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Yahoo
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Tool Announce First Hawaii Concert in Nearly 15 Years
Tool are bringing their epic live show back to Hawaii for the first time in almost a decade and a half. The alt-metal heavyweights have announced a one-off performance at Honolulu's Blaisdell Arena on Dec. 19, their first show in the state since 2011. More from Billboard Pusha T Says Hunter Biden's Crack vs. Cocaine Explanation Is 'Deep' Drake Responds to 'F-k Kendrick' Chants at U.K. Tour Stop: 'Can't Say That I Don't Agree' With 'Burning Blue,' Mariah The Scientist Finds Her First Radio Chart No. 1 The Honolulu stop extends a brief international run for the band this December, which also includes newly announced shows in Yokohama (Dec. 11) and Kobe (Dec. 13). Those Japanese dates will mark Tool's first performances in Japan since 2013. A pre-sale for members of Tool's official fan club, Tool Army, kicks off Wednesday (July 23), with general tickets available Friday (July 25) via Ticketmaster. The Honolulu gig will see Tool return to Blaisdell Arena, where they last performed in 2011 during their 10,000 Days tour. Known for their immersive stage production and setlists blending classics like 'Schism' and 'Parabola' with newer material. Tool's most recent studio effort, Fear Inoculum, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in 2019, earning critical acclaim and spawning their longest tour yet. The album also broke boundaries for the band, with its nearly 11-minute title track charting on the Billboard Hot 100—a rare feat for such an expansive song. The band's third No. 1 album bowed in with 270,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Sept. 5, 2019, in the U.S., according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 248,000 were in album sales. This year, Tool also played a high-profile set at Black Sabbath's historic 'Back to the Beginning' tribute concert in Birmingham, U.K., where they performed 'Forty Six & 2' and 'Ænema and joined forces with Tony Iommi for a show-stopping rendition of Sabbath's 'Hand of Doom.' While these December dates are currently the only shows on Tool's 2025 schedule, frontman Maynard James Keenan has hinted that 'more surprises' could be in store as the band continue to experiment with new material in the studio. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart Solve the daily Crossword
Forbes
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Ghost Has Made Billboard History With Their 2025 LP, ‘Skeletá'
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - APRIL 20: Tobias Forge as Papa V Perpetua of Ghost performs at Utilita Arena ... More Birmingham on April 20, 2025 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Katja Ogrin/Redferns) Who knew that catchy melodic songwriting coupled with brilliant 80s arena metal would bring Ghost their first No.1 charting album in the U.S. Skeletá, the sixth studio album from the masked Swedish outfit Ghost, has debuted at No.1 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart. This marks the band's first ever No.1 charting album in the U.S., and with this feat Ghost has officially broken metal's dry spell on the Billboard Top 200 Charts. Skeletá is the first metal or metal-adjacent record to chart at No.1 since TOOL's Fear Inoculum in 2019. AC/DC were the last hard-rock band to debut No.1 with their 2020 LP Power Up. Billboard notes that Skeletá has shipped a staggering 86,000 equivalent album units since its release on April 25th. However, what's even more noteworthy is that Skeletá just earned Ghost the biggest week for a hard rock album debut on vinyl in the modern era, according to Billboard. This is truly a massive achievement not only for Ghost and the rock genres that they dabble in, but also for music consumers. Vinyl and physical media has proven once again that it is here to stay for the long haul, which goes against many of the practices currently going on across the entertainment industry with streaming services. The metal and rock music scenes certainly have an affinity for physical media, and Ghost's latest release not only showcases that but it proves the demand for physical media, specifically vinyl, is only climbing. With the success Ghost has seen so far metal music is already in a great spot in 2025. However, Sleep Token, the sensational UK metal outfit, is set to release their highly anticipated fourth LP, Even In Arcadia, on Friday, May 9th. Given the charting success from Sleep Token's recent singles, it's more than likely that they could also be bringing home their first No.1 charting album in the U.S. as well. This would be unprecedented if this did end up occurring. The only comparable year where there have been two metal albums that have debuted at No.1 weeks apart was in 2019, when Slipknot's We Are Not Your Kind and TOOL's Fear Inoculum both charted at No.1 in the span of a month.
