Tool Dissectional, RCA, Sony Music, Tool Dissectional, RCA, Sony Music
art direction Adam Jones art direction, design [visual fx direction/design] Matthew Santoro artwork [art] Alex Grey artwork [original art], graphics Joyce Su band [tool] Adam Jones band [tool] Danny Carey band [tool] Justin Chancellor band [tool] Maynard James Keenan cgi artist Matthew Santoro design concept ["the great turn" concept by] Alex Grey design [visual fx/design] Dominic Hailstone design [visual fx/design] Joyce Su design [visual fx/design] Ryan Tottle layout, design Mackie Osborne legal Alan Jones management Satellite management [business management] Slant Business Management management [satellite management] Ann Chien management [satellite management] Pete Riedling management [slant business management] Debbie Alagao management [slant business management] Natalie de la Cerda mastered by Bob Ludwig painting [tool portraits] Sean Cheetham performer [water/waves] Lustmord photography by Alex Landeen photography by Kristin Burns photography by Lee Young photography by Travis Shinn product manager [production] Ann Chien recorded by [recording assistants] Garrett Lubow recorded by [recording assistants] Greg Foeller recorded by [recording assistants] Jun Murakawa recorded by [recording assistants] Kevin Mills recorded by [recording assistants] Morgan Stratton recorded by [recording assistants] Scott Moore recorded by [recording assistants] Wesley Seidman recorded by, mixed by Joe Barresi technician [drum technicians] Bruce Jacoby technician [drum technicians] Joe Paul Slaby technician [drum technicians] Jon Nicholson technician [drum technicians] Junior Kittlitz technician [guitar technicians] Dan Druff technician [guitar technicians] Pete Lewis technician [guitar technicians] Sacha Dunable technician [guitar technicians] Scott Dachroeden technician [guitar technicians] Timmy Dawson tracking by [additional tracking by] Andrew Means tracking by [additional tracking by] Mat Mitchell tracking by [additional tracking by] Timmy Dawson written-by, performer [performed by], producer [produced by] Tool Phonographic Copyright (p) Tool Dissectional, L.L.C. Copyright (c) Tool Dissectional, L.L.C. Phonographic Copyright (p) Volcano Entertainment II, L.L.C. Copyright (c) Volcano Entertainment II, L.L.C. Marketed By RCA Records Distributed By RCA Records Manufactured By Mediafast Record Company Sony Music Entertainment Record Company Sony Music Entertainment International Services GmbH Recorded At Joe's House Of Compression Mixed At Joe's House Of Compression Recorded At Henson Recording Studios Mixed At Henson Recording Studios Recorded At United Recording Studios Mixed At United Recording Studios Recorded At The Loft, Hollywood Mixed At The Loft, Hollywood Mastered At Gateway Mastering Glass Mastered At Arvato Over-sized 6-panel DigiSleeve with embedded electronic audio/video device. When the right panel that covers the device is lifted a 4 HD screen and a 2-watt speaker simultaneously and automaticly start to play exclusive video footage and a single audio track. Device shutting off when panel gets closed back again. This audio/video artwork will loop twice and then shut down if there is no interaction with any of the five control buttons (Volume higher, -lower, Play/Pause underneath the screen plus an additional pair for volume on the packages back side). The internal battery can be charged via dedicated socket in the package, a short USB to Mini-USB charging cable is also provided. Comes with 36-page booklet that has several glossy/embossed artwork and parchment paper pages and printed lyrics. Includes an info card with an individual download code for a single download of all songs of the album as mp3 audio files. Sleeve is made glossy. CD is housed in a printed cardboard sleeve. 3 sticker to be found on shrink wrap: album hype sticker and a yellow “FSK ab 6 freigegeben“ sticker (age restricion for Germany) found on cover, production companies sticker on back cover.
Variant 1 Artwork - Full glossy cover with 7-sided geometric pattern on back, points of pattern ends in 14 solid circles.
Recorded & Mixed on 2 analog tapes & transferred digitally to Evil Joetools @ JHOC, Henson Recording Studios, United Recording, The Loft Mastered @ Gateway Mastering Studios
Alex Grey art > Vision Crystal Tondo, 2015; The Torch, 2019; The Great Turn (study), 2019
Additional track Recusant Ad Infinitum > TOOL Recorded & mixed by Evil Joe Barresi Production > Ann Chien