Just put out Fear Inoculum on vinyl already!
Someone at the ToolArmy comments pointed this link out: https://store.toolband.com/collectio...eam-promotions I'm guessing (but can't confirm) that the link is new.
Whatever it turns out to be won't be as exciting as what anyone is thinking of.
Oh I can't WAIT to see what these guys deem fair pricing for livestream shows....
Mockingbeat (Extended Mix).
A blanket/quilt cover made up of Maynard’s ass hair, Danny’s hair and Adam and Justin’s beard. All neatly woven.
In a perfect world, livestream with exclusive merch, Fear Inoculum on vinyl, and new material that Danny alluded to in a recent interview.
But of course it's not a perfect world, so I'd assume the livestream will be $750, the merch will be a tote bag and branded dog collar, the vinyl will never happen, and the new material will be Chocolate Chip Trip 2: Electric Boogaloo.
Probably a 4 song digital EP of Fear Inoculum songs remixed by Puscifer
"We're releasing an Instagram filter overlay and if you upload a picture of yourself using it, you get 5% off Tool's next album (TBA 2031... while supplies last)
Well it's def. gonna be a ton more shows once it's smart to announce such things. They had alot of touring still lined up behind that last snoozefest.
They shouldn't have even said anything until they're ready to actually announce it. Like @allegate said above, people will speculate wildly and dream up all these amazing possibilities and the actual truth will no doubt fall short of fans' hopes & expectations and feel underwhelming by the time these "things" are revealed. Then Tool fans will do what they do best and bitch about it, probably blame Maynard for some reason. You'd think they would have learned this lesson by now...
Throwing my speculation out there that it'll be a vinyl repress of the existing catalogue with something spicey thrown in for the whales.
If it is indeed a vinyl release, I'll be all over it. My collection has risen exponentially since last year.
$500 vinyl boxset
$800 deluxe vinyl boxset
$35 "live" stream (audio only w/ watermark)
$100 for limited 1/1000 press 45 - a side Maynard's Dick (demo version) b side L.A.M.C. (extended cut)
I'm going to say a studio version of "You Lied" followed by a bottle of the latest wine to be released from Caduceus.
Now that everyone fired their best jokes... what I really think is that it's gonna be something live performance-related, since the message specifically addressed the lack of touring. Maybe a full live performance of Fear Inoculum, like MJK did with Puscifer. As for the other thing (note the plural), I hope it's a proper video for any FI song.
I think it's still too soon for any actual new music (even if Danny said they've got many undeveloped leftovers from the last album), and if it's anything merch- or vinyl-related then I don't care about it, therefore it's not that.
I’m gonna cross my fingers for the Opiate video
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after reading about the production of FI and the last Pearl Jam album I'm kind of disillusioned to the recording process because they make it sound like a puzzle that you put together of bits and pieces instead of actually writing a song. you can actually hear the cut and paste effect in a couple of the Pearl Jam songs because it's such a pastiche at times.
But also I hope for the full live performance...though maybe leave out the chocolate chips, yeah?
or even release those two DVD singles with non-mangled audio.
Exclusive merch release for Tool Army members tomorrow at 12pm PST.