You have heard in the last few days that Tim “Herb” Alexander has opted to leave Primus. It seems like Primus will find a replacement for the Sessanta 2.0 shows, but at the dates with Tool in the Dominican Republic Danny Carey will be sitting in the chair once more. This has happened a few times over the years, with Danny filling in for a tour back in 2014, as… Read More »Danny to fill in for Primus
Lovers of esoterica and somewhat ground conspiracy theories Daily Grail have a cool interview with Toolband content bloke Blair Mackenzie Blake. He talks about a range of topics, including his involvement with Tool, as well as the more controversial (to some topics) like UFOs, the occult, etc: From the blurb: Blair MacKenzie Blake is an author, musician and content manager for the website of the band Tool. He joins us… Read More »BMB interview with the Daily Grail
As the King Crimson cover supergroup BEAT (featuring Tool drummer Danny Carey) continue to wind their way around North America, it seems one of their shows will be livestreamed via Veeps. Details: Former King Crimson members ADRIAN BELEW and TONY LEVIN band together with guitar virtuoso STEVE VAI and explosive Tool drummer DANNY CAREY for the first time to create BEAT, a creative reinterpretation of the three iconic 80s KING… Read More »BEAT announce livestream
With the Tool in the Sand dates now on sale, Tool have added a couple of other Mexican dates for 2025: There will be the usual array of VIP packages available to Tool Army members, with them going on sale on the 4th of November.
Quite interesting news today with the band announcing a Tool headlined festival Live in the Sand. This will take place in the Dominican Republic held at the Hard Rock & Royalton resorts: The very first Tool Live In The Sand hits the beaches of Punta Cana on March 7th, 8th & 9th, 2025 at 5-star all-inclusive resorts, Hard Rock & Royalton Packages include a luxury resort room, unlimited food &… Read More »Tool: Live in the Sand
Announced not long ago is a new tour date to compliment the recently announced South American shows – this time in Mexico with goth rockers The Cult: From what I read, there will be VIP tickets available for those who are Toolarmy members – they go on sale on the 19th of October, while the general sale begins on the 23rd.
There’s a cool new interview with Tool/Puscifer/A Perfect Circle singer Maynard James Keenan with Primus bassist Les Claypool out today, and I’d like to bring to your attention. Interviewer Kyle Meredith does an excellent job of keeping up with both of them, and while we don’t get a heap of insight as to what’s coming up for both artists (aside from the next round of Sessanta shows) it is an… Read More »Maynard & Les chat with Kyle Meredith
Puscifer, Primus and A Perfect Circle must have enjoyed the tour together earlier this year – so much that they are going to do it all over again in 2025. Filling in a few gaps around North America they missed, there’s a bunch of dates, and hopefully something near you. Reviews from the Sessanta 1.0 tour this year were pretty good, and I’m a fan of all three bands. Sadly… Read More »Puscifer announce Sessanta V2.0 tour
High up on the average Tool fans wish list is a limited edition Undertow CD, and I know many were emotional wrecks after it was sold as a tour exclusive at recent shows. Fret no more Tool fans, this limited* edition reissue is now available for $250 from the Toolband store. It looks great for the most part, and was designed by bassist Justin Chancellor with a pretty nifty package… Read More »$250 Undertow CD now available
Promoters have confirmed what has been rumoured for a few weeks now – Tool will be visiting South America for the first time in 2025, which festival shows in Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Columbia. Three of these shows are the local variant of Lollapalooza, while in Columbia it’s the Festival Estereo Picnic. The lineups are interesting to say the least – here’s one: I love Sepultura (who are doling their… Read More »Tool dates in South America confirmed