I noticed the debate about Tool and Opeth. I recently interviewed Martin L. for http://www.knac.com - the full interview will be posted next week, but here's a snippet of Martin's take on Tool:
KNAC.COM: Now on the website under your personal section you have a playlist, and you mention both Tool-Lateralus and APC-Mer De Noms. Thats not a very typical answer in the Death Metal scene-what is it about those bands that you like so much?
Martin: First of all-nobody does what they do. Tool is just unique; like nobody else. Then you have the musicianship-those guys are genius at what they do. Youve got the best singer in the world, youve got Danny Carey on drums and youve got the composition of the music they write. Its really-you know, it really touched me. So thats one of my favorite bands. Of course I listen to a lot of Death Metal stuff-the thing is being on tour the whole time and playing with Death Metal bands makes you change your music tastes when youre at home listening to something. When you put something on, you try to listen to something different than what youre hearing every night.
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KNAC.COM: What do you think would be the odds of personally Tool and Opeth are my favorite bands, and I think that would be the ultimate tour.
Martin: Thats our dream, I mean everyone in the band-thats like the best band that wed like to tour with the most. You know, to open for Tool would be a HUGE step in our career.
KNAC.COM: Do you think that will ever be a possibility?
Martin: I dont know, I mean the possibility is always there. We really would like to do that.
KNAC.COM: It just seems that with the direction of music now, with metal going back to the old roots of technicality and skill it just seems that now more than ever you could get a unique Death Metal band like Opeth on the stage with Tool and have the ultimate show that we possibly wouldnt have been able to see before.
Martin: Yeah, I think we would really fit to play with Tool, because their music and our music is completely different, but at the same time its the same in that we do something that nobody else does. And just that thing of being unique and having hard parts as well as soft parts would make that tour good. I think a lot of Tool fans havent heard us could get hooked when they see us live. So it would be really good for us doing that. And more than that, just seeing Tool play for 30 gigs or something-thats more than enough for me, you know? I love that band!
KNAC.COM: Now on the website under your personal section you have a playlist, and you mention both Tool-Lateralus and APC-Mer De Noms. Thats not a very typical answer in the Death Metal scene-what is it about those bands that you like so much?
Martin: First of all-nobody does what they do. Tool is just unique; like nobody else. Then you have the musicianship-those guys are genius at what they do. Youve got the best singer in the world, youve got Danny Carey on drums and youve got the composition of the music they write. Its really-you know, it really touched me. So thats one of my favorite bands. Of course I listen to a lot of Death Metal stuff-the thing is being on tour the whole time and playing with Death Metal bands makes you change your music tastes when youre at home listening to something. When you put something on, you try to listen to something different than what youre hearing every night.
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KNAC.COM: What do you think would be the odds of personally Tool and Opeth are my favorite bands, and I think that would be the ultimate tour.
Martin: Thats our dream, I mean everyone in the band-thats like the best band that wed like to tour with the most. You know, to open for Tool would be a HUGE step in our career.
KNAC.COM: Do you think that will ever be a possibility?
Martin: I dont know, I mean the possibility is always there. We really would like to do that.
KNAC.COM: It just seems that with the direction of music now, with metal going back to the old roots of technicality and skill it just seems that now more than ever you could get a unique Death Metal band like Opeth on the stage with Tool and have the ultimate show that we possibly wouldnt have been able to see before.
Martin: Yeah, I think we would really fit to play with Tool, because their music and our music is completely different, but at the same time its the same in that we do something that nobody else does. And just that thing of being unique and having hard parts as well as soft parts would make that tour good. I think a lot of Tool fans havent heard us could get hooked when they see us live. So it would be really good for us doing that. And more than that, just seeing Tool play for 30 gigs or something-thats more than enough for me, you know? I love that band!
