New Tool Album Might Arrive 'Sooner Than Later'

Tool released its latest album, "10,000 Days", in the spring of 2006, five years after its previous effort, "Lateralus". The group intends to stay on tour until at least the end of 2007 before taking a break, but bassist Justin Chancellor told Launch Radio Networks that he doesn't think fans will have to wait another half decade for the next Tool record. "Honestly, I don't know," he said. "We're in the second year of this tour already and it won't be long before people have said it's five years already. If we finish touring by, say, next January or February, once we've taken a little time off, it's almost unavoidable that it's gonna be a little while. I mean, honestly, I think everyone's getting a bit older, and I have a feeling we'll want to get on with it sooner than later this time."

Tool is currently on a North American tour that bring the band to Cincinnati on Friday night (June 29). The trek ends on July 18, after which the group will head to Europe in August and September.

"10,000 Days" has sold 1.5 million copies since its release in May of 2006.

Billboard recently reported that Tool is mulling the idea of making a band movie. Guitarist Adam Jones said, "We all have ideas about it. If I had my way, it would be a narrative story in a surreal fashion with as much money and special effects as we could throw at it...It's just talk right now."

Thanks for the report to Blabbermouth.net.

Comments

[FFTLxx]

I Can't wait for their next album to come out.

[Xerothunder]

I would kill to have another Tool album out in under 5 years... lol

[SineRider]

Cool. I'll have to look forward to this release.

[duncang]

I said so.

[Alex101]

FFTLxx wrote:

I Can't wait for their next album to come out.

Me neither. 10,000 Days is an awesome record! I'm glad to hear that we don't have to wait another five years for their next one. Looks like they're trying to copy Nine Inch Nails... lol

[ToolBass_dude]

Lol.

It's Tool. It'd be amazng if a new album came out soon, but i doubt it'll happen.

[g8erfan1]

I thought I read on this site, before the tour began, that they were going to film/record shows for a dvd/cd release. Does anyone remember that? Anyway, ROCK ON TOOL!!!!!

[hehepupitre]

I can't wait for the album. 10,000 days was a little bit of a let down, hopefully they'll step it up on this one and make another record like Lateralus or Aenima.

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[MjX_05]

Going to the show tonight in Cincy!

[cygmusesp]

went to see them in Ft. Wayne, IN. last saturday.....sooooo sweet

[Dwnelson226]

I'm seein' 'em tonight in Cincy, as well!

[Scourge441]

I'm seeing them on July 12 in Boston.

g8erfan1 wrote:

I thought I read on this site, before the tour began, that they were going to film/record shows for a dvd/cd release. Does anyone remember that? Anyway, ROCK ON TOOL!!!!!

I don't remember that, but it would be freakin' awesome.

[RyanInChains9]

don't fuck with me tool, I can't stand the heartbreak.

anyways TWO DAYS TILL TOOL!

[RockMusicFan]

Awesome, I figured this would happen since APC is done.

[deathbyawesome]

i cant wait, saw em june 9th in atlantic city, best concer of my life

[ElephantTalk]

woh justin looks like some dungeons and dragons geek there

[llama_guitarist]

RockMusicFan wrote:

Awesome, I figured this would happen since APC is done.

Maynard...go back to APC!..at least for another cd and tour...*sob*

[dantheman123]

hehepupitre wrote:

I can't wait for the album. 10,000 days was a little bit of a let down, hopefully they'll step it up on this one and make another record like Lateralus or Aenima.

I was actually going to say that exact same thing!

[Mapgod]

They can take their sweet time, that's what makes them a great band. Look at the massive amount of work and time that went into Lateralus and 10,000 Days! Another 5 years would only make me anticipate the new album even more.

[HeyStoopid]

best concert moment ever was when i saw them on 9/11 in houston, and maynard sang happy birthday to the patriot act!

great studio band, even better live band, bring on the new album!

[Salvial]

Completely excited to see where they go with this one.

[CousticStrangla]

It'll be out in around 3 years, trust me. I'm psychic.

[darth awsome]

I saw them earlier this month It was SICK! I seriously doubt a new record in the next 2 years, i mean the band is 15 years old and only 4 full lengths? WTF?

[Slayer_Guy]

YESSS!
I get the feeling 10,000 Days was a little bit weaker than lateralus (I'm not saying it wasn't an awesome record) hope when the new one comes out it'll be worth the wait

[Ions]

If they make a new album sooner, then I think they may half to take the movie out of it, if they do that it may come out in late 3 or early 4 years. Just the way they write music takes so long, but in the end is brilliant.

I'm seeing them tonight too!

[kbr]

saw them 4 times this tour, 7 total. words really cannot describe what it is like to witness tool live. its basically a priviledge for tool fans.

on another note, i could be completely wrong with what im about to say, so dont quote me; i dont even remember the source i heard this from, just trying to see if anyone else has heard the same:
i wouldnt be surprised myself if the album came sooner also. i was told a little while back that tool was currently under contract w/their record company(of whom they were not to keen on) to record 5 albums. The new album would be the 5th, and it seems to me like probably their last record period, given the bands tenure and age. anyone heard anything like this??

side note: ive seen people say they were somewhat disappointed w/the last album and are looking forward to the new one. If you really sit down and listen to each album in its entirety, each is different and each is great in its own right. to say that you hope the new album is more like Aenema or Lateralus - probably not going to happen. look and listen how tool has evolved over the years and records; i wouldnt think they would go back to certain sounds but rather explore new.

sorry for the novel for which i have just written

[TwistedLogic]

Personally, I think that is great news. In the pre 1980's bands released albums almost on a yearly basis, then BAM, the mid 1980's hit and bands started taking three, four and five years to release new material. It sucks. Yes, they have to tour and take a brake but five years between new music is too long. Good on TOOL for looking to work sooner and give us new music to enjoy.

[kbr]

by the way, justin has the most energy of any of the band members. watching justin rock out on stage really got me going, he seemed so "in the moment". and danny, well, i think there should be a new vocabulary word for him, or maybe a new definition to describe him...he's a freak of nature

[A Poe]

very true kbr. very true

[HumanitysDeath]

More Tool albums means More Tool concerts!

[saad_nirvana]

i think youll have to find a riddle or a joke or something in his dialogue cause they always play jokes...like with lateralus they said something about maynard not on it cause he err "found jesus"

i think theres a little joke in what he's saying,maybe if we could find it?

[GuitarHero0715]

sooner than later sounds so stupid when its written

[hardrocker64]

you are lucky. I saw them acouple of weeks ago. Awesome show. I would be happy with a live DVD.

Dwnelson226 wrote:

I'm seein' 'em tonight in Cincy, as well!

[Mr.Awesome]

YEEEEEAAAHHHHH!!!!!MORE TOOOOOLLL!!!!

[scarfacesuit]

finally. i love tool, but i'm freakin sick of their song "the pot". it's been on the radio for way too long, and it's getting really annoying now.

[rightturn]

They better not come out with Lateralus III

[strat_16rocks]

can't wait until a new album! i luv tool

[Dr. Metal Head]

This could be good and bad. Tool have always done a great job on their albums, but they've taken a damn long time too. I wonder if going faster (which may be like 3-4 yrs) will produce just as good of an album as the last few have been.

[rockingleper]

great news. cant wait to see what they come up with, knowing tool im sure it will be great!

[dann_blood]

Love Tool, saw them in January and they said theyd see us same time next year. Stage performance, ****ing incredible. Love these guys. MORE TOOL!!!!!

[Dead_End]

ha, tool's not the band to put out a new album within a few years of the last, but i gotta admit, its always worth the wait, they've never disappointed, and i cant believe they're actually coming to west virginia (with my luck it'll be a slipknot incident and they'll cancel for illness or something)

[MusicHead32]

I'm praying a new one comes within the next two years or so. I wasn't able to see them live for the 10 000 Days tour and I wanted to so badly. Besides, who could resist new Tool material?

[Mx023]

another album another tour, thank god for that, i missed this years tour and feared it would be the last. i wonder if the time off maynard and APC might do something, or if he'd work on his solo project a lil more

[Guitar_Guy00001]

Oh, that would be sooo great if the album came sooner than later

[Fender420]

im guessing..... 2.5 years.

[Deacon Blues]

however long it takes them is fine with me as long as the music kicks ass. if a tool record came out in 2 months and it sucked; we would not be better off. if it takes 5 years, who cares. in todays music scene, it seems like waiting for new good music is just business as usual.

i just wish they would play LA again, maybe at the house of blues. i know that would never ever happen, but it makes me tingle all over just thinking about it

[SkittleHunter18]

The reason it takes them so long is because the songs are so complex, they have to be perfect. There isn't 1 Tool song I dislike, and I'm sure the new album will be more than worth the wait.

[ReeseKillsHIV]

Slayer_Guy wrote:

YESSS!
I get the feeling 10,000 Days was a little bit weaker than lateralus (I'm not saying it wasn't an awesome record) hope when the new one comes out it'll be worth the wait

I guess I'm weird, I think Lateralus is their worst album, and Undertow is their best.

Anyways, I could see them putting one out sooner than later.

Tool probably has so much material they have recorded, but have never used.
Good thing they don't just shove a cd out the door every year.

It ruins bands when they do that shit.

[Guitar_Poet]

ToolBass_dude wrote:

Lol.

It's Tool. It'd be amazng if a new album came out soon, but i doubt it'll happen.

i dont think itll be "soon" either... but possibly less than five years..... maybe four and a half? =P

[nin_freak92]

Alex101 wrote:

FFTLxx wrote:

I Can't wait for their next album to come out.

Me neither. 10,000 Days is an awesome record! I'm glad to hear that we don't have to wait another five years for their next one. Looks like they're trying to copy Nine Inch Nails... lol

i agree, lol, seems that u most excite/please ur fans when u are very active between releases/touring/news, etc. like how Trent released With Teeth in '05 and then toured from that fall until the end of summer in '06 and then just recorded stuff he had already written and wrote vocals.....and boom, this year he released a live DVD, on both standard and hi-def formats, and Year Zero, and now i guess he's finally slowing down, lol. But ANYWAYS, off of NIN and to Tool.....can't wait 4 it!

[Ball of Justice]

cool, It's gonna be like The Wall

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Woof.

[mosh_rocker2006]

That's definitely some amazing news but hopefully they can still make a kick ass album without having it come out 5 years later

[deportivo]

mah apologies cagnius, it was more a comment than a flame, i'm actually a fan of tool. but yeah. sorry.

[shallowbay07]

just saw them live last nite
no words can describe
its like i died and went to heaven
but they figured it wasnt my time, so they sent me back to the greatest place in the universe

[ToolRickHead]

Best news i've heard since the tool movie. :]

Wierd that they havent even gotten a video out yet =/

[jane_says]

cant wait for the next album

[korn_dawg]

10,000 Days is an awesome record!

It's not bad, but not awesome IMO. I mean, at least give us more than 7 songs the next time around (or more than 8, if you separate the 2 parts of Wings)

[NightEmbers]

I figured maynard would go make another album with APC... I dont get it did APC break up or just on an extended HI-Aye-TIS

[greasemonkey]

give me Lateralus 2

[jloydbassist]

Movie? People, the guys are joking. Again. I'm in Tool Army, and there's no mention of it. "If I had my way, it would be a narrative story in a surreal fashion with as much money and special effects as we could throw at it."

Right.

And anyway, Tool, take your time. As long as a band doesn't put out the usual pop/rap garbage, they can take as long as they want.

[thebigal]

Yep, 10,000 days was a massive let down. Thoie that rate it highly just becuase its from tool are one themselves.
I love tool but really would like to see them release an awesome album with real tracks like undertow, or aenima

[thycrusader]

a long ass tour? a new album sooner? a tool movie? there is no rest for thr worlds greatest band. =)

[Toaster Pastry]

I'd be pretty stoked if their new album came out in 3 years instead of 5. Too bad I missed them on this tour.

[Surrylic]

Scourge441 wrote:

I'm seeing them on July 12 in Boston.
g8erfan1 wrote:

I thought I read on this site, before the tour began, that they were going to film/record shows for a dvd/cd release. Does anyone remember that? Anyway, ROCK ON TOOL!!!!!
I don't remember that, but it would be freakin' awesome.

I heard that I'm pretty sure, cause I remember being confused about the article regarding the band movie instead of a live cd/dvd release... But I don't remember any big details or anything. Lets hope they put out a music video/live show dvd!

[kbr]

Surrylic wrote:

Scourge441 wrote:

I'm seeing them on July 12 in Boston.
g8erfan1 wrote:

I thought I read on this site, before the tour began, that they were going to film/record shows for a dvd/cd release. Does anyone remember that? Anyway, ROCK ON TOOL!!!!!
I don't remember that, but it would be freakin' awesome.


I heard that I'm pretty sure, cause I remember being confused about the article regarding the band movie instead of a live cd/dvd release... But I don't remember any big details or anything. Lets hope they put out a music video/live show dvd!

ive heard this also...and the last show i went to on this tour was in atlanta; i was on the right side floor level with the sound guy on the floor in the middle. i looked over to check out the sound setup and what not, when i realized there was a video camera hoisted about 15 feet in the air. went to 3 other shows this tour, and didnt see anything like that, but i also wasnt sitting where i was for the atlanta show.
they may come out w/a dvd, i think it will be a while though.

[Dimebag-is-god]

if anyone is interested i have a spare ticket to see Tool in London on August 21st. let me know. [e-mail]