agreed to new contract

Two legal battles then began that interfered with the band’s working on another release. Volcano Entertainment —the successor of Tool’s by-then defunct label Zoo Entertainment—alleged contract violations by Tool and filed a lawsuit. According to Volcano, Tool had violated their contract when the band looked at offers from other record labels. After Tool filed a counter-suit stating that Volcano had failed to use a renewal option in their contract, the parties settled out of court. In December 1998 Tool agreed to a new contract, a three-record joint venture deal. Then in 2000, the band dismissed their long-time manager Ted Gardner, who then sued the band over his commission. During this time, Keenan joined the band A Perfect Circle , which was founded by long-time Tool guitar tech Billy Howerdel , while Jones joined The Melvins’ Buzz Osborne and Carey drummed with Dead Kennedys’ Jello Biafra on side projects. Although there were rumors that Tool was breaking up, Chancellor, Jones, and Carey were working on new material while waiting for Keenan to return. In 2000, the Salival box set (CD/VHS or CD/DVD) was released, effectively putting an end to the rumors. The CD contained one new original track, a cover of Led Zeppelin’s ” No Quarter “, a live version of Peach’s ” You Lied “, and revised versions of old songs. The VHS and the DVD each contained four music videos, plus a bonus music video for “Hush” on the DVD. Although Salival did not yield any singles, the hidden track “Maynard’s Dick” (which dates back to the Opiate era) briefly found its way to FM radio when several DJs chose to play it on air under the title “Maynard’s Dead”.