TOOL RECORDING NEWS!

Who’s ready for some major breaking news? Brace yourself; get ready… okay, here we go. We are very excited to announce what is sure to be welcome news for both fans of TOOL and prog-metal enthusiasts in general. After all the years of writing and arranging (and re-arranging) at the band’s loft, I can at this time officially report that the guys have moved into a major studio where the recording process for the next album is about to begin in earnest. For the past few days the band members have been getting sonically adjusted to their new surroundings - dialing in the equipment settings and restaurant catering choices - in preparation for Danny to begin his tracking any time now – perhaps by the time that you read this!

I am also excited to announce that ‘evil’ JOE BARRESI will once again have his capable fingers at the engineering controls for what will certainly be another masterful TOOL offering by the talented team. Pinch yourself if you want, but I have been told that all systems are GO at this point for the upcoming sessions.

I will be posting periodic bits and pieces on the progress of the tracking once the guys get deeper into the recording process, and hope that all of you will keep checking back to the official website for these updates. In the meantime, be sure to also visit the individual band members’ sites and socials (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc.) for more inside glimpses as TOOL prepares for the next stage in their musical odyssey.

About gahdamn time. Though frankly, I think they've waited too long on this one and created too much anticipation. Hope I'm proven wrong.

I love Tool, but until there's a release date I'm not going to get excited.

Here's the first taste:

https://pitchfork.com/news/tool-share-new-music-listen/

Cool. Sounds boring as fuck.

Yep. Sounds like it could have been on any of their other albums.

Well, more specifically, their weakest album, which came out over 10 years ago.

Here's the first taste:
https://pitchfork.com/news/tool-share-new-music-listen/

I can't find the damm thing.

It's the music clinic video. I just realised that it maybe wasn't necessarily intended to be a teaser for any new material for the band, so I may have been a bit harsh with my judgement.

But I've been pretty unexcited by recent APC stuff, so I'm not crossing my fingers there, either. Setting my expectations low, so maybe it will surprise me.

A release date has officially been announced! The album will come out August 30th, they announced it at their show last night. So far, no details like track listing, artwork, etc., but they've been playing some new songs from the album live on this tour.
https://www.theprp.com/2019/05/07/news/ ... new-album/

Listened to "Invincible" but not the other track...
I like the plodding hypnotic riff in the second half that's super heavy

TOOL Teases New Album
July 21, 2019

TOOL has released a short teaser for the band's long-awaited new album. The clip, which can be seen below, gives the first glimpse of what is appears to be the new TOOL logo.

TOOL's follow-up to 2006's "10,000 Days" is due on August 30. The disc is expected to include the songs "Descending" and "Invincible", which the band has performed live at its recent concerts.

TOOL's new album was reportedly produced by Joe Barresi, and mastered by Bob Ludwig, who previously worked on "10,000 Days". Recording commenced in March 2018, with drummer Danny Carey laying down his tracks first and bassist Justin Chancellor recording his parts next.

Singer Maynard James Keenan attempted to explain the long gap between TOOL albums in a 2017 interview with "The Joe Rogan Experience". Speaking about his bandmates, the singer said: "Their writing process is so drawn out. And I'm sure there's a lot of reasons why the delay has been long. Their process is very analytical, and I think, at some point, maybe because so much time has gone by from the last album, there has to be a little bit of fear in here. [You think to yourself] 'Is this record gonna be as good as the last one?' The anticipation now is… Now the pressure is huge, so I'm sure there's some of that [that] goes into play."

Last week, TOOL's legendary 1991 demo tape, titled "72826", surfaced on YouTube, Apple Music, Google Play and Pandora. It marked the first time a TOOL release had been available to stream online.

The demo contains six songs, all of which eventually surfaced on the band's 1992 debut EP, "Opiate", and its first full-length album, 1993's "Undertow", including "Sober", "Crawl Away" and "Hush".

Back in 2017, it was reported that TOOL planned to make its back catalog available on streaming platforms ahead of the release of its new album.

Fans are speculating that the release of the demo is just the start, with TOOL potentially planning to share its entire catalog via streaming ahead of the new LP's arrival.

https://twitter.com/Tool/status/1153092699458641920

We have a release date - August 30th. No title yet though.

I was a fan of them in the 90's. I can't imagine caring about this band anymore.

Man, I was so disappointed by this episode! Mostly because Maynard spends a whopping 5 minutes talking about the new album, while the rest of the time was spent talking about hunting, wine, and his businesses. I guess I understand now why Maynard is good friends with Rogan, for since Rogan is not a big fan of music that would mean their conversations would be anything but music; which could be seen as a plus for Maynard in the sense that since he does it for a living, music may be the last thing he would want to talk about.

Still, I wanted some more commentary on this upcoming album, damn it!

Tool is prog music for people who only listen to top 40 drivel but lament that "no one makes good music anymore" because they're too lazy to look out music that suits their tastes. That's their fanbase.