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New Tool album "10,000 Days"

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The Adam Jones interview has been posted on toolnavy. The quote where he talks about how tool is "his band" is more of a pride thing. He's just emphasizing on how he is proud to be in a band that has lasted so long and how he's proud to be in a group of people that can compromize and make great music. He talks about how selfless the band is and how each of them cooperate with one another, there's no way he's going to go off on a selfish tanget for a second of the interview and then go back to saying how great the band is on a whole.
 
Circuit City stores have the album listed as "In transit" to their warehouses. Leak very soon, perhaps.



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(this is bad memory from a FAQ that I read a few years ago, so I could be wrong)

anyway, is it true that the bassist is actually a guitarist and vice versa? If so, why? I think it was explained as a way to get their "sound" the way they wanted it, but like I said it's been a few years (10, actually, as I was in my first year of college at the time).
 
bune duggy said:
(this is bad memory from a FAQ that I read a few years ago, so I could be wrong)

anyway, is it true that the bassist is actually a guitarist and vice versa? If so, why? I think it was explained as a way to get their "sound" the way they wanted it, but like I said it's been a few years (10, actually, as I was in my first year of college at the time).
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Never read anything about that, Paul D'amour started out as a guitarist, but he left the band after Undertow. Justin Chancellor has always been a bass player to my knowledge.
 
duderon said:
Never read anything about that, Paul D'amour started out as a guitarist, but he left the band after Undertow. Justin Chancellor has always been a bass player to my knowledge.
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Paul never played guitar for Tool, he played bass until his departure. Paul did however play guitar in a couple of bands before he joined tool, thats why his bass riffs have more of a "guitar sound" to them.
 
evolutionseed said:
Paul never played guitar for Tool, he played bass until his departure. Paul did however play guitar in a couple of bands before he joined tool, thats why his bass riffs have more of a "guitar sound" to them.
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That's what i was implying, i should have reiterated he was the bassist until after Undertow.
 
Apparantly someone at a radio station recorded Vicarious with his cell phone. So it's on his phone right now, and he just needs to get it online.
So making a huge assumption that it isn't BS, it will be online tonight.

Could be another hoax, but who knows. The guy sounded pretty credible to me.

If it is indeed true, it'll be pretty shitty quality, but definitely better than nothing.
 
:lol a dj at the WRIF made a big fuss that he was going to play the single. After about ten minutes (and me staying glued to the radio, at the expense of studying) he said it was a late April Fools joke.
 
Guys, guys guys, what the hell are you doing??


You've been waiting for this album for 5 YEARS!! And you're going to spoil it with shitty quality cell-phone rips?! It's only 4 weeks away, you can hold out for that long.
 
Hooker said:
Guys, guys guys, what the hell are you doing??


You've been waiting for this album for 5 YEARS!! And you're going to spoil it with shitty quality cell-phone rips?! It's only 4 weeks away, you can hold out for that long.
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Short answer....yes. I require new Tool.


Vicious said:
Eminem's really pissing me off with his thread bumps about fake listening parties and shitty make-believe cell phone rips. DAMN YOU TO HELL.




j/k.... but really, everytime I see this thread bumped, only to come and find no real info, a little part of me dies... :(
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=( I'm sorry. The closer it gets the more I want it.
 
Yeah, man. I used to be like really stupid. I got bad grades in school. But then I started listening to Tool's music and I was like, "whoa!" and now I'm really smart, and no one is smarter than me in my whole school, including the teachers! They should market "Undertow" on TV as a way to get kids to do better in school, because it makes you intelligent. It's a scientific fact! All you people who give this album a negative review whould go and listen again, because some times you have to listen more than once. And if you still don't get it after like 30 listens, then listen 30 more, because listening that much to a rock and roll band is in no way pathetic. Besides, being a Tool fan makes you a card carrying member of the special club, where you get to talk about Tool and the occult and about how Maynard's childhood was so tragic and nothing like that has ever happened to anyone else and how now he's my god and astrology and Tool chatrooms and Tool T-Shirts and Tool CDs and books off the Tool website and how horrible capitalism is. Don't you wanna be a member of the club?

This CD has changed my life completely. I used to have no friends and I spent a lot of time in my parent's basement. And now.... well, I still don't have friends and I live in my parent's basement, but the people online understand that I "get" how Tool's music is an excellent replacement for the voids in my life that otherwise would have been filled with a college education and religion (yuch!!!!!!!!!!!). And that one song where Maynard says, "I can't say what I want to" is like, so true, because we live in a democracy which just let's the man hold Maynard back. What we need to do is set up socialism, with Maynard at the top and he'll provide for the rest of us and we never have to get jobs because he's so talented. He's like, outgrown his fans, too. Except me. Like, some days, I listen to "AEnima" which is an awesome word that pieces together a medical term and a Jungian word which is so, like, revolutionary and I'm so cool and smart because I get that. Well, I didn't really get that on my own, but I was the one who pushed the buttons while I was on the internet, in between visits to the Tool messageboard of course. But some days, I listen to the album and piece together the Bill Hicks references and after a few hours, I get them all, and I feel so accomplished and brilliant and that isn't a waste of a day at all. And then I go onto another album, like "Lateralus" (that's half the name of the muscle Vastus Lateralis!!!!!!!) and I link all the occult anatomy references and I learn a lot that week. And then I listen to that bootleg I got and then the DVD I got off ebay from another guy who "gets Tool" and suddenly I've spent a year putting all these things together from the lyrics and I'm like "Whoa, I thought I was smart before, but now I'm REALLY smart," you know, because I've spent so much time listening to Tool and talking about Tool on the internet, and suddenly it's been, like five years, which is perfect because that's how often my gods put out an album. It's odd I haven't realized yet that I've completely dedicated myself to a ROCK BAND and all my money, opportunity, and life have been paid over to Tool. It's just a good thing that I think for myself and that I'm so different from all the other Tool fans that do the exact same thing I do. Yep, good thing.
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...bs_b_2_3/102-0623544-3512165?v=glance&s=music
:lol :lol :lol :lol WTF
 
I used to have no friends and I spent a lot of time in my parent's basement. And now.... well, I still don't have friends and I live in my parent's basement, but the people online understand that I "get" how Tool's music is an excellent replacement for the voids in my life that otherwise would have been filled with a college education and religion (yuch!!!!!!!!!!!).
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:lol :lol That is awesome.
 
Besides, being a Tool fan makes you a card carrying member of the special club, where you get to talk about Tool and the occult and about how Maynard's childhood was so tragic and nothing like that has ever happened to anyone else and how now he's my god and astrology and Tool chatrooms and Tool T-Shirts and Tool CDs and books off the Tool website and how horrible capitalism is. Don't you wanna be a member of the club?
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:lol Holy shit.
 
http://www.toolband.com/newsletter/

March newsletter is up.

A really cool and interesting story....but nothing of interest related to the new album I could pick out except:

Built without nails or any metal whatsoever (wood would be the sole construction material) that would, according to communications from the "omnibeam", disrupt the powerful geomagnetic forces that were critical to the functioning of the device, with it's Rejuvenation Sound Chamber, here was the key to prolonged life as well as to such exotic concepts as antigravity and even time travel. Upon completion, Van Tassel had planned to escort 10,000 people a day into the Integratron. Unfortunately, he died in 1978, before the high-tech Fountain of Youth was completed.
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edit: except the blatantly obvious relation to Rosetta Stoned, of course. At least this kind of gives us an idea of the concept behind the album.
 
Eminem said:
edit: excpet the blatantly obvious relation to Rosetta Stoned, of course. At least this kind of gives us an idea of the concept behind the album.
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That fucken rocks. I'll be listening to the album with that excerpt in mind
 
And today there's a fucking huge update that's uninteresting for the most part, but it does give the idea behind Lost Keys(Blame Hofmann).

...Only the song was thought to be about LSD ever since the track listing came out, so this is no big deal.


Hopefully they end up posting the concepts behind all the songs.
 
A transcript of the new interview with "Rip It Up":

POWER TOOL
After a five-year absence, Tool returns with an intriguing collection they've tentatively titled 10,000 Days. Rip It Up is left in a daze after listening to its explosive mix of pile-driving rock and haunting, otherworldliness.

"Hey, how ya doing?" We're just gonna play you a few tracks from the new album tonight, which hopefully you'll like," says Tool's vocalist Maynard James Keenan, smiling nervously moments before putting-on a sampler of their fourth album. "There's plenty of food and drink, so help yourself to that, if you're hungry - or just want to get drunk! Hope you enjoy it..."

Keenan then scampers out of the room, crammed full of journalists, record company execs and competition winners - "Because I'd be too anxious watching how you all reacted," he admits the next day - leaving bass player Justin Chancellor and drummer Danny Carey to hang-out and answer any questions (guitarist Adam Jones is back in LA, putting the finishing touches to the album's artwork)

It's an unusual situation, having two members of a band sitting-in on their own album playback. But, then again, Tool's an unusual band. After a few beers, a mountain of free food and Tool's sonic tonic, no one seems too phased about watching them over proceedings.

Carey and Chancellor seem to be enjoying themselves too, knocking-back half-a-dozen buds each and getting into the onslaught, as if it's the first time they've heard the tracks themselves.

"It was. It was the first time we'd heard the versions we played yesterday," Carey reveals, the next day. "I only got that CD the day before so it was the first time I heard it, all together, in that sequence. That was exciting.

"It was good to get some feedback from an audience and to see people's reaction, because there's an amazing sense of relief to have the music out there, to finally surrender it to other people. Now it's up to everyone else - the journalists, the record company and the public to decide what they think of it. We've done all that we can."

What Tool has done is deliver another sublime collection of passive-aggressive dirge rock, interspersed with haunting, shadow moments. It's a mix that's as fiery as the Thai tidbits on offer and as mellow as the 20-year malt on tap. But there's also a more playful side to their latest album, as the vocoders, tablas and hypnotic, electronic undercurrent suggests.

"Yeah, there's a whole bunch of new stuff on there," concedes Chancellor. "There's some electronics, a gong, a triangle, a synth, tabla, vocoder, talk box and even an egg-beater, because we just put whatever we thought we could get away with on it!"

That might explain the Native American chants and mystical, pagan feel tat infiltrates a few of the songs, including The Pot.

"That's a real Lipin Ache chant that we use on that," says Carey. "It's one they use when they perform a ritual where they call up the spirits."

"Hey, what did you make of that spear tackle that Umaga did," quizzes Chancellor, the band's solo Brit, suddenly changing subjects when he realises I'm from Auckland. "I think too much was made of it. The English players are just pussies because it wasn't that bad a tackle. Actually, the worst thing about it was all the whining afterwards. I hate the way people always whine in Britain. It's why I don't live there anymore."

"I'm doing some different 'wining," laughs Keenan, taking a sip from his glass of red. "I love having a wine - as oppose to a wine!" That's why I've started my own boutique vineyard, back home, I like New Zealand wines, especially this Pinot Noir I had when we were last over there visiting the vineyards."

"I tried a bit of surfing when I was last in Auckland," adds Chancellor. "It was at Piha, because a friend of mine, who's a Kiwi, has a house right near the beach. But I couldn't really do it and kept falling over. I've caught the bug though and had a proper surfing lesson on my birthday, and managed to stand up. It was at Maui, which was pretty awesome: the first wave I caught was at Maui!"

Clearly everyone is a lot happier this time around, compared to their last album, Lateralus, which was postponed due to equipment breaking down, problems in the recording studio and a lawsuit with their record label. It's reflected by their latest album, and the jokes and laughter peppering their conversation over the next hour.

What was the mood going into this album?

Keenan: It was pretty good, we felt really positive because we'd had a lot of shit going on with the last album. With this one things were a lot better. They were more stable so we could just concentrate on what mattered most: the music.

Were you all on the save wavelength when you got back into the studio?

Carey: Yeah, we were. But that's kind of a natural; it's always comfortable. I think that's the reason we've been able to stay together for as long as we have. Other bands just seem to fight all the time, and then they break up and disappear. With us, there's always this sense of comfort that occurs, but it's exciting at the same time too!

Are you perfectionists in the studio?

Justin: Definitely - especially this time, I think it's because every time you do a record you look back on it and think: 'I wish we'd just taken a little extra time,' or 'I wish we'd changed that.' So this time, we just decided to keep going as long as it took and until we were completely happy with it, even if it took another few weeks.

Do you still write your songs before going in the studio, or are you less rigid these days?

Chancellor: I'd say most of it - maybe 95 per cent - is written before we go in and record it, but there's one track which we finished in the studio. We allowed ourselves that pleasure, to experiment - but everything else was pretty worked out. There are big sections where we do experiment with the music, where we think, 'let's play around with this a bit,' and we did go overboard, sometimes but we know we could always get rid of it. But in the end we didn't get rid of any of it! We kept it all because it was interesting.

After being together for so long, how come you guys haven't ended up killing each other?

Keenan: Probably because we're all 40 or over - we're not 25 - so we've already been through all the most difficult, weird times of our life before we were in this band. But if we were a younger band, say like Rage Against the Machine when they started out, playing at the Big Day Out, in front of thousands, I think that would have fucked with our heads. You're too young, at that age, to really process that kind of attention but luckily we were all past that by the time we even started this band, so we've learned to live with each other's flaws and celebrate our strengths.

Do you worry about where you fit in, especially after being away for five years?

Keenan: No, we're pretty confident that there's a set of ears out there that are looking forward to this kind of music, especially in the light of bands like Mars Volta and Queen of the Stone Age. There's an audience [out there] who understand what we do, who can sit down in a quiet space and absorb, rather than be hand-fed. So in that sense we're confident. And if we're not relevant, we're just not relevant. There's nothing I can do to turn back time. The trick is just not to worry about it, just do what you do and be comfortable in your own skin. I'm pretty sure that when we step onstage and do our show, the fans will appreciate it because we have our old songs that weathered time and we're confident these new ones will too, once people absorb them.

Is there a pressure to create something bigger and bolder than before?

Chancellor: There's definitely an intention to create something original, something new, that we've never heard before. That's the motivation for doing this. That's why we all push each other so hard, why we always try to raise the bar.

How do you achieve that?

Carey: We just try to remain true to the process, try to remain true to the chemistry that exists between us. That's always the challenge, because it's always changing. Every time we make a record we learn something; something else gets thrown into the mix. So, in that way it's always challenging, always fresh and always new. But that's what makes the music: it's not any one of us individually; it's the combination of the four of us when we step into that room that we have to be true to. If we are then it works out!

It sounds like Tool's a democracy...

Chancellor: It really is a democracy. It's like when I first joined the band these guys made sure I was an equal, straight away. They just wouldn't settle for anything less than making me a part of their every decision. It was like; 'You are fucking going to make decisions with us. You are an equal member of the band. Come on, what do you think?' That's fucking amazing.

Keenan: It's a democracy, but with a twist. It's a democracy unless one particular person feels so strongly about something the other three are compassionate enough to cater to that person's passions. We're not going to stomp on someone's toes, if it's something that's heartfelt.

Is it very reassuring having that level of support?

Chancellor: Yeah, it is, because it's like a family. Everything is treated in a really positive and fair way and everyone gets the chance to be creative. So there's not that fear of being rejected or put down. It's a really precious thing - it's not something to be taken lightly - because it allows us a really productive environment, one where everyone feels confident. I don't have that relationship with anyone else, except maybe my brother.

How does working with side-projects, like A Perfect Circle affect Tool?

Keenan: It's a whole different conversation, with a whole different set of people so there are good and bad things that come out of that. Being in A Perfect Circle did cause some friction for us, but I think it also did nothing but help us. It gave us space away from each other and allowed us to have other life experiences, which we could bring back to this project. But even though I enjoy doing something like that I wouldn't ever trade this band for it, because A Perfect Circle is just a holiday thing and Tool is like coming back home.

How have the things you write about changed?

Keenan: With our earlier albums I kind of hinted at things like social politics and environmental concerns - things I went out on a limb for with A Perfect Circle. But people just don't seem to care about anything, which left me disappointed. So, on this album, I've kind of talked about more personal stuff, things that I needed to get off my chest. That's why some of the songs are a little more cynical and almost coming from a sad place.

Is it still "all about the music"?

Keenan: It is but now I'm wary of making that blanked statement. I used to, for many years. But then I went to a benefit in LA and I had some guy following me around, all night, asking me if it was all about the music. I was like; "Yeah, it's all about the music..." and as the evening wore on he kept on coming over and asking me the same thing over and over. Eventually I got freaked out because he was getting more stalker-like and said to him, 'Well, it's not about the music when I'm taking a shit! When I'm taking a shit, it's about taking a shit' and 'When I'm eating it's about eating!' He was like, "Yeah, but when you're playing music, it's about the music, isn't it?" I just gave up and said, 'Yes, it's about the music...'

Chancellor: It's a good point though, because if it stops being about the music, then it's going to start being the individual. If that happens, that's when it's going to fall apart quickly. That's something we don't want to happen, because this is special and we want to keep it that way, no matter how hard we try.
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Awesome, tool is pimping NZ! Don't forget to play wellington you fukers!
tool guy said:
Hey, what did you make of that spear tackle that Umaga did
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nobody fucks with Tana

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tool guy said:
The English players are just pussies
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right on!
 
Thanks, cool interview. I couldn't bring myself to read the scans because it was a giant pain in the ass.
 
Lakitu said:
A transcript of the new interview with "Rip It Up":
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Judging by the last few strands of that interview: Maynard...sounds...PISSED.

YES! I can't wait to hear how loud and angry he gets when singing about the mentioned personal issues.
 
PuertoRicanJuice said:
Come on, I know you're going to buy the new Dream Theater DVD.
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Huh? When did this happen? They announced the release date? I know they recoprded it the 1st, right (I SHOULD ABEEN THERE *grumble)... Got a set list, at least?
 
PuertoRicanJuice said:
Come on, I know you're going to buy the new Dream Theater DVD.
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man fuck dream Theater until they get a new frontman. Such great music ruined by that horrible horrible voice UGH!
 
PuertoRicanJuice said:
Come on, I know you're going to buy the new Dream Theater DVD.
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The last time I spoke of Dream Theater and their singer, I was temp banned for a week. I shall refrain from giving my thoughts on them once again.
 
PuertoRicanJuice said:
Come on, I know you're going to buy the new Dream Theater DVD.
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I was at that Dream Theater concert (April 1st), just thought I'd throw that out.

Also, I read on wikipedia that the band Isis might be touring with Tool this year. That would be fantastic.
 
Manics said:
The last time I spoke of Dream Theater and their singer, I was temp banned for a week. I shall refrain from giving my thoughts on them once again.
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Oh yea, I forgot about that. Sorry. :lol

And Kabuki, I agree. I learned to tolerate it because a few of my friends love the band, but I never listen to them anymore. I always argue with my friend that LaBrie sucks, but he won't hear it.

tt_deeb, my three friends went to that Radio City show as well. They said it was awesome.

Back on topic, I need to hear this album soon.
 
SnakeXs said:
Huh? When did this happen? They announced the release date? I know they recoprded it the 1st, right (I SHOULD ABEEN THERE *grumble)... Got a set list, at least?
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The setlist is as follows:

1. The Root of All Evil
2. I Walk Beside You
3. Majesty song (Another Won??)
4. Afterlife
5. Under a Glass Moon
6. Innocence Faded
7. Raise the Knife
8. The Spirit Carries On

--Intermission-- (~30 piece orchestra plays with the band from here out)

Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
9. I. Overture (done entirely by orchestra)
10. II. About to Crash
11. III. War Inside my Head
12. IV. The Test That Stumped Them All
13. V. Goodnight Kiss
14. VI. Solitary Shell
15. VII. About to Crash (Reprise)
16. VIII. Losing Time/Grand Finale
17. Vacant
18. The Answer Lies Within
19. Sacrificed Sons
20. Octavarium

--Encore--

21. Metropolis Part I

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tt_deeb said:
The setlist is as follows:

1. The Root of All Evil
2. I Walk Beside You
3. Majesty song (Another Won??)
4. Afterlife
5. Under a Glass Moon
6. Innocence Faded
7. Raise the Knife
8. The Spirit Carries On

--Intermission-- (~30 piece orchestra plays with the band from here out)

Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
9. I. Overture (done entirely by orchestra)
10. II. About to Crash
11. III. War Inside my Head
12. IV. The Test That Stumped Them All
13. V. Goodnight Kiss
14. VI. Solitary Shell
15. VII. About to Crash (Reprise)
16. VIII. Losing Time/Grand Finale
17. Vacant
18. The Answer Lies Within
19. Sacrificed Sons
20. Octavarium

--Encore--

21. Metropolis Part I

</offtopic>
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Fuck....

must...resist...
 
tt_deeb said:
The setlist is as follows:

1. The Root of All Evil
2. I Walk Beside You
3. Majesty song (Another Won??)
4. Afterlife
5. Under a Glass Moon
6. Innocence Faded
7. Raise the Knife
8. The Spirit Carries On

--Intermission-- (~30 piece orchestra plays with the band from here out)

Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
9. I. Overture (done entirely by orchestra)
10. II. About to Crash
11. III. War Inside my Head
12. IV. The Test That Stumped Them All
13. V. Goodnight Kiss
14. VI. Solitary Shell
15. VII. About to Crash (Reprise)
16. VIII. Losing Time/Grand Finale
17. Vacant
18. The Answer Lies Within
19. Sacrificed Sons
20. Octavarium

--Encore--

21. Metropolis Part I

</offtopic>
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Wow, that's a pretty shitty set list, and that's coming from a long time/huge DT fan... Even with all the new crap, they picked some of the worst of it, and not many big old songs, either... And, I didn't like 6DoIT the song, so, that's not that interesting to me...

Still, I'll get it, just for the orchestra, and since thei r last DVD was produced so well.

Edit: And I'm done. Tool yeah Tool woo, youe xcited guys Tool yeah c'mon woo yeah!

It needs to leak.
 
To be completely honest - I fell asleep a couple times during the Dream Theater show. But I'll point out a few things:

The orchestra was really neat, and obviously the band has loads of talent. I was really impressed when the whole show began - the problem is the act got old real fast and it just became really pretentious and boring.

Labrie's voice got so annoying. His voice is so weak and his long high "notes" that usually were followed by cheers from everybody I found really unimpressive.

EDIT: I should probably also point out I was never that big of a DT fan to begin with. Most people seemed to love it.
 
hehe yeah no problem, I should really get into Dream Theater, heard alot of good things about them

On topic:

A new ad in the UK Magazine "Metal Hammer" :)

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I got away from buying music a while ago, but I'm starting to come back. I had Undertow and Enima and just loved the hell out of both. I'll pick this up shortly after it comes out. One of those rare bands in my mind that makes music in this genre that is intelligent and challenging. Smart people, great musicians. And Keenan's voice is one of my favorites.
 
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