It has been 8 long years since Tool released its last album, and with the successful lawsuit battle with its label company the American rock band is expected to finally launch a new album.
However, fans may have to wait a little longer before Tool could announce a possible release date for their upcoming album since frontman Maynard James Keenan is reportedly recoving from a hip replacement surgery.
The rockstar however has assured fans of his condition and according to Loud Wire the progress of their recording will not be affected by Keenan's recent medical condition.
"Didn't want to freak anyone out," Maynard said on a post at Puscifer official web page. "Wanted to wait until out of the woods. Years of foot stomping left me with no cushion in my right hip. Full replacement yesterday. Walking today."
Furthermore, the publication also claimed that while the frontman is still recovering, he is nonetheless very much involved in Tool's new album, which is expected to have a release date this year.
In an interview with Yahoo Music guitarist Adam Jones said that fans should expect a new album soon now that the "lawsuit out of the way."
"Our greatest strength is jamming and coming up with stuff," Jones revealed.
"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 in a previous interview with Loudwire, Keenan shared the details on how he and his bandmates were able to successfully managed to battle their lengthy lawsuit.
"We moved over to a North L.A. courthouse and we had a brand-new judge, who was fantastic," Keenan said. "You know what his name was? Randy Rhodes! I knew the power of metal, and my appreciation of metal was someday going to be like a guardian angel."
"We're going to trial and we want to crush them. But every time we've gotten close to going to trial, it gets postponed and we've wasted money and time and it has just drained our creative energy. We bought an insurance policy for peace of mind, but instead we would have been better off if we never had it and just dealt with the original lawsuit."
