Tool debut new songs at Welcome to Rockville.Tool confirm 30th August release date for new album.Updated 8-April-2018 Posts tagged as having a reference to the new Tool album No confirmation what this ‘process’ is, however the assumption is that it’s songwriting. According to Toolband the ‘process’ should start later this month.February 2010 Newsletter suggested that Joe Baressi might be involved again.From memory Kabir at Toolshed has mentioned he speaks with Maynard semi-regularly.
For what it’s worth, a recent conversation I had with one of them left me feeling that it might be a little while yet“. A post on Toolshed suggests that “ Lots of rumors are being posted online about a new Tool record, but it is important to remember that in years past, there have always been interviews with band members saying “we’re writing some new music”, often more than a year before an album gets released.Don’t expect a release date until the second half of 2018 at the earliest.Recording for the album seems unlikely to start until 2018.If there is it’d be quite late 2018 I suspect Maynard doesn’t sound super optimistic of a 2018 release though. March 2018 Adam confirms that Tool are officially recording with Joe Baressi.September 2015 In numerous Puscifer related interviews, Maynard tells us that he hasn’t written anything, as he doesn’t have any music to work with yet!.July 2015 Blair suggests in the July 2015 Newsletter that Maynard is working on a couple of tracks “Maynard’s new vocals, which I believe that the band members have heard in some stage of development on a particular track or two?”.March 2015 Adam speaks to Yahoo Music and confirms that the lawsuit has been settled, and suggest that Tool have “finished one yet-untitled track and have more than 10 songs in various stages of completion.”.February 2015 Maynard posts on Instagram to tell us “things are progressing nicely”.February 2015 Blair mentions in a newsletter that the Loft is being prepared for Maynard to work on vocal melodies.
Turns out they weren’t there to record a new album, but presumably working on something else. February 2015 Motorhead post a video of Adam in the studio (with Tool).The assumption is that Maynard is starting to actively contribute to the songwriting, which in turn suggests the process is nearing it’s end. October 2014 Adam posts a photo on Instagram of the band (including Maynard) together in the Loft.We’re all excited and it seems to have progressed really well.” We’re right on the fringe of knocking that big one out. Once we knock out that, the other songs fall into place around it. It seems like on every record we have this big, epic thing like ‘Rosetta’, ‘Wings for Marie’ or ‘Lateralus’. The first tune is always hard to get polished off. February 2013 In Rhythm Magazine Danny mentions “We have six or seven really good frameworks that we’re working on.March 2010 Newsletterrevealed that writing was still happening three days a week.February 2010 Newsletter revealed that writing has commenced.January 2010 Danny mentions in a short Youtube interview (see 1:20) that they might start writing soon, but aren’t rushing things.