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Justin Chancellor
Chancellor on tour with Tool February 2022. Tampa, FL.
Chancellor on tour with Tool February 2022. Tampa, FL.
Background information
Birth nameJustin Gunnar Walter Chancellor
Born (1971-11-19) 19 November 1971 (age 52)
London, England
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • book and record store owner
Instrument(s)
  • Bass guitar
  • guitar
Years active1991–present
Member of
Formerly ofPeach

Justin Gunnar Walter Chancellor (born 19 November 1971) is an English musician best known as the bass player for rock band Tool since 1995. He was also the bassist of the band Peach.[1] After settling in the US, along with his engagement in his musical projects, he and his wife Shelee Dykman Chancellor ran a store called Lobal Orning in Topanga, California, dedicated to music and literature "that shaped and changed" both of them. The store closed in 2008.[citation needed] He started M.T.Void music project with Piotr "Glaca" Mohammed from Sweet Noise.

Early life

Chancellor is of English and Norwegian descent.[2] He was educated at Tonbridge School in Kent, England, where he was the bass player for a school band named Slice of Life and used to perform a cover version of Corey Hart's "Sunglasses at Night" in the dining room of his boarding house. The band released an eponymous titled tape featuring a song of the same name. Chancellor went on to study at Durham University.

Career

Chancellor later joined the band Peach. Peach released the album Giving Birth to a Stone and two EPs, and supported Tool in 1994 in Europe before breaking up in 1995.[3] In September that year, Chancellor moved to the United States and joined Tool full-time to replace Paul D'Amour who departed during the recording of the band's second full-length album. Chancellor has been a full member of the band since the 1996 studio album Ænima.

Equipment

Bass guitars

Chancellor appearing with Tool at the Roskilde festival in 2006

Amplification

Formerly used

Effects

Guest appearances

References

  1. ^ Mahaffey, Joel (6 August 2001). "The Tool Page: Justin Chancellor Biography". The Tool Page (t.d.n).
  2. ^ "TOOL: The Collective Unconscious". Toolarmy.com. Archived from the original on 7 January 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  3. ^ Prato, Greg. "Peach Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "The Gear of Tool: The Instruments Behind the Alt-Metal Masters' Sound". reverb.com. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b c January 2020, Jon D’Auria08 (8 January 2020). "Tool's Justin Chancellor gives an inside look at the band's next album". Bass Player. Retrieved 30 July 2020.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "The Fusion Syndicate (CD) | Cleopatra Records : Store". Cleorecs.com. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  7. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Live video of Primus performing The Valley with Justin onscreen". YouTube.
  8. ^ Yoo, Noah (15 March 2018). "Death Grips Working With Tool's Justin Chancellor on New Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  9. ^ Lesuer, Mike (10 February 2022). "Author & Punisher Takes Us Through His Industrial Vision of Krüller Track by Track". floodmagazine.com. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  10. ^ Enis, Eli (11 November 2021). "SEE TOOL'S JUSTIN CHANCELLOR AND FEVER 333'S ARIC IMPROTA PLAY TRIPPY NEW SONG "EXU"". revolvermag.com. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  11. ^ wookubus (18 August 2023). "Night Verses Announce New Double Album Featuring Members Of Tool, Incubus & More". theprp.com. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

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