Issue 402

Tool

"We are in France at the moment," announces Tool guitarist Adam Jones, "but I'd much rather be in Australia...It's cold, it's raining, it's depressing and nobody speaks English," he laughs. Nevertheless, the band is having fun, I am told, and things are generally going well...

Considering that Tool have just been nominated for two Grammys for their latest release, '10,000 Days', it's tempting to say that 'well' is something of an understatement on Jones' part - additionally to this prestigious nomination, the California quartet have spent the better part of 2006 on an extremely successful tour of the US, Canada and Europe and are currently getting ready to also pay Australia and New Zealand a visit for the first time in five years.

Brand New
The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me
Interscope/Universal

It's been three long years since Brand New delivered their brilliant 'Deja Entendu', an emo-rock masterpiece that can proudly call itself my favourite ever record. The result of that painfully extensive hiatus is the major label debut, 'The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me', or, as the sleeve denotes, "Various recordings Mar. 2005 - Apr. 2006." The lengthy recording process can be felt pervasively across every second of the disc, as frontman Jesse Lacey bares his soul across an album that is far darker, more brooding, more grandiose and complex and, ultimately, more heart-wrenchingly tragic than 'Deja Entendu'.

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