According to their Facebook page, TOOL will release a handcrafted, bonus-laden, limited edition package of their original debut EP, Opiate, on Mar. 26 to mark the 21st anniversary of the six-song release.

The anniversary edition is limited to 5,000 copies and features art direction by Adam Jones, illustrations by legendary artist Adi Granov and design packaging by Mackie Osborne, who has collaborated with TOOL on many albums including 10,000 Days, Lateralus and Salival as well as posters and merchandise.

The 5,000 copies will be broken down as 5 x 1,000 runs with each set featuring a variation of the exterior graphics and included bonus items which include a new stereoscopic image for fans to use with their glasses from the 10,000 Days packaging.

The packages will only be available via TOOL's website on Mar. 26 and there will be no pre-orders. A limit of three packages from each of the 5 x 1,000 versions will be in place. More details to be announced soon.

Audio Ink Radio posted a few snippets from a recent Danny Carey interview with Vic Firth. In the interview Danny mentioned he's
They also include a link to 'Vic Firth's Artist Spotlight on Danny Carey' video.

An old buddy of mine just opened up a wine bar in Los Angeles, and is the only wine bar in the area to sell Arizona Stronghold wines, from winemakers Eric Glomski and Maynard James Keenan. They've got the entire line... except the Chardonnay. Here's the thing - if you call ahead and ask for the wine director, Andrew Stuart, and tell him that Matt appreciated that surprise bottle of champagne back in 2002, he'll give you a 10% discount when you stop in.

You can find out more about Vino at Trios at their facebook page, or if your'e in the area, drive over to 10 N. 1st St. in Alhambra, CA. Or just call Andrew at (626) 284-4674.

Mmm, delicious wine. And now back to your regularly scheduled longform drought of Tool news.

Keep this in mind before you want to upload something:

The new video for Telling Ghosts is a nice sample of the live Puscifer experience that awaits. It is one thing to listen to Puscifer's album in the comfort of your own listening space, but it is quite another to see it all unfold live. If you have the opportunity to see Puscifer live, I highly recommend it. You can view the video here:



Experience Puscifer live this spring in the following cities:

February

23 Austin, TX Long Center for the Performing Arts
25 Baton Rouge, LA River Center Theatre
26 Memphis, TN Orpheum Theatre
28 Nashville, TN Andrew Jackson Hall
29 Louisville, KY Brown Theatre

March

1 Pittsburgh, PA Byham Theatre
3 Cincinnati, OH Taft Theatre
4 Indianapolis, IN Murat Theatre
6 Kansas City, KS Kansas City Music Hall
7 Omaha, NE Omaha Civic Auditorium
10 Edmonton, AB North Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
11 Calgary, AB Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
13 Vancouver, BC The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts
14 Portland, OR Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
16 San Francisco, CA Palace of Fine Arts
17 Riverside, CA Fox Performing Arts Center
18 Escondido, CA California Center for the Arts

More ticket information at Puscifer.com and Puscifer's Facebook.

One of my favorite things about the internet is how you don't have to sit around through hours of crap to see a new music video. And with that, Rolling Stone's got "Conditions of my Parole" streaming. Enjoy!

Maynard James Keenan, Mat Mitchell, Josh Eustis, Carina Round, Juliette Commagere, Matt McJunkins, Jeff Freidl, Gil & Rani Sharone, Jonny Polonsky, Tim Alexander, Devo Keenan, Alessandro Cortini, Sarah Jones, and Jon Theodore. I think that covers everyone involved in Conditions of my Parole, the album by Puscifer that's available now (if not very soon). If you haven't already heard it, or maybe you're wary of it given previous Puscifer output, Spin's got a full preview for your streaming pleasure, so you can try before you buy, like it used to be at indie CD shops.

Puscifer was one of those projects that I was really excited about, and then found myself quite let down when music finally emerged. I honestly only dug one or two songs off "V is for Vagina," although I was fortunate enough to catch their show in Philadelphia and while the ham was sometimes too thick, it was entertaining and worth the short trip to the TLA. The remixes didn't do it for me, but something happened with "'C' Is for (Please Insert Sophomoric Genitalia Reference HERE)‎" - just about the whole thing was really, really good.

So when I did the terrible pirate thing a week or two ago and downloaded a leak of Conditions of my Parole, I tried not to get my hopes up, lest I be let down like I was with the debut. In fact, despite the goofy cover art, this album is a keeper. Previously I'd cherry-picked tracks from previous releases (thanks Amazon, iTunes) - though I'm not much of a pre-orderer anymore, as soon as I can buy this album, I'm buying the whole thing. Definitely a keeper.

Stream Puscifer's new album, Conditions of My Parole, here on Spin.com

Catch Puscifer on tour, beginning in November. Visit Puscifer's Facebook page to purchase tickets and for more information.

NOV 7 Paramount Theatre Seattle, WA
NOV 9 Capitol Theatre Salt Lake City, UT
NOV 10 Paramount Theatre Denver, CO
NOV 12 Peabody Opera House St. Louis, MO
NOV 14 State Theatre Minneapolis, MN
NOV 15 Cadillac Palace Theatre Chicago, IL
NOV 17 Lakewood Civic Theatre Cleveland, OH
NOV 18 Sony Centre For The Performing Arts Toronto, ON
NOV 19 Royal Oak Music Theatre Detroit, MI
NOV 22 Orpheum Theatre (MA) Boston, MA
NOV 23 Tower Theatre Philadelphia, PA
NOV 25 Brooklyn Academy of Music New York, NY
NOV 27 Ovens Auditorium Charlotte, NC
NOV 29 Tennessee Theater Knoxville, TN
NOV 30 Cobb Energy Center Atlanta, GA
DEC 6 The Orpheum Theatre - L.A Los Angeles, CA
DEC 9 Ikeda Theatre Mesa, AZ

A short interview in Sunset Magazine's October Issue:



And another wine related note: Gabriel, the wine department manager at the New Mexico Whole Foods at Indian School Plaza, has informed us that they are now allowed to sell Caduceus/Merkin/Arizona Stronghold product. It is currently the only place in the state of New Mexico to carry them. So if you need to pick up a bottle, stop by the store!

Whole Foods Indian School Plaza
2103 Carlisle Blvd. NE
(Carlisle and I40)
Albuquerque NM

Read the article and view the video on Rolling Stone.

Apparently Adam Jones played the National Anthem for a WWE event earlier tonight. You can read about it at his Facebook page or watch the video below, which the view is horrible but the sound quality is great!

APC will begin their summer tour in Portland tonight, tickets still available. A special treat for those of you attending will be a debut of a new APC track according to Billy's facebook page:

Personally, the second of two great trailers so far this year . Thanks to Fourtheye's twitter feed for this find.

From a June 22nd SPIN.com interview:







The article also mentions a two month tour beginning in November.

Read the full interview here!

From Maynard's Facebook page

Finishing up some new tracks. Hoping to mix in the coming month with the hopes of an October release. As soon as we have it in the can, we'll begin taking pre-orders on www.puscifer.com. It's sounding pretty tasty. Fairly confident you'll be pleased.

With APC busy touring and rumors of new Tool material this could be a great year for fans of the three.