The ever running saga behind whether a new Tool will ever happen is slowly looking better as the band shared an update on their Facebook page:

“Starting the New Year off on a positive note, ADAM arrives at the LOFT with an ending for a new TOOL arrangement and gets the nod of approval by the others. As long as they don’t start with the ending, that’s good news!”

They previously shared a similar update on their official website:

“…At the Lakers game last night, when I asked him [Danny Carey] about how things were going with the band, he told me that a couple of days ago ADAM had come into the loft with an ending for a particular song that everyone really liked. So, perhaps the musical arrangement for another TOOL song is finished… unless they sometimes write the end of the song first?”

A previous update was posted on their website earlier in the month:

“Having just returned from their individual holiday obligations, the band members will soon be entrenched at the Loft, diligently (as opposed to shoddily) writing and arranging new music for a much anticipated forthcoming recording.”

While the writing appears to be progressing, the pending trial set for early 2015 resolving a legal dispute involving a former designer/friend of the band.