Tool recently performed at the iconic O2 Arena in London and a fan on Reddit has revealed that the band bassist Justin Chancellor’s mother was also in attendance. They revealed that Justin’s mother had her hands on her face the whole time, looking amazed and proud throughout the entire performance. Justin also came over to her from time to time to blow her kisses. Fans labeled it to be adorable.
Justin Chancellor says Tool might move away from the album format
Tool are seemingly eyeing to move away from the traditional album format in favor of releasing shorter EPs or standalone singles, according to Justin Chancellor.
It has been noted that the band are known for taking their time when it comes to album releases, with a gap of 13 years between their latest album, 2019’s Fear Inoculum, and 2006’s 10,000 Days. Tool bassist Justin Chancellor believes that a change lies ahead for the band. He outlined that not only is age a factor, but they’re now thinking more about how music is consumed by the public.
Danny Carey had dropped hints about a new material could land in the form of EPs, and when asked by NME if this is still an idea they’re open to, Chancellor replied, “Absolutely. Looking at how things are released and consumed by the public these days, it’s more common to release even just a single.
“That’d be an interesting approach for us because we’ve always waited until we’ve created a whole body of work and made it polished and refined and perfect. So it’d be an exciting idea to go ‘Well, every time we finish a song, we could just record that and release it.’”
He added, “That being said, the way that we like to do stuff is to present a whole package with the art and with a theme to it… so an EP would be a good compromise between an album and a single. To get a couple of really juicy tracks together and release them on a shorter version of an album.”
Chancellor further stated that releasing singles one at a time is an option, which they could then put together in a package and release as an album later on.
“That way you could still have a physical vinyl and do all the artwork and all that stuff,” he states.
