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How excited are you for the upcoming 21st Anniversary edition of Opiate? Exited enough to watch it being printed? If the answer is yes then today is your lucky day! Post not to long ago on the Tool Facebook page.

No further details yet, but it looks as though the packaging is quite large - I expect similar to the size of the Salival package. Doesn't look big enough to be vinyl though (unless my eyes deceive me). Hopefully we will get further details in the next week or so.

Edit: Since the forum won't allow iFrames, here's a link to the video 

Looks like it could be vinyl-sized.  Even if it's not they did say there would be 5 different sets of 1,000, so you never know.

 

I wish they'd release more information about this, you know, cause it is only about 15 days from release.

Part of me really hopes this is the new album being printed and this whole "21st anniversary of Opiate" is all a charade.. Would fit nicely with the upcoming Aussie shows (assuming they mention other US/world wide dates once it drops)! The only thing that makes me think this is possible is the fact that not much has been mentioned as far as details, but I'm most likely wrong.. A man can hope though!

^ Hey I wish you were right.  I would start a slow clap for Tool if they actually pulled off that kind of misdirection.  Thing is, because of label shit and just general marketing, when they announce a date for the release of a new album they will do so months in advance.  Stores need to advertise, product needs to ship, etc etc

 

I imagine, similar to the last release, they will push at least 500,000 copies in the first week alone.  Could never keep shit that hush hush.  Plus they will have a single playing weeks prior to release.  Sorry player, just not gonna happen.

looks like vinyl to me

children said
looks like vinyl to me


Nah, still need to allow for folding and cutting.  Opiate would probably need at least 10 inch vinyl (unless they do double 7 inch or something) so I can't see it happening.  

Don't get me wrong though, I hope there is vinyl...

mogeffingmog said
^ Hey I wish you were right.  I would start a slow clap for Tool if they actually pulled off that kind of misdirection.  Thing is, because of label shit and just general marketing, when they announce a date for the release of a new album they will do so months in advance.  Stores need to advertise, product needs to ship, etc etc

 

I imagine, similar to the last release, they will push at least 500,000 copies in the first week alone.  Could never keep shit that hush hush.  Plus they will have a single playing weeks prior to release.  Sorry player, just not gonna happen.


Yea, i can understand the adverts & singles, but it'd be badass if they did cause no one would be expecting it. Not only would they still get plenty of sales (most likely not as many as with full advertisements/singles), but they'd get to "pull the wool" from us fans like they love to do so much.
 
Still not expecting it, but like I said before.. Still hopeful. Hah

Looks like a box set for the live dvd, pot video and the new triple cd album in 5.1, meh

Sounds and looks like a god damn scam to me...... shit is getting old

st1nkf1st said
Sounds and looks like a god damn scam to me...... shit is getting old


A scam?  What's your definition of a scam?  You proposing they're going to take our money and not deliver anything?

hellboy1975 said

children said
looks like vinyl to me


Nah, still need to allow for folding and cutting.  Opiate would probably need at least 10 inch vinyl (unless they do double 7 inch or something) so I can't see it happening.  

Don't get me wrong though, I hope there is vinyl...


The Opiate vinyl I have is 12" with just a bit of space left over on one side, I don't know that they would fit it on a 10" even.

 

It looked sturdy

Huh, I thought that was an unofficial Facebook page until now. I wonder who in the band's camp posts those status updates. Probably Blair?

I'd like to get a copy but I'm gonna wait until they announce everything that comes with it first. Unless the packaging is REALLY sick or the sound is remastered somehow... I've already got this album.

I believe Adam controls the Tool one as well as his own page.

Exciting for me. I like shiny new things from bands that are cool. Simple math, really!

I still say it will just be the CD with new artwork. If you're lucky, maybe some live tracks. Video? I don't think so, not live anyway. Unless they've been working on that for the past year or two...

sooo awesome..keeping the suspense up there

Another pic from Toolband:



Just doesn't look the right dimensions for vinyl.  Happy to be surprised though.

The best things about these 'boxes' are the smell

It's a book.  Hardcover.  Possibly Defintittly going to be filled with porn.

It looks like a book. I suspect that's all it is... Just a book showcasing the artwork from that guy.

if its the new album, it will leak before the date. i could actually believe that they could pull off everything else about the secret release other than keeping it from hitting the interwebs early. that is just not possible. radiohead did it, albeit it was planned and announced, but it still hit the net before it was released. i bought the album from their WASTE site or whatever its called but never even went to get it bc a friend emailed it to me a week prior to its official release.

reiEenieKdnU said
It's a book.  Hardcover.  Possibly Defintittly going to be filled with porn.


It's a shame no one pays for porn now-a-days. Unless you count Playboy as porn. I don't.

 

MarryHanback said
It looks like a book. I suspect that's all it is... Just a book showcasing the artwork from that guy.


Well. I appreciate their effort. But if that's all it is, not purchase worthy imho.

 

thesheedspot said
if its the new album, it will leak before the date. i could actually believe that they could pull off everything else about the secret release other than keeping it from hitting the interwebs early. that is just not possible. radiohead did it, albeit it was planned and announced, but it still hit the net before it was released. i bought the album from their WASTE site or whatever its called but never even went to get it bc a friend emailed it to me a week prior to its official release.


The only way to beat the leak is to do pretty much what Radiohead did - release it electronically as soon as it's ready, and then create a way for fans to pre-order and by CD's albums, limited editions etc.  NIN did much the same thing from memory.

I'm not a fan of Radiohead musically, but if I were a big band going to release an album these days, this would be the method. 

My guess is that Tool are too tied down by their record label to do this yet, and while they are a "secret" album is unlikely to happen.