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Just wanted to pop in and remind everyone that this album still fucks. I’m no longer playing it once a day, and I think the holy shit we finally got new Tool factor has probably worn off for a lot of folks... but the record, for what it is, still goes hard and delivers. 10/10 chugs for days. Patiently waiting on the day my wallet can be reamed for an overpriced vinyl press of it.

You guys can have those other pressings, I’ll be ready to pounce on the mylene sheathe versions. Yep, any day now...

Thanks for the insight. Again.

just got mine yesterday. are we all listening to the same album? i thought it was boring as hell.

Just read that this album will come pre-programmed into all 2020 Tesla models.

Agreed. This album is incredible. I still listen to it regularly. Dear Tool: let me give you money.

the new track is actually pretty good. I hope that's a good sign because everything else she's released recently suuuuuuuucks.

Will be released on January 24th 2020 under Triple Crown Records. One song even featuring Kyle of Pianos Become the Teeth. First single Flowers of Light with b-side Barfly is up on Spotify at midnight. https://music.apple.com/my/album/on-circles/1485923749 https://open.spotify.com/album/0ox3znTxtUu4qkqW37r2Bc?si=K_P0npheReqg0ptDyBIIOQ

Nah. I liked Sway and the Nothing split a lot more. The new one just isn't doing it for me. It's power chord shoegaze.

Exactly the clarification I was looking for. Thank you! I’m assuming the listings I’m seeing on those sites are just the first ones and the rest will be going up soon. cheers!

This press release sounds like the black versions will be available pretty much everywhere and the color versions are exclusive to her store.

Those of us who live here don’t need any additional notifications...

there's one week left in the circulatory system kickstarter campaign and they're 82% of the way there... just need a few more orders to make sure this classic elephant six album finally sees a vinyl release! the bonus 12" will only be available via kickstarter. ps- if you want to see future elephant 6 reissues, it's important these actually meet their funding goal.

I was wondering what to set the O/U on in minutes for the first Tesla joke.

Weird. It's like someone at the record label got reaaallly excited after someone told them the Killers had agreed on a title for an album they can't actually confirm exists...and then posted a link for people to give them money.

Why? Like no actual release date, no single. No tracklist or even finished cover art and the 33 dollar preorder is up?

Yup, here too! Still nothing from Mylene Sheathe though... 😒

Here's the link with other places: https://smarturl.it/Karnivool?fbclid=IwAR2pYlcUAehM5TG9W_0RTTZ00u-Rd4Co4uEmmRwNz5PzFrjr4VUvnri7Vyg Though IO link shows nothing

HOLY SHIT YOURS TRULY IS FINALLY GETTING PRESSED?!?! I CAN CRY INTO THE GROOVES WHILE LISTENING TO HONEYMOON AVENUE??!?!!?!!

Please don't make any mention of this selling for that much please. It gives some of our more sensitive members an attitude.

And they have black as well. Phil didn’t know what was going on for the EU pressings since BSM isn’t handling it. Guess we got our answer. So currently we have: US via TC Black 180g /150 - Preorder Exclusive Light Green / Blue /300 - Preorder Exclusive Clear w. Green Splatter /? Mystery #4 (Tour pressing most likely.) Mystery #5 (US Indie variant probably.) Mystery #6 (Standard black?) UK/EU via Townsend Music Black /? White /? - Exclusive

Yeah I just picked the Zacian/Zamazenta Switch Lite and BOTW this week.

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I wouldn't call it planned well at all. I've been a huge fan for 20 years and have bought each new release on the day of release or sometimes night before at "midnight sales" and have always gotten my hands on it as soon as I went to the store. Any store. This time I tried to locate a copy of this CD in two different states on the same weekend and was met with Out Of Stock signs and empty shelves and store clerks apologizing that it was gone. That's not well planned. That's dogshit. It took me several weeks to locate a copy and that was while scouring this board fiendishly only to finally see a link come up at fye.com and pull the trigger only to have it go out of stock with 45 minutes of my purchase. I got my copy but after several weeks they couldn't put enough out to keep up with demand online? That's another example of horrible planning. Then they had a one day fire sale of more copies that were promised to be delivered to customers by like end of September and those people still don't have their copies. I know they want to sell these things and if they can sell some enormous percentage more than they manufactured then they fell short. Its a huge major label and a cult followed band. They knew how to do it. They fucked up their planning. And if it was actually their plan to have it go this way, they're assholes. Again, they should have pressed up the normal amount of a standard packaged CD or at least something without a video screen that could have been fancy looking still but at least in the normal CD price range. Then also have the video as a deluxe. This isn't hard. The logistics on releasing CD's has all been figured out long before this album was even recorded. There's an industry build around doing just that. This is either a fuck up or chicanery from assholes. I hate to rehash all that but I don't know how anyone could call that "planned out very well." I know for a fact that I'm not the only one who had these issues getting my hands on the CD. PS Where the fuck is the vinyl?

This album is one of Joey's best. Can't get over how good it is. Thought the green vinyl turned out kind of eh compared to the mock-up but at least it's better than any of the other variants. I'm just not a big fan of half and half.

black looks sold out. darn

Hype faded and I don't need any physical media at this point, not even vinyl. I guess that's because I'm more picky about what I buy lately, due to reduced vinyl listening time, budget, and having combined household with my lady who is not a Tool fan. And after about 3 spins I determined it's 7/10 material, nicely done but I'm not gonna play it often enough going forward. I've changed and they haven't really.