Tool has added a second show at Honolulu’s Blaisdell Arena on December 20th for their first Hawaiian dates in over a decade. The originally announced December 19th show sold out immediately. An exclusive TOOL Army pre-sale runs from Aug. 13 at 10 a.m. through Aug. 14 at 10 p.m. local time. People who purchased tickets for the Dec. 19 show will receive early access to purchase tickets for the newly announced date, with an exclusive pre-sale available to those attendees on Aug. 14 at 10 a.m. local time. General on-sale is Friday, Aug. 15 at 10 a.m. local time.Continue reading
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Tool Returns To Honolulu‘s Blaisdell Arena for First Hawaiian Performance Since 2011
Tool returns to Honolulu’s Blaisdell Arena on December 19 for their first Hawaiian date in over a decade. Tickets are on-sale this Friday, July 25, at 10 a.m. local time. In advance of the public on sale, Tool Army has opened additional memberships, with pre-sale tickets available exclusively to members from July 23 at 10 a.m. through July 24 at 10 p.m. local time. Visit Toolband.com for ticketing links and additional information.Continue reading
Watch Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater, The Winery Dogs) Learn To Play Danny Carey’s Drums from “Pneuma” by Tool
Mike Portnoy world-renowned drummer of Dream Theater, and other bands such as The Winery Dogs, Liquid Tension Experiment, Flying Colors, Transatlantic, Sons of Apollo, and Neal Morse and others has met his match as a drummer! Mike has tried to learn “Pneuma” one of the pinnacle songs from the latest album by Tool, Fear Inoculum. Watch this video from Drumeo with Mike learning and play the songs, while paying tribute to Tool drummer Danny Carey!
CONCERT REVIEW: Tool – Elder Live at Footprint Center
February 9th and 10th the Footprint Center stage, in Phoenix, AZ, lit up with the powerhouse that is Tool with direct support from Boston bred/and mostly now Germany-based band Elder. Elder started by warming up our ears to their heavy riffs and long instrumentals. This was my first time experiencing Elder, and I had never heard of the band until then. After this one experience though, I can easily see how the band fits and compliments Tool on this tour, as they too have some psychedelic and captivating soundscapes that just simply fits. Continue reading
CONCERT REVIEW: Tool – Steel Beans Live at The Fiserv Forum
It was your typical dreary night in November in Wisconsin. It snowed 4.5 inches the day before, and was a bitter windy cold. Luckily Tool came to town to warm things up with their two-plus hour-long set.
Adam Jones of Tool Shares Previously Unreleased VIP Event – Music Clinic Footage
In 2018, leading up to the release of 2019’s record-breaking Fear Inoculum album, Tool would perform a series of VIP sessions as clinics where the band performed live, did a Q & A, and “teaches” attendees how to perform some of their “hits!” They also used the opportunity to tease snippets of new music as fans were not allowed in with their phones. Guitarist Adam Jones has shared footage on his popular Instagram account of himself, drummer Danny Carey and bassist Justin Chancellor performing one of these clinics, filmed side stage by AEW ring announcer, Justin Roberts. Tool has just released their first ever collectable statue, based on the artwork of 10,000 days, and been announced as a headline band for next spring’s Welcome to Rockville 2023. Watch it now!
Watch an Unboxing Video for Tool’s “Fear Inoculum” 3-Disc, 180-Gram Vinyl Edition, Out Now
Tool’s acclaimed fifth album, Fear Inoculum (RCA Records), has a brand new 3-disc, 180g vinyl release for 2022. The collection, which is available for order now at the link below, features new artwork from guitarist Adam Jones, and is housed in a triple gatefold jacket with an exclusive poster.
Tool’s “Fear Inoculum” 3-Disc, 180-Gram Vinyl Edition Due Out This Summer
Tool’s acclaimed fifth album, Fear Inoculum (RCA Records), arrives as a 3-disc, 180g vinyl release on August 5th, 2022. The collection, which is available for pre-order now at the link below, features new artwork from guitarist Adam Jones, and is housed in a triple gatefold jacket with an exclusive poster.
Tool Shares Their New Single “Opiate2”
Photo credit – Travis Shinn
Tool, currently on tour in support of their acclaimed 2019 album Fear Inoculum (read our review here), will celebrate the 30th anniversary of their first commercially-available release, Opiate, with a re-imagined and extended version of the EP’s title track and an accompanying short film. For Tool fanatics, this is the much loved extended version the band performs live. ‘Opiate2’ (or Opiate squared) is available via DSPs right now!, with the Blu-ray only visual companion available on March 18th.
Tool Will Release “Opiate2” Single Digitally and a Blu-Ray Short Film in March
Tool, currently on tour in support of their acclaimed 2019 album Fear Inoculum (read our review here), will celebrate the 30th anniversary of their first commercially-available release, Opiate, with a re-imagined and extended version of the EP’s title track and an accompanying short film. Opiate2 is available via DSPs on March 1, with the Blu-ray only visual companion available on March 18.