Maynard James Keenan confirms Tool have actually completed recording their new album

Tool are known for being perfectionists in the studio, but it seems that they are finally getting somewhere with their long-awaited fifth album, which would be their first since 2006’s 10,000 Days.

Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan tweeted today that his vocal tracks for the upcoming album are finished, and that the band is now in the “long” mixing process.

Update- Final vocals tracked MONTHS ago. Then U.S.-UK-Euro run w #APC. If Tool all inst are tracked, long process of Mixing now. Meanwhile write/film/track w @puscifer for #puscifer2020 & troll the band FBs with wine posts. #funnyshit #whileyouwerewhiningiwasworking

— Maynard J Keenan (@mjkeenan) January 4, 2019

Tool are set to hit the road for a number of festival dates starting in May. Check out all of the confirmed dates below. We last caught Tool at their mind-bending show at Bell Centre in 2017. Check out our full review and photos here.

Tool 2019 Tour Dates

05/05 – Jacksonville, FL @ Welcome to Rockville
05/11 – Rockingham, NC @ Epicenter Festival
05/19 – Bridgeview, IL @ Chicago Open Air
06/02 – Berlin, DE @ Mercedes-Benz Arena
06/04 – Prague, CZ @ O2 Arena
06/05 – Vienna, AT @ Wiener Stadhalle
06/07 – Nurburg, DE @ Rock Am Ring Festival
06/09 – Nuremberg, DE @ Rock Im Park Festival
06/11 – Krakow, PO @ Impact Festival at Tauron Arena
06/13 – Florence, IT @ Firenze Rocks
06/16 – Donington, GB @ Download Festival
06/18 – Amsterdam, NL @ Ziggo Dome
06/20 – Copenhagen, DK @ Copenhell Festival
06/23 – Clisson, FR @ Hellfest
06/25 – Zurich, CH @ Hallenstadion
06/30 – Madrid, ES @ Download Festival Spain
07/02 – Lisbon, PT @ Altice Arena