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 ...

Keenan’s lyrics spread far and wide, across songs he writes for Tool, A Perfect Circle and Puscifer; but it’s possible to guess at what “fear inoculum” might mean before the LP arrives. First, the ...

The date of Aug. 7, 2019 will stand as a historic day in the world of rock and metal as Tool delivered on long-promised new material, releasing "Fear Inoculum," the title track of their highly ...

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 ...

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 ...

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 04: (L-R) Adam Jones, Maynard James Keenan, Danny Carey and Justin Chancellor of Tool perform live onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival - Day 3 at Randall's Island on ...

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 ...

Taylor Swift fans learned two hard lessons this week. The first is that sometimes, no matter how hard you fight or how good your intentions are, you’re going to come in second place. The second is ...

Fear Inoculum isn’t a quick-fix listen. There are 10 tracks on the album, with half of them in the 10-plus-minute realm. The longest and heaviest, the centerpiece “7empest,” clocks in around 16 with ...

After more than 13 years of waiting, it’s finally here: a brand new Tool single. Below, listen to “Fear Inoculum,” the title track from Tool’s forthcoming album, out August 30th. What do you think?