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Tool update: Justin Chancellor says they’re “90% there” with new album

Tool update: Justin Chancellor says they’re “90% there” with new album

by Bram Teitelman | Jun 26, 2017 | Tool Insider, Updates

This past Saturday (24), Tool wrapped up their Summer  tour by playing their largest headlining show ever, along with the likes of Primus, Clutch, Fantomas, The Melvins and more. Before that, however, bassist Justin Chancellor sat down with the Metal Sucks...
A Perfect Circle say no album (or Tool album) this year

A Perfect Circle say no album (or Tool album) this year

by Bram Teitelman | May 8, 2017 | Tool Insider, Updates

If you’re a fan of A Perfect Circle, 2017 has been a good year for you. The band unveiled their new lineup, announced that they’d be touring, and have already debuted two new songs on the tour, “Feathers” and “Hourglass.” In...
Tool in talks to join streaming services

Tool in talks to join streaming services

by Bram Teitelman | Mar 24, 2017 | News, Streaming Music, Tool Insider

Waiting for Tool to follow up 1992006’s 10,ooo Days with their fifth album has been a popular metalhead pastime for at least five years, and while there have been plenty of teases, small hints of progress, and studio updates, it’s been hard to get the...
Maynard James Keenan working on Tool vocals

Maynard James Keenan working on Tool vocals

by Bram Teitelman | Feb 20, 2017 | Tool Insider

  It’s amazing how long it’s been since Tool put out an album (it’ll be eleven years in April). The road to a 10,000 Days follow-up has been long, fraught with lawsuits, and name calling. And the band’s general message appeared to be...
Maynard James Keenan working on Tool vocals

Maynard James Keenan thinks the US is due for a downfall

by Bram Teitelman | Jan 24, 2017 | Tool Insider

Some say the end is near. Some say we’ll see Armageddon soon. Among those is Tool’s Maynard James Keenan, who sang those words back in 1996. 21 years later, the vocalist is sounding the same note in an interview with The Guardian. Keenan, who moved from...
Another Tool song is in the can, but not with vocals

Another Tool song is in the can, but not with vocals

by Bram Teitelman | Jan 24, 2017 | In The Studio, Tool Insider, Updates

Being a Tool fan is an exercise in frustration. It’s been an extremely long time (coming on 11 years) since the band released their last album, three years ago they resurfaced to say that legal issues kept them from working on the follow-up until then, and even...
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Slipknot’s ‘Look Outside Your Window’ project set for Record Store Day vinyl release
Slipknot’s ‘Look Outside Your Window’ project set for Record Store Day vinyl release

Slipknot will finally release Look Outside Your Window, a long-rumored collection of previously unreleased material recorded during the sessions for 2008's All Hope Is Gone. The experimental project — created by Corey Taylor, Jim Root, Sid Wilson, and Shawn "Clown"...

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Interview: The Hirsch Effekt’s Nils & Ilja talk new album ‘Der Brauch’
Interview: The Hirsch Effekt’s Nils & Ilja talk new album ‘Der Brauch’

Progressive German metal outfit The Hirsch Effekt have unleashed their most melancholic and introspective album yet with Der Brauch on January 30, 2026. Read the review on Metal Insider here. We caught up with guitarist/vocalist Nils Wittrock and bassist/vocalist Ilja...

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Album Review: The Hirsch Effekt – ‘Der Brauch’
Album Review: The Hirsch Effekt – ‘Der Brauch’

I don't think I could possibly love a band more than when I'm watching them actively refuse to become a fixed idea. The Hirsch Effekt take up shop in the lab where music feels less like a product and more like a mid-thought transcription from a parallel universe....

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New & Noteworthy: Krushers of the Releases – 1/16/2026

New & Noteworthy: Krushers of the Releases – 1/16/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Amongst the many outstanding works hitting shelves this week are new releases from the likes of Sleaford Mods, Greywind, Kreator, Soen...

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New & Noteworthy: Break The Releases – 1/9/2026

New & Noteworthy: Break The Releases – 1/9/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week counts new music from the likes of Alter Bridge, The Protomen, Zu Beyond The Black and Bullet amongst the many outstanding...

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New & Noteworthy: 2026 Releases have arrived – 1/2/2026

New & Noteworthy: 2026 Releases have arrived – 1/2/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Kicking off 2026, this week’s new music includes albums from the likes of Excavated Graves, Fuath, Wildhunt and Dawnbreaker amongst the...

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