F O U R T H E Y E

Boldizar wrote: ↑Tue Aug 13, 2019 4:28 pm

Moridin wrote: ↑Tue Aug 13, 2019 3:56 pm
Pneuma & Mockingbeat?

That paragraph is confusing. How is the title track an "electronic soundscape"?

He only listened to the first 1:30, with the digital whirring. Seriously though, I am not confident this guy has actually heard anything. Musta been, so... high.

Also, Mockingbeat really sounds like a working title, maybe this reviewer didn't get the full details when he was granted a listen. Maybe junior will oblige us with his wisdom.

junior wrote: ↑Wed Aug 14, 2019 9:36 am
I couldn't answer that without revealing too much in the process. Thankfully the official track listing is out now.

ms2r wrote: ↑Wed Aug 14, 2019 9:20 am

Shed523 wrote: ↑Wed Aug 14, 2019 8:39 am So Litanie contre la Peur translates to "Litany against Fear" but also seams to directly relate to "Dune" which appears to be a French novel or series of novels Written by Frank Herbert. I remember seeing in one of the snapshots from the recently released mags a mention of "Dune" being some sort of influence.

There is nothing french about the Dune novels. Cool books! The books from Brian Herbert in the serie are a lot weaker.
Dennis Villeneuve is directing a new adaption of the first book. Release 2020 with a pretty good cast.

St. Troy wrote: ↑Wed Aug 14, 2019 5:43 am

xZ1mM3r wrote: ↑Tue Aug 13, 2019 8:33 pmIt should be noted that the interludes on track 3, 5 and 10 will not be on the physical CD and will only be listenable on the digital version of the album.

I haven't concerned myself with the download card until now because I didn't/couldn't take seriously the notion that the band would release a CD containing only part of the album, but since it now appears that they have taken this moronic and indefensible step, I have some questions:

Does the "digital download card" have files on it, or does it grant access to something online from which you download the files?

Amazon describes it as an "MP3 download card," whereas the toolband.com August newsletter describes it as a "digital download card" - do we know if these files will be MP3, or something else?

Will the sound quality differ between those two sources (CD and the download files)? It sure as hell will reek if 3 tracks are noticeably weaker in quality (I worry that MP3 files - if that's what they are - can't be as high quality as the CD tracks, although I have very little experience with MP3 files), and if they differ, no way in hell would I just listen to the whole thing on MP3 for the sake of uniformity.

When I ask if the sound quality will differ, I should point out that I don't have audiophile speakers or headphones; mine is not a situation where I can say (as some have) things like "when I tried it out on my Klipsch system, the individual toms occupied different points in space, and I can hear Danny's stool creak when he leans in." I don't have the ability to find or hear sonic fingerprints, but if it's a meaningful difference, I will hear it, and I will be pissed.

Further background of my music process - what I do and why:

I only listen to music through my iPhone (home and vehicle are out of the question for various reasons), which means everything first gets loaded into iTunes on my laptop, and from there copied to my iPhone. When I receive my physical copy of FI, I will first copy the CD tracks to iTunes/laptop, and then the download files for the 3 tracks left off the CD. I will combine the two sources so that it all appears as one continuous album in iTunes (with proper running order etc.), and from there put it on my iPhone. If there were an option to download some kind of "super HD tracks" that aren't compatible with iTunes, they would be of no use to me.

Busty McCracken wrote: ↑Wed Aug 14, 2019 11:55 am Yeah I don't think Tool is gonna skimp on an album that has been in the making 13 years , that has a packaging that is going to be able to mow your lawn and give a foot massage, only to offer Mp3 quality only for the segues.

Troy, I have no doubt your worries will be alleviated on release mate.

Boldizar wrote: ↑Wed Aug 14, 2019 11:19 am The new Metal Hammer is available to order already: https://www.myfavouritemagazines.co.uk/ ... issue-326/

It comes with a bonus Tool mini-magazine it looks like.

Busty McCracken wrote: ↑Wed Aug 14, 2019 3:58 pm Twenty minutes.... pfft. Pigs arse

slicknickshady wrote: ↑Wed Aug 14, 2019 5:46 pm Well I should have figured Sebastian Bach may not have been great at estimating time.

Sprout wrote: ↑Wed Aug 14, 2019 3:29 am That Kerrang interview is actually worth reading.