No doubt many of you have heard about the alleged controversies surrounding Tool in the Sand. A setlist that wasn’t “unique” enough, and was seemingly cut short. Reports of people booing and giving fuck yous to the band. People paying thousands to see the band in the Dominican Republic feeling like they haven’t got their money’s worth. Is it reasonable to have expected that Tool had played two completely different… Read More »Tool in the Sand
Looks like the Aftershock festival has been announced, and on Day 2 you’ll see A Perfect Circle joining the likes of Deftones, Knocked Loose, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Failure, Northlane and Thornhill. Pretty cool lineup is you ask me! The rest of the days are a bit of a mixed bag, but it’s great to see Acid Bath, High On Fire, Cattle Decapitation, Thrown, Gojira and Trash Talk putting in… Read More »A Perfect Circle add Aftershock show
Black Sabbath are playing one final show (with Ozzy at least) in Birmingham this July, and the already stellar lineup has been padded out with an appearance from Tool. Given that the rest of the lineup features pretty much the who’s who or hard rock and heavy metal, I wouldn’t be expecting anything more than a 15 minute set from the guys – maybe two to three songs. Would be… Read More »Tool added to Ozzy’s “final” show
An excellent new interview with Justin Chancellor this morning with Mexican music site Summa Inferno publishing a great interview ahead of the Central and Southern American Tool dates in 2025. Topics include: Probably the question most on the mind of a typical Tool fan relates to a new record, and here Justin indicates that they have set aside a few months following the tour to start pulling together ideas into… Read More »Justin talks Mexico tour, new record plans with Summa Inferno
For many years, Tool live recording enthusiasts have enjoyed the hard work of the team at collectiveunconscious.org. Great news is that it’s back with a mild revamp, and features all of the juicy details on Tool recordings – both live and otherwise. When combined with other resources such as the Tool Drive Project, it makes is easy to research and obtain recordings of your favourite Tool show. For example, I… Read More »collectiveunconscious.org back online!
Louder Then Life is a multi-day festival held in Louisville, and they’ve been drop feeding lineup announcements this week. A Perfect Circle was one of these, so a nice addition for Kentucky festival goers. Also in the bill so far is Acid Bath, Slayer (who seem to do a reunion show every year or so), Counterparts, Mudvayne, thrown. and more! Keen to see who else gets added. You can see… Read More »A Perfect Circle join Louder Than Life lineup
Looks like fun was had at the Bass Magazine Awards night, with Justin Chancellor being honored with a Lifetime Achievement award. To celebrate, Tool put on a short set at Santa Ana’s The Observatory in front of the small, but no doubt appreciative crowd. The cranked out Schism and Jambi, with Maynard front and centre on the stage. Revolver Mag has some great photos and further detail if you’re after… Read More »Justin picks up Bass gong + surprise Tool show
Check out this cool new interview with Maynard James Keenan, who is once again having a conversation with music Youtubist Rick Beato. He chats about a range of topics, including Tool though the focus is largely on working with Puscifer. Good news that is Puscifer should have a new record in 2025. Maynard last spoke with Rick in 2022 – both interviews are excellent and well worth checking out!
In case you missed it, Tool have added a headline show to their 2025 South American jaunt at the Movistar Arena in Santiago, Chile. This show will take place on the 26th of March, a day after their local Lollapalooza appearance. From Toolband:
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