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Features, Tours and Festivals

Chicago Open Air Presents Massive Stadium Show For 2019

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The Press Release:
This spring brings another must-see event from premier independent U.S. music festival producer Danny Wimmer Presents. On Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19, Chicago Open Air Presents a massive stadium show with headlining sets from chart-topping acts including System Of A Down, Tool, The Prodigy and Ghost, plus more appearances from today’s biggest hard rock and metal artists. The event is co-produced by Live Nation and will take place at SeatGeek Stadium (formerly Toyota Park) in Bridgeview, IL, just outside Chicago. Tickets for Chicago Open Air Presents go on sale Friday, December 14 at Noon CT at the link at the close of this announcement.

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Maria Brink, frontwoman of In This Moment, says, “I can’t even begin to express how excited we are to be playing Chicago Open Air Presents. We had such a blast last time! Tool, The Prodigy and System Of A Down, that’s insane and such a powerful lineup. We feel blessed to be a part of it all. These are some of our all time favorite bands, I can’t wait to see you all there with In This Moment.”

The daily band lineup (subject to change) is as follows:

Saturday, May 18: System Of A Down, Ghost, Meshuggah, Beartooth, Code Orange, Knocked Loose, Vein
Sunday, May 19: Tool, The Prodigy, Gojira, In This Moment, Fever 333, The Black Dahlia Murder, Alien Weaponry
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Features, Tours and Festivals

Tool Announces Headlining 2017 Tour Dates

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Hey there readers, so I must apologize for attending to these tour dates a few days after they were first being announced to the masses but with numerous other items on my creative plate, I felt that this one would have no less impact on you even if I waited. I didn’t see any sort of proper press release so I’m just posting the dates for you below. Dig in.

Tool 2017 North American Tour Dates:
05/24 – Fairfax, Va. @ EagleBank Arena
05/27 – Bangor, Maine @ Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion
05/28 – Boston, Mass. @ Harvard Athletic Complex
05/30 – Rochester, N.Y. @ Blue Cross Arena
05/31 – Hamilton, Ontario @ First Ontario Centre
06/02 – Montreal, Quebec @ Bell Centre
06/04 – New York, N.Y. @ Governor’s Ball Festival
06/05 – Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Petersen Events Center
06/07 – Clarkston, Mich. (Detroit) @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
06/08 – Rosemont, Ill. (Chicago) @ Allstate Arena (*11am onsale)
06/09 – St. Paul, Minn. @ Xcel Energy Center (on-sale at 11am)
06/12 – Calgary, Alberta @ Scotiabank Saddledome
06/13 – Edmonton, Alberta @ Rogers Place
06/15 – Vancouver, British Columbia @ Rogers Arena
06/17 – George, Wash. @ The Gorge Amphitheatre

PiercingMetal Thoughts: I still remember when my friend Rebel of a local Metal radio show called “Metal In Your Face” gave me the very first Tool EP “Opiate” back when it was released about one thousand years ago. I played it to death back then and even shared it with a lot of my friends who at the time instead chose to stick with their Metallica, Slayer, Black Sabbath or the myriad pile of Grunge bands that were coming down the pike. I remember wondering how such a unique band would ever be able to make it with such a response to this discovery. Obviously they’ve done quite well since that time and while I moved more into the casual fan space since then I would love to be on point as a media scribe at long last so let’s see if more dates get added since I will not be hitting Governor’s Ball. What do you Tooliacs think of this one? Does this tour find your blood racing through your veins faster than ever? Let me know in the comments section below.

Official Website: http://toolband.com

Features, Tours and Festivals

Tool Among Headliners For Governor’s Ball 2017

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Hey there fiends, the full lineup of the 2017 Governor’s Ball has been revealed on the poster below so check it out if you have interest in the massive music event that is taking place this summer.

PiercingMetal Thoughts: As you can tell by the headline, Tool is going to be one of the main events for the festival and I know a lot of you are excited about that news. I don’t think that I will be in attendance since there is nothing else appealing to my own musical tastes outside of the Tool appearance. To each their own if this lineup is making you shake in your boots. Tickets go on sale on Friday according to what I have read so on your mark, get set……BUY! (when the time comes of course). I’ve never made it to this festival but wonder what you all think about it so let me know in the comments below.

Official Website: http://www.govball.com

Features, Giveaways

Win A Ticket To See Schism Tool Tribute @ B.B. King Blues Club

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PiercingMetal is giving away some tickets to see Schism, a tribute band to the music of Tool who are performing at B.B. King Blues Club in the coming days. They’ll be joined by an Alice In Chains tribute called Facelift. The giveaway comes care of our friends in the venues Marketing Department and we’re holding this ticket offer on our Official Facebook Page. Please click the embedded image below to participate.


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Music, Reviews

“10,000 Days” by Tool

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Artist: Tool
Title: “10,000 Days”
Label: Volcano Records
Release Date: 5/2/2006
Genre: Heavy Metal/Progressive
Rating: 7.5/10

The first thing about the long awaited Tool CD that grabbed my attention was the packaging. Yes, that’s right I said the packaging. Ok, I know it is about the music, but true to form Tool once again has some top notch package design going on courtesy of Adam Jones. Just like the vinyl albums of the past with intricate record jackets – the 10,000 Days CD gives you the complete experience of opening up the disk and going…? WTF, Oh Cool! It’s much more than the music with Tool as it’s a nice introduction to the band and something to set the mood. You don’t get this vibe from downloading MP3s. The case has two lenses in a folded flap which magnify the eyes of a Tribal tri-face illustration. Then when you open it up there are pages of double images that can be viewed through these lenses. Basically the CD case folds out to become a Stereoscope, on which 3D images can be viewed. Flip the pages and the fun begins as you browse through a series of 3D illustrations, band member photos, and some strange stuff typical of Tool which can be stared at after or while the music plays. Where’s the bong?
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