The title 10,000 Days is thought to refer to the orbital period of the planet Saturn (actual time period is 10,759 days). 10,000 Days has a heavier sound than its predecessor, largely because of the influence of avant-garde grindcore band Fantômas which toured with Tool before the writing process. Drummer Danny Carey operated many of the sound effects on the interlude tracks on the album using electronic drums called Mandalas. The 'pipe bomb microphone' and other studio related information was further detailed in the Jissue of Mix. Jones explained that recording techniques for the album involved the use of a 'pipe bomb microphone' (a guitar pickup mounted inside a brass cylinder), and a talk box guitar solo on the song 'Jambi'. The June 2006 issue of Guitar World (released April 11, 2006) featured an interview with guitarist Adam Jones discussing the new album. It was mixed at Bay 7 in North Hollywood, CA and mastered at Gateway Mastering Studios in Portland, Maine. The album was recorded at O'Henry Sound Studios in Burbank, California, as well as at The Loft and Grandmaster Studios in Hollywood, California. ġ0,000 Days was Tool's last release for more than a decade the band would not release their next studio album, Fear Inoculum, until August 30, 2019.

The album was awarded a double platinum certification by the RIAA. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, with first week sales of 564,000 copies. 10,000 Days spawned three top 10 rock singles: ' Vicarious', ' The Pot' and ' Jambi'. It was mixed at Bay 7 in North Hollywood, California and mastered at Gateway Mastering Studios in Portland, Maine. It marked the first time since recording 1993's Undertow that the band had worked at Grandmaster and without producer David Bottrill. Recording took place at O'Henry Sound Studios in Burbank, California, The Loft, and Grandmaster Studios (both in Hollywood, California). The album was released by Tool Dissectional and Volcano Entertainment on Apin parts of Europe, Apin Australia, in the United Kingdom, and on in North America. 10,000 Days is the fourth studio album by American rock band Tool.

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