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04\05\08 April
So you're wondering (a) where we've been and (b) why there was no April Fools' Day prank this year? It's easy to explain, though not particularly exciting. (a) Things in Tool-land have been pretty slow (though "Vicarious" lyrics have been posted), and I've been in various countries this year shooting various television series, and without continuous internet access. (b) Are you sure there wasn't?
OK, yes, there wasn't. Maybe we were getting a little predictable; we'd gone eleven years in a row with a gag on 4/1! But thanks to all of you who wrote in wondering if you'd been duped somehow, and to those who came by to see if we were still alive and were planning to pull the wool over their eyes.
We're in that part of the Tool cycle where things are really slow. By now, you longtime fans know the phases: "speculation about new record", "misinformation about new record", "run-up to new record", "leak of songs online", "new record release", "argument over meaning of lyrics", "sudden touring frenzy for two years", and "why isn't t.d.n being updated?"
I think you can see where we are in the cycle. I hope you are all doing well.
[Posted by Kabir]
12\10\07 This and That • Puscifer (Oops) • Tonight?
Hey folks. Seems the last five weeks of updates to this News page didn't appear on the website (they were posted, but not live for some reason), and consequently didn't actually show up here until just now. Here I was trying to figure out why some of you were frantically writing in about news that was already up, and now ... well ... heh. Sorry for any inconvenience. Scroll down and catch up on the last few bits of relevant info!
In fact, it seems we owe an apology to our friend Maynard; somehow mention of his band Puscifer slipped through the cracks here! Yes, for those of you who still don't know, and for those of you will forgive this omission by our staff, Puscifer released their debut album "V is for Vagina" a few weeks ago. As penance, we'll break with our twelve-year-old tradition of not linking to YouTube videos here in the News to bring you a live recording of their song "Cuntry Boner"! §
And, if I can get my paws on an extra ticket, perhaps I'll see you at tonight's show in LA! §
[Posted by Kabir]
12\07\07 Grammy Nomination!
It's that time of year - Grammy nominations are out, and while Kanye West seems to have done really well, you'll be pleased to know that Tool has gotten in on the fun. "The Pot" has been nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance.
It may be worth noting that this now counts as "Hard Rock"; Tool won the Grammy for Best Metal Performance in 2002 for "Schism" and 1998 for "Ænema." So ... "Schism" is "metal" and "The Pot" is "hard rock." Go figure. Congrats to the band, either way. §
[Posted by Kabir]
12\03\07 Missing Missoula
Bad news for you Montana folks - tonight's show has been cancelled. Seems Maynard has come down with a throat illness. It remains to be seen when / if this show will be rescheduled. §
[Posted by Kabir]
11\30\07 Eye on the DV...D
More info is trickling in about the upcoming "Vicarious" DVD single. Looks like it will have the video (information we've gotten shows a longer running time than the song, though we think this is a typo), audio commentary, possibly behind-the-scenes footage, and some yet-unannounced bonuses. Bonii. Whichever. You get the point. §
[Posted by Kabir]
11\04\07 Vicarious Video!
After nearly a year of speculation, finally some word about the long-rumored "Vicarious" video. Word is that we can expect a DVD release on December 18! If the rumors are true, there will be more than just the music video to look forward to ... §
[Posted by Kabir]
10\27\07 Shine On • Tour Update
The Official lyrics for "Jambi" that have been released are now posted to the Lyrics section. They were a Tool Army exclusive, but now you can go see how right or wrong you were about exactly what kind of "withering away" is taking place. §
Also, seems we had a server hiccup; the Tour page was updated with the latest tour dates but then they disappeared. This has been corrected and the Tour page now has the latest itinerary. §
[Posted by Kabir]
10\02\07 Touring, still!
As expected, a chunk of new tour dates around the edges of the US has been announced (OK fine, and there's one in Wyoming too). More dates are likely, as the Tool touring juggernaut continues. As for the summer, apologies to all for not having activated links to reviews. Further accounting for the summer should be available online soon. §
[Posted by Kabir]
08\17\07 Happy Birthday!!!
Today is the 12th anniversary of the News page here at The Tool Page! Twelve years ago this website went from "page" to "site", so today technically is t.d.n's birthday. Thanks to all of you for continuing to come by after all this time; and a special shout to any of you who have been around the whole time. Toolshed, as the saying goes, you look like a monkey, and you smell like one too. §
[Posted by Kabir]
07\15\07 About About
Just in time for the Ides of July (and equally as exciting, honestly): the About section of this site has finally been updated. §
[Posted by Kabir]
07\12\07 Sorry About That
Hey folks. Sorry about the delay in updating the Tour section calendar and reviews. The Tour section is now updated, and reviews are caught up as well. Sometimes, time just gets away from you. Thank you all for being patient, and thanks also to those of you who pestered us to get it working. §
[Posted by Kabir]
06\13\07 A movie and a lawsuit?
Billboard ran an article today discussing a movie project from the band and a lawsuit from Cam de Leon. §
[Posted by Chris]
06\06\07 Tool to Play Bonnaroo ... Twice?
Grab your salt shakers, folks ...
According to JamBase,
Tool will be playing both Thursday and Friday nights at Bonnaroo. I haven't been able to find
a second source on this, but there it is. Scratch that. It seems to have been an error on their end.
Also, for those of you keeping up with all things Bonnaroo -- John Paul Jones, arguably most
well-known as the bassist for Led Zeppelin, will be part of the foundation for this year's
so-called "SuperJam", scheduled for Friday (June 15th) at midnight. Here's hoping he joins Tool
on-stage during their set for a once-in-a-lifetime performance of "No Quarter."
§
[Posted by Chris]
06\05\07 It's been a while ... • Tour Updates • Bonnaroo Chatter
Wow. Have we been slacking, or what? There have been a lot of little things going on, all of which have been discussed in the forum. If this page gets quiet, rest assured that you can get any news you need from there. §
I just added a whole stack of new tour dates to the tour page, including a return to the European festival season. Most of those dates are assuredly old news by now, but there they are. §
Stuart Copeland (known for his drumming with bands like Oysterhead and the Police), in an interview with SPIN, mentioned Tool as one of the top acts to see at this year's Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. §
[Posted by Chris]
04\27\07 On The Road Again
Tonight, the Tool tour juggernaut fires up its engines again, as the band sets out for a new block of shows across North America. We hear that Danny's arm is back to normal, and we're all curious to hear what you folks who will be going to a show have to say about your concert experiences. So break out your tickets, put on a black shirt (not a Tool shirt - don't be that guy), and head for the Tour section to post your concert review when you get back from your show! And to the band, break a leg, guys. (Not a bicep.) §
[Posted by Kabir]
04\21\07 Practically May Fools By Now
Well well well. Turns out sometimes, you make an April Fools' Day news post about Danny's arm not healing, and then you get really busy with work, and you just don't have time to update / remove / correct it. Further, it turns out that sometimes if you leave that post up long enough, people start to wonder whether they were right to question its veracity. And of course, leave it up for just long enough, and Spin Magazine goes and reports it as true. Sounds like a success to me. Sorry for the delay, folks, and we'll get a full update online for you soon. §
[Posted by Kabir]
04\07\07 Bonnaroo Update
According to Pollstar, Tool will be headlining Friday night at Bonnaroo. We'd known that they would be headlining part of the festival for a while, but this is the first indication as to which day they'll be headlining. §
[Posted by Chris]
03\08\07 Lateralus Defined
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has released its latest "200 Definitive Albums" list, where you'll find Lateralus seated at #123. §
[Posted by Chris]
03\07\07 Tour Update • x2
Nearly a dozen rescheduled dates have been announced, implicitly confirming that Tool is still on-track to appear at Bonnaroo. Check the tour page for details. §
Another update. Check the tour page. §
[Posted by Chris]
02\24\07 I can't buy what I want to ...
As most of you probably noticed, a whole stack of on-sale times came and went this morning, but nothing ever went on-sale. It makes sense that Ticketmaster wouldn't want to sell tickets to shows that are already postponed, but stranger things have happened. §
[Posted by Chris]
02\22\07 Tool Still on for 'Roo
According to billboard.com and pollstar.com, Tool is still expected to be a co-headliner for this year's Bonnaroo Festival, despite Danny's recent injury. §
[Posted by Chris]
02\21\07 Bad News, Folks.
The upcoming US tour is going to be rescheduled, due to Danny
tearing a bicep. New dates will be available soon.
Maybe he can learn something from the drummer for Def Leppard.
All kidding aside, we here at t.d.n wish Danny the speediest of
recoveries. §
[Posted by Chris]
02\14\07 Tool ... at Bonnaroo!
It's official, folks: Tool will one of the headliners this year's Bonnaroo festival. The festival is scheduled for June 14-17 in Manchester, TN and tickets start at around $200. §
[Posted by Chris]
02\13\07 Tool ... at Bonnaroo? • Tour Update
Word on the street is that someone at bonnaroo.com screwed up last night and leaked
tomorrow's initial lineup announcment. The big surprise? Tool. Tune in tomorrow
for an update.
UPDATE: JamBase seems
to have an early update for us, confirming that Tool will appear alongside The Police
and Widespread Panic. See you in Tennessee!
§
New tour dates have been added, thanks to toolband.com. §
[Posted by Chris]
02\11\07 And the Grammy Goes To...
Tool (specifically Adam, as art director) has won the Grammy for Best Recording
Package, for the packaging of "10,000 Days"!! The song "Vicarious", however, did not
win its category ("Best Hard Rock Performance"), losing to a Wolfmother song somehow.
Check out the complete list of winners at the Grammys
site.
This year's result is the inverse of what happened in early 1997: then, Tool won the
Grammy for Best Metal Performance for "Ænema", and "Ænima" was nominated
for (but did not win for) Best Recording Package. A little trivia for you on Sunday
now that football is over.
§
[Submitted by Matt M | Posted by Kabir]
02\04\07 LiveNation Fumbles • El Paso Show Moved, Tour Page Updated
LiveNation rescinded, apparently, and there's no show in Pennsylvania. Not yet, anyway. §
The show originally scheduled for El Paso has been moved up the road to Las Cruces. Several other tour dates have recently been added to the itinerary, as well. Check out the tour section for all the details. §
[Posted by Chris]
02\04\07 Tool in PA, OK?
LiveNation seems to have spilled the beans
on a Tool show in Erie, PA on March 29th. At the same time,
the Ford Center in Oklahoma City is advertising that
Tool will play there on March 29th.
Tickets for both shows go on-sale the 10th at 10am local. Maybe Tool has finally figured out how to be in two places at once.
§
[Posted by Chris]
01\31\07 Give Me My, Give Me My Lyrics
Official lyrics to "Wings for Marie" and "10,000 Days (Wings pt 2)" are now available in the Lyrics section! The consensus guesses we had posted earlier were actually very close; only one or two surprises to be found. So go check it out, see who is really ignorant in the congregation. §
[Posted by Kabir]
01\25\07 Tour Update • Melbourne Re-Release
I just posted a handful of new tour dates, with more to come. §
[Posted by Chris]
Also, head over to ticketmaster.com.au if you're trying to find Melbourne tickets. They just released a new batch, which are the first to be on sale since way back in August. §
[Submitted by Eamon | Posted by Chris]
01\23\07 Sydney Reminder • RATM Reunion
Ticketmaster has been sending emails to folks who bought tickets for the Sydney show on the 24th, confirming or reminding us that there will be no opening act and that Tool is expected to take the stage around 8pm. §
Also, if you missed it yesterday, Rage Against the Machine is reuniting for (at least) one show: Coachella 2007. §
[Posted by Chris]
01\21\07 Arizona Bay
Radio station KFMA has sent an email to its listeners announcing another show: Wednesday, March 21st at the Tucson Convention Center in Tucson, AZ. Tickets go on sale, for seating and general admission, on 1/27 at 10am (MST) through Ticketmaster. §
[Submitted by Patrick Valenzuela | Posted by Chris]
01\20\07 Rumored New Date • You Missed It
Well well. It seems a list of rumored upcoming spring tour dates is
floating around the internet, having been posted to the Opinion forums here.
What is extremely interesting about these dates is that the second half of
those reported dates not only have the same locations - and are in the same
order - as the Fall 2002 tour, but they have the same dates of the month,
with the month changed to be in the spring. And some of the venue names
are actually those venues' former (circa 2002) names. Draw your own
conclusions.
As soon as a new tour itinerary is announced, we'll post it to the Tour page
and will note it here. Meanwhile there is a new show or two trickling in,
and they have been posted to the Tour page.
§
Also, seems you missed your chance to wish your old pal Kabir a happy birthday on the 11th. Looks like it'll have to be next year. §
[Posted by Kabir]
01\19\07 Rediscover Ticket Sales • newsfrom.down.under
Scratch what I said yesterday about the San Antonio show being sold out. Tickets are on-sale right now. If you have tickets from the July on-sale, you're good to go. If you don't, here's your chance. §
[Posted by Chris]
An old friend writes in with three quick updates. First, the Sydney show on the 24 has no supporting act, despite what the ticket says. Second, Serj Tankian (from System of a Down) joined the band on-stage last night to do guest vocals for "Sober." And finally, last night, MJK said that they would be, "back in November." §
[Submitted by Eamon | Posted by Chris]
01\18\07 Texas Comes Back Around
TicketMaster has posted info on the San Antonio show, so mark your calendar for March 26th. The show looks to be sold-out (tickets have been on sale for six months, y'know), but TM says that those tickets you bought back in July will be honored. §
[Submitted by Rhapsody | Posted by Chris]
01\06\07 New Japan Show • BDO Set Length Info • Tool in Texas
Tool's added another show to their Japan tour. They'll be playing again in Tokyo on February 10th. §
[ Submitted by ajen_trypt | Posted by Chris ]
The official website for Big Day Out has posted a nice piece of info: Tool has been slotted for a longer-than-normal setlist, weighing in around 90 minutes. §
[ Submitted by Eamon | Posted by Chris ]
An online ticketing site has listed tickets for a Tool show in San Antonio, TX on April 10th at the AT&T Center. This would be the rescheduled date for the missed show back in September. Spring tour confirmed? §
[ Submitted by Eamon | Posted by Chris ]
12\07\06 Grammy Nominations!
A few years back, Tool was nominated for (and won!) a Grammy Award for Best
Metal Performance for "Ænema" and was nominated for Best Recording Package
for "Ænima."
Well, it looks like history is repeating itself: this year Tool has
been nominated for two Grammys. "Vicarious" is up for Best Hard Rock Performance
(seems Tool isn't metal anymore ... whatever that means), against Nine Inch Nails,
Buckcherry, Wolfmother, and System of a Down. Also, Adam (as art director) is
nominated for Best Recording Package for the album "10,000 Days."
Of course, if they win, we'll all applaud loudly. If they lose, well, I'm sure
we'll all just say "the Grammys don't count for anything anyway." We're so
clever.
§
[Submitted by Chad Montgomery | Posted by Kabir]
12\01\06 The Video • Danny on BBC
According to therockradio.com, the band will be shooting a video for The Pot over the holidays. §
Danny (along w/ Brann Dailor of Mastadon) will be featured on Tuesday's episode of The Radio Rockshow. It's set to air at 7pm PST and will be available for download about a week later. §
[Posted by Chris]
11\26\06 One song to rule them all.
Given the recent Thanksgiving holiday here in the US, it seems that Tool has a little something new to be thankful for: The Pot is the currently king of Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks. §
[Posted by Chris]
11\23\06 Happy Thanksgiving!!
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us here at The Tool Page. Here's hoping your holiday is happy and as drama-free as possible. Now get off the computer and go spend some quality time with family, friends, or your new Wii or PS3. §
[Posted by Kabir]
11\15\06 Tour Page Fixed
Whoa there. Seems we all fell asleep on the job and forgot to update the Tour page with reviews from the current European tour. The problem has been fixed; now you can go read which song from "Undertow" Tool has been playing this week...
Also the tour itinerary has been updated with the latest dates; of interest especially to our Japanese readers. §
[Posted by Kabir]
11\06\06 Barcelona Cancelled • Forums are Back
We got an email from a reader in Spain to let us know that the Barcelona show (scheduled for Nov 3) had been cancelled. Sorry for being late on this one. §
The forums are back online. Send your thanks to Dan. §
[Posted by Chris]
10\31\06 Technical Difficulties
I just got word from Dan (who basically runs the forums) that the server hosting the forum software and database is having hardware problems. Someone's working on it, but we're not sure when it'll be back online. Be patient. §
[Posted by Chris]
10\19\06 Kabir Interview
So, Kabir (that's me) is interviewed on this week's Mediocre Show, a top-ranked podcast available from the iTunes store's Comedy Podcast page. The not-very-concise conversation touches a little on t.d.n, on the history of the site, on events in April, on Chris and Dan, and even covers a domain name that I was very surprised has not yet been registered.
You can download the show (episode 60) for free on iTunes! Check out the whole show; the part about t.d.n starts about 26 minutes in. Here's some info about the show for you to read while you listen:
"The Mediocre Show has also had the honor of being featured in Maxim Magazine's February issue, and in May they appeared on Satellite radio, and have been interviewed for various newspapers and on other podcasts. Also, various podcast sites have had the Mediocre Show as a featured show (including the iTunes Music Store, Podcast Alley, Podcast Pickle, Odeo, and others) and they haven't left the iTunes "Top 100" since January 2006." §
[Posted by Kabir]
10\12\06 What's a Puscifer? • Fret for 10,000 Tickets
Maynard's creative subconscious is alive, kicking, and online. §
[Submitted by Strates | Posted by Chris]
Most reports are that the Sydney BDO show sold out pretty quickly, but a t.d.n reader saves the day
with this little tidbit, thanks to Channel V:
"In light of this massive demand we have felt it necessary to stop sales, and will advise in a few days how the final 10,000 tickets will be made available."
Good luck, Sydney fans. §
[Submitted by Eamon | Posted by Chris]
10\04\06 Tool is Out
Tool are confirmed to play this year's Big Day Out festival in Australia and New Zealand. §
[Submitted by Eamon Barling | Posted by Chris]
10\03\06 Double Digits
Well clearly we all were too busy this weekend to post this tidbit: Saturday marked the tenth anniversary of the US release of "Ænima"! Since then the record has been certified triple platinum (denoting sales of over 3,000,000 copies), making it the best-selling Tool record to date. Take a moment to reflect: how was your life when "Ænima" came out ... ten years ago? (Man, we are all getting so old.) §
[Posted by Kabir]
09\23\06 Shades of Cozened Indigo
Official lyrics for "The Pot" have been released and are now posted to the Lyrics section. Go check them out, see just how wrong you were! §
[Posted by Kabir]
09\20\06 10,000 * 300
Sometime in the last few days, this site just welcomed its three millionth different person ("unique visitor", as they are called by web stats geeks) this year! Amazing to consider how many people have come by in 2006, and the year still isn't over. Thanks to everyone for still dropping by; keep spreading the word about The Tool Page, and maybe we can have another milestone day before the year is out. §
[Posted by Kabir]
09\19\06 Tonight's Show Cancelled
Tonight's show in Madison has been cancelled. WJJO radio uwbadgers.com says the following:
The Tool concert scheduled for tonight at the Kohl Center has been canceled due to an illness in the band. There will be no make-up date scheduled for this show.
Again, the illness mentioned is likely Maynard being sick. §
[Submitted by cureformax | Posted by Chris]
09\12\06 Tonight's Show Postponed
Tonight's show in San Antonio has been postponed. The venue's website says the following:
"The September 12 show with TOOL at the AT&T Center in San Antonio has been postponed due to illness. The September 12 show will be rescheduled for another date and all tickets purchased for the September 12 show will be honored for that rescheduled performance. Information regarding the rescheduled date will be forthcoming. Once the rescheduled date has been announced, if you are unable to attend, refunds will be made available at the point of purchase."
Based on the reviews we've gotten from the last few nights, the illness mentioned is likely Maynard being sick. §
[Submitted by Chad Montgomery | Posted by Kabir]
09\09\06 Links Updated
It's been a long time coming, but the Links section of this site has finally been updated, condensed, redesigned, and cleaned up. (It is actually now part of the More section, but you probably don't care that much.) Automatic posting of links is now disabled, which will keep the list from becoming the useless mess it has been for the past few years. We'll try to keep the list short, and worth investigating. §
[Posted by Kabir]
09\07\06 SMS Your Wings • Thanks • Gooood Times
I just got an SMS message from Kabir, who is attending tonight's show in LA. "Wings for Marie" and "10,000 Days" both debuted tonight and, according to Kabir, sound fantastic. §
Also, a quick thanks to everyone who sent their best wishes in the last few weeks. It's quite humbling to get so many congratulations from an internet full of strangers. §
[Posted by Chris]
Yeah, that was a good time, being there for the debut performance of "Wings for Marie" / "10,000 Days." For more, you can read my review of the first Los Angeles show (and many other reviews as well). And perhaps we'll see you Friday night at the second Los Angeles show - check the Upcoming Concerts forum in the Opinion section for the details! Nothing fancy, just a quick hello and a drink. See y'all. §
[Posted by Kabir]
08\21\06 Sober? • Here Comes the Bride-well
If you haven't been reading this week's concert reviews posted to the Tour page, you might have not yet learned that Metallica's Kirk Hammett joined Tool on guitar during "Sober" ... §
Congratulations are in order for one of our site editors: Chris Brightwell and his wife were married this weekend! §
[Posted by Kabir]
08\17\06 Down Under • 11 (but Not Saying Goodbye) • Rosetta Lyrics!!
Two new tour dates have been scheduled in Australia for January 2007, marking Tool's first live performances there since 2002. Details are on the Tour page. Perhaps there will be more dates in the region announced soon as well ... §
Today is the 11th birthday of t.d.n! Eleven years ago, this site went from being a one-page document to being a full-service website; I can honestly say that I had no idea it would still be going strong more than a decade later. That we're still around speaks loudly about the collective strength of fans of the band, and fans of the site as well. Thank you all for sticking around through the good times and the quiet years ... and Happy Birthday, The Tool Page! (Try it, it's kind of hard to sing.) §
And as a birthday present to t.d.n (or not), official lyrics to "Rosetta Stoned" have been released!! Check the lyrics section for all the "yogi" and "uncle Martin." Turns out you guys were all very close for the most part. §
[Posted by Kabir]
08\08\06 On the Road Again • The Making of ...
The fall US/Canada tour (with a few shows in Asia) is underway and reviews are flowing into the tour page pretty steadily. If you need some help finding tickets, on-sale info, directions, a ride, or anything else, check out the upcoming concerts forum. §
A few folks have sent in an article featuring Joe Baressi and Bob Ludwig as they discuss the making of "10,000 Days." §
[Posted by Chris]
07\22\06 Tour update
Tour dates just keep on coming in; seems Tool weren't kidding when they told European crowds that they would "see them in the fall." Check the Tour page for all the details. Also, for those of you who missed out this morning on good seats to the Los Angeles show, a second one was added at about 10:45 AM ... and it seems that all the scalpers had already gone home by then ... good luck. §
[Posted by Kabir]
07\09\06 Fall USA tour dates
A new chunk of tour dates has been released; they're now posted to the Tour section. Maybe Tool will be playing your town this September! §
[Posted by Kabir]
06\20\06 Canadian Dates • It's Official!
According to Ticketmaster, Tool has scheduled three Canadian shows for August 22-25. §
Just my luck ... I leave a 'net connection for a few hours and the Official Site drops a stack of fresh tour dates. The Tour page has been updated. §
[Posted by Chris]
06\19\06 US Tour Date • Reviews Fixed
According to radio station Rock 94.5, Tool will play The Gorge in George, WA on August 27th. Tickets go on sale June 24th ($50-$65), according to KISW FM. For anyone keeping score, this puts an end to the "Tool at the Reading Festival" rumors.
Thanks to everyone who PMed me in the Opinion forum with the heads-up. §
I finally updated the tour section with links to review threads for several shows. Sorry for the delay. §
[Posted by Chris]
06\10\06 10,000 x 200
In the last few days, we reached a new milestone here at The Tool Page: over two million unique visitors to the site this year so far. That's like having four million eyes reading t.d.n this year (well, maybe less, if any of you have only one eye; or more, if any of you have a third eye). Thanks for your continued support, everybody. §
[Posted by Kabir]
06\09\06 Ten Billion Days
"10,000 Days" has been confirmed platinum in the US, representing sales of over one million copies of the new album! That didn't take very long. Congratulations to Tool on yet another platinum record. "10,000 Days" is still, by the way, in the Billboard Top 10. §
[Submitted by Jake Williams | Posted by Kabir]
06\06\06 Amsterdamn Confirmed
Tool is finally confirmed to be playing the June 27 show in Amsterdam. Thanks to everyone for the heads up. §
[Posted by Chris]
Happy 6/6/6! Some of you may have read the news stories today that families all over the place were scrambling to avoid having their kids today, because of the "stigma" that they would face the rest of their lives. To this, I say "come on now - wouldn't you want to be born today?!" Enjoy. §
[Posted by Kabir]
05\22\06 Back, in the USA
We all knew more US tour dates were on tap for the fall, but here's one for the summer. Tool will be headlining the Street Scene festival in San Diego. Check the Tour page for more info. §
[Posted by Kabir]
05\12\06 10,000 / 10,000 • 10,000 x 100
So not only did "10,000 Days" go #1 in the US, but it also has charted as the #1 album in many European countries, and in New Zealand. Not bad for a band nobody has heard of... §
It has been roughly three and a half years since the Opinion forums launched in their current format, and we just had our one millionth post. Thanks once again to everyone for supporting the site, and thanks again to our friend Dan for having made me turn the Opinion section into a real forum back in 2002. §
[Posted by Kabir]
05\10\06 #1 in the US • "Vicarious" DVD • Fall Tour Confirmed
According to Neilsen SoundScan, "10,000 Days" sold a whopping 564,000 copies in its first week here in the US, landing at #1 in the Billboard Top 200 and outselling Pearl Jam's new album (#2) by a little more than 2-to-1. §
Billboard.com is reporting that a DVD single for "Vicarious" is due in the next few weeks. Could this be the June 6 (6/6/06) release we keep hearing rumors of? §
The same billboard.com article (see above) also has this to say:
After completing a round of American dates later this month and ensuing tours of Europe and Japan, [Tool] will return to the States in the fall.
Just don't plan to see them during the harvest: Maynard plans to be with his winery during the harvest season, so Tool will taking a break from touring then. §
[Posted by Chris]
05\08\06 Number 1, mate • Lyrics again • Makeover
Well well. "10,000 Days" debuted at #1 on the Australian ARIA charts, and has been certified platinum Down Under as well (meaning 70,000 copies sold in its first week alone). Not bad. §
Lyrics for each song on the new album have been posted to the Lyrics section of this site. They are not official; as mentioned below, they contain numerous options for what certain words may be, to provide you a starting point for deciphering the album's many words (and many meanings). §
The site redesign continues. It is a daunting task, given how many hundreds of pages we have, but we're chipping away at it. A new-look Tour page is also finally up. §
[Posted by Kabir]
05\04\06 Lyric update • Meta-news
Lyrics to the new album are making their way onto the
"10,000 Days" page in the Lyrics section. There are numerous versions
floating around online; the reason it is taking a day or two to get the
complete album posted is that we're not interested in just posting one
version, calling it canon, and forcing you to agree.
With so many words still
in dispute absent an official lyric sheet, the Lyrics page will reflect
the best available options, to provide you a starting point so that you
can draw your own conclusions.
So we're weeding through everyone's opinions and merging together the best
consensus guesses. Come by the Opinion forums and weigh in on the
discussion!
§
The site redesign continues; thanks to all of you for the
overwhelmingly positive feedback on the new look. The Feedback section is
nearly re-done, and we finally caught up with the rest of the internet:
there's now a little icon up there in the address bar of your browser.
Plus, we did break the record for visitors to this site in one day twice
in recent weeks. The old record was 51,000-some set the day "Lateralus"
came out. The day the "Vicarious" single hit the radio two weeks ago
(also the day a certain kind of file may have leaked), we had 62,602
visitors, and yesterday we welcomed a whopping 64,987 readers -- that's
like having an entire football stadium of people stopping by.
Interestingly, we didn't break the record on the new album's release day,
only on the day after. It is probably a good thing that people were
listening to the record instead of trying to read along with the Lyrics
(another reason we dawdled on posting them). Thank you all for still
coming by after all these years.
§
[Posted by Kabir]
05\02\06 NEW RECORD RELEASED • Redesign • Black Sheep Radio (Again)
TOOL'S ALBUM "10,000 DAYS" RELEASED TODAY!!!! Don't wait, go get yourself a copy (maybe a second one for the car)! Who knows, this might be the last Tool release day we see for quite some time, so take advantage of the opportunity to support the band that has supported you through the years. §
And to celebrate, we're finally making the big move to eliminate
web-frames forever. (It is actually a coincidence that every time Tool drops a
new record, this site gets a new look.) A week ago the Lyrics section got rebuilt,
now the front, the News, and a few other pages are sporting a new look. You will
probably find
some bugs, and we will probably be making tweaks as we go, but it's still the
same t.d.n on the inside.
Don't feel bad for the old site menu. After working hard for five years, it will
join this old friend (remember those
days?) in the archives. As we redesign, the site menu may not be available on
all pages (until we finish
implementing the new header/menu design onto the remaining few hundred pages).
You might want to browse with the old
menu if this causes you any problems. This time around, we promise to finish
what we started, hopefully making the site faster and more expandable in the
process.
§
[Posted by Kabir]
I just got an email from Patrick, host of last night's two-hour Tool special on Black Sheep Radio:
We maxed out the ports on the servers, so I don't know if they stayed up for the whole show. We more than quadrupled the previous record for online listeners. I'll be replaying the show on Sunday at 3AM EDT for time zone-challenged listeners.
He played a mix of live Tool from 1992 through 2002 and included a few gems such as the highly sought-after "lounge" version of Hooker with a Penis. If you missed it, be sure to tune in Sunday night. §
[Posted by Chris]
05\01\06 Tomorrow • Coachella • Flickr • Reminder
Happy May! So, there's a new Tool album coming out nationwide tonight
at midnight. I guess that counts as Tool news, right? Just making sure you all know.
If you've read reviews of last night's show,
you know that the band acknowledged that many people have already
downloaded "10,000 Days," but they hope you buy it anyway. "Lateralus" debuted at #1
when it came out, and this week you have a chance to help this new record do the same
thing...
§
And yes, last night, Tool played their first show in over three years, debuting three new songs and generally blowing people away. Fans are busy posting concert reviews to the Tour page; here at noon, 17,000+ of you have already checked them out! Thanks to the wonder of modern SMS technology, we managed to get a setlist posted as the show progressed. Check the Tour page for all the reviews as they roll in. §
As if today wasn't full of news already, if you check out "The Daily Show" tonight, you'll see a segment I directed. §
[Posted by Kabir]
I've started a Flickr group pool to post live Tool images. You'll find details here. §
Just a quick reminder that Black Sheep Radio will be playing host to two live hours of Tool tonight starting at 10PM EDT. If you're not near enough to get it over the air, you can try your luck in getting it over the 'net. §
[Posted by Chris]
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