Tool

[pluk]

doesn't get any better than this IMO

i think Ænima is the record i've listened to the most since '97 of all my CDs

lateralus, salival, undertow, opiate... meh, i like 'em all :D

[Neil]

doesn't get any better than this IMO

i think Ænima is the record i've listened to the most since '97 of all my CDs

lateralus, salival, undertow, opiate... meh, i like 'em all :D


Likewise here!

[I_Like_Muse]

If you liked Ænima, check out The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway by Genesis and Red by King Crimson. These three albums have a bunch of similarities a create a wonderful triad of prog-rock ecstasy.

[Apocalypse King]

Tool are amazing! I especially love Aenima and Lateralus, but their older albums are very good as well. They're probably my favourite heavy metal band actualy :D

[Mikhail Gorbachev]

Justin Chancellor... yum.

Great b-lines.

[pluk]

Justin Chancellor... yum.

Great b-lines.aye!

and some shit to make this "at least 10 characters"

[Paul]

Got Lateralus, AEnema and Undertow.

They are all great, great albums. Not ideal for a relaxing night, but it's music that is pretty much accessible to me.

It's strange, because it didn't really take any time at all to grow, it was almost instant.

[Zachary]

These guys are definitely great. I've seen em about....once in 97, twice in 02,.....and I think that's it. maybe again in 03, but I dont remember. I just remember them kicking a whole lot of ass, and having some crazy guys hanging by their feet, 30 feet above the stage, swinging around and doin all this stuff....pretty fun to watch.

I used to just like the music for what it was, but once I started finding out the words, I started liking them even more.

You gotta love their drummer. He's fantastic.

Salival has some good songs on it. Their cover of No Quarter is really cool.

Favorite cd: that's a tough call. I think they were all my favorites once they came out. Except for Opiate, cuz I didn't know about it until after Undertow.

Ok, Im pretty boring today. Can't think of good things to say about one of my favorite bands who I've listened to for years.

[Vladivostok]

I love Tool! Lateralus is probably my most played album at the moment (which says more about me perhaps than the album)

I love the way this music drives you onwards to the edge

[inn]

These guys are definitely great. I've seen em about....once in 97, twice in 02,.....and I think that's it. maybe again in 03, but I dont remember. I just remember them kicking a whole lot of ass, and having some crazy guys hanging by their feet, 30 feet above the stage, swinging around and doin all this stuff....pretty fun to watch.

I used to just like the music for what it was, but once I started finding out the words, I started liking them even more.

You gotta love their drummer. He's fantastic.

Salival has some good songs on it. Their cover of No Quarter is really cool.

Favorite cd: that's a tough call. I think they were all my favorites once they came out. Except for Opiate, cuz I didn't know about it until after Undertow.

Ok, Im pretty boring today. Can't think of good things to say about one of my favorite bands who I've listened to for years.

saw them at ozzfest 02, the crowd were fairly still but the music was still great

[Thessi]

...they have such warped music vids :eek:
.........but gotta love the music. i used to listen to aenima all the time, i think i should give it a go again ;)

[pluk]

...they have such warped music vids :eek:
.........but gotta love the music. i used to listen to aenima all the time, i think i should give it a go again ;)you should!

Forty Six & 2, Pushit, Third Eye... great stuff!

oh and i love your sig BTW

[Black Velvet]

I dunno very mpuch about Tool, but I do know I like their videos! They are always weird, wauw, cool, wonderfull.

[Mullin]

Toooooooooooooool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://img34.photobucket.com/albums/v104/mullin/againstthewall.jpg

http://img34.photobucket.com/albums/v104/mullin/tool.gif

http://img34.photobucket.com/albums/v104/mullin/tool.jpg

[Thessi]

you should!

Forty Six & 2, Pushit, Third Eye... great stuff!

oh and i love your sig BTW
ohhh :eek: Pushit ROCKS!!!!!!!!!! it was my fav off them.

haven't looked much into their other albums, so any suggestions?

i know, mah sig is beautiful :D

[pluk]

Lateralus is GREAT... Undertow is pretty good as well, but it's a bit more raw sounding than Ænima... Opiate is something to buy if you're a die-hard fan... their first EP... oh and Salival is something for the fans as well (it's a boxset with a couple of live songs, unreleased stuff and their videos from Opiate, Undertow and Ænima), allthough No Quarter and You Lied are great covers

[Apocalypse King]

Tool fans (like me :D) might be excited to see this::

LINK (http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1486242/20040407/tool.jhtml?headlines=true)

"Carey said he hopes the new Tool record will be ready for release by the end of the year, but he added that it may not be issued until early 2005 in order to avoid being lost in the Christmas shuffle."

"It's going to be something really cool," Carey said. "It won't be just another band-playing-live video."

read the article in the link for the full story.. but the main thing is, Tool are making a new album :D yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyy :D

[MassiveEgo]

read this on toolband.com a while ago... I think...

maynard not involved yet though... that's where the true geeenius comes in :cool:

[christoph]

Lateralus is one of my favourite albums ever.

it is the most amazing piece of music in my opinion. so much detail and hidden genius has gone into the album. it's like a puzzle. there are so many amazing things about the song and the album that make it so amazing.

http://www.angelfire.com/ma4/question/insight7.html

everyone read that, and be amazed. there is also another thing i have found out too, about the song, that relates to that article there and the whole "fibonnaci" theory.

if you listen to the song Lateralus, you were saying something about the drum pattern being 1,1,2,3,5,8,13. the fibonnaci sequence. well, if you read the lyrics on the very first line of the song Lateralus, it is Black then white are all i see in my infancy.. here is what we noticed.

if you listen to the way Maynard says the first line, he says it like this: Black *pause* then *pause* white are *pause* all i see *pause* in my infancy*. if you count the number of syllables before each pause, and you will infact notice that it is the Fibonnaci sequence aswell.

everyone should read that article, and then maybe appreciate Lateralus some more. it's my favourite album from Tool.

[Apocalypse King]

^ to incubliss ^

Yeah, It's things like that that make Tool incredible, that's why I never get tired of their music, there's always something new to discover. I can't wait for the new album!

Oh, and I chacked out Aenima the other day, It's amazing as well! Lateralus remains my favourite though :)

[Apocalypse King]

http://www.angelfire.com/ma4/question/insight7.html



I've tried re-ordering the tracks like on there.. I'll post you how it sounds once I've listened to the whole thing.

[Mullin]

Cant say i have heard of Tool, but i will check them out!

[christoph]

Toooooooooooooool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://img34.photobucket.com/albums/v104/mullin/againstthewall.jpg

http://img34.photobucket.com/albums/v104/mullin/tool.gif

http://img34.photobucket.com/albums/v104/mullin/tool.jpg

Cant say i have heard of Tool, but i will check them out!

uh... what the fuck?

[Drunk muser]

tool bloody rock. :D

[moodicow]

Through loving apc, just got Lateralus and been pretty much addicted to it for the past couple of weeks, the lyric have really helped me as well.

[Mullin]

uh... what the fuck?

Yeah I found those piccies of them! But i hadnt heard of them before i read this thread........and like i said i will check them out......i just keep forgetting!

Cool piccies though arent they! :D

[windowpain]

Tool = sex. without fail. want to get lucky put tool on and your half way there

[christoph]

Yeah I found those piccies of them! But i hadnt heard of them before i read this thread........and like i said i will check them out......i just keep forgetting!

Cool piccies though arent they! :D

ah ha right, ok.

check out the songs;

Disposition
Lateralus
Hooker With a Penis
Eulogy
H
46 & 2
Pushit

just a few favourites i guess. to get you started.

[Showbizmm]

tool had made some songs with deftones and glassjaw!!!
Lonely is the best ...but i don't find the lyrics!!!!!
help me if you knowing a link for see the lyrics!!!
thankss

muser's solidarity

[pluk]

i don't who told you that or where you read that, but the only song remotely related to tool + deftones is Passenger (from the White Pony album) with Maynard doing guest-vocals

[christoph]

tool had made some songs with deftones and glassjaw!!!
Lonely is the best ...but i don't find the lyrics!!!!!
help me if you knowing a link for see the lyrics!!!
thankss

muser's solidarity

that song has nothing to do with Deftones Glassjaw or Tool.

it's made by a band called Trust Company, many have fallen for this over the internet.

[Sapphire]

i don't who told you that or where you read that, but the only song remotely related to tool + deftones is Passenger (from the White Pony album) with Maynard doing guest-vocals

I'm in love with that song

[Humphrey Goldenbollocks]

Tool are one of my favourite bands, probably the best band my friend ever introduced me to

[MAffy]

Tool, anybody?

I love their music..its so dark and mysterious.. brilliant
cant wait for the new album to come out..although its probably gonna take a while since they just started making it and lateralus took 4 years to do :rolleyes:

[Gemsy]

Justin Chancellor... yum.

Great b-lines.

*bows down and worships*

[Count Vronsky]

Tool are awesome. I wish the dvd would come out though as i really want to see them live.

The big eyebrowed one from busted was wearing a tool t shirt at the band aid recording.

[Butterflies & Hurricanes]

I'm just getting into Tool, as well as A Perfect Circle (Pet is an incredible song!). Solid music, Maynard is awesome.

[Half Life]

My partner just bought a Tool CD today... it's the first time I've heard anything by them. I need to hear it a few times before I can really judge.

[Gemsy]

My partner just bought a Tool CD today... it's the first time I've heard anything by them. I need to hear it a few times before I can really judge.

Oh man... it's hard to believe people are still only discovering them now.
What have you been listening to all these years? Heehee.
Don't forget about Undertow. So many people do, and it's got Sober and Swamp Song on it.
Live, they blow one's head off. Fuck a duck.

[Nikora]

Oh man... it's hard to believe people are still only discovering them now.
What have you been listening to all these years? Heehee.
Don't forget about Undertow. So many people do, and it's got Sober and Swamp Song on it.
Live, they blow one's head off. Fuck a duck.
Probably because of the big gaps between albums people think they're new :LOL:
I want to see them live :(

[Gemsy]

Probably because of the big gaps between albums people think they're new :LOL:
I want to see them live :(

Yeah, that's true. :D
Hehehehe.

[Half Life]

Oh man... it's hard to believe people are still only discovering them now.
What have you been listening to all these years? Heehee.
Don't forget about Undertow. So many people do, and it's got Sober and Swamp Song on it.
Live, they blow one's head off. Fuck a duck.

It's just one of those bands that I've heard of but never got around to listening to. *smiles awkwardly*

Edit: Undertow playing at the moment.

[Gemsy]

It's just one of those bands that I've heard of but never got around to listening to. *smiles awkwardly*

Edit: Undertow playing at the moment.

Gooood.
Your New Favourite Band. :D

[cherub rock]

My song for today is: Parabola :happy:

[Magdalena]

Damniiit i wanna see them so badly :'(
Them and APC. *sigh*

[pluk]

tool live beats APC live hands down

trust me... i've seen 'em both :p

[Gemsy]

Damniiit i wanna see them so badly :'(
Them and APC. *sigh*
They'll be your two favourite gigs. :D
tool live beats APC live hands down
trust me... i've seen 'em both :p
I wouldn't say that... You can't really compare them, 'cause they're two completely different bands.

[Magdalena]

They'll be your two favourite gigs. :D

I wouldn't say that... You can't really compare them, 'cause they're two completely different bands.
APC wont tour for a while though, seeing as I missed them in February. Dunno about Tool :(

[Mort]

APC wont tour for a while though, seeing as I missed them in February. Dunno about Tool :(
Tool will tour when the new albums out.

*I am correct in thinking that I've read about a new Tool album soon?*

[Magdalena]

Tool will tour when the new albums out.

*I am correct in thinking that I've read about a new Tool album soon?*
Yeah, I think I read something like that aswell.

[Gemsy]

Tool will tour when the new albums out.

*I am correct in thinking that I've read about a new Tool album soon?*
If they're saying "soon" then it'll be about another 3 or 4 years. :D
They take their time, hahaha.

[Mort]

If they're saying "soon" then it'll be about another 3 or 4 years. :D
They take their time, hahaha.
Cause they're lazy buggers.

[Magdalena]

If they're saying "soon" then it'll be about another 3 or 4 years. :D
They take their time, hahaha.
Haha, how rude.

[Gemsy]

Cause they're lazy buggers.
Haha, how rude.
Totally!
I want to be in Tool. 5 or so years per album, 'tis an easy life. :D
And:
Well, Maynard's been rinsing out the pretty stuff with the Circle Massive all year innit? So he's not gonna be working on Tool stuff at the moment...

[christoph]

the new tool album will be out next year sometime. along with a tour i imagine.

adam, justin and danny have been working on songs, kinda influenced by Meshuggah as they were touring together, danny said in an interview "this is definately the best material i've ever worked on in my life" or similar.

they were sending music to maynard while on tour with apc, so he could work on lyrics over the music, and that's about all they're doing as far as i know.

i really hope it's in essence of Lateralus, while a little heavier in ways. i trust them that it will be astounding, and will be listenable for years to come. so...all we can do is wait i guess.

[Gish05]

Overrated. Great, but overrated. Amazing drummer. I really wish he would play other styles of music so we can see how good he *truly* is...

If I see one more post on the internet that is filled with Maynard penis envy, I'll vomit.

[Mort]

Overrated. Great, but overrated. Amazing drummer. I really wish he would play other styles of music so we can see how good he *truly* is...

If I see one more post on the internet that is filled with Maynard penis envy, I'll vomit.
Maynards a jumped up cock.

[pluk]

go to www.dannycarey.org to see some cool vids of him playing

danny has done quite a bit of session drumming in other genres, so if you're really interested i think you can find out which albums he contributed to on www.tooldiscography.com

[Gemsy]

Overrated. Great, but overrated. Amazing drummer. I really wish he would play other styles of music so we can see how good he *truly* is...

If I see one more post on the internet that is filled with Maynard penis envy, I'll vomit.

You're overrated.
You... overrated person, you.

[Unplugged]

Tool are the most amazing band after Muse (in my opinion) and they deserved a thread!! anyone else like em?

[Argeiphontes]

There is a thread already, here:
http://board.muse.mu/showthread.php?t=140&highlight=tool

(remember to use the search tool ;) )

[Gemsy]

:LOL:
Too'

[Thessi]

:LOL:
Too'
When will those tools learn?

[Tommy the cat]

Tool are amazing, one of my favourite bands, and Danny Carey is an incredible drummer

[Nikora]

When will those tools learn?
Ba dum tssh :LOL:

Wonder when we'll get that new album...

[progmetalfan]

Ba dum tssh :LOL:

Wonder when we'll get that new album...

Before the end of the year, that's for sure.

And Adrian Belew played some stuff on it, as well. Looking forward to that guest appearance. He is an old timer but still rocks.

[Gemsy]

Tool are amazing, one of my favourite bands, and Danny Carey is an incredible drummer
He has really BIG drums.
:eek: biiig dwums

[pluk]

danny rocks, aye!

[progmetalfan]

Danny is great. And he does crazy fusiony stuff on Adrian Belew's album. Incredibly versatile, he is.

[Magdalena]

mmmmh Tool

[Argeiphontes]

He has really BIG drums.
:eek: biiig dwums
http://www.paiste.com/artists/carey_d/kit_side.jpg
http://www.paiste.com/artists/carey_d/front1.jpg
http://www.paiste.com/artists/carey_d/upover1.jpg
And a birds eye plan:
http://www.paiste.com/artists/carey_d/carey_d-tr.jpg

[progmetalfan]

He kicked his kit's ASS on Lateralus. He made it his bitch with some of the sounds he was getting.

Hm, guess I have to put it on now...

[Wowee Zowee]

arnt tool going to do a tour with fantomas?

fantomas album out soon wooo!

[Nikora]

:eek: @ drums

I want a toooour

[alejandro]

doesn't get any better than this IMO

i think Ænima is the record i've listened to the most since '97 of all my CDs

lateralus, salival, undertow, opiate... meh, i like 'em all :D
a superior kind of music!a fantastic combination of heavy mellody and dark poetry expressed by a soft voice.i still wait for new albums

[Gemsy]

a superior kind of music!a fantastic combination of heavy mellody and dark poetry expressed by a soft voice.i still wait for new albums
Isn't it just. :happy:

[Gemsy]

:stunned:
REMEMBER, DON”T KILL THE MESSENGER
You know the old saying, “no news is good news”, well… that was the case as far as the recording process was going for the new Tool CD, but now things may have changed a bit. Yesterday, when I went to the studio to give Maynard a bottle of wine (a 1992 Maya) for winning the bet that I had with him involving his new film “Sleeping Dogs Lie” (I lost by default, not being able to attend the Sedona screening), not only wasn’t Maynard there, but, in what seems to be a case of enantiodromia (something becoming its opposite) if ever there was one (!), I was told the reason why he wasn’t there. I wish this post was dated April 1, but, unfortunately, it isn’t. Like a doctor giving a patient a straight, honest answer to a medical diagnosis, without sugar-coating the truth, here’s exactly what I was told: “Maynard has found Jesus.” This will come as a complete shock to most (but not all) of you, as it did to me. In fact, it just seemed like another MJK prank until I talked to the one person who I believe would know if all this was legit or not. After nearly an hour on the phone with this person, the answer I received was that Maynard has indeed “found Jesus” and that, for this reason, he’s abandoned the project for the time being, if not entirely. I don’t know what the f**k is in the water these days, but hopefully a black jelly belly will turn up in that golden bowl… that’s all I can think to say at this point. Before leaving the studio, I watched as Danny made arrangements to go play some golf, while Adam and Justin kept working on a particular song. So, in case you missed it (those who don’t read the whole post), here’s today's news: Maynard has found Jesus…

[progmetalfan]

Of course it's April Fools. :p

... :stunned:


Seriously though, it is a joke. Probably meant to play off the Korn guitarist who actually did do that very thing.

[Wowee Zowee]

Reports are surfacing today that Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan has quit the hard rock quartet after finding Jesus.

The unexpected news, which has stunned Tool's loyal fanbase, was generally suspected to have been an April Fools Prank, but the webmaster for the official band site has conceded that the vocalist really has called time on the progressive Los Angeles metal act:


are you sure its a joke?

[Magdalena]

Of course it's April Fools. :p

... :stunned:


Seriously though, it is a joke. Probably meant to play off the Korn guitarist who actually did do that very thing.
It better be.
Or else.
I shall weep.

[Nikora]

It better be.
Or else.
I shall weep.
Bucketloads.

[Wowee Zowee]

Danny Carey spills the beans on life without frontman Maynard James Keenan

hmm

[progmetalfan]

Heh, Maynard rules. Especially for finding Jesus on the same day as April Fool's day. He is just THAT awesome. :p

[Gemsy]

Of course it's April Fools. :p

... :stunned:


Seriously though, it is a joke. Probably meant to play off the Korn guitarist who actually did do that very thing.
Heehee, that's what I thought. :D

[Apocalypse King]

MTV News has reported about the Jesus thing:

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1499613/04052005/tool.jhtml

Apparently it's true :/

I still don't believe it though, we all know what Maynard's pranks can be like sometimes, he's probably met up with his old friend Jesus (pronounced Hay-soos) and went to the pub or something. But who knows... we'll have to wait and see.

[Ribcage]

How can such an ugly man have such a sexy voice?

[progmetalfan]

MTV News has reported about the Jesus thing:

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1499613/04052005/tool.jhtml

Apparently it's true :/

I still don't believe it though, we all know what Maynard's pranks can be like sometimes, he's probably met up with his old friend Jesus (pronounced Hay-soos) and went to the pub or something. But who knows... we'll have to wait and see.

I have a feeling Maynard and Co. are getting a helluva kick out of this. :D

[Gemsy]

How can such an ugly man have such a sexy voice?
:eek:
Maynard is dead shexeh!

[Superfuzz_Bigmuff]

How can such an ugly man have such a sexy voice?

I'm ok, I have teh sex voice and i'm hot as fuck.

[Mort]

:eek:
Maynard is dead shexeh!
He looks like a starved and plucked chicken!

[Vladivostok]

There's always the scary possibility that it might be true though, he's weird enough for that...

[Ribcage]

:eek:
Maynard is dead shexeh!
I was gonna say something but now I wont you might not appreciate my sense of humour. So instead ill say,

YOU'RE HAVING A LAUGH!

There NOTHING sexy about that man's appearance whatsoever :p

I'm ok, I have teh sex voice and i'm hot as fuck.
Got a nice accent too? :$

[Superfuzz_Bigmuff]

Got a nice accent too? :$

So everyone tells me, although foreigners have trouble understanding me.

[Ribcage]

So everyone tells me, although foreigners have trouble understanding me.
Looks nice (apparently)
Has a sexy voice (apparently)
Nice accent (apparently)
I feel something weird happening inside me :$ .

[Superfuzz_Bigmuff]

Looks nice (apparently)
Has a sexy voice (apparently)
Nice accent (apparently)
I feel something weird happening inside me :$ .

There are pictures and voice recordings knocking about on the board.

[Ribcage]

There are pictures and voice recordings knocking about on the board.
Oh stop tempting me.






ill be searching later.

[Superfuzz_Bigmuff]

Oh stop tempting me.






ill be searching later.

I'd tell you where the are but I didn't post any of them. :LOL:

[Apocalypse King]

I have a feeling Maynard and Co. are getting a helluva kick out of this. :D

Also :p

[Gemsy]

I was gonna say something but now I wont you might not appreciate my sense of humour. So instead ill say,

YOU'RE HAVING A LAUGH!

There NOTHING sexy about that man's appearance whatsoever :p


Got a nice accent too? :$
Well, I think there is. :(
http://artgeek5000.com/sketch/maynard.jpg

[Gemsy]

http://www.sickamongthepure.com/files/2004/05/Review_APC/Maynard01.jpg
*swoons*
*dies*

[Gemsy]

http://onlywenamdrunk.hautetfort.com/album/sounds_like_rock/mjk.3.jpg
*comes alive again*
*swoons again*

[Nikora]

Also :p
When the fuck did you come back? :stunned:

[Gemsy]

http://www.jonstark.com/Media/aTool02.jpg
*dies again* I like this one.
I'm bored of this now. Serj pics are more plentiful. :LOL:

[Mort]

http://onlywenamdrunk.hautetfort.com/album/sounds_like_rock/mjk.3.jpg
*comes alive again*
*swoons again*
A plucked chicken.

[Gemsy]

A plucked chicken.
Awww. Chickens are all right.

[Mort]

Awww. Chickens are all right.
Not when its a Battery chicken!

[Gemsy]

Not when its a Battery chicken!
:'( No he isn't.
*cuddles Maynard*

[progmetalfan]

Well, it's now "officially" a joke, for all those who were "worried". :p

[Gemsy]

Well, it's now "officially" a joke, for all those who were "worried". :p
*breathes sigh of relief*
Hahaha.

[Gemsy]

I finally found the geeky Maynard pic.
Shexy geek piece. :happy:

http://www.mtv.com/shared/media/news/images/t/Tool/sq-maynard_nerd_glasses01-vol.jpg

[Nikora]

I finally found the geeky Maynard pic.
Shexy geek piece. :happy:

http://www.mtv.com/shared/media/news/images/t/Tool/sq-maynard_nerd_glasses01-vol.jpg
Awww :happy:
He kinda reminds me of Noodles....:stunned:

[Gemsy]

Awww :happy:
He kinda reminds me of Noodles....:stunned:
:LOL:
AWWW!

[christoph]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/christalbot/00.jpg

think he's pretty hot there

[Wowee Zowee]

i found this on mtv.com from like 2 years ago...for tomahawk news.

The video for "When the Stars Begin to Fall" will be directed by Tool guitarist and artistic conceptualist Adam Jones.

ive never even seen this video.

[Nikora]

:LOL:
AWWW!
Not our Noodles :LOL: the other one.... :LOL: :$

[Gemsy]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/christalbot/00.jpg

think he's pretty hot there
:eek:
*drools*

[Magdalena]

:eek:
*drools*
*joins*

[progmetalfan]

I prefer these types of Maynard pics. So great.

http://harderbeat.com/archive/april04/assets/A-Perfect-Circle-Live.jpg

[Thessi]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/christalbot/00.jpg

think he's pretty hot there
Me too :stunned:

[christoph]

his APC pics are amaaazing. the silhouette ones, i think he's perfected haha. they always look amazing.

[Gemsy]

He's... other-worldly. :happy:

[Thessi]

He's... other-worldly. :happy:
Yeah, I've NEVER seen him with long hair before :eek:

[Magdalena]

*dribbles*

[progmetalfan]

I have decided that I want Forty-Six & 2 played at my wedding, for no real reason, and whomever my wife is will not be able to change my mind.

[Gemsy]

I have decided that I want Forty-Six & 2 played at my wedding, for no real reason, and whomever my wife is will not be able to change my mind.
*proposes*
Or Parabol. :happy:

[Gemsy]

Yeah, I've NEVER seen him with long hair before :eek:
:eek:
You must have seen him in his numorous fancy wigs. :LOL:
Like that geeky one I was posting earlier, hahaha.
:happy:
PWNAGE

[Nikora]

*proposes*
Or Parabol. :happy:
Phwoar :cool:
I want a guy like that.

[Gemsy]

Phwoar :cool:
I want a guy like that.
Hahaha, too late.
Mine now. :cool:

[progmetalfan]

*proposes*
Or Parabol. :happy:

Or the last two minutes of Pushit. Or all of Ænema for that matter. Soooooooooooo good sings Maynard. Makes me bad speak and mind lost. :happy:

P.S. You can all have me, but you'd have to deal with a constant flow of Twin Peaks and old Simpsons episodes, and any kind of salty snacks.

[Gemsy]

Or the last two minutes of Pushit. Or all of Ænema for that matter. Soooooooooooo good sings Maynard. Makes me bad speak and mind lost. :happy:

P.S. You can all have me, but you'd have to deal with a constant flow of Twin Peaks and old Simpsons episodes, and any kind of salty snacks.
I'm going to hire Maynard himself to sing at our wedding. <3
And it's okay. 'Cause I'm addicted to Teh Simpsons at the mo. I've got series 1-5 on DVD. :D
And I've always wanted to see Twin Peaks. :LOL:

[Neil]

Ænema is my favouritest album

[Gemsy]

Ænema is my favouritest album
Mine too.
Ever. :D

[progmetalfan]

I'm going to hire Maynard himself to sing at our wedding. <3
And it's okay. 'Cause I'm addicted to Teh Simpsons at the mo. I've got series 1-5 on DVD. :D
And I've always wanted to see Twin Peaks. :LOL:

Yes, if I have the money I must get either Maynard or Bruce Dickinson (just for the hell of it) to sing at my wedding.
I love watching the Simpsons DVDs with the commentaries. A lot of awesome insight into the episodes, and even more funny bits. :happy:
And go out and buy the Twin Peaks DVDs as fast as you can. Or at least something else by David Lynch. Genius is the only word to describe it all. :D

Ænima is also one of my favoritest albums ever. So many good tracks.

[Magdalena]

Phwoar :cool:
I want a guy like that.

Don't we all ;)


He can sing and has long dark hair, so he'll have to doooo. :D

[Wowee Zowee]

Ænema is my favouritest album

its tricky to choose one.

im probably going to go for lateralus....

http://tgbem.coolfreepage.com/realm/tool/img/mjk-red-black.jpg
thats quite scary.

[Mainframe]

its tricky to choose one.

im probably going to go for lateralus....

http://tgbem.coolfreepage.com/realm/tool/img/mjk-red-black.jpg
thats quite scary.

Lateralus is excellent!


I had a discussion the other day, about whether or not Tool is really metal. It's Art Rock (that's a blurry definition anyway) but they're often being labeled 'metal'. I'm not sure about that.

[Apocalypse King]

Lateralus is excellent!


I had a discussion the other day, about whether or not Tool is really metal. It's Art Rock (that's a blurry definition anyway) but they're often being labeled 'metal'. I'm not sure about that.

Some people say they're metal, some people say they're nu-metal, some people say hard rock, some people say prog-metal..

To be honest I would say they are metal, but really, what does it matter. It doesn't matter if people call them metal or hard rock or neo-progressive emo powerballad rock... it makes no difference to what they actually sound like, it's just a label. Everyone has different ideas of what all these different genres actually are anyway, so it's pointless debating it.

[Nikora]

Don't we all ;)


He can sing and has long dark hair, so he'll have to doooo. :D
;)

Speaking of Lateralus, I remember somebody telling me of a thing which gave you a different order to play the tracks in and it sounded better :confused: Scott I think it was you.

[Mainframe]

Well, I don't make a dayjob out of debating such things. But it's almost interesting to see that labels don't mean s*it.
But it doesn't matter, that's true. Tool only sounds like Tool anyway.

[Mainframe]

;)

Speaking of Lateralus, I remember somebody telling me of a thing which gave you a different order to play the tracks in and it sounded better :confused: Scott I think it was you.


The order: 6-7-5-8-4-9-13-1-12-2-11-3-10

[Nikora]

The order: 6-7-5-8-4-9-13-1-12-2-11-3-10
Wow, so it's true.
Thanks I'll try that out now :happy:

[christoph]

if you want to read the whole thing about the fibonnacci sequence and all that lark. it's quite long, but definately interesting.

http://www.angelfire.com/ma4/question/insight7.html

[Mainframe]

If you manage to edit the album on your computer in this order, without loss of data, it becomes one musical flow. I haven't tried that yet, but it's supposed to work like a charm.

[Nikora]

Thanks very much :happy: have got it running on iTunes :rolleyes: :LOL:

[RadioBread]

why have they not toured for so long, ive just been on thier site, they have played like three uk shows

[progmetalfan]

why have they not toured for so long, ive just been on thier site, they have played like three uk shows

Maynard doing things with APC, Danny working on various other projects, everyone preparing for the new album... Many reasons why.

They might start touring again before the end of the year, though, who knows. Depends on when the new album is slated to be released.

[azima]

Thanks very much have got it running on iTunes

although it wont be perfect, you can mix tracks together (to a fashion) on itunes....might work


Xxx

[Apocalypse King]

The order: 6-7-5-8-4-9-13-1-12-2-11-3-10

To be honest I think someone was 'over-analysing' the album when they came up with that. I'm gonna load up Adobe Audition and try to actually merge the tracks together perfectly though, and I'll let you know how it sounds...

[christoph]

no, it does work.

oh yeah, and it's complete coincidence the title track has all that fibonnacci crap about it, yeah. it's not coincidence. even the syllabols of the first words in the Lateralus song follow fthe ibonnacci sequence.

coincidence? i don't think so.

[Apocalypse King]

no, it does work.

oh yeah, and it's complete coincidence the title track has all that fibonnacci crap about it, yeah. it's not coincidence. even the syllabols of the first words in the Lateralus song follow fthe ibonnacci sequence.

coincidence? i don't think so.

Well I'm trying it right now. I hope it works :D

[Magdalena]

The order: 6-7-5-8-4-9-13-1-12-2-11-3-10
Ooooh I must try that.

[Apocalypse King]

no, it does work.

oh yeah, and it's complete coincidence the title track has all that fibonnacci crap about it, yeah. it's not coincidence. even the syllabols of the first words in the Lateralus song follow fthe ibonnacci sequence.

coincidence? i don't think so.

Hoi, you! Have you done this before?

I can get everything to fit together amazingly well, up until Triad. I can find no way to get Triad to fit into Eon Blue Apocalypse, and then Reflection, The Patient, and Disposition. These tracks just don't seem to fit together in that order. Any suggestions?

Everything up to Triad works really nicely though.

[progmetalfan]

There's also this variation of the sequence: 6,7,5,8,4,9,3,10,2,11,1,12,13

For me, I just prefer the regular track order. There's a reason why the released it the way they did, and I'm sticking by it. :p

Oh, and anyone listened to the last part of Eulogy backwards?

[Nikora]

Oh, and anyone listened to the last part of Eulogy backwards?
Nope :confused: what's the deal with that?

[Apocalypse King]

Nope :confused: what's the deal with that?

You should try it. It sounds rather familiar ;)

[Nikora]

You should try it. It sounds rather familiar ;)
But I don't have any editing thingymajigs :(

[Apocalypse King]

But I don't have any editing thingymajigs :(

*sendeth*

[progmetalfan]

Yes, it's very... interesting.

or not :LOL:

[Nikora]

You should try it. It sounds rather familiar ;)
Indeeeed ;) :LOL:

[Gemsy]

If you manage to edit the album on your computer in this order, without loss of data, it becomes one musical flow. I haven't tried that yet, but it's supposed to work like a charm.
Wow... I didn't know that. I'm gonna try it. When I can be arsed.

[Gemsy]

Oh, and anyone listened to the last part of Eulogy backwards?
Oooh... no!
What happens?

[Nikora]

Oooh... no!
What happens?
Want me to send you it?

[progmetalfan]

:LOL:

What have I created?

[Gemsy]

Haha, yes please!
gemsybobsy@gmail.com :D

[Nikora]

Haha, yes please!
gemsybobsy@gmail.com :D
Done :D

[Gemsy]

Wicked, thanks :D

[Magdalena]

Want me to send you it?
I shall prod you on msn about this!

[progmetalfan]

:LOL:

What have I created?

:LOL:

I am an ass.

[Wowee Zowee]

so whats going on?

[Gemsy]

so whats going on?
Me. :D

[Mainframe]

There's also this variation of the sequence: 6,7,5,8,4,9,3,10,2,11,1,12,13

For me, I just prefer the regular track order. There's a reason why the released it the way they did, and I'm sticking by it. :p

Oh, and anyone listened to the last part of Eulogy backwards?


The sequence is cut into two spirals (Lateralus lyrics: "Spiral out, keep going"). The first one is (6,7,5,8,4,9). It comes back in this sequence too. So that's likely to be right. The second is more instrumental, I don't know how that flows, could be different. The first, either way, is :cool: .

[Gemsy]

The sequence is cut into two spirals (Lateralus lyrics: "Spiral out, keep going") and those two are defided by 13. The second is more instrumental, I don't know how that flows. The first one, either way, is :cool: .
<3
I want to go home and play with Lateralus. :'(

[Josh]

I'm a Tool virgin, anybody reccomend some good songs of theirs i could listen to? & yes, i am a tool. :D

[Gemsy]

I'm a Tool virgin, anybody reccomend some good songs of theirs i could listen to? & yes, i am a tool. :D
From Undertow: Bottom/Swamp Song/Sober.
From Aenima: Stinkfist/Eulogy/Forty Six & 2/Aenima/Pushit/Third Eye/Hooker With A Penis.
From Lateralus: The Grudge/The Patient/Schism/Parabola/Ticks & Leeches/Lateralus.

:D
Plus Maynard's Dick and Opiate.

[Josh]

From Undertow: Bottom/Swamp Song/Sober.
From Aenima: Stinkfist/Eulogy/Forty Six & 2/Aenima/Pushit/Third Eye/Hooker With A Penis.
From Lateralus: The Grudge/The Patient/Schism/Parabola/Ticks & Leeches/Lateralus.

:D
Plus Maynard's Dick and Opiate.Thanks. :cool:

I'll listen to them later on tonight when i have a computer with audio on.
& then i'll give my opinion in this thread.

[progmetalfan]

Anything, from any album is good to listen to.

I would also recommend anything by A Perfect Circle, esepcially if you enjoy Maynard's voice.

[Josh]

I'm listening to Sober now, & i'm liking it. :cool:

[egomaniac]

From Undertow: Bottom/Swamp Song/Sober.
From Aenima: Stinkfist/Eulogy/Forty Six & 2/Aenima/Pushit/Third Eye/Hooker With A Penis.
From Lateralus: The Grudge/The Patient/Schism/Parabola/Ticks & Leeches/Lateralus.

:D
Plus Maynard's Dick and Opiate.

how dare you forget jimmy on Aenima.

[Wowee Zowee]

ive been listening to Lateralus :happy:

i seriously think that its one of my all time favourite albums.

[progmetalfan]

ive been listening to Lateralus :happy:

i seriously think that its one of my all time favourite albums.
Lateralus is ridiculously good.

But I think it's still my 2nd favorite behind Aenima, which is even more ridiculous. :D

[Wowee Zowee]

Lateralus is ridiculously good.

But I think it's still my 2nd favorite behind Aenima, which is even more ridiculous. :D
hmm im not sure, they just sound perfect on Lateralus with the drums and the bass.

[Gemsy]

t00l

[Wowee Zowee]

t00l
\m/

[christoph]

http://www.elforo.de/prisontool/viewtopic.php?t=210

some new pics there, and something is to be released on the 26th of September. unconfirmed, but apparently it's the album. if not that, then it's the live DVD.

either way, amazing news. i'm so excited!! :D

EDIT: found this too!
http://www1.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1&sku=401043

EDIT 2: and this!
http://toolnavy.com/showthread.php?t=26154&
"the new album deals with these issues, society implanting ideas into our minds......"

hmmmmmmm

[Wowee Zowee]

http://www.elforo.de/prisontool/viewtopic.php?t=210

some new pics there, and something is to be released on the 26th of September. unconfirmed, but apparently it's the album. if not that, then it's the live DVD.

either way, amazing news. i'm so excited!! :D

EDIT: found this too!
http://www1.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1&sku=401043

EDIT 2: and this!
http://toolnavy.com/showthread.php?t=26154&
"the new album deals with these issues, society implanting ideas into our minds......"

hmmmmmmm
its bloody insane :eek:

http://teleincision.com/
new album or new DVD hmmmmmm either way im excited!!

[christoph]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v494/Missdysphoria/2005_08_tool_vinyl.jpg

Mr Adam Jones with the Lateralus vinyl. Ace

There's also been an update to the toolband.com site, have a look at the home page. A sign of great things to come I hope.

[Wowee Zowee]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v494/Missdysphoria/2005_08_tool_vinyl.jpg

Mr Adam Jones with the Lateralus vinyl. Ace

There's also been an update to the toolband.com site, have a look at the home page. A sign of great things to come I hope.
:eek: :eek:
im so buying that!

[Gemsy]

Adam is pretty. :happy:

[Wowee Zowee]

Adam is pretty. :happy:
i'd do him.

[christoph]

there's a rumour that they are working on bringing out 2 cds.

not a double album or because it's too long, but a new(ish) style of recording. i read that you would get both cds, and have to play them at exactly the same time in order to hear the album correctly. it's started with Maynard trying a new style of singing, by only singing in syllables. one part of the word is heard on 1 CD, and then the other half on the 2nd CD i imagine. like that.

Flaming Lips tried this tho, on their album Zaireeka, which came in 4 CD's! but this failed miserably because no-one could get 4 stereos working at the same time, to get the cd(s) to work in sync. not sure it's gonna work for Tool either.

i've been reading about how people have been very impressed with the instrumentation on the new songs. 1 song reported at around 18 minutes in length, with justin using some new technique that shouldn't sound like it should be played on bass, but sounded at home when played. Danny bragging that this 18 minute length song is of the highest calibre, and the greatest song he's ever worked on.

man, i just can't fucking wait until Tuesday, see what all this new info will be.

http://www.teleincision.com

[Kazuya vs Ummagumma]

there's a rumour that they are working on bringing out 2 cds.

not a double album or because it's too long, but a new(ish) style of recording. i read that you would get both cds, and have to play them at exactly the same time in order to hear the album correctly. it's started with Maynard trying a new style of singing, by only singing in syllables. one part of the word is heard on 1 CD, and then the other half on the 2nd CD i imagine. like that.

Flaming Lips tried this tho, on their album Zaireeka, which came in 4 CD's! but this failed miserably because no-one could get 4 stereos working at the same time, to get the cd(s) to work in sync. not sure it's gonna work for Tool either.

i've been reading about how people have been very impressed with the instrumentation on the new songs. 1 song reported at around 18 minutes in length, with justin using some new technique that shouldn't sound like it should be played on bass, but sounded at home when played. Danny bragging that this 18 minute length song is of the highest calibre, and the greatest song he's ever worked on.

man, i just can't fucking wait until Tuesday, see what all this new info will be.

http://www.teleincision.com

Jesus. As much as I love them, they have to be the most pretencious band ever.

[christoph]

are you at all familiar with the Fibonacci sequence used on Lateralus?

and no, i don't think they are pretentious. that word gets thrown around too loosely. i don't think they create their music for notification, they are just simply trying out new ideas. that's like calling Radiohead pretentious after releasing Kid A, they didn't release it to look like pompous pricks, they did because they wanted the new direction.

[Wowee Zowee]

2 albums...running at the same time sounds promising but i really dont want that.
i hope they dont go down the round of Fantomas and release a 70 min one track album :stunned:

anyways Tuesday WOOOOOOo

[christoph]

ok http://www.teleincision.com/music

this started making me think, it's probably some wanker who's heard the rumour, and just bought the domain, and my thinking is apparently true. someone on the SA forums owned upto it, i'll try get the link again. but then i read this;

http://toolnavy.com/showthread.php?t=30038

exciting!

[Wowee Zowee]

ok http://www.teleincision.com/music

this started making me think, it's probably some wanker who's heard the rumour, and just bought the domain, and my thinking is apparently true. someone on the SA forums owned upto it, i'll try get the link again. but then i read this;

http://toolnavy.com/showthread.php?t=30038

exciting!
i think its all bullshit. the album will probably be out next year....

[Kazuya vs Ummagumma]

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=20913840&blogID=41799967&Mytoken=20050816193059

T00l!!!11eleven"12.

I bet the new album isn't out for ages :(

[Sir Mick]

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=20913840&blogID=41799967&Mytoken=20050816193059

T00l!!!11eleven"12.

I bet the new album isn't out for ages :(
yeah i wonder when it's due out cause i havent heard much about what they have done on it whether they are still mixing it or something i dont know

[Mort]

Undertow = Bestest Tool album ever.

[Wowee Zowee]

Undertow = Bestest Tool album ever.
liar.

Lateralus innit ;)

[Mort]

liar.

Lateralus innit ;)
Nah, Lateralus is kinda overrated. Still good but not the best.
Undertow is excellent. Any album with Sober is excellent.
And Crawl Away is fun as hell to play on bass, as well as easy.

[Stu]

Aenima is my fave.

[Wowee Zowee]

was watching Escape From L.A and noticed that a Tool song was used Sweat.

[Wowee Zowee]

http://www.toolband.com/news/letter/2005_10.php

http://www.myspace.com/VOLTO
danny carey thing.

[Gemsy]

<3
I want to go home and play with Lateralus. :'(
:LOL:

[christoph]

I read that on the 20th Schism and Parabola are released as singles. Which includes the videos to each and remixes on them. Toolshed said something about a DVD that's out very soon too, but I can't remember what it said exactly.

Rough date for the new album is April.

[Stu]

I read that on the 20th Schism and Parabola are released as singles.


Is there any particular reason for this? :confused: what is the point?

[Magdalena]

The Patient, 5:30ish onwards. ORGASMIC.
*shivers* *melts*

[christoph]

Is there any particular reason for this? :confused: what is the point?

Just for the videos I guess.

[Gemsy]

Is there any particular reason for this? :confused: what is the point?
+1
Singles are shite.

[Nikora]

According to A.N.Other forum.
"Release date is tentatively April 11th. Single will be hitting radio mid to late March." :erm:

[Wowee Zowee]

According to A.N.Other forum.
"Release date is tentatively April 11th. Single will be hitting radio mid to late March." :erm:
http://www.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1&sku=401043
believe it when i see it.

[Nikora]

http://www.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1&sku=401043
believe it when i see it.
Blah :noey:
I want to hear it now, nag dabbit.

[Wowee Zowee]

Blah :noey:
I want to hear it now, nag dabbit.
they've changed their sound.

[Nikora]

they've changed their sound.
How so?
And in a good or bad sense?

[Stu]

New album should be out in early May according to toolband.com

[christoph]

How so?
And in a good or bad sense?

Well they were touring with Meshuggah for a while, and Tomahawk and Fantomas. I think it's going to be quite complicated, some of it quite heavy with some really blissful moments.

I'm probably going to love it.

[Nikora]

Ooh excellent :D can't wait for this one.
(is still miffed about not being able to go to see them at the fests :indiff: :( )

[expanding_universe]

They're coming to Australia for a promotional tour (minus Adam).

[Kazuya vs Ummagumma]

So the album's supposedly available to music journalists and one wrote a review of it but it had to be taken down because the band asked. I didn't see it but apparently it mentioned 11 tracks with some mixed together and it "rocks to the point that hearing it makes him almost cry and pleasure himself"

[Wowee Zowee]

Track 1 (7min 3sec). Mesmeric start. Hypnotic beat. Jagged, angular off beats.
Familiar trancey passages punctuated by a guitar part reminiscent of an older
Tool track. Tribal drum beats f@!# with a lovely melody and climax with
Maynard’s vocals. I am going to cry.

Track 2 (7min 12sec) Melodic intro with almost balladic vocals from Maynard.
Lighter feel (almost, dare I say it, APC-tinged) but not for long. Danny gets
stronger – Baresi releases our tubthumper and the feel gets much heavier into
‘chugga chugga’ off beats. Then – here’s some unusual guitar work. Man, it’s
almost Hendix-like! Then back into a heavy tribal groove. I fight off the urge
to masturbate furiously.

Track 3/4 (This is either one 17 minute monster or two tracks – of 6min 20sec
and 10min 26sec – only the Gods Of The Stinfist know the answer). Whichever it
is – DO NOT SMOKE THE WEED WHILST LISTENING TO IT! Starting with Buddhist
temple-flavoured gong tweaking the collective nipples of Kraftwerk, a deep
sphincter-rumbling bass and om chanting might recall ‘Parabol’. After 3 minutes
of this nerve-wracking niceness, all Hell breaks loose with mega-heavy riffdom
before slipping back into spaciness after 30 seconds. Like an epileptic
convulsion in a night of deep sleep. Hawkwind does Greensleeves whilst Pink
Floys look on. The Record Company people are starting to look nervous and
uncomfortable as if they have seldom HEARD anything so strange and worrying.
What the f@!# is this? Let me outta here! I need to go snuggle the Radio One
Playlist! Suddenly it’s a crazed sea shanty for whacked-out space travelers.
‘You’re the only one who can hold your head up high. It’s my time now… my time
now… give me my… give me my…’ duets Maynard with himself. Danny fights free of
the evil clutches of Dr Baresi and goes off on one. Adam’s guitar recalls
something off Lateralus again. It’s Triad, I think, but it’s almost impossible
to identify one riff whilst another song goes on. The musical equivalent of
rubbing one’s head and tummy simultaneously in different directions. They’re
doing this on purpose to f@!# with our heads. Bastards! Returns to full-on
rhythmic Toolishness to end. No it isn’t the end. It doesn’t end like any other
song ends. Tool never ends. I’m losing it. Therap me now, please.

Track 5 (Probably. 6min 11 sec definitely). Oooooooh. This is THE one. Ya know
what, pluggers? Radio might even go for this! Maynard’s vocals at the start are
quite extraordinary. Place equal parts of Chris De Burgh, Tiny Tim and Bilal The
Muezzin in a blender and run for your life. Easily the most commercial track to
date. In fact, easily the most commercial track Tool have EVER done. That guitar
is waaay strong again. Did Adam bribe Baresi? This is still twisted. It’s hard
but commercial. The end spells a relief as climactic as a boil bursting. I go
‘Yessssss’ and the whole room of cool jouros looks round at me as if I’m a
Bateman cartoon ‘The Man Who Ordered A Pork Sandwich In Blooms’. This is a
SERIOUSLY awesome track. Just you mark my words.

Track 6 (1min). In which Maynard becomes a Native American for no good reason.
Strange, but we like a bit of strangeness.

Track 7 (Maybe. Could be two medium length tracks and a terribly short one, too.
I’m now losing the will to live with the stopwatch. It’s 14min 45sec of music,
whatever). Guitars to the fore again. One long note with almost blues-like,
overlaid note progressions. f@!# me, it’s House Of The Rising Sun cut with
Ketamine. There are unsettling whispers and talking. Is this a bad trip or a
psychiatry session? Come to think of it, is there a difference? ‘How Are You
Today?’… ‘Tell Me Everything’ then THWACK! Into such a breathtakingly slappy,
powerful riff kick that I’m actually physically winded for a nanosecond.
Demonic, growling, rap noise over rhythmic heavy heavy groove. Forget the Were
Rabbit jibe. This is a f@!# full-on, nasty, shaven headed WEREWOLF. A lightbulb
goes mental in the room. The Record Company almost lose all cool and run for it.
I damn nearly join them but now I AM crying. I am gulping back wracking sobs at
the sheer Toolishness of this monstrous, magnificent track. This is the real
deal. Again snippets from Lateralus. You ARE playing with us. You ARE! This is
Tool’s equivalent of ‘spot the Hitchcock in the Hitchcock film’! But I don’t
care. It’s like The Best Of Tool in one song. The Bomb. It ends like the violent
end of a violent life. And then it ends again. Unless that’s another track, of
course….

Track 8 (6min 44sec). Odd noises. Sea shore meets ironworks. Ever see the
cartoon meisterwerk ‘Spirited Away’? You MUST! In it there is a character called
Kamajii The Boiler Keeper who has 6 arms and an army of small black coals. This
sound is similar. Soon joined by elastic bass and drum twangling over
multi-layered Maynard whisperings and chanted vox. Shades of Pink Floyd again.
Shades of the more ‘moody’ Lateralus tracks again. Reflection. Disposition.
Tribal and hypnotic.

Track 9 (9min 04sec. I think). Melodic, slow, hypnotic. Almost balladic. Wall of
Sound build-up. Danny does some Bamboo pole-type drumming into big rif***e. Big,
big sound. Tool at their weightiest. It’s almost Chinese at the end. I can think
of worse things to be like. Perhaps the boys have their eyes on the World’s
fastest developing market?

Track 10 (OK it’s 11 but I’m f@!# if I can work out how we got here). The walk
out track (their description not mine). Oddness. The Noodles of Satan.

[Gemsy]

Well they were touring with Meshuggah for a while, and Tomahawk and Fantomas. I think it's going to be quite complicated, some of it quite heavy with some really blissful moments.

I'm probably going to love it.
FUCK YES

[Gemsy]

Track 1 (7min 3sec). Mesmeric start. Hypnotic beat. Jagged, angular off beats.
Familiar trancey passages punctuated by a guitar part reminiscent of an older
Tool track. Tribal drum beats f@!# with a lovely melody and climax with
Maynard’s vocals. I am going to cry.

Track 2 (7min 12sec) Melodic intro with almost balladic vocals from Maynard.
Lighter feel (almost, dare I say it, APC-tinged) but not for long. Danny gets
stronger – Baresi releases our tubthumper and the feel gets much heavier into
‘chugga chugga’ off beats. Then – here’s some unusual guitar work. Man, it’s
almost Hendix-like! Then back into a heavy tribal groove. I fight off the urge
to masturbate furiously.

Track 3/4 (This is either one 17 minute monster or two tracks – of 6min 20sec
and 10min 26sec – only the Gods Of The Stinfist know the answer). Whichever it
is – DO NOT SMOKE THE WEED WHILST LISTENING TO IT! Starting with Buddhist
temple-flavoured gong tweaking the collective nipples of Kraftwerk, a deep
sphincter-rumbling bass and om chanting might recall ‘Parabol’. After 3 minutes
of this nerve-wracking niceness, all Hell breaks loose with mega-heavy riffdom
before slipping back into spaciness after 30 seconds. Like an epileptic
convulsion in a night of deep sleep. Hawkwind does Greensleeves whilst Pink
Floys look on. The Record Company people are starting to look nervous and
uncomfortable as if they have seldom HEARD anything so strange and worrying.
What the f@!# is this? Let me outta here! I need to go snuggle the Radio One
Playlist! Suddenly it’s a crazed sea shanty for whacked-out space travelers.
‘You’re the only one who can hold your head up high. It’s my time now… my time
now… give me my… give me my…’ duets Maynard with himself. Danny fights free of
the evil clutches of Dr Baresi and goes off on one. Adam’s guitar recalls
something off Lateralus again. It’s Triad, I think, but it’s almost impossible
to identify one riff whilst another song goes on. The musical equivalent of
rubbing one’s head and tummy simultaneously in different directions. They’re
doing this on purpose to f@!# with our heads. Bastards! Returns to full-on
rhythmic Toolishness to end. No it isn’t the end. It doesn’t end like any other
song ends. Tool never ends. I’m losing it. Therap me now, please.

Track 5 (Probably. 6min 11 sec definitely). Oooooooh. This is THE one. Ya know
what, pluggers? Radio might even go for this! Maynard’s vocals at the start are
quite extraordinary. Place equal parts of Chris De Burgh, Tiny Tim and Bilal The
Muezzin in a blender and run for your life. Easily the most commercial track to
date. In fact, easily the most commercial track Tool have EVER done. That guitar
is waaay strong again. Did Adam bribe Baresi? This is still twisted. It’s hard
but commercial. The end spells a relief as climactic as a boil bursting. I go
‘Yessssss’ and the whole room of cool jouros looks round at me as if I’m a
Bateman cartoon ‘The Man Who Ordered A Pork Sandwich In Blooms’. This is a
SERIOUSLY awesome track. Just you mark my words.

Track 6 (1min). In which Maynard becomes a Native American for no good reason.
Strange, but we like a bit of strangeness.

Track 7 (Maybe. Could be two medium length tracks and a terribly short one, too.
I’m now losing the will to live with the stopwatch. It’s 14min 45sec of music,
whatever). Guitars to the fore again. One long note with almost blues-like,
overlaid note progressions. f@!# me, it’s House Of The Rising Sun cut with
Ketamine. There are unsettling whispers and talking. Is this a bad trip or a
psychiatry session? Come to think of it, is there a difference? ‘How Are You
Today?’… ‘Tell Me Everything’ then THWACK! Into such a breathtakingly slappy,
powerful riff kick that I’m actually physically winded for a nanosecond.
Demonic, growling, rap noise over rhythmic heavy heavy groove. Forget the Were
Rabbit jibe. This is a f@!# full-on, nasty, shaven headed WEREWOLF. A lightbulb
goes mental in the room. The Record Company almost lose all cool and run for it.
I damn nearly join them but now I AM crying. I am gulping back wracking sobs at
the sheer Toolishness of this monstrous, magnificent track. This is the real
deal. Again snippets from Lateralus. You ARE playing with us. You ARE! This is
Tool’s equivalent of ‘spot the Hitchcock in the Hitchcock film’! But I don’t
care. It’s like The Best Of Tool in one song. The Bomb. It ends like the violent
end of a violent life. And then it ends again. Unless that’s another track, of
course….

Track 8 (6min 44sec). Odd noises. Sea shore meets ironworks. Ever see the
cartoon meisterwerk ‘Spirited Away’? You MUST! In it there is a character called
Kamajii The Boiler Keeper who has 6 arms and an army of small black coals. This
sound is similar. Soon joined by elastic bass and drum twangling over
multi-layered Maynard whisperings and chanted vox. Shades of Pink Floyd again.
Shades of the more ‘moody’ Lateralus tracks again. Reflection. Disposition.
Tribal and hypnotic.

Track 9 (9min 04sec. I think). Melodic, slow, hypnotic. Almost balladic. Wall of
Sound build-up. Danny does some Bamboo pole-type drumming into big rif***e. Big,
big sound. Tool at their weightiest. It’s almost Chinese at the end. I can think
of worse things to be like. Perhaps the boys have their eyes on the World’s
fastest developing market?

Track 10 (OK it’s 11 but I’m f@!# if I can work out how we got here). The walk
out track (their description not mine). Oddness. The Noodles of Satan.
FUCK YES :happy:

[Nikora]

FUCK YES :happy:
^^ :D

[Stu]

FUCK YES :happy:
:)

[Nikora]

The Parbola and Schism singles were released last week... the 13th but yeh close enough.

What's with all these DVD singles. :erm:

[christoph]

This is taken from the Dutch listening session. Kindly translated by someone on the Toolshed forum.

---

Sunday night the day we’ve been waiting for was finally here. A handful of journalists were allowed to hear the entire new tool album, without knowing the track titles or album title.

The location for the listening session was original; a former monastery in the middle of the Amsterdam red light district. In the alley where it was there were women behind windows on the left and a doorman to let you in on the right. If you didn’t know where it was you would have walked past it.

Right after entering a girl from the record company shoves a contract under everyone’s noses in which we have to promise we won’t publish anything about the album till 13 April. Apparently there was some excitement/trouble after the review from a previous listening session in London was put on-line. A shame.

At the bottom of the stairs we enter the hall from the picture above. Imagine some chandeliers with burning candles, three speaker-towers/stacks with flat screen monitors showing all video’s and a couple of white couches from the lounge era (late 90’s). Nobody eats the French bread, tapenade, nuts, coleslaw and other treats.

After 30 minutes of drinking and socialising drummer Danny Carey, who has been walking around all evening with a beer in his hand, enters with a cd in his hands. The visitors all get wireless headphones and are allowed to enjoy on the couches. Danny Carey says ‘eet smakelijk’ (enjoy your meal) and wishes us fun. He walks to the vip area with bass player Justin Chancellor. Maynard doesn’t show himself.

We are spoiled during the listening session, the waitresses give us many warm and cold snacks, so we don’t have to get up during listening. It’s almost a silent disco, more than 30 people nod their heads to the beat, occasionally disturbed by the sound of breaking glass. Afterwards Maynard, wearing a cowboy hat, walks into the hall and is handed a microphone. Everyone takes off their headphones in a reflex, but you needed those to hear the singer. “ Thank you for you time and your patience, and now go away!”

Justin and Maynard disappear immediately afterwards, Danny takes his times to answer some questions and sign some booklets. According to the colossal drummer the band will be playing besides at Pinkpop in the HMH (the Heineken music hall, a venue in Amsterdam). Probably in the same week as Pinkpop or in the last week of June. There is no more time; We are kicked out of the building in a friendly way because there is another listening round for the international press.

Because of the embargo I’ve not been able to say anything about the record itself, but with my notes I can write something here on 13 April. There won’t be promo cd’s before the release of 2 may. The question is whether this approach is useful. A record store employee noted that the arctic monkeys leaked songs on purpose and their album is very successful. And even if I keep my mouth shut, there will probably be someone else who will put something online about the listing session.

---

Can't believe they actually made an embargo! So, it's official. No information until April 13th, and it's going to be released on May 2nd!
:D

[Magdalena]

MMMMMHHH *t00lgasm*

[christoph]

Apparently, there's a new logo aswell. All I know.

[Kazuya vs Ummagumma]

It'll be online within a few weeks.

[christoph]

Worst thing is, i'll actually download it. I will buy it though, just like I always do, but I just want to hear it so bad.

I still have the scars from when Vheissu was announced.

[Nikora]

I want to hear it now :(

[progmetalfan]

Can not wait for that album. It's gonna be great. :D

[christoph]

5/26 - Lisbon, Portugal / Superrock Festival
5/27 - Madrid, Spain / Festimad
5/29 - Barcelona, Spain / Razzmatazz
5/30 - Lyon, France / Transbordeur
5/31 - Luxembourg City, Luxembourg / Rockhal
6/2 - Germany / Rock AM Ring
6/3 - Germany / Rock IM Park
6/4 - Landgraaf, Holland / Pink Pop Festival
6/6 - Hamburg, Germany / Sporthalle
6/7 - Berlin, Germany / Columbiahalle
6/8 - Dusseldorf, Germany / Philipshalle
6/11 - Glasgow, Scotland / Academy
6/13 - Hammersmith, UK / Apollo
6/14 - Hammersmith, UK / Apollo
6/16 - Switzerland / Interlaken Festival
6/17 - Vienna, Austria / Nova Rock Festival
6/19 - Milan, Italy / Filaforum
6/21 - Rome, Italy / Foro Italico
6/22 - Bologna, Italy / L R Arena
6/24 - Poland / Katowice Spodek
6/25 - Prague, Czech Republic / T Mobile Arena
6/27 - Amsterdam, Netherlands / HMH
6/28 - Paris, France / Le Zenith
6/29 - Belgium / Werchter Festival
7/1 - Denmark / Roskilde Festival
7/4 - Kristiansand, Norway / Quart Festival
7/7 - Gothenburg, Sweden / Metal Town Festival
7/9 - Finland / Turku Festival

See you in fucking London! YES!

[Kazuya vs Ummagumma]

Might try and see them in Hamburg or Berlin. Should be in Germany come June.

[christoph]

This is the most plausible tracklisting/album name leak yet.

Tool
Aldaraia
5/2/06


1) The Thorn
2) Annuled
3) Visceral
4) The Lucid
5) 23
6) Permute
7) The Median
8) Aldaraian
9) Mandalic
10) The Ascent
11) Laiad Kayenth

Although, one critic cites there is no released names yet as Tool haven't even decided on any. Apparently. Well, we'll find out everything on April 13th I imagine.

[christoph]

Apparently, Joshua Davies is either doing the album artwork, or designing their site.

http://www.joshuadavis.com/pound.html

This is something he created for Adam;

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v293/christalbot/JD1.jpg

[Nikora]

6/11 - Glasgow, Scotland / Academy
YES! A Glasgow date :D

Wheeee *bounces off walls and stoof*

[Gemsy]

5/26 - Lisbon, Portugal / Superrock Festival
5/27 - Madrid, Spain / Festimad
5/29 - Barcelona, Spain / Razzmatazz
5/30 - Lyon, France / Transbordeur
5/31 - Luxembourg City, Luxembourg / Rockhal
6/2 - Germany / Rock AM Ring
6/3 - Germany / Rock IM Park
6/4 - Landgraaf, Holland / Pink Pop Festival
6/6 - Hamburg, Germany / Sporthalle
6/7 - Berlin, Germany / Columbiahalle
6/8 - Dusseldorf, Germany / Philipshalle
6/11 - Glasgow, Scotland / Academy
6/13 - Hammersmith, UK / Apollo
6/14 - Hammersmith, UK / Apollo
6/16 - Switzerland / Interlaken Festival
6/17 - Vienna, Austria / Nova Rock Festival
6/19 - Milan, Italy / Filaforum
6/21 - Rome, Italy / Foro Italico
6/22 - Bologna, Italy / L R Arena
6/24 - Poland / Katowice Spodek
6/25 - Prague, Czech Republic / T Mobile Arena
6/27 - Amsterdam, Netherlands / HMH
6/28 - Paris, France / Le Zenith
6/29 - Belgium / Werchter Festival
7/1 - Denmark / Roskilde Festival
7/4 - Kristiansand, Norway / Quart Festival
7/7 - Gothenburg, Sweden / Metal Town Festival
7/9 - Finland / Turku Festival

See you in fucking London! YES!
:'( :'( :'( OH YESSSSSS!!!!11!1!!
Oh cockflaps. Why oh why did it have to be the day before I go on holiday?! :LOL:

[Magdalena]

OH MY GOD i have to go.

[Nikora]

Now we just need a date that the tickets go on sale..

[Gemsy]

3 times this summer?
Could be done... :LOL: :LOL: :D :LOL: :LOL: :D :D :D :D

omg

[Kazuya vs Ummagumma]

http://www.nme.com/festivals/news/22368

Tool have been confirmed as the final headliners for the Download 2006 festival.

:eek:

[christoph]

I know, on the Friday. If I can't goto see them in London, i'm gonna be going to Download to see them for the Friday only.

[Nikora]

Dates are still off ToolBand :stunned: What's the deal?

Oooh Christoph, I was told quite bluntly by some snobbish twunt off the MH board that your tracklisting is false. :indiff: Fucking know it all...

[christoph]

Did you ask him what was the right tracklisting? 'Cause if he didn't say, just send him a virus. That'll teach him.

[Nikora]

He (I think it is a he) says that the only thing right is that there are 11 tracks....
I should just send him one anyway though :D

[Bewilders]

t00l. \ m /

[christoph]

He (I think it is a he) says that the only thing right is that there are 11 tracks....
I should just send him one anyway though :D

Haha yeah. He shouldn't be so sure, as nothing has really been proven as fake yet, or has anything been officially announced. So go tell him to try suck his balls or something.
:LOL:

[Gemsy]

Oh, myfuckinggod.
I am going to see them 3 times. :LOL:

[Gemsy]

"JUST IN CASE YOU'RE INTERESTED...

The artwork for the upcoming Tool album is going to the separators/printers today, therefore it will eventually be leaked out that the name of the album is (drum roll.......) ' 10,000 days '

... so there it is."

Heehee. :D
Still no chuffin' tour dates though.