Please. No ridiculous pretexts.

What I dont get is why Tool haven't released the real artwork yet.

BMB gave us the title and tracklist because he said the art was going to separators/printers and that it would probably leak out. Well guess what guys...no such leak has taken place.

Idk maybe theyre just doing an exemplary job of keeping it secret...but at this point my question is simply "why?".

If they released the album title and tracklist why the hell wouldnt they release the artwork as well? Maybe im being nit picky....but IMO this connundrum is the only thing preventing me from giving in and just believing these titles.

hmm, you have a point. I cant wait to see the artwork

He said, the title of the record would leak out, not the artwork itself.

"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 ' "


People should stop like posting everything single artwork they come across thinking it's the artwork, and just wait for when it's posted. I doubt the real one leaks out.

How do you tell whether the track listing on the offical website of the band is as fake as the track titles released by inside people (rumors)? Maynard may have turned Christian last April, but that was April and today is March 12th. There is a whole half of month left before your theory even makes sense.

The point is, they are track titles and there is no way to distinguish between what is real and what is fake. just ebcause you think these track names are not as hot as the new Nickleback album or the new Linkinpark album does not mean the music behind them won't be good.


it is pretty obvious you are a fucking retard for questioning something that does not need to be questioned.

mmm...now that you mention it, I dont think that the lateralus art work ever leaked... however i still am suspicious because even still - the given track titles havent leaked out...the only reason we have to believe them is because BMB told us.

Yeah, the arkwork didn't leak then. But even then we had no idea it would be layers either. That's true, only reason we believe it is cuz of BMB, well, also Adam too. Who has it on his myspace.

Maybe, they just threw the tracklist out there because one of the fake ones was real and want to throw us off? lol, I doubt it though. This all seems legit.

Blair has no problem updating toolband drunk right?

No, I don't.

Speaking of Pink Floyd, I finally rented "The Wall" yesterday. Even though I was drunk out of my mind I found Floyd's music combined with the imagery almost scary. I couldn't make sense out of any of it. Apart from the visual story, there was nothing concrete in terms of theme that I could grab hold of and understand. Truly weird stuff. I've never understood Pink Floyd and now I know not to even try.

Try it sober.
You still won't get it but it's an amazing movie.

That's the funniest post I've read all day. I don't understand it either. :\

I don't know why you people are having such a difficult time with that movie (The Wall). Its really not all that complicated.

Well just consider this. The whole track listing, album name etc.. Is a hoax. Not saying it is, just saying its a possibility! Think about it, get everyone hyped up about the album, spread the word all over the internet about it, therefore promoting it for free!!

Then I could be TOTALLY wrong, but its just something I think everyone should consider.

Or they could release the real album name and real titles in order to publicize the release. ;)

Yes this is very true! So you cant say that anything sucks yet if you ask me. So lets say the album name is real, track list is real too. And then we get the album and it kicks ass like all their other albums!! TOOL plays mind games with you, and I almost know for a fact that this is what they are aiming for especially for this album and their "time off" from the world lol

I just got here whats going on...

I have a question for the people that do believe this is the real album name and tracklist. If we find out on a later date (most likely April Fool's Day) that this really was all just a hoax and the real information is revealed to us, what will your opinion be on Blair and to a lesser extent, the band? Blair has been constantly stating that this is the real deal and that the naysayers will be shocked when they actually have the album in their hands on May 2. He has been sounding of late as if he is just trying to help us by giving out information and that he is on "our side." What if he was just lying to us the whole time? What would your reaction be?

I'd be pretty goddamn pissed. I don't think they'd go all the way to this extent (telling us "They're real, they're real! We sware!) just to lie and play a big one off of us.

I would laugh and get on with my life. Tool is an amazing band, my favorite. Their music influenced my life at a very crucial stage. Their art is fantastic. But I don't care that much how they promote it.

Start reading you got 14 pages ahead of you

so..the new albums called 10,000 days?

That is the most stupid shit I have ever heard. Were you thinking about this one all day at work and quickly drove back home thinking that people were going to actually adore you for this? Waste of our time...

best quote ive emphasized so far as a TDN'r...

i could see south park bringing this story to life.

I like them. I really do.

But still, what difference does it make? They can change the titles as many times as they want. We'll see what the titles are on May 2nd when we hold a copy in our hands and see them printed on it.

Until then... it's pointless to argue about it.

lol ocelots got a minion

Damn you, CaliCrackDealer... I wanted to be the clever one and bust out with:

"Mekka lekka hi mekka heiney ho!!"

Getting back on topic... Yeah, the tracklist is definitely interesting, to say the least. It's gotten this whole board buzzing intensly with yays and nays. The titles don't really matter to me... I'm more into the music and the album art. Can't wait 'til 5/2! (IF that's the release date) =P

About May 2nd... if history repeats itself (which I think/hope it will) the release date in Finland and everywhere else in Scandinavia) will be April 28th.

Just thought I'd rub it in...

Whoa. It's been over a year since I last posted here. Good to see that there's such an original and intellectual debate going on over the track names. Ha
Maybe they are the real ones, I don't think you can really tell. They don't sound like Lateralus titles, but then again Tool is not only Lateralus. I like that whole Pt1 and Pt2 idea. Very PinkFloydish. And who doesn't think Pink Floyd is the shit?

Yeah. I think us finns just have to order it online. I don't want to wait for it for so long knowing that it's already out there. Fuck that. Radio Helsinki's been promoting the outcoming album pretty much lately (well one show...) If there's gonna be a single they're surely going to play it!

Last time I checked April comes BEFORE May so...

'Lost Keys' (Blame Hoffman)

Give me'a break, they're bullshit

all the hype over the new track listing/title : i do not understand how people can judge, hell even dislike the titles without a frame of reference behind them ie lyrics, music (subject matter). its amazing. For instance, the pot...ok it sounds cheesy if u attach your mind to lame shitheads out there that insult your intelligence every day. Hey this is TOOL.
With a voice of reason. we can not analyse anything until that voice has been told and the context has arrived.

ok theres my rant in e minor

peace

and if this is all a joke, then our minds are at ease atleast. Over analysing seperates the body from the mind ;)

i can't listen to radio helsinki here in the east :( what do you think, where's the best place to get the new album as soon as possible here in finland?

It IS fucking weird.

Just because the songs don't sound like everyone expected them to sound, people think they're fake or they suck. Considering they are very strange and difficult to understand at this point, why don't you wait until the goddamned album comes out so the band can put these concepts in front of you in a much more profound way, with words, music, and art. It's just weird. Why would people think "The Pot," which can be interpreted in so many ways, be a terrible name under any instance, and the band would never be able to change their minds? Maybe they're using it to refer to the way people are conjurers with agendas. You mix concoctions in a pot, and that's immediately what I thought of. Why is that a bad name?

So the songs aren't "Aenistasis" or" Laiad Kayenth." They owned all of you with expectations that were never met. I never formed expectations because I knew this album would be different. I didn't care what the names were because I knew the band would make them worthwhile titles when the music came out.

this is right, but useless, becouse people won't read this. i don't care about the titles, though i still think that they would be fakes, if aren't, i don't care.

Imagine the shock people had, when they saw Hooker With a Penis was a track title on Aenima before it first came out. I expect if Hooker With a Penis hadn't already been taken, and was on the new album track list you'd all pass it off as fake.