Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan has earned a black belt in the martial art of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, as confirmed on Instagram.
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A photo was posted on the social media site by fellow black belt Ty Gay this week (January 8) showing Keenan with his newly-acquired belt.
Congratulations to my friend, training partner, and sometimes nemesis @iamthebriefcase on the monumental task of receiving his Black Belt today, Gay wrote beneath the photo. Was an amazing event, with a bunch of truly amazing people. Today, Jiu-Jitsu became just a little bit better.
Keenan himself posted a photo of his belt on Instagram, adding: New chapter. Thank you all for helping me write the previous, before tagging in a series of his training partners.
Keenan has been known to be training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu for over two decades, and attained the brown belt in 2021.
This week (January 11), Tool drummer Danny Carey said that the band might release an EP rather than a full-length album. That followed a tease back in October from bassist Justin Chancellor that fans wouldn t be waiting long for Tool s next LP. Their most recent album was 2019’s ‘Fear Inoculum‘.
In other Tool news, the band recently announced a series of UK and European tour dates, set to kick off later in the year. Check out the full list of dates below and visit here for tickets.
TOOL s European tour dates are:
MAY
25 “ Hannover, DE ZAG Arena
27 “ Amsterdam, NL Ziggo Dome
30 “ Birmingham, UK Resorts World Arena
JUNE
1 “ Manchester, UK AO Arena
3 “ London, UK The O2
5 “ Paris, FR Accor Arena
8 “ Berlin, DE Parkbühne Wuhlheide
10 “ Wien, AT Wiener Stadthalle
11 “ Kraków, PL Tauron Arena
13 “ Budapest, HU BudapestAréna
18 “ Köln, DE Lanxess Arena
20 “ Dessel, BE Graspop Metal Meeting
22 “ Copenhagen, DK CopenHell
25 “ Stockholm, SE Tele2 Arena
27 “ Oslo, NO Tons of Rock
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