Hatebreed frontman Jamie Justa had positive words to say about perseverance and believing in your art in a recent interview with This Day in Metal. In this age of the internet and stupid quotes, Justa made a one-off comment about Tool’s 2019 comeback album Fear Inoculum sounding “like spa music,” and of course there’s a little bit about it. A conversation ensued.
Justa initially said his success was due to believing in what he was doing, and began to say that some things take a little longer to finally resonate with people.
“Whatever it is, whether it’s writing a book, making a movie, making a record, writing a poem, making a recipe, whatever it is, those people You may not believe that you will do it. , and you have to find people who will, and you have to keep them close, and you do the right thing by them, so that they exalt your deeds and vices. “You have to make sure that you’re evaluating and vice versa,” said Justa.
“And I also think it has to be authentic and it has to come from the heart. Because what’s going to really resonate with people 10, 20, 30 years from now is what I said in that moment, ‘That’s it. Because I knew that it was. And sometimes you can take that idea to someone else and have them say “meh” and ignore it, or you can document your blood, sweat, and tears. Once a reviewer hears it, they’re going to say, “No, this sucks,” like I did with the last Tool record that sounded like spa music. You have to believe that you will find the ears and eyes that need to be found.
“Someone said to me once, it might have been Shavo from System (of a Down). I forget if they were on the Slayer tour or another tour where the crowd didn’t feel it. And it doesn’t matter.” Now, it’s sold millions of records… 5 million records sold. So, yeah, that’s a big deal. One show with Slayer, or one show with someone else that the audience didn’t like, sold five million records. Millions of other people have discovered them and loved them. They have to keep showing up there and I think that comes back to the guys in charge. Whatever it is, just keep getting those reps out. ”
Of course, this justified why Justa didn’t join the Tour, preferring something more aggressive and simple like Necrot. That’s fair. I’m personally a big fan of Tool, but I can totally understand why people don’t like it. I’ve never thought of them as spa music, but Paul Riedl’s solo ambient work might be a better fit in terms of metal/spa crossover.
“I’ve never been into Tool, but every year — maybe every other year — I’m like, ‘Hey, let’s get into Tool,’ and then someone recommends a song and I go listen to it. ”And a lot of times you fall in love with a song and never go back to it, but when you listen to it, you know the playing is great and the production is great. James Keenan’s voice is amazing. I don’t have any desire to go back and listen to it again, but when I actually check it out, in that moment I say, “Wow.”
“A while ago on Patreon, I said something like, “I tried to listen to a song from my last album, and it felt like I was waiting for a massage at a spa in Sedona.” It was atmospheric, peaceful, and divine. …I don’t even know how to describe it, it was like something really delicate, soft, but soothing. I want to hear Necrot and just sing “Drill the Skull.” I’m a caveman through and through — I just want to hear “Drill the Skull.” Then I listen to Nekrot and think, “Well, Maynard probably hates this shit.”
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