tool – Nine Circles

CANTO: Misery Index, Absent In Body, Sundowning, and More

Not going to lie, there’s some cool stuff out there today.

Like Misery Index, who announced May 13th as the release date for their next album, Complete Control. That will be out through Century Media, with the first single being unveiled in the coming weeks. They’re also on tour with Origin and Wolf King this coming May, so busy times are ahead.
Sundowning, the German post-metal collective, have announced their first album in a decade. In the Light of Defeat, I Cease to Exist will drop on March 25th through Isolation Records. For a glimpse of what’s to come, check out “A Prison, A Cage”, right now.
Tool, a band I shockingly haven’t mentioned in awhile, are releasing Opiate² to mark its 30th anniversary. That will be out through RCA Records on March 1st, and a short film will follow on the 18th. Pre-order that here.
Twin Temple entertained us today with the new video for “Let’s Have A Satanic Orgy”. They’re currently on tour with Ghost and Volbeat, if you weren’t aware.
And we’ll close with the new track from Absent In Body, titled “Sarin”. The debut album from the project featuring members of Amenra, Neurosis, and Sepultura is set for a March 25th release through Relapse Records. And no, I cannot wait.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
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Alright, so this weekend may have been a smidge more aggressive than I originally anticipated. Oops.

I guess it only makes sense that we fall in line and start with the Tool tour announcement. There will be an extensive run of shows in both the U.S. and Europe the first half of 2022. Tickets go on sale this Friday, October 1st, and I’m already intimidated by how much these tickets may go for.
Alright, let’s talk booze. Heilung have announced their signature beer and mead. For now, us in the U.S. can scoop up the beer here, which was created with brewery Nevel. I’m more intrigued by the mead, so I’ll stay tuned for now.
Bastarður, the crust punk project fronted by Aðalbjörn Tryggvason, released another new single from the upcoming new record, Satan’s Loss of Son. Check out “The Whispering Beast” right here. As a reminder, that album is out on October 29th through Season of Mist.
And we’ll close with The Ocean, who shared the first clip from the upcoming release of Phanerozoic Live. Check out the clip for “Devonian: Nascent” below. That footage, of course, is from the streaming event performed in Bremen. The live album drops on November 26th.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
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I mean, nothing else to do these days, right?

So here’s a fun thing. Allegaeon dropped of a cover of Yes’ classic “Roundabout”. You can watch/listen to it here. And if you want a behind-the-scenes look at how it came to be, that’s available here.
Tool officially announced the very-much-assumed postponement of their 2020 shows that weren’t already, well, postponed. If you want or need a full list of those dates, here it is.
Carcass have announced that the release of their next album, Torn Arteries, will be delayed. It was originally planned for an August release through Nuclear Blast, and no new timeline has been established yet.
Let’s close with a new music video from Vader. This one is for “Into Oblivion”, which is taken from the upcoming new album, Solitude In Madness. That is out May 1st through Nuclear Blast.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
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judaspriest

I haven’t done much nine circling in a few days. But it’s Monday again, so here I am.

Judas Priest have announced a 50th anniversary tour that will run through September and October. Sabaton have been revealed as the special guest, so you know this is going to be one massive party.
Sólstafir have begun the recording process for their next studio album. These guys have been on an absolutely roll the last few years, so I can’t wait for this next effort. Sounds like it will be out sometime this year through Season of Mist.
Tool have announced a run of dates between April and June. There are a lot of them, and they are all in North America. I haven’t seen Tool live in forever, so I may look into this. But then again, I also enjoy having money. Conflictions.
Abysmal Dawn dropped a visualizer for a new track, “The Path Of The Totalitarian”, off of the upcoming Phylogenesis. Give it a watch below. That record drops April 10th through Season of Mist.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
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tool 2019

I was in the woods all weekend and now I’m not. Which is a way worse situation.

Sólstafir have announced a free show in NYC on September 14th. The performance, known as Reykjavik Calling, will be part of the five-day Taste of Iceland festival, and will take place at Brooklyn Brewery.
Hour of Penance have revealed a new song called “Flames Of Merciless Gods”, taken from their upcoming studio album titled Misotheism. The album drops on October 25th via Agonia Records.
In case anyone needed yet another Tool update, the band has the #1 album in… a lot of places. That does include the United States, which is great. But what’s even greater is all the upset T. Swift fans.
And another new track today comes from Necronomicon. This one is called “Singularis Dominus”, and comes with a reminder that Unus will be out on October 18th through Season of Mist.