Although it took Tool 13 years to release their fifth studio album Fear Inoculum, we shouldn’t wait that long for its follow-up. According to drummer Danny Carey, the band already has “tons of material” for another album.
Carey recently spoke about the band’s future plans with Metal Hammer magazine, revealing that Tool plans to spend the next couple of years on the road.
“It’s hard to say,” said Carey. “We’re going to tour on this probably for two or three years at least, I imagine. It feels like what we’ve done on every album, and then I guess we’ll see where we’re sitting after that.”
Following the tour, Carey expects them to return to the studio and get another record out.
“My hope is we get in and knock out another record.” – he added. “We have tons of material. It’s not going to take 12 years, or if it does, I’ll probably be so old I probably can’t pick up my sticks anymore! But my hope is we’ll do another record and just keep moving forward.”
Carey explained, however, that the material doesn’t include finished tracks, but riffs, jams, and parts of songs.
Tool released Fear Inoculum on August 30th, with the record becoming both critical and commercial success. The album topped the US Billboard 200 charts while also reaching No.1 in Australia, Belgium, Canada, New Zealand, and Norway.
