It's almost 10 years since Tool has released a record titled "10,000 Days" and today there have been reports that the American rock band is well on its way in making a new album.
While a lengthy lawsuit prevented them from coming up with new tracks, Tool is finally free again to work on their new songs since they've reportedly reached a favorable settlement from their label company, Rolling Stone reported.
While there has yet any official announcement from the band members, band guitarist Adam Jones admitted that they are indeed working on a new album with new songs on board.
Jones shared in an exclusive interview with Yahoo Music what made them work things out despite the lengthy procedure of the lawsuit which took eight years to resolve.
"Our greatest strength is jamming and coming up with stuff," Jones explained.
"We're doing that really well now and I'm excited about everything we're working on. Some of it's really heavy, some of it's complex and some is more atmospheric, but it's definitely Tool. I think having this lawsuit out of the way should really speed of the progress of getting the album done."
And despite all the pressure to release a new album ASAP, Jones insisted that there is no reason to rush things, but if given a chance he would be glad to release the new album before the year ends.
"We're older guys now," he explained. "Everyone kind of has their own life, and the fire that burned in us when we were in our 20s isn't there anymore. There's still a fire, it's just a different kind of fire. So of course, we're writing and working hard, but we've gotten to a point where we're relaxed and we're meeting occasionally to get the writing done instead of every day. But I feel like every day we work on the songs is a productive day and we're getting closer and closer to finishing them."
Meanwhile, Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan shared the band's progress in its new album on his Facebook account posting,
"I've been making regular trips to check on the writing progress of my Tool brethren... I'm as anxious to get this album completed as everyone else, but as history will show, you can't rush these gents."
