Fear Inoculum was launched on August 30 and became Tool’s third U.S. number one.
On August 22, Korn announced their new album by playing a concert in multiplayer game AdventureQuest 3D, complete with in-game merchandise, a virtual meet-and-greet, and performing a new song on a digital stage.
On August 21, the band announced that they would embark on their first tour since Mustaine’s illness in January and February 2020, with Five Finger Death Punch and Bad Wolves supporting on the European tour.
On August 20, 2019, the band released their music video for Atonement ‘ s third single “The Signal Fire”, the song they recorded with former frontman Howard Jones (now of Light the Torch).
These labels released the band’s eighth studio album, Atonement , on August 16, 2019.
On August 2, the band released a brand new song from The Nothing called ” Cold “.
On August 2, 2019, Tool’s discography (with the exception of Salival ) became available on music streaming platforms. Tool was one of the last major holdouts to release their music digitally, as their record deal was signed before the rise in streaming and not revisited until before Fear Inoculum .…
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Former Rough Cutt bassist Matt Thorne most recently played rhythm guitar with the band Platinum Overdose, whose debut album, Murder in High Heels , was released on the Demon Doll label in August 2019.
News of a follow-up to the album began circulating as early as August 2019 when frontman Sully Erna revealed in an interview with Canada’s iHeartRadio that the band has been preparing to begin the songwriting process for the album.
The band began recording the album, again with producer Bogren, in August 2019 for a tentative February 2020 release.