Maynard James Keenan does not romanticize songwriting. He does not wait for lightning. He does not light candles and hope the muse shows up. He sets a trap for it. If you have ever wondered how Maynard James Keenan comes up with those spiraling melodies that feel both mathematical and instinctual at the same time, […]
One of the largest rock festivals in North America just raised the bar again. Aftershock Festival has unveiled its 2026 lineup, bringing more than 140 artists across five stages to Sacramento’s Discovery Park from October 1–4, 2026. Produced by Danny Wimmer Presents, the annual California festival continues to expand its footprint, with organizers confirming a
Puscifer have never operated like a traditional rock band. They’re closer to a small production house that happens to write bangers, an ecosystem where characters, visuals, studio tricks, and songwriting all feed the same weird brain. And on their new album, Normal Isn’t, that brain feels sharper than it has in years: guitar-forward, post-punk-leaning, and
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Puscifer do not really do “rollout season” the way other bands do. They build worlds, populate them with weird little gremlins and saints, then invite you inside once the lights are already flickering. Now that Normal Isn’t is officially out in the wild, Maynard James Keenan (Tool), Mat Mitchell, and Carina Round are gearing up
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When Tool drummer Danny Carey starts talking about timelines, fans tend to listen closely. The famously meticulous progressive-metal titans don’t move quickly — their last album, Fear Inoculum, arrived in 2019 after a 13-year wait — but Carey says the wheels are turning again. And if all goes according to plan, the next chapter won’t
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Alex Honnold has made a career out of redefining the limits of human nerve, but even by his standards, this one landed like a collective gasp heard around the world. The American climber, whose name has become synonymous with fearlessness, completed a 508-metre ascent of a skyscraper in Taiwan’s capital city without a rope or
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Tool is known for their distinctive and incredibly complicated prog metal sound – which makes the recent feat by YouTube drummer Tyler Visser all the more impressive. In a recently uploaded video, Visser plowed through (almost) every song in Tool’s discography, a marathon performance that took seven-and-a-half hours. Only the rarities “Sweat” and “Disgustipated” were
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Maynard James Keenan has maintained his strict stance against fans using phones during his performances, reiterating his disapproval during the ongoing Sessanta birthday celebration tour. Keenan bluntly expresses his disdain to the PHOENIX NEWS TIMES, emphasizing that disobeying the no-phone policy results in removal from the show. He adamantly defends his position, asserting that he
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Tool has been renowned for their leisurely pace between albums, a trend notably exemplified by the 13-year hiatus between 2006’s 10,000 Days and 2019’s Fear Inoculum. Yet, Maynard James Keenan, the band’s vocalist, now asserts that such delays cannot recur. In a recent interview with Metal Hammer, Keenan elaborated on the intricacies of Tool’s creative
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Epiphone is proud to unveil its next global release in partnership with Adam Jones, legendary guitarist of the multi-platinum-selling and GRAMMY Award-winning band, TOOL. The Adam Jones 1979 Les Paul Custom pays tribute to one of Adam’s top favorite guitars of all time. The guitar represents a new era of premium features for Epiphone, including
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