So it's hard.

The title track has popped up often in your live sets. You've collaborated with a lot of people over the years on that song in concert. Do any particular performances stand out?

We've always had songs we could pull someone into. We wrote "Bottom" [for Undertow] and asked Henry Rollins to do a little spoken word in the middle. It would have been nice to have someone during the "Opiate" thing. Instead, we've had everybody that we've possibly run into play drums during the middle of it, or do spoken word, play a solo. Zach De La Rocha did a cool spoken-word section one time. And Heitham Al-Sayed from Senser did a really cool, little Arabic thing one time. We've been very fortunate to have our peers and people we really respect come up and contribute.

On that note, what did you think of Limp Bizkit's "Opiate" cover?

It's great being appreciated by anybody; be it some band that has much different tastes than yours or a band with a different approach. I heard it once. I thought it was cool.

Since you just finished this Opiate reissue, how does it compare to the Tool record you're working on now?

We're older guys now. The band has changed drastically. We're very distant people now and have our own lives. It's always been like that. It's been a collective perspective even from the start, but now it's much more diverse. And I'm not saying that's bad. It's just different. So writing is a different perspective now. It's taken a little longer. And besides that, we've had a couple major setbacks that we're recovering from. I'm calling March "March Madness" because I've been really trying to kick ass and focus on this thing and get it to a point where we're all happy. I really love those guys. And people grow and they change; it's just like a relationship. You just have to compromise and respect each other. It's just like life. It's like anything else. That's where it's at.

http://www.spin.com/articles/tool-opiate-reissue-limited-edition-adam-jones (http://www.spin.com/articles/tool-opiate-reissue-limited-edition-adam-jones)

I love Tool but I hate the way they treat their fans regarding releasing new material. Spreading rumours and jokes.

Maynard, for example, is a complete asshole! He wastes too much energy with his crappy wine and  Puscifer gotta be the worst band ever in the history of music.  :-X

Sounds like a new album is still at least a year away :-\

http://www.bassplayer.com/artists/1171/tools-justin-chancellor-gives-an-inside-look-at-the-bands-next-album/60999 (http://www.bassplayer.com/artists/1171/tools-justin-chancellor-gives-an-inside-look-at-the-bands-next-album/60999)