Opiate 21st Anniversary Edition hits the printers

Post by **The Boss** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 7:41 pm

hellboy1975 said
Are you guys reading the same thing I am? Â It clearly says things like "bonus items" (note the plural) and "which include" which implies that there is more than just stereoscopic pictures. Â

Not trying to imply you are against the project or are wrong, just saying that there's plenty of leeway in the text of the press release to suggest the product will contain more than just artwork.

Surely they would've used something like "bonus content" if they were referring to new/unreleased music.

"Items", to me, implies physical objects - like, fuck, a badge? Stickers? Figurines?

Figurines.

THEY'RE GOING TO PUT FIGURINES OF THE BAND MEMBERS IN THE FUCKING BOXES.

I'm buying seven.

Post by **not tyson** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 7:44 pm

They better be small enough to fit into my urethra

Post by **eyepod** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 7:47 pm

As a newb to Fourtheye and even as as a Tool fan for that matter,I get to play the Ignorance is bliss card:

I don't even care much for opiate,and barely for Undertow,but theÂ artists that produced Aenima,Lateralus,and 10,000 days are incapable of producing as lame a product as this has been assumedÂ to be.There is something special in this package.I can only guess what it might be,But if it is as lame as has been assumed,These guys have taken upÂ Shooting heroinÂ as a hobby.

My naive opinion? This package(cue the sexual references)...will be very special...andÂ very expensive..get your wallets out.

Post by **not tyson** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 7:49 pm

eyepod said
I don't even care much for opiate,and barely for Undertow,but theÂ artists that produced Aenima,Lateralus,and 10,000 days are incapable of producing as lame a product as this has been assumedÂ to be.

I guess you never bought the Parabola / Schism dvd's

Calfium Jay · Post by **Calfium Jay** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 7:52 pm

I believe the bonus material is a dvd of an episode of Family Guy, where Stewie Griffin goes into business with Maynard in a wine making venture, which quickly turns sour (geddit!) when Quagmire accuses Maynard of using inferior grapes in the product to save money - which in turn causes one of Quagmire's asian servant girls to contract a bad case of food poisoning.

Meanwhile, Adam and Danny pose as students at James Woods High School, in order to spy on a baseball coach whom Danny believes is an alien escapee from Area 51.

Oh and Justin has sex with Lois for no particular reason other than she is hot.

Post by **The Boss** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 7:54 pm

Tyson said
They better be small enough to fit into my urethra

I was thinkin' "ass", but you . . . you really went for it, didn't you.

MOG · Post by **MOG** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 8:12 pm

eyepod said
I don't even care much for opiate,and barely for Undertow

^ Sacrilege.Â Especially Undertow.Â Man you youngsters need to spend some time with that album.Â Undertow is fucking money.

Post by **eyepod** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 8:24 pm

Tyson said

eyepod said
I don't even care much for opiate,and barely for Undertow,but theÂ artists that produced Aenima,Lateralus,and 10,000 days are incapable of producing as lame a product as this has been assumedÂ to be.

I guess you never bought the Parabola / Schism dvd's

I have not.

And ignorance willÂ remain bliss.

Post by **The Boss** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 8:35 pm

mogeffingmog said

eyepod said
I don't even care much for opiate,and barely for Undertow

^ Sacrilege.Â Especially Undertow.Â Man you youngsters need to spend some time with that album.Â Undertow is fucking money.

I agree with him on "OPIATE", but not "UNDERTOW".

That album is where the love begins . . .

smithersSOCAL · Post by **smithersSOCAL** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 8:45 pm

I cant wait till they sell out in seconds. the tool site crashes.

hellboy breaks in with an emergency post telling everyone to "stay calm".

then reading 300 posts from people mad they didnt get one. l

ike everyone else has noted its shaped vaguely like the salival box. Mine is falling apart and the DVD is crap (it sits in pristine condition in a plastic bag on the shelf). Like the great Homer once said "possessions are fleeting".

Post by **eyepod** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 8:48 pm

crow011 said

mogeffingmog said

eyepod said
I don't even care much for opiate,and barely for Undertow

^ Sacrilege.Â Especially Undertow.Â Man you youngsters need to spend some time with that album.Â Undertow is fucking money.

I agree with him on "OPIATE", but not "UNDERTOW".

That album is where the love begins . . .

No argument here.Opiate was leaving the launchpad.Undertow achieving escape velocity...and off they went...

Anyone know where they are now?

Post by **snazzlefrass** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 8:50 pm

Maybe they're updating toolband.com and it'll be good to go in time for the sale. Then the resurrection of TA, and the masses will flock once more.

Post by **hellboy** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 8:54 pm

smithersSOCAL said
I cant wait till they sell out in seconds. the tool site crashes.

hellboy breaks in with an emergency post telling everyone to "stay calm".

Not sure it'll be an emergency post - you can pretty much guarantee I will be posting at the time of sale regardless of if it goes well or smoothly.

Speaking of the sale - I hope they have some kind of plan in mind - using the current Toolband store I expect will only end in tears.

Post by **ilikecheese** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 8:59 pm

hellboy1975 said

smithersSOCAL said
I cant wait till they sell out in seconds. the tool site crashes.

hellboy breaks in with an emergency post telling everyone to "stay calm".

Not sure it'll be an emergency post - you can pretty much guarantee I will be posting at the time of sale regardless of if it goes well or smoothly.

Speaking of the sale - I hope they have some kind of plan in mind - using the current Toolband store I expect will only end in tears.

mmm....yes...tears...

thesheedspot · Post by **thesheedspot** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 9:36 pm

wow. this place reminds me way too much of a board i visit for my favorite sports team. constantly shitting on something you supposedly love. people barely care for undertow and wont buy the new album until someone else tells them its "excellent".

count me as someone who will try to get this release and cant wait for the new album to drop, whenever that may be.

Casey Tatum · Post by **Casey Tatum** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 9:57 pm

our numbers are growing...

Post by **Kittaan** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 10:01 pm

Tyson said
They better be small enough to fit into my urethra

+ 1

azbay · Post by **azbay** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 10:15 pm

Think the bonus content will be a fish hook? Maybe scissors?

azbay · Post by **azbay** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 10:26 pm

If this is an AJ project sprucing up the design aspect then hopefully new concert posters for the fish series will be rectified as well! haha, no but seriously glad to see Tool is coming out with something I think I could appreciate more than a pillow, just hope it's not a price gouge otherwise I'll be one of the hopefuls (our from the sound of some people a 'sucker') trying to get in on this.

Tool_User · Post by **Tool_User** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 2:35 am

In my opinion its all about the artwork,hence blair saying 'some' fans will be pleased with the release.Surely if it was new music that would please all tool fans but only the ones that frame posters and shit will be arroused by new artwork for an old album?? Just a wild guess though!!

Also I agree what someone else said about the band needing to relocate to find inspiration smacks of desperation or a band that ran out of ideas. I doubt they are doing this album cos of some raw desire or the need to get shit off their chest. Id say it is more that they are obliged too an its what bands do right?

Post by **petemasterpete** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 3:38 am

Zwerewolf said
Adam is however a perfectionist so it's only probable that he was unhappy with something in the artwork.

not buying into that statement at all... have you seen the Melbourne posters from last tour? Notice anything glaringly fucking wrong with them... yup, released for mega bones, along with the tees...

and either the printer didn't care enough to see/say anything or Adam said 'awww, fuck it, let 'em rip'... perfection my ass

Post by **hellboy** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 3:53 am

petemasterpete saidÂ
and either the printer didn't care enough to see/say anything or Adam said 'awww, fuck it, let 'em rip'... perfection my ass

I will say that the printer did know, and that he wasn't in a position to do anything about it due to master arriving so late...

Post by **petemasterpete** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 4:02 am

hellboy1975 said

petemasterpete saidÂ
and either the printer didn't care enough to see/say anything or Adam said 'awww, fuck it, let 'em rip'... perfection my ass

I will say that the printer did know, and that he wasn't in a position to do anything about it due to master arriving so late...

I'm aware of that also, Mr. Boy... just glorifying the fact regarding the master

N.Y.H.C. · Post by **N.Y.H.C.** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 4:52 am

Here's a possibility about this release we haven't discussed yet when it comes to the "Opiate" package bonus material, how about musical collaborations? In addition to us discussing remixes, unreleased tracks, live recorded material how about if they spiced it up with a few guests features as a bonus song? Dave Grohl has that new studio where he took the "Sound City" board with him. (if you haven't see the new documentary "Sound City", give it a whirl. Queens of the Stone Age, NIN, Nirvana, Paul McCartney all jamming together). Maybe Tool got together in L.A. with a few dudes and recorded something special for the 21st anniversary release? Tool recorded "Undertow" at "Sound City" and I didn't see any of them in the documentary, the Tool gang was strangely omitted from these gatherings (so we think). They always have those live drumoffs with guests at their live shows. The Melvins and former Isis members are always hanging around with Adam, Justin is still close with Peach, Chino from the Deftones is in L.A. always working with other artists, doing Lateralus live with Kirk Hammett from Metallica etc. Wouldn't that be something? Maybe Josh Homme and Maynard? I saw Les Claypool and Neil Peart hanging with Danny Carey jamming on youtube. They could have re-recorded "Sweat" with the guys from Rush for all we know!!

Post by **hellboy** » Thu Mar 14, 2013 5:33 am

To be honest that seems just as unlikely as a surprise new album.