Justin Chancellor, the bassist for Tool, recently disclosed that the band nearly discarded their 2019 album, ‘Fear Inoculum’, due to frustrations they were experiencing during its creation. Chancellor discussed the band’s upcoming UK tour, along with the long wait fans have had since the band’s last album. A seven-year hiatus normally doesn’t seem too long, but fans had waited 13 years for Tool’s 2019 album, due to the pressure that comes with trying to create something even better than before.
Chancellor expressed how the band did not intentionally design such a long wait between their albums. “As time went on, it just took longer and longer, and I think that stems from the pressure of trying to excel and trying to outdo yourself,” he said speaking to NME. He also talked about how making something new was not easy, but they got through it by creating something new, pure, and entirely of its own right.
During the chat with NME, Chancellor described how their frustrations nearly made them throw out the 2019 project, making them take breaks and go back to come back with a fresh perspective. The period when they were creating “Fear Inoculum” was not easy for the band. “We got a little frustrated a few times, and people needed to go off and do other things just to kind of get the breeze in their hair and get a fresh perspective. When you get stuck, sometimes you need to walk away,” Chancellor said.
Chancellor pointed out that the band is getting old, and the lack of time is becoming an issue. The band’s drummer, Danny Carey, recently turned 63, making it even more necessary to create new material more frequently going forward: “Now there’s more of a necessity to get something cooking a little faster if we want to keep going strong,” he said.
From May 30 to late June, Tool is set to tour in the UK and Europe, and tickets for their UK shows are on sale now. Fans’ wait for the new Tool record may have been long, but Chancellor addressed these frustrations head-on and the band continues to do what they do best
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