While it was known that personal, legal and health issues played some part in the long delay, band frontman Keenan suggested previous accomplishments were also to blame. “When you get successful, you ...

For a while, it seemed almost silly to think a new Tool album would actually happen. The band talked about one, and played some new stuff live, but for years they continued to keep the talk very vague ...

Tool have assembled some serious state-of-the-art packaging for their fifth album, Fear Inoculum. Screenshots and fan-shot video of the deluxe CD edition can be found below. “Continuing their affinity ...

According to an official description of Fear Inoculum, the limited edition CD “includes a CD in a tri-fold Soft Pack Video Brochure featuring a 4" HD rechargeable screen with exclusive video footage, ...

Last week, Tool released “Fear Inoculum,” their first new studio recording in 13 years. Because this is Tool we’re talking about, it’s a 10-minute-22-second prog-metal odyssey, with a long ...

1. Tool released its fifth LP in 26 years on Friday. It’s called Fear Inoculum. It will likely be among the week’s best-selling albums, along with Taylor Swift’s Lover and Lana Del Rey’s Norman ...

The holiest of days has arrived — Tool's first album in 13 years, Fear Inoculum, has finally been released. Listen to it in its full, elongated glory at the bottom of the page. For the mind-bending ...

All anyone has been talking about lately is Tool, and for good reason. The band finally released their highly-anticipated album Fear Inoculum, which is the band’s first record in 13 years. As if that ...

Metal fans, it’s time to stretch out those head-banging necks — because Tool has returned with a 10-minute banger that is sure to give you whiplash. Just last week, the cultishly popular experimental ...

Tool fans have earned a reputation for being intense. And that self-seriousness, and the resulting implication that you just don't get it, has turned a lot of people off. There's a longstanding rumor ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. The first song of the album is the title track, and it manages ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the music industry. Tool has made virtually zero mainstream concessions throughout its 25-year career, only growing more ...