Over 3,000 Days Since ‘10,000 Days’

Today marks nine years since the release of Tool’s last studio album, 10,000 Days.  Yes, nine.  It’s been a long, frustrating wait for Tool fans, but we are led to believe that our wait is almost over.  The band indicated in 2014 that a lengthy lawsuit had slowed work on a new album.  With that behind them, it sounds like it’s all systems go.  But even without distraction, this band isn’t known for getting in a big rush.  I predict we'll see something in 2016.  As we continue our wait, I thought I’d pay homage to 10,000 Days as it turns nine years old.

Released in North America on May 2^nd, 2006, 10,000 Days was another strong and robust album, clocking in at nearly 76 minutes.  It’s, quite simply, a Tool album.  It had its ambience, brooding and multiple tracks clocking in at over 10 minutes.  It also had its successful radio singles – “Vicarious”, “The Pot” and “Jambi”.  It performed well commercially, debuting at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart and going on to multi-platinum status.