The interview begins not with a hello, but a gesture. No sooner has the Zoom video connected than the figure of Justin Chancellor appears with his right hand already positioned by his forehead in a salute – his sizeable beard framing a friendly smile. For one quarter of the world’s most mysterious band – completed by vocalist Maynard James Keenan, drummer Danny Carey and guitarist Adam Jones – Tool’s bassist is remarkably personable, a man very much at ease as he regales Kerrang! about his morning spent walking his dogs. As wonderful as it would be to find out more about his pets, including his “new puppy”, that’s not the reason Justin has granted K! the rarest of interviews. Rather, we’re interrupting his downtime to talk about the 20th anniversary of Tool’s revered third full...
