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TOOL's JUSTIN CHANCELLOR Featured In ERNIE Ball's New 'Striking A Chord' Podcast Series

Ernie Ball, the iconic maker of Slinky guitar strings and instrument accessories, has announced the launch of their new podcast series, "Striking A Chord". The first episode features bassist Justin Chancellor of TOOL. "Striking A Chord" is a new bi-monthly, audio-only podcast interview series hosted...

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TOOL's 'Fear Inoculum' Debuts At No. 1 On BILLBOARD Chart

TOOL's long-awaited new album, "Fear Inoculum", has landed at positon No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. The band's first effort in 13 years shifted between 270,000 equivalent album units equivalent album units in its first week of release. Of that sum, between 248,000 were in traditional album sales...

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TOOL's MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN On JUSTIN BIEBER: 'He's Probably A Good Kid'

TOOL frontman Maynard James Keenan has spoken out about the controversy that erupted earlier in the summer when Justin Bieber revealed his TOOL fandom via Instagram and Keenan responded by tweeting "#bummer," a comment Justin's wife called "childish" and "hurtful." In July, Bieber took to his Instag...

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Fear Inoculum

Art-metal legends TOOL took their time between releases in the past. There were three to five-year-long interims between TOOL's albums from 1993's "Undertow" through 2006's "10,000 Days". Yet, since that last release, there has been a whopping 13-year wait for fans. Finally, frontman Maynard James K...

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TOOL's 'Fear Inoculum' Could Outsell TAYLOR SWIFT's 'Lover' This Week To Land At No. 1 On BILLBOARD Chart

According to Hits Daily Double, TOOL's long-awaited new album is expected to shift between 240,000 and 260,000 equivalent album units in its first week of release. Of that sum, between 220,000 and 240,000 are projected to be in traditional album sales. "Fear Inoculum" has a very good chance of beati...

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TOOL Announces Six-Week North American Tour With KILLING JOKE

TOOL has announced a six-week North American tour, launching the trek on October 13 at the Aftershock festival. Tickets are on sale September 6 at 10 a.m. local time, with a limited number of tickets will be available to Tool Army members on September 4. Support on the trek will come from KILLING JO...

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SANTA CRUZ Unveils Lyric Video For 'Into The War'

Finnish hard rock quartet SANTA CRUZ will release its fourth album, "Katharsis", via M-Theory Audio on October 18, two days before the group hits the road with ATREYU on a month-long North American tour. Today, the group — which has recently shared European stages with the likes of BON JOVI, STEEL...

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TOOL Bassist Admits He Had Moments Of Real Frustration During 'Fear Inoculum' Songwriting Process

TOOL bassist Justin Chancellor has admitted to Australia's Tone Deaf that he was concerned whether the band would ever produce a follow-up to 2006's "10,000 Days" album. "Absolutely," he said. "I would say it was never a real threat, but more out of frustration. There were some dead ends we went dow...

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SLIPKNOT's COREY TAYLOR: Why Most Artists Get 'Screwed' By Music-Streaming Services

In a recent interview with Rock Feed, SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR singer Corey Taylor was asked what musicians can do to better facilitate opportunities for higher royalty rates for artists from music-streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music. He responded: "I'll tell you what they can do; they ca...

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TOOL Drummer Has No Problem With JUSTIN BIEBER Being A Fan Of His Band

TOOL drummer Danny Carey says that he has no problem with Justin Bieber being a fan of his band. Last month, Bieber took to his Instagram account to post some of the lyrics to TOOL's "10,000 Days" track "The Pot". The pop superstar then asked his followers if they knew which song the lyrics were fro...

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TOOL: 'Fear Inoculum' Track Listing Revealed

TOOL has confirmed the track list for its long-awaited fifth album, "Fear Inoculum", which will arrive on August 30 via RCA. The physical edition of the album will include seven songs, while the digial edition will contain 10 cuts, including the closer "7empest", which is almost 20 minutes long. As...

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TOOL's New Single Makes Chart History; 'Ænima' Album Re-Enters Billboard 200 At No. 10

According to Billboard, TOOL's "Ænima" has re-entered the Billboard 200 chart at No. 10. The set — which debuted and peaked at No. 2 in 1996 — was released via digital retailers and streaming services for the first time on August 2, along with most of the band's catalog. The album bounds back on to...

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Hear Title Track Of TOOL's New Album, 'Fear Inoculum'

The title track of TOOL's long-awaited fifth studio album, "Fear Inoculum", can be streamed below. The disc, which will arrive on August 30 via RCA Records, will follow up 2006's "10,000 Days". Continuing its affinity for pushing the boundaries of physical packaging, the Grammy Award-winning outfit...

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TOOL: 'Fear Inoculum' Cover Art Unveiled

The cover art for TOOL's long-awaited fifth studio album, "Fear Inoculum", can be seen below. The disc, which will arrive on August 30, will follow up 2006's "10,000 Days". The "Fear Inoculum" title track will make its online debut on Wednesday, August 7. TOOL guitarist Adam Jones revealed several t...

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TOOL Guitarist Reveals New Album Is 80 Minutes Long And Revolves Around Number Seven

According to The Pulse Of Radio, TOOL guitarist Adam Jones revealed several tantalizing bits of information about the band's upcoming album, "Fear Inoculum", in a new interview with Guitar World, including the number of tracks on the record, the running time and the strange themes behind the LP. The...