New Tool album

[John Kimble]

So I guess this has been the talk of the internet the last few days. Not going to bother posting any links as I assume anyone with a passing interest is more than familiar with the Joe Rogan interview, etc. Can the final product live up to the hype? I wouldn't call myself a Tool fanatic by any means, but I am certainly interested to see how this turns out. As far as I'm concerned, they have had a fairly patchy discography, with Undertow and Aenima being their most consistent works. Lateralus and 10,000 Days were meandering, overly self-indulgent albums which have great moments but would test the patience of all but the most ardent fans.

[Juggz]

I'd be more of a Lateralus and 10,000 Days man, personally 

I'm not a Tool nut by any means but this is one of the few new releases I find myself interested in.

[John Kimble]

Don't get me wrong, there's some amazing stuff on both but it's rare I'd have the time or patience required to give either my full attention. That said though, there's no doubt the new release will follow in this vein.

[Carnage]

I thought 10,000 Days was poor to be honest. I can't see this new one living up to the weight of expectation but I'd be happy to be proven wrong.

[Emphyrio]

As far as I'm concerned, they have had a fairly patchy discography, with Undertow and Aenima being their most consistent works. Lateralus and 10,000 Days were meandering, overly self-indulgent albums which have great moments but would test the patience of all but the most ardent fans.

Agree with all that. I actually haven't listened to Tool in years. They're a strange band, in that I find them to be less than the sum of their parts. I've spent more time listening to A Perfect Circle and Puscifer, the latter in particular. I must revisit them properly again. I reckon the new record will have brilliant moments but will have a lot of that meandering lark. Tool fans are a weird bunch too, regardless of how iffy the album might turn out to be, they will absolutely rave about how good it is.

[Wiseblood]

I'm new to listening to Tool in the last 2 years or so. I'm not a mental big fan but this is one of the few albums I'm looking forward to this year.

[Mags]

They've barely put a foot wrong in my opinion, though I would count myself as a bit of a maniacal Tool fan, probably because they had an insane impression on me when I was 14. 10,000 days isn't as strong as Lateralus/Aenima (both incredible), but it has some of their best work on it still.

I saw them live in Lisbon recently and they aired two of the tracks that are going to be on this album and they were decent to great. New album definitely has the potential to be a very good one.

[ochoill]

They've barely put a foot wrong in my opinion, though I would count myself as a bit of a maniacal Tool fan, probably because they had an insane impression on me when I was 14. 10,000 days isn't as strong as Lateralus/Aenima (both incredible), but it has some of their best work on it still.

I saw them live in Lisbon recently and they aired two of the tracks that are going to be on this album and they were decent to great. New album definitely has the potential to be a very good one.

I was at that Lisbon show too, it was excellent.  Would be of a similar opinion to above, I'm a big fan of Aenima and Lateralus mostly, enjoy the rest of their albums too but not as much as those.  Severe soft spot for Opiate.

Looking forward to seeing how the new album is, ignoring hype because nobody is going to live up to their fans expectations after that long.  Judging by the songs aired live, it should be good.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

10,000 Days was a bit meandering, but Lateralus is just as good as Aenima to my ears. Looking forward to the new one, but prepping myself for another meanderer rather than another mind-blower. Will be glad to be pleasantly surprised though, of course.

[Cryptic Stench]

Yeah, not overly enthused for it. Aenima and Lateralus is where it's at for me. Always found Undertow a tad one dimensional and 10,000 Days feels like justs that - there's maybe an EP worth of good songs on it.

I haven't been bowled over by the two new tracks they've aired at recent gigs, sounds like their mining the same territory which isn't what you want to hear when there's been a 13 year gap between records.

[Born of Fire]

The most important part of Keenans announcement is that the Tool back catalogue is finally available on all streaming platforms from today, about time!

[Cryptic Stench]

Be nice to have some physical reissues too, Aenima goes for stupid money

https://www.discogs.com/sell/item/979139012

[Trev]

For me they've always been a band where I'll like the songs on their own, but find it a slog to get through a full albums. Those new tracks seem a bit more of the same

[Ducky]

Love Anemia, Lateralus has been one of my favourite records since it was released almost two decades ago. I enjoy the meandering, it's something to get absorbed in.

Undertow has some decent songs but was a formative release. 10,000 Days is a bag of wet shite, their worst album by a country mile. Sure I'd even listen to Opiate and Salival over it.

I'm not expecting anything from the new one to be honest. Adam Jones is a one trick pony and it's an old trick at this stage, wouldn't be surprised if there's a song about Maynard's vineyard too.

[Wiseblood]

New song on repeat all afternoon here and it's pretty damn good. Really looking forward to the album now.