if the news is true, any of you regulars considering making the trip over?

and why does that look legit?

*FAP FAP FAP FAP*



One time, Coachella, one time!

japanese ozzfest? is it the first of april already?

From the horse's mouth: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=Ja4t7uAUVpE

Translator: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=xb9GgJc_oaw



And I just randomly decided to stop by tonight after a brief hiatus...


*spidey senses* ^.~

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clearing up calendar for April / May 2013

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Never saw this mentioned here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eRBbup-HE0

Whee.

Yeah, love the newie.

Sigh. Bastards have never toured Australia in all these years. Yet I live in eternal hope...

Looking at feasibility right now, but my 2nd child will be born in April, so... Not looking good.
Damn kid's already costing me seeing Robert Plant. Way to start off on my bad side!

i'm considering going. but preferably i'd wanna meet up with someone from here or go with a friend. Tokyo sounds like a slightly fucked up place to visit alone for a heavy metal/rock festival.

but as others have said, it's also a good idea to not book anything until other dates/festivals/continents are announced.

Definitely worth waiting for Blair to confirm it at the very least...

hint hint world tour

I'd be amazed if there were a world tour.

disinformation its all a conspiracy

I agree, all things considered a world tour in April or May would be unlikely, but I don't think a couple dates before or after Ozzfest to be completely out of the question.

We would have heard leaks from promoters/venues/radio stations if there were a giant tour in the works for spring.

Come on Coachella!!!

based upon hb's conversation at fourtheye, this is either happening or the guys booked studio time over the same period which doesnt even make sense still

Anytime you see a Tool show surprisingly booked, you've really got to consider how much money it costs to fund a wine vinyard.

Only reason why Tool may take on some festival shows next year. Remember when Tool had a somewhat conventional album touring cycle before 2009? Notice that was around the time Maynard started delving into wine. Before the wine they'd release an album and tour for 1.5-2 years on and off.

Now they've been effectively playing shows every year sporadically since 10,000 Days came out except for 2008 (with no new material) because.....that wine money is necessary each year.

Regardless of IF or when the band actually records a new album, I'm sure their touring agent keeps his ears open over lucrative festival slots or good times to do an arena tour and approaches them. And really despite has apparent indifference to Tool, would Maynard rather pocket $100,000 for a nights work singing for Tool, or $15,000-20,000 doing a Puscifer/APC set.

I am waiting to see if other dates are announced. Is there are some in europe or additional side dates in japan i'll go to them. If not i'm thinking i'll hit the japan festival date. RT flights to tokyo from ord right now are about 1600$

November newsletter out. Japan festival date not confirmed according to Blair.

Also, should be some more merch (including pillows and a hoodie) out soon, as well as some kind of announcement/release.

Weird, really weird. Never have I heard a festival with Tool be announced on it's official website, and Blair say it's NOT confirmed. I remember in 2009 that St Paul arena said "tool show coming august" and it never happened. But no exact date was confirmed and tix never went on sale. Ozzfest Japan IS happen, there is no doubt about that. And some tix are already on sale right now (apparently for Japan residents only). So it's just odd that Blair said what he said. Well again we just have to wait and see.
I would say to anyone local to go anyway-Tony Iommi has gone through hell and needs all the fan support, I do believe fan support will help his health.
On a side "worst case scenario" note (if it is in fact Tool will be there) and black Sabbath has to cancel for any reason due to Iommi's heath, Tool is big enough to take the headlining spot. Hope more than anything that's not the case, but that particular thought came to me recently.
Again as I say, jut have to wait and see.

Doing anything other than working on the new record seems like such an easy troll at the moment.

legal troubles afoot?

Lol. Sharon Osborn is many.things but she is a heck of a promoter. they wouldn't be on the poster unless they were.a lock.

Maybe Tool hasn't booked their flights yet, but I bet they play.

I doubt the offical Ozzfest Japan website would have them on there if it wasn't confirm.

also Blair/Toolband is a barely functioning website, so I'd say that he's not in any rush to post about it.

Also given Tool's history with Ozzfest and Sharon's comments years ago about how much she loves the band, not really surprised they'd pick Tool to open for Sabbath at a festival like this.

I don't doubt that Tool have booked the festival with good faith. However I believe there is other stuff going on, stuff that has happened since the contract was signed that may effect how things play out.

Anyway, we'll see what happens.

Another tour with no new music? This is by far the least productive band in history. Its become obvious to me they are going thru the motions and have nothing of value to produce anymore. I have seen TOOL many times since 1992...no more. They can go fuck themselves

so long. we wish you well.

I'm just saying what alot of people are thinking. Maynard is quite the "multi-tasker" yes...but lets be real, the band has been writing since Bush was president, it doesnt take a rocket scientist to figure out these mimi tours are about making money, not the progression of the band's artistic integrity.

The tours are great, the shows are dynamic...but is another album to go along with these shows really too much to ask? Who knows, maybe this is another one of those diversions and they are knocking out the album as we speak, but I doubt it, and its a shame

Big deal. Either go or don't go. Bitching about it achieves nothing.

completely unrelated but anyone else think the newish opening to schism on the last tour makes a great opening? anyone else with me when i say i bet it will be the first track we hear on a new album?

And by the way...Dave Brubeck died today. I bet you'll have to wiki that name before responding, but dont chap my ass kiddo before knowing what the hell youre talking about. Brubeck was almost the inventor of polyrythms of the 50's before progressive rock got a hold of his legendary style...before zeppelin and king crimson was Don Ellis, and other jazz luminaries you've likely never heard of.

"So long...I wish you well"

We don't give a fuck about how much you know about jazz.

And "we" dont give a fuck about how much you know about about nothing. including jazz. Congratulations.

Whodini needs to show us how much better he is than the rest of us by pointing out that Danny didn't invent polyrythms.

Speaking of people with no affiliation to TOOL, Who's buying MJKs "semi" auto-biography?
http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/upo..._new_times.php

Not really. Did it rain on your wedding day?

Lol. That's awesome

This is good advice, thatcha just didn't take.



What did Adam say? "We make music for us. We share it with you because we like you?" /paraphrase


Tool will release an album better than 99.99% of the music you currently listen to, and you'll wonder why you ever questioned them. Don't be mad that their non-musically-related lives are more interesting than yours.


Remember when 2009 was awful and the worst setlist ever? "They never switch it up, they're so boring."

Remember when they opened up with "Third Eye" the next tour? Remember when the next tour had even deeper cuts, including the 'never to be played again' "Ticks and Leeches"?

Tool is the shit. Now bend over and take it like a man.