January 1998
Transcribed by toolhead@prismnet.com
(Note - This has been reproduced _exactly_ as it is in the newsletter, typos and all) Greetings! Welcome to the latest more informative Tool newsletter. We know that it has been awhile & we apologize. We are going to try & make these things more regular (think 2-3 times a year) & do exclusive notices for the mailing list (think first announcement of tour dates, exclusive shirts & CD's, etc.). We'll start by trying to answer your most commonly asked questions: **Lawsuit with Volcano Recordings: We are presently in the early stages of litigation with Volcano Recordings. Stay tuned. **Touring/New Album: We have not discussed writing, let alone recording a new album and this has been further complicated by the Volcano lawsuit. We are however considering some touring during next year. However, we cannot play your prom, your barbeque, bar mitzvah or your dog's birthday. We do suggest that you access the Tool web site (www.toolband.com) for up to date news. Also we will be sending out flyers to all of you as well. **Videos: We have produced two videos for the ®nima album for "Stinkfist" & "®nema". Contrary to any rumors there are no commercially available video compilations of any of the Tool videos. If you see any advertised on the web or in magazines they are bootlegs. Which means they are overpriced, sub-quality & not worth wasting your money one [sic] & besides we don't make any money either. Which leads us to: **Bootlegs: Tales from the Darkside is a bootleg. It sounds like crap. If you must add it to your collection, we suggest stealing/taping it as it was stolen from us. Again if you purchase bootlegged live tapes, they are usually of inferior sound quality. You are being ripped off. Wait for the "official" bootlegs coming to a web site or newsletter near you. **Fan Club: We don't have a fan club as such, we will try to get out 2-3 newsletters per year instead. & we are developing an e-mail mailing list for sometime in the new year as part of the web site. **Lyrics/Guitar Tabs: Some lyrics can be found at http://toolshed.down.net, an unofficial web site. Guitar tabs do exist (example - various guitar magazines & on the internet), but as we've never had the time to transcribe any of the music. They are incorrect. We plan to have the sheet music released as a book sometime next year. **Merchandise: We have included a merchandise order form where some items have been deleted, but we have added two new shirts, one black & one white. These order forms will go directly to our office where we hope your orders will be filled quicker than previously & also we will be able to pass on some savings to you. & for every $25 you order, we will send you two free Tool antenna balls to stick on your car. **Bill Hicks: There have been many inquiries of Bill Hicks & his association with us. Bill was our friend & died well before his time. Some of his comedy routines have been released on four CDs on Rykodisc. Go get them at your local record store & if they don't have them, have the store order them for you. Here are the titles and their catalog #s to help you order them: Dangerous (#10350), Relentless (#10351). Arizona Bay (#10352) & Rant in E-Minor (#10353). **Adam's Artwork: There is no compilation of Adam's work. We've included a piece in this newsletter, but the web site will be a far better canvas. At this point none of his artwork is for sale. **Autographs: We don't sell autograph's and/or photos or anything else. Nor can we fill requests for autographs due to the number of requests. It is best that we say no to everybody than yes to a few. **Book Recommendations: Here are some books that we think are worth you checking out. For your convenience the title, author, publisher & ISBN # (this helps for ordering at your local store) are listed. We highly recommend the web site operated by Amazon (http://www.amazon.com) for ordering books through the mail. 1) The Age Of Reason by Thomas Paine Publisher: Promethus Books ISBN: 0879752734 2) Holy Blood, Holy Grail by Michael Baignet, Richard Leigh & Henry Lincoln Publisher: Dell Publishing Co. ISBN: 0440136482 3) What The Buddha Taughht by Walpola Rahula Publisher: Grove Press ISBN: 0802130313 4) Fourth Way by P. D. Ouspensky Publisher: Random House ISBN: 0394716728 5) Four Treatises Of Theophratus Von Hohenheim Called Paracelus by Paracelus Publisher: John Hopkins Univ. ISBN: 0801855233 6) The Origin Of Satan by Elaine Pagels Publisher: Vintage Books ISBN: 0679731180 7) Dune by Frank Herbert Publisher: Ace Books ISBN: 0441172717 8) One Hundred Years Of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Publisher: Knopf ISBN: 0679444653 9) Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky Publisher: Oxford Univ. Press ISBN: 0192823582 10) Black Spring by Henry Miller Publisher: Grove Press ISBN: 0802131824 11) American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis Publisher: Random House ISBN: 0679735771 12) Hellboy: The Lost Army by Mike Mignola & Christopher Golden Publisher: Dark Horse Comics ISBN: 1569711852 (Also check out Hellboy on Dark Horse Comics) 13) High Priest by Timothy Leary Publisher: Ronin Publishing ISBN: 1914171801 (IF you can't find this book try the Leary web site) **Ritual Magick: Refer to Paracelus above to begin your journey. **Discography: Tool has put on two full length albums & one EP. If you are having trouble finding any of these releases kindly ask your local record store to order them for you. These are the releases in chronological order: 1) Opiate (EP) - Available on CD & CS from Zoo/Free World - Catalog #11027 2) Undertow - Available on CD & CS from Zoo/Free World - Catalog #31052 3) ®nima - Available on CD, CS & vinyl from Zoo/Free World - Catalog #11087 (for vinyl) & #31087 (for CD & CS) Hopefully all of your questions have been answered. We'll try to get this newsletter thing done more often from here on out & we will always try to include contributions from us, that is special. & we will try to handle all merchandise orders in a timely manner. Thank you to everyone that has sent artwork, photos, letters & gifts to the band. Please keep in mind that if you mail us something we can't return it unless you enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope. Please send any address changes to the address below. If you are mailing merchandise orders make sure that you specify on the envelope "Tool Merchandise" & from us to you we hope everyone has a safe & happy holiday season & we'll speak to you in the new year. Adam, Maynard, Danny & Justin Mailing address: E-mail: toole@hooked.net Tool 8391 Beverly Blvd. #298 Web site address: Los Angeles, CA 90048 http://www.toolband.com