Tool will mark the 21st anniversary of their
six-song debut EP ‘Opiate’ with a handcrafted, limited-edition package.The
special edition will be released March 26, limited to just 5,000
copies. It will feature illustrations by legendary artist Adi Granov,
with the design packaging by Mackie Osborne. He has collaborated with
Tool on posters and merchandise along with several albums such as
’10,000 Days,’ ‘Lateralus’ and ‘Salival.’
The 5,000 copies will be divided into five different runs of 1,000.
Each set will feature a variation of the exterior graphics and include
bonus items such as a new stereoscopic image that can be viewed with
glasses from the ’10,000 Days’ packaging.
The anniversary edition of ‘Opiate’ will not be available in stores. It can only be ordered via Tool’s website beginning March 26, with no pre-orders.
The reissue will have to tide fans over until the band’s next album of original material. They have been workiing on new material, but the release date is unknown. Maynard James Keenan has said it won’t be this year, but drummer Danny Carey says it will be released in 2013. Time will tell.
Tool will be hitting the road in late April for a short tour in Australia and New Zealand.
from wikipedia:
Opiate is an EP by American rock band Tool. It was produced and engineered by Sylvia Massy and former Minor Threat bassist Steve Hansgen. Released in 1992, it was the result of some two years of the band playing together after their formation in 1990. "Opiate" preceded Tool's first full-length album, Undertow, by a year. It is named after a quote by Karl Marx: "Religion [...] is the opium of the masses". The EP was certified platinum by the RIAA on April 1, 2005. As of July 7, 2010, Opiate has sold 1,155,000 Copies in the US.
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