Tool guitarist Adam Jones has shared a one-minute clip of an early version of “Descending,” a song from the band's latest album, Fear Inoculum.
Jones posted the clip on Instagram, writing in part, “Early comp of what is now descending. Writing music Justin (Chancellor, bass) and I normally bring in potential riffs and demos – then the 3 of us tear them apart like wolves while (drummer Danny Carey) stirs it up . . . We jammed it a LONG time trying to find other cool working parts.”
Justin Chancellor was asked a while back how Tool writes new music: “We all bring in lots of ideas, and we jam 'em a lot, and we tear 'em apart, and put them back together, and sometimes in the process, we come up with spontaneity and a completely fresh, new idea.”
Jones has posted other song tutorials online during the COVID-19 lockdown, since Tool's spring tour was postponed. He recently shared a clip for the song “Pneuma,” also from Fear Inoculum, which offered a look into his tuning and creative process.
Last month, drummer Danny Carey revealed that he hopes to get together soon with Jones and Chancellor to begin working on music for a new EP.