It would appear that Tool may actually getting down to business in the studio this fall. While there have been years of promises from the revered progressive alternative metal band of more material to come, this month will see the seventh anniversary of their 2019 comeback album “Fear Inoculum“.
Earlier this year, band’s esteemed drummer Danny Carey himself expressed his hopes to have a new album out in 2027. It would now appear he may have actually fully committed to making that a reality. While no official confirmation has come down from the band themselves, a new offhand mention from a musical partner of Carey‘s may have tipped Tool‘s hand.
Carey has toured numerous times now with BEAT, an all-star King Crimson tribute. That collective recently announced a fall tour with drummer Terry Bozzio in place of Carey. In a statement shared today, August 04th, BEAT bassist/vocalist Tony Levin went on to explain Carey‘s absence from that tour as follows:
“As Adrian Belew, Steve Vai and Tony Levin approach the band’s upcoming activity, Terry Bozzio enters the fold behind the kit. Danny Carey remains an important part of the BEAT family, and simply his Tool commitments prevent him from being available for this upcoming run in the Fall.”
At present, Tool have three festival performances lined up, this year’s ‘Riot Fest‘ on September 19th, ‘Louder Than Life‘ on September 20th and ‘Aftershock‘ on October 04th. Thus, barring some impending further tour announcement, Levin‘s comments seem to indicate that Carey‘s Tool commitments that precluded him from the BEAT tour may in fact be related to the studio as well, as BEAT‘s tour will run from October 09th through to December 03rd.
Last summer Tool‘s decorated bassist Justin Chancellor confirmed that new material was in the works, though he went on to caution that “art doesn’t really have a schedule” when it came to the band’s infamously laborious creative process.
2027 was already poised to potentially be a big year for Tool, as there’s also been talks about about a Sphere residency next year. Should a new album also emerge, fans of the band will certainly have much to celebrate.
