Opiate 21st Anniversary Edition hits the printers
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 videoÂ
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 videoÂ
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.
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.
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.
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Still not expecting it, but like I said before.. Still hopeful. Hah
^ 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.
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Still not expecting it, but like I said before.. Still hopeful. Hah
hellboy1975 said
children said
looks like vinyl to me
Nah, still need to allow for folding and cutting. Â Opiate would probably need at least 10 inch vinyl (unless they do double 7 inch or something) so I can't see it happening. Â
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.
children said
looks like vinyl to me
Nah, still need to allow for folding and cutting. Â Opiate would probably need at least 10 inch vinyl (unless they do double 7 inch or something) so I can't see it happening. Â
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.
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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'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.
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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.
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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. Â 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.Â
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.