Tool
Tool performing live in 2006. Visible from left to right are: Adam Jones, Maynard James Keenan and Justin Chancellor.
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genre(s)	Alternative metal, art rock, progressive metal, progressive rock
Years active	1990–present
Label(s)	Zoo Entertainment Volcano II Tool Dissectional
Associated acts	A Perfect Circle, Children of the Anachronistic Dynasty, Green Jellÿ, Peach, Pigmy Love Circus, Puscifer, Tapeworm, TexA.N.S., VOLTO!
Website	Toolband.com
Members
Danny Carey Justin Chancellor Maynard James Keenan Adam Jones
Former members
Paul D'Amour

Tool is an American rock band that was formed in 1990 in Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Alternative metal is an eclectic form of Heavy metal music that gained popularity in the early 1990s alongside grunge. Art rock is a term describing a subgenre of Rock music that tends to have "experimental or avant-garde influences" and emphasizes "novel sonic texture Progressive metal (often referred to simply as prog metal) is a sub-genre of Heavy metal music which blends the powerful guitar-driven sound of metal with the complex Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music This article is about the American record label for the British independent label see Zoo Records. Volcano Records is a Record label subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment 's Zomba Music Group, and controls the Scotti Bros A Perfect Circle ( APC) is an Alternative rock supergroup formed by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan Children of the Anachronistic Dynasty (also known as CAD) were an industrial and Alternative rock band that was formed in 1986 in Green Jellÿ (pronounced " Green Jello " is a Grammy -nominated comedy heavy metal and Punk rock group Peach (also known as Peach ') was a band from England that originally recorded between 1991 and 1994 Pigmy Love Circus is a Los Angeles rock band that has existed since the late 1980s era of the Hollywood underground rock Puscifer (ˈpʊsɨfɚ is a Side project of Maynard James Keenan from the bands Tool and A Perfect Circle. Tapeworm is a defunct Side project of Nine Inch Nails which existed in various forms from 1995 to roughly 2004 TexANS (Tex & the Anti Nazi Squad was the name of a band in which most notably Tool 's Maynard James Keenan played bass guitar for in the '80s VOLTO! are an American Progressive rock band from Burbank, California. Daniel Edwin "Danny" Carey (born May 10, 1961 in Lawrence Kansas, U Justin Gunnar Walter Chancellor (born November 19, 1971) is an English-born musician the bass player for Tool and formerly of the band Maynard James Keenan (born James Herbert Keenan on April 17 1964 When Keenan was 11 his mother suffered a paralyzing Cerebral aneurysm, which would later serve as Adam Jones may refer to Sports Adam Jones (American football, formerly known as Pacman Jones NFL cornerback currently playing for the Dallas Cowboys Paul D'Amour (born May 12, 1967 in Spokane Washington) was the original Bass guitarist for Tool. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The band consists of drummer Danny Carey, bassist Justin Chancellor, guitarist Adam Jones, and vocalist Maynard James Keenan. Daniel Edwin "Danny" Carey (born May 10, 1961 in Lawrence Kansas, U Justin Gunnar Walter Chancellor (born November 19, 1971) is an English-born musician the bass player for Tool and formerly of the band Adam Jones may refer to Sports Adam Jones (American football, formerly known as Pacman Jones NFL cornerback currently playing for the Dallas Cowboys Maynard James Keenan (born James Herbert Keenan on April 17 1964 When Keenan was 11 his mother suffered a paralyzing Cerebral aneurysm, which would later serve as Tool has won three Grammy Awards, hosted worldwide tours, and produced albums which have performed well on international music charts. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Record chart are a method of ranking Music according to Popularity during a given period of time ^[1]

The band emerged with a heavy metal sound on their first LP at a time when the genre was dominated by thrash metal, and later reached the top of the alternative metal movement with the release of their second LP, Ænima, in 1996. Thrash metal (sometimes referred to simply as thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized by its fast tempo and aggression Alternative metal is an eclectic form of Heavy metal music that gained popularity in the early 1990s alongside grunge. Ænima (ˈɑːnɪmə is the second full-length Studio album by the Progressive metal band Tool. Their efforts to unify musical experimentation, visual arts, and a message of personal evolution continued with Lateralus (2001) and their most recent album, 10,000 Days (2006), gaining the band critical acclaim and success around the world. The visual arts are art forms that focus on the creation of works which are primarily Visual in nature such as Painting, Photography Lateralus (pronounced) is the third full-length album by American Progressive metal band Tool. Due to Tool's incorporation of visual arts and relatively long and complex releases, the band is generally described as a style-transgressing act and part of progressive and art rock. Progressive metal (often referred to simply as prog metal) is a sub-genre of Heavy metal music which blends the powerful guitar-driven sound of metal with the complex Art rock is a term describing a subgenre of Rock music that tends to have "experimental or avant-garde influences" and emphasizes "novel sonic texture The relationship between the band and today's music industry is ambivalent,^[2] at times marked by censorship and the band members' insistence on privacy. The music industry is the business of Music. Although it encompasses the activity of many music-related businesses and organizations it is currently dominated by the "big Censorship of Music, the practice of censoring Music from the public may take the form of partial or total censorship with the latter banning the music entirely Privacy is the ability of an individual or group to seclude themselves or information about themselves and thereby reveal themselves selectively ^[3]

History

Early years (1988–1992)

During the 1980s, each of the future members of Tool moved to Los Angeles. Both Paul D'Amour and Adam Jones wanted to enter the film industry, while Maynard James Keenan found employment remodeling pet stores after having studied visual arts in Michigan. Paul D'Amour (born May 12, 1967 in Spokane Washington) was the original Bass guitarist for Tool. Adam Jones may refer to Sports Adam Jones (American football, formerly known as Pacman Jones NFL cornerback currently playing for the Dallas Cowboys Maynard James Keenan (born James Herbert Keenan on April 17 1964 When Keenan was 11 his mother suffered a paralyzing Cerebral aneurysm, which would later serve as ^[3] Danny Carey performed as a drummer for Green Jellÿ^[3] and Carole King, and played in the Los Angeles area with Pigmy Love Circus. Daniel Edwin "Danny" Carey (born May 10, 1961 in Lawrence Kansas, U Green Jellÿ (pronounced " Green Jello " is a Grammy -nominated comedy heavy metal and Punk rock group Carole King (born February 9, 1942) is an American Singer, Songwriter, and Pianist. Pigmy Love Circus is a Los Angeles rock band that has existed since the late 1980s era of the Hollywood underground rock ^[4]

An early band logo created by longtime collaborator Cam de Leon,^[5] this wrench is an example of "phallic hardware" in Tool's imagery. Cam de Leon (born in Modesto, California in 1961 is an American artist who specialises in surreal darkly fantastic imagery The word phallus can refer to an erect Penis, or to an object shaped like a penis ^[6]

Keenan and Jones met through a common friend in 1989. ^[7] After Keenan played a tape recording for Jones of his previous band project, Jones was so impressed by his voice that he eventually talked his friend into forming their own band. ^[7] They started jamming together and were on the lookout for a drummer and a bass player. A jam session is a Musical act where Musicians gather and play (or "jam") without extensive preparation or predefined Arrangements Danny Carey happened to live above Keenan and was introduced to Jones by Tom Morello, an old high school friend of Jones and former bandmate of Electric Sheep. Thomas Baptist Morello (born May 30 1964 is a Grammy Award -winning American Guitarist best known for his tenure with the bands Rage Against the Machine Electric Sheep was a Garage band that included Adam Jones (future Tool guitarist and Tom Morello (future Rage Against the Machine ^[8] Carey began playing in their sessions because he "felt kinda sorry for them", as other invited musicians were not showing up. ^[9] Tool's lineup was completed when a friend of Jones introduced them to bassist D'Amour. ^[10] Early on, the band fabricated the story that they formed because of the pseudophilosophy "lachrymology". The orthodox understanding of pseudophilosophy is any idea or system that masquerades itself as Philosophy while significantly failing to meet the high intellectual standards ^[11] Although "lachrymology" was also explained to be an inspiration for the band's name, Keenan later explained their intentions differently: "Tool is exactly what it sounds like: It's a big dick. It's a wrench. . . . we are. . . your tool; use us as a catalyst in your process of finding out whatever it is you need to find out, or whatever it is you're trying to achieve. "^[12]

Only Tool's first music video "Hush" (1992) features prominent appearances by the band members. Keenan, Carey, D'Amour and Jones (left to right) are pictured wearing parental advisory stickers covering their genitalia. Parental Advisory is a message affixed by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA to audio and video recordings in the United States containing offensive

After only a few gigs, the band was approached by record companies,^[7] and only three months into their career they signed a record deal with Zoo Entertainment. This article is about the American record label for the British independent label see Zoo Records. ^[10] In March 1992, Zoo published the band's first effort, Opiate. Opiate is an EP by the American Progressive rock band Tool. Released in 1992 it followed some two years of playing together Described by the band as "slam and bang" heavy metal^[13] and the "hardest sounding" six songs they had written to that point,^[14] the EP included the singles "Hush" and "Opiate". An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify " Hush " is a song by Tool from their 1992 EP Opiate. The band's first music video, "Hush", promoted their dissenting views about the then-prominent Parents Music Resource Center and its advocacy of the censorship of music. The Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC was an American committee formed in 1985 by four women Tipper Gore, wife of Senator and later Vice President Censorship of Music, the practice of censoring Music from the public may take the form of partial or total censorship with the latter banning the music entirely The video featured the band members naked with their genitalia covered by parental advisory stickers and their mouths covered by duct tape. Parental Advisory is a message affixed by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA to audio and video recordings in the United States containing offensive ^[15] The band began touring with Rollins Band, Skitzo, Fishbone, and Rage Against the Machine^[2] to positive responses which Janiss Garza of RIP Magazine summarized in September 1992 as a "buzz" and "a strong start". Rollins Band was a rock group led by singer and Songwriter Henry Rollins. Fishbone is an Alternative rock band that plays a fusion of Ska, Punk rock, Reggae, Funk, heavy metal and more Rage Against the Machine (sometimes shortened to RATM or Rage) is ^[16]

Undertow (1993–1995)

The following year, at a time when post-Nirvana alternative rock was at its height, Tool released their first full-length album, Undertow (1993). Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen Washington. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Undertow is Tool 's first full-length album released in 1993 At the time grunge was at the height of its popularity and Pop punk It expressed more diverse dynamics than Opiate and included songs the band had chosen not to publish on their previous release, when they had opted for a heavier sound. ^[14] The band began touring again as planned, with an exception in May 1993. Tool was scheduled to play the Garden Pavilion in Hollywood but learned at the last minute that the Garden Pavilion belonged to L. Ron Hubbard's Church of Scientology, which the band felt clashed with "the band's ethics about how a person should not follow a belief system that constricts their development as a human being". Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (March 13 1911 &ndash January 24 1986 was a fiction writer who devised a self-help technique called Dianetics and philosophy known as Scientology The Church of Scientology is the largest organization devoted to the practice and the promotion of the Scientology belief system. ^[2] Keenan "spent most of the show baa-ing like a sheep at the audience". ^[17]

Tool later played several very successful concerts during the Lollapalooza road show, and were moved from the second stage to the main stage by their manager and the festival co-founder Ted Gardner. Lollapalooza is an American music festival featuring Alternative rock, hip hop, and Punk rock bands Dance and Comedy performances Ted Gardner, Australian native and co-founder of the original Lollapalooza festival in 1991 ^[18] At the last concert of Lollapalooza in Tool's hometown Los Angeles, comedian Bill Hicks introduced the band. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West William Melvin Hicks ( December 16, 1961 – February 26, 1994) was an American stand-up comedian. Hicks had become a friend of the band members and an influence on them after being mentioned in Undertow's liner notes. ^[19] He jokingly asked the audience of 60,000 people to stand still and help him look for a lost contact lens. ^[20] The boost in popularity gained from these concerts led Undertow to be certified gold by the RIAA in September 1993 and to achieve platinum status in 1995,^[21] despite being sold with a censored album cover by distributors such as Wal-Mart. In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of Albums and singles sold through retail and Corporate censorship is Censorship by Corporations the sanctioning of speech by spokespersons employees and business associates by threat of monetary loss loss Wal-Mart Stores Inc (or Walmart as written in its new logo is an American public corporation that runs a chain of large discount department stores ^[22][23] The single "Sober" became a hit single by March 1994 and won the band Billboard's "Best Video By A New Artist" award for the accompanying stop motion music video. Sober is a song on Tool 's first full-length album Undertow. Tool guitarist Adam Jones has stated in an interview that the song Stop motion (or frame-by-frame) animation is an Animation technique to make a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own ^[14]

 Music sample:

"Prison Sex"

"Prison Sex" was removed from the MTV playlist and deemed too graphic and offensive by MuchMusic. MuchMusic (often referred to only as Much) is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel owned by CTVglobemedia ^[2][24] In this sample, Keenan begins his metaphorical treatment of child abuse. Child abuse is the physical, psychological or sexual maltreatment of children

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With the release of Tool's follow-up single "Prison Sex", the band again became the target of censorship. " Prison Sex " is a song by American Progressive rock band Tool. The song's lyrics and video dealt with child abuse, which sparked controversial reactions; Keenan's lyrics begin with: "It took so long to remember just what happened. Child abuse is the physical, psychological or sexual maltreatment of children I was so young and vestal then, you know it hurt me, but I'm breathing so I guess I'm still alive. " The video was created primarily by guitarist Adam Jones, who saw it as his "surrealistic interpretation" of the subject matter. ^[25] And while some contemporary journalists again praised the video and described the lyrics as "metaphoric",^[24][15] the American branch of MuchMusic asked Keenan to represent the band in a hearing. MuchMusic (often referred to only as Much) is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel owned by CTVglobemedia It deemed the respective music video too graphic and obscene,^[2] and MTV stopped airing it after a few viewings. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. ^[24]

In September 1995, the band entered the studios to record their second album. At that time Tool experienced its only lineup change to date, with bassist D'Amour leaving the band amicably to pursue other projects. Justin Chancellor, a member of former tourmates Peach, eventually replaced D'Amour, having been chosen over competitors such as Kyuss' Scott Reeder, Filter's Frank Cavanaugh, Pigmy Love Circus's E. Justin Gunnar Walter Chancellor (born November 19, 1971) is an English-born musician the bass player for Tool and formerly of the band Peach (also known as Peach ') was a band from England that originally recorded between 1991 and 1994 Kyuss (ˈkaɪəs KAI-us was an influential Stoner rock / Desert rock band originally from Palm Desert California. Scott Reeder (born May 16, 1965 in Pomona California) is a bass player formerly of the stoner rock band Kyuss. Filter (commonly typeset as FIL TER, to fit their logo is a rock group formed in 1993 in Cleveland Ohio by Richard Patrick Pigmy Love Circus is a Los Angeles rock band that has existed since the late 1980s era of the Hollywood underground rock Shepherd Stevenson and ZAUM's Marco Fox. Zaum was an Electronica project band that includes Tool drummer Danny Carey, along with Tool associates Chris Pitman, Vince ^[26]

Ænima (1996–2000)

This version of the Ænima artwork shows a dedication to satirist Bill Hicks, "another dead hero". Ænima (ˈɑːnɪmə is the second full-length Studio album by the Progressive metal band Tool. William Melvin Hicks ( December 16, 1961 – February 26, 1994) was an American stand-up comedian.

After Justin Chancellor came on board, recording of the already-begun Ænima continued. Ænima (ˈɑːnɪmə is the second full-length Studio album by the Progressive metal band Tool. The band enlisted the help of producer David Bottrill, who had produced some of King Crimson's albums while Jones collaborated with Cam de Leon to create Ænima's Grammy-nominated artwork. David Bottrill is a Record producer. He has won three Grammys Recordings produced by Bottrill include David Sylvian & Robert King Crimson is a Progressive rock band founded by guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Michael Giles in 1969 Cam de Leon (born in Modesto, California in 1961 is an American artist who specialises in surreal darkly fantastic imagery The album was released in October 1996.

The album was dedicated to satirist Bill Hicks, who had died two and a half years earlier. Satire is often strictly defined as a literary genre or form; although in practice it is also found in the graphic and Performing arts In satire human William Melvin Hicks ( December 16, 1961 – February 26, 1994) was an American stand-up comedian. ^[2] The band intended to raise awareness about Hicks's material and ideas, because they felt that Tool and Hicks "were resonating similar concepts". ^[27] In particular, Ænima's final track "Third Eye" is preceded by a clip of Hicks' performances, and both the lenticular casing of the Ænima CD packaging as well as the chorus of the title track "Ænema" make reference to a sketch off Hicks's Arizona Bay, where he contemplates the idea of Los Angeles falling into the Pacific Ocean. Lenticular printing is a technology in which a Lenticular lens is used to produce images with an Illusion of depth, or the ability to change or move as the image is " Ænema " is a 1996 song by Progressive rock band Tool, released from their 1996 Album Ænima. Arizona Bay is an album by comedian Bill Hicks, posthumously released in 1997 through Rykodisc. ^[27][28]

 Music sample:

"Ænema"

This Bill Hicks inspired song won the 1998 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance. William Melvin Hicks ( December 16, 1961 – February 26, 1994) was an American stand-up comedian. The Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance has been awarded since 1989.

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The first single, "Stinkfist", obtained limited and imperfect airplay: It was shortened by radio programmers, MTV renamed the music video of "Stinkfist" to "Track #1" due to offensive connotations,^[29] and the lyrics of the song were altered. " Stinkfist " is a 1996 song by American rock band Tool. ^[30] Responding to fan complaints about censorship, Matt Pinfield of MTV's 120 Minutes expressed regret on air by waving his fist in front of his face while introducing the video and explaining the name change. Censorship of Music, the practice of censoring Music from the public may take the form of partial or total censorship with the latter banning the music entirely Matt Pinfield (born September 11 1966 is a music personality and TV host best known for being a video deejay on MTV and VH1. ^[29]

A tour began in October 1996, only two weeks after Ænima's release. Following numerous appearances in the United States and Europe, Tool headed for Australia and New Zealand in late March 1997. April 1 of that year saw the first of several April Fools' pranks related to the band. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne This article is about the informal holiday For other uses see April Fool. Kabir Akhtar, webmaster of the band's semi-official fanpage, The Tool Page, wrote that "at least three of the band are listed in critical condition" after a tour bus accident on a highway. ^[31] This hoax gained wide attention and was eventually exposed on radio and MTV. Akhtar later posted an apology, claiming that The Tool Page "will not indulge itself in such outlandish pranks in the future"—a claim that would be belied by later April Fools' pranks. ^[31] The tour continued the next day as originally announced.

Bassist Justin Chancellor performing at Roskilde Festival 2006

Eventually returning to the United States, Tool appeared at Lollapalooza '97 in July, this time as a headliner, where they gained critical praise from The New York Times:

"Tool was returning in triumph to Lollapalooza after appearing among the obscure bands on the festival's smaller stage in 1993. Justin Gunnar Walter Chancellor (born November 19, 1971) is an English-born musician the bass player for Tool and formerly of the band Roskilde Festival is held south of Roskilde in Denmark and is one of the four biggest annual rock music festivals in Europe (the other three being Lollapalooza is an American music festival featuring Alternative rock, hip hop, and Punk rock bands Dance and Comedy performances Now Tool is the prime attraction for a festival that's struggling to maintain its purpose. . . Tool uses taboo-breaking imagery for hellfire moralizing in songs that swerve from bitter reproach to nihilistic condemnation. Its music has refined all the troubled majesty of grunge. "^[32]

Notwithstanding a decline in popularity of alternative rock music during the mid-90s in the United States, Ænima eventually matched Tool's successful debut in sales. ^[33] The progressive-influenced Ænima landed the band at the head of the alternative metal genre: It featured the Grammy Award-winning "Ænema"^[34] and appeared on several "Best Albums of 1996" lists,^[35] with notable examples being those of Kerrang!^[36] and Terrorizer. Alternative metal is an eclectic form of Heavy metal music that gained popularity in the early 1990s alongside grunge. Kerrang! is a weekly rock Magazine published by Bauer Consumer Media in the United Kingdom. Terrorizer is an Extreme music Magazine published by Dark Arts Ltd ^[37]

A legal battle that began the same year interfered with the band's working on another release. Volcano Records—the successor of Tool's by-then defunct label Zoo Entertainment—alleged contract violations by Tool and filed suit. Volcano Records is a Record label subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment 's Zomba Music Group, and controls the Scotti Bros In law a lawsuit is a civil action brought before a Court in which the party commencing the action the Plaintiff, seeks a legal or equitable remedy According to Volcano, Tool had violated their contract when the band looked at offers from other record labels. After Tool filed a countersuit stating that Volcano had failed to use a renewal option in their contract, the parties settled out of court. At the end of 1998, Tool agreed to a new contract, a three-record joint venture deal. ^[38] In 2000, the band dismissed their long-time manager Ted Gardner, who then sued the band over his commission on this lucrative agreement. ^[39]

During this time, Keenan joined the band A Perfect Circle which was founded by long-time Tool guitar tech Billy Howerdel, while Jones joined The Melvins' Buzz Osborne and Carey drummed with Dead Kennedys' Jello Biafra on other side projects. A Perfect Circle ( APC) is an Alternative rock supergroup formed by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan Billy Howerdel (born May 18, 1970) is the founding member Guitarist, Songwriter, and producer for the bands A Perfect Circle Buzz Osborne (born 1964 also known as King Buzzo, (birth name Roger Osborne) is the Guitarist / Vocalist / Songwriter and technically Eric Reed Boucher (born June 17, 1958) more widely known by the Stage name Jello Biafra, is a musician who first gained ^[40] Although there were rumors that Tool were breaking up,^[41] Chancellor, Jones and Carey were working on new material while waiting for Keenan to return. ^[42] In 2000, the Salival box set (CD/VHS or CD/DVD) was released, effectively putting an end to the rumors. Salival was a limited edition box set in CD / VHS and CD / DVD formats released in 2000 by Tool. A box set (sometimes referred to as a boxed set) is a compilation of various musical recordings Films Television programs or other collection ^[1] The CD contained one new original track, a cover of Led Zeppelin's "No Quarter", live versions of Peach's "You Lied", and revised versions of old songs. In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released " No Quarter " is the seventh song on English rock band Led Zeppelin 's fifth album Houses of the Holy, released in 1973 " You Lied " is a track originally performed by British Progressive rock band Peach. The VHS and the DVD each contained four music videos, plus a bonus music video for "Hush" on the DVD. Although Salival did not yield any singles, the hidden track "Maynard's Dick" (which dates back to the Opiate era) briefly found its way to FM radio when several DJs chose to play it on air under the title "Maynard's Dead". See also Frequency modulation, FM band FM broadcasting is a broadcast Technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that ^[43]

Lateralus (2001–2005)

In January 2001, Tool announced a new album, Systema Encéphale, along with a 12-song tracklist containing titles such as "Riverchrist", "Numbereft", "Encephatalis", "Musick", and "Coeliacus". ^[44] File-sharing networks such as Napster were flooded with bogus files bearing the titles' names. Napster was an online music file sharing service created by Shawn Fanning while he was attending Northeastern University in Boston and operating ^[44] At the time, Tool members were outspokenly critical of file-sharing networks in general due to the negative impact on artists that are dependent on success in record sales to continue their career. Keenan had this to say during an interview with NY Rock in 2000, "I think there are a lot of other industries out there that might deserve being destroyed. The ones who get hurt by MP3s are not so much companies or the business, but the artists, people who are trying to write songs. MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a Digital audio encoding format using a form of Lossy data compression "^[45]

 Music sample:

"Schism"

"Schism" is the Grammy awarded first single off Lateralus. With its abstract lyrics and multi-sectioned, odd-metered structure it has since become a signature song of the band.

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A month later, the band revealed that the new album was actually titled Lateralus and that the name Systema Encéphale and the tracklist had been a ruse. Lateralus (pronounced) is the third full-length album by American Progressive metal band Tool. ^[46] Lateralus and the corresponding tours would take Tool a step further toward art-rock^[47][48][49] and progressive rock^[50][51][52] territory. Art rock is a term describing a subgenre of Rock music that tends to have "experimental or avant-garde influences" and emphasizes "novel sonic texture Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved Rolling Stone wrote in an attempt to summarize the album that "Drums, bass and guitars move in jarring cycles of hyperhowl and near-silent death march. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published This term is also occasionally used as a popular (albeit technically incorrect title for the Funeral March movement of the Chopin Piano Sonata No . . The prolonged running times of most of Lateralus' thirteen tracks are misleading; the entire album rolls and stomps with suitelike purpose. In Music, a suite is an ordered set of Instrumental or Orchestral pieces normally performed in a Concert "^[51] Joshua Klein of The A.V. Club in turn expressed his opinion that Lateralus, with its 79 minutes and relatively complex and long songs—topped by the ten-and-a-half minute music video for "Parabola"—posed a challenge to fans and music programming alike. The AV Club is an entertainment newspaper and website published by The Onion eaters. " Parabola " is the name of the second single from Tool 's album " Lateralus " ^[53]

The album became a worldwide success, reaching #1 on the U. S. Billboard 200 albums chart in its debut week. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard ^[54] Tool received their second Grammy Award for the best metal performance of 2001 for the song "Schism". " Schism " is a song by American Progressive rock / metal band Tool. ^[55] During the band's acceptance speech, drummer Carey stated that he would like to thank his parents (for putting up with him) and Satan, and bassist Chancellor concluded: "I want to thank my dad for doing my mom. Satan, ( Standard Hebrew Satan'el, English accuser) is a term that originates from the Abrahamic faiths, being traditionally "^[56]

Extensive touring throughout 2001 and 2002 supported Lateralus and included a personal highlight for the band: a 10-show joint mini-tour with King Crimson in August 2001. King Crimson is a Progressive rock band founded by guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Michael Giles in 1969 Comparisons between the two were made, MTV describing the bands as "the once and future kings of progressive rock". Keenan stated of the minitour: "For me, being on stage with King Crimson is like Lenny Kravitz playing with Led Zeppelin, or Britney Spears onstage with Debbie Gibson. Leonard Albert "Lenny" Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American Singer-songwriter, Multi-instrumentalist, Record Led Zeppelin were Britney Jean Spears (born December 2 1981 is an American recording artist and entertainer Deborah Ann "Debbie" Gibson (born August 31, 1970) is an American Singer-songwriter who was a teen pop icon "^[48]

Guitarist Adam Jones performing at Roskilde Festival 2006

Although the end of the tour in November 2002 seemed to signal the start of another dormancy for the band, they did not become completely inactive. Adam Jones may refer to Sports Adam Jones (American football, formerly known as Pacman Jones NFL cornerback currently playing for the Dallas Cowboys While Keenan recorded and toured with A Perfect Circle, the other band members released an interview and a recording of new material, both exclusive to the fan club. A Perfect Circle ( APC) is an Alternative rock supergroup formed by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan On April 1, 2005, the official Tool website announced that "Maynard has found Jesus" and would be abandoning the recording of the new Tool album temporarily and possibly permanently. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[57] Brian Welch, who made the same news some months earlier, was delighted. Brian Phillip Welch (born June 19, 1970) better known as Head, is an American Musician best known as the former one of two guitarists Kurt Loder of MTV contacted Keenan via email to ask for a confirmation and received a nonchalant confirmation. Kurt Loder (born May 5 1945 is an American Film critic, Author, and Television personality. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. When Loder asked again, Keenan's response was simply "heh heh. "^[58] However, on April 7 the official site explained, "Good news, April fools fans. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor The writing and recording is back under way. "^[59]

The writing and recording proceeded for the follow-up to Lateralus; meanwhile, a Lateralus vinyl edition and two DVD singles were released, and the band's official website received a new splash intro by artist Joshua Davis. Joshua Davis (born June 13, 1971) is an American Web designer, author and artist in New media. ^[60] The "double vinyl four-picture disc" edition of Lateralus was first released as a limited autographed edition exclusively available to fan club members and publicly released on August 23, 2005. A gramophone Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. On December 20, 2005, the two DVDs were released, one containing the single "Schism" and the other "Parabola", a remix by Lustmord, and the music video with commentary by David Yow and Jello Biafra, respectively. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is " Schism " is a song by American Progressive rock / metal band Tool. " Parabola " is the name of the second single from Tool 's album " Lateralus " Lustmord is also a German and Swedish word that means Lust murder. David Yow (born August 2 1960 is an American musician born in Las Vegas Nevada. Eric Reed Boucher (born June 17, 1958) more widely known by the Stage name Jello Biafra, is a musician who first gained

10,000 Days (2006–present)

Fifteen years into the band's career, Tool had acquired what Dan Epstein of Revolver described as a devoted "cult" following,^[61] and as details about the band's next album emerged, such as the influence of Lateralus tourmates Fantômas and Meshuggah,^[62] rumors surrounding new Tool again surfaced. Revolver is a monthly Hard rock and heavy metal magazine published by Future US. A cult following is a group of fans devoted to a specific area of Pop culture. Fantômas is an Avant-garde metal supergroup formed in 1998 in California, United States. Meshuggah is a Swedish five-piece Experimental metal band formed in 1987 ^[63] The main controversy was the album title. After rumored titles such as Teleincision had been dismissed, a news item on the official Tool website announced that the new album's name was 10,000 Days.

Nevertheless, speculation continued: it was alleged that 10,000 Days was merely a "decoy" album to fool audiences until the day of release,^[63] which eventually proved false when a leaked copy of the album was distributed via filesharing networks a week prior to its official release. An Internet leak occurs when a party's confidential Intellectual property is released to the public on the Internet. See Shared resource for the conventional meaning of file sharing File sharing refers to the providing and receiving of digital files over a ^[64] The album opener, "Vicarious", premiered on US radio stations on April 17. " Vicarious " is the first single from American Progressive rock band Tool 's fourth full-length Studio album Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. The record followed on May 2, 2006 in the US and debuted at the top spots of various international charts. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 10,000 Days sold 564,000 copies in its opening week in the US and was number one on the Billboard 200 charts, doubling the sales of Pearl Jam's self-titled album, its closest competitor. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990 Pearl Jam is the eighth studio album by the American Alternative rock band Pearl Jam and its debut release for J Records. ^[65] However, 10,000 Days was received less favorably by critics than its predecessor Lateralus had been. Lateralus (pronounced) is the third full-length album by American Progressive metal band Tool. ^[66]

Tool appeared at many big festivals during their 10,000 Days tour. Here, they play the orange stage (main stage) at the 2006 edition of Roskilde Festival. Roskilde Festival is held south of Roskilde in Denmark and is one of the four biggest annual rock music festivals in Europe (the other three being

After the release of 10,000 Days, a tour kicked off at Coachella on April 30, 2006. The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (commonly known as Coachella) is a three-day (formerly a one or two-day annual music and arts festival organized by Goldenvoice Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The touring schedule was similar to the Lateralus tour of 2001; supporting acts were Isis and Mastodon. Isis is a Los Angeles California -based band founded in Boston Massachusetts in 1997 Mastodon is a Grammy -nominated heavy metal band and are one of the most notable bands in the New Wave of American Heavy Metal. During a short break early the next year, after touring Australia and New Zealand, drummer Danny Carey suffered a bicep tear during a skirmish with his girlfriend's dog, casting uncertainty on the band's upcoming concerts in North America. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island In Human anatomy, the biceps brachii is a Muscle located on the upper Arm. ^[67] Carey underwent surgery on February 21, and several gigs had to be postponed. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Back on tour by April, Tool appeared as a headliner at the Bonnaroo Music Festival with a guest appearance from Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello on "Lateralus". The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is a four-day annual Music festival, created and produced by Superfly Productions and AC Entertainment, first held in 2002 Rage Against the Machine (sometimes shortened to RATM or Rage) is Thomas Baptist Morello (born May 30 1964 is a Grammy Award -winning American Guitarist best known for his tenure with the bands Rage Against the Machine " Lateralus " is the title track of the 2001 album of the same name by the American Progressive rock band Tool. ^[68]

Meanwhile, "Vicarious" was a nominee for Best Hard Rock Performance and 10,000 Days won Best Recording Package at the 49th Grammy Awards. The Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance has been awarded since 1990. The Grammy Award for Best Recording Package is the latest in a series of Grammy Awards presented for the visual look of an album The 49th Annual Grammy Awards is a ceremony honoring the best in music for the recording year beginning September 15, 2005 and ending September 14, ^[69] The music video for "Vicarious" was released on DVD on December 18. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the

In an interview conducted in May 2007, Justin Chancellor stated that the band would probably continue their tour until early 2008 and then "take some time off". He qualified this statement by adding that the band has already written new material and would surely release another album at some point down the road. ^[70] A possible project until a next album is to make a "band movie", a possibility the band has reportedly considered for a long time. The ideas range from "a narrative story in a surreal fashion with as much money and special effects as possible" to "pockets of all of that or something that's live or the band playing". ^[71] And although Carey stated that the necessary know-how was at hand due to the many relations to artists working in the movie business, Jones dismissed the idea: "It's just talk right now. "^[72][71] According to Rolling Stone, after the 50th Grammy Awards, while attending a Sony BMG after party at the Beverly Hills Hotel, Keenan promised another Tool album. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published The 50th Annual Grammy Awards took place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, on February 10 2008 starting at 8PM EST. Sony BMG Music Entertainment is a diverse music and entertainment group The Beverly Hills Hotel is a Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA, at 9641 Sunset Boulevard. ^[73]

Musical style and influences

Tool has gained critical praise from the International Herald Tribune's C. The International Herald Tribune is a widely read English language international Newspaper B. Liddell for their complex and ever-evolving sound. ^[74] Describing their general sound, the All Music Guide refers to them as "grinding, post-Jane's Addiction heavy metal",^[1] and The New York Times sees similarities to "Led Zeppelin's heaving, battering guitar riffs and Middle Eastern modes". allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Jane's Addiction is an American Alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles California in 1985 Led Zeppelin were ^[75] Their 2001 work Lateralus was compared by the All Music Guide to Pink Floyd's Meddle (1971), but thirty years later and altered by "Tool's impulse to cram every inch of infinity with hard guitar meat and absolute dread". Pink Floyd are Meddle is an Album by English Progressive rock band Pink Floyd. ^[50]

Musical style

A component of Tool's song repertoire relies on the use of odd meter time signatures. The time signature (also known as " meter signature" is a notational convention used in Western Musical notation to specify how many beats For instance, bassist Justin Chancellor describes the time signature employed on Lateralus's first single, "Schism", as 6. Justin Gunnar Walter Chancellor (born November 19, 1971) is an English-born musician the bass player for Tool and formerly of the band Lateralus (pronounced) is the third full-length album by American Progressive metal band Tool. " Schism " is a song by American Progressive rock / metal band Tool. 5/8 (the actual time signature, being a sub-division of 13/8) and that it later "goes into all kinds of other times". ^[76] "Lateralus", the album's title track, also displays shifting rhythms,^[76] as does 10,000 Days' "Wings for Marie (Pt 1)" and "10,000 Days (Wings Pt 2)". " Lateralus " is the title track of the 2001 album of the same name by the American Progressive rock band Tool. ^[77]

Beyond this aspect of the band's sound, each band member experiments within his musical scope. Bass Player magazine described Chancellor's bass playing as a "thick midrange tone, guitar-style techniques, and elastic versatility". ^[76] As an example of this, the magazine mentioned the use of a wah effect by hammering "the notes with the left hand and using the bass's tone controls to get a tone sweep", such as on the song "The Patient" (Lateralus 2001). For the onomateopeic word see Wah-wah. Wah-Wah is a 2005 Drama film, written and directed by British Hammer-on is a Stringed instrument playing technique performed (especially on Guitar) by sharply bringing a fretting-hand finger down on the Fingerboard ^[76]

Completing the band's rhythm section, drummer Danny Carey uses polyrhythms, tabla-style techniques, and the incorporation of custom electronic drum pads to trigger samples, such as prerecorded tabla and octoban sounds. A rhythm section is the Musicians in a Popular music band or ensemble who establish the Rhythmic pulse of a Song or musical This article is about the Indian drum For the drum with the same name in Arabic, see Goblet drum. An electronic drum is a Percussion instrument in which the sound is generated by an electronic waveform generator or sampler instead of by acoustic vibration This article is about the Indian drum For the drum with the same name in Arabic, see Goblet drum. Octoban Drums also known as tube toms and quarter toms are tom-toms grouped in melodically-tuned sets of eight hence the reference to Octave, from octo ^[77]

Maynard James Keenan's ability as a vocalist has been characterized more subjectively by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer: After his performance during an Alice in Chains reunion concert in 2005, freelancer Travis Hay saw him as "a natural fit at replacing Layne Staley". The Seattle Post-Intelligencer (popularly known as "the P-I" is one of two daily Newspapers in Seattle Washington, United States. Alice in Chains is an American rock band formed in Seattle Washington in Layne Thomas Staley ( August 22, 1967 - April 5, 2002) was the lead singer and co-lyricist of the rock group Alice in Chains and the ^[78] Regarding his role in A Perfect Circle and Tool, The New York Times wrote that "both groups rely on Mr. Keenan's ability to dignify emotions like lust, anger and disgust, the honey in his voice adding a touch of profundity". ^[79]

According to Guitar Player magazine, Adam Jones does not rely on any one particular guitar-playing technique but rather combines many techniques. ^[80] For example, the All Music Guide wrote that he "alternately utiliz[es] power chords, scratchy noise, chiming arpeggios, and a quiet minimalism" in "Sober". allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Sober is a song on Tool 's first full-length album Undertow. Tool guitarist Adam Jones has stated in an interview that the song ^[81] Additionally, the band uses forms of instrumental experimentation, like the use of a "pipe bomb microphone" (a guitar pickup mounted inside a brass cylinder) and a talk box guitar solo on "Jambi". A pickup device acts as a Transducer that captures mechanical vibrations (usually from suitably equipped Stringed instruments such as the Electric guitar A talk box is an effects device that allows a musician to modify the sound of a Musical instrument. ^[82]

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The number of syllables per line in the lyrics to "Lateralus" correspond to an arrangement of the fibonacci numbers. In Mathematics, the Fibonacci numbers are a Sequence of numbers named after Leonardo of Pisa, known as Fibonacci

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The band puts an emphasis on the sound of their songs and attempts to reduce the effect lyrics can have on the perception of songs by not releasing song lyrics with any album. ^[3] Lyrical arrangements are often given special attention, such as in "Lateralus". The number of syllables per line in the lyrics to "Lateralus" correspond to an arrangement of the fibonacci numbers^[83] and in "Jambi" the metrical foot iamb is used. In Mathematics, the Fibonacci numbers are a Sequence of numbers named after Leonardo of Pisa, known as Fibonacci An iamb or iambus is a Metrical foot used in various types of Poetry. ^[84] The lyrics on Ænima and Lateralus focused on philosophy and spirituality – specific subjects range from organized religion in "Opiate", to evolution and Jungian psychology in "Forty-Six & 2" and transcendence in "Lateralus". A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos eVolution is the third Album by eLDee, it was due to be released in 2008 " Forty-Six & 2 " is a song by American progressive metal band Tool from their 1996 album Ænima. In Philosophy, the adjective transcendental and the noun transcendence convey three different but related primary meanings all of them derived from the word's literal " Lateralus " is the title track of the 2001 album of the same name by the American Progressive rock band Tool. ^[85] On 10,000 Days, Keenan wanted to explore issues more personal to him:^[85] the album name and title track refer to the twenty-seven years during which his mother suffered from complications of a stroke until her death in 2003. A stroke is the rapidly developing loss of brain functions due to a disturbance in the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain ^[86]

Influences

The band has named the Melvins^[87] and Meshuggah^[62] among those that influenced their development, but the most-publicized influence are progressive rock pioneers King Crimson. The Melvins is an American Sludge metal band that usually perform as a Power trio. Meshuggah is a Swedish five-piece Experimental metal band formed in 1987 King Crimson is a Progressive rock band founded by guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Michael Giles in 1969 ^[88] However, longtime King Crimson member Robert Fripp has downplayed any influence his band had on Tool. Robert Fripp (born 16 May 1946 in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England) is a Guitarist, Composer and a Record In an interview with Tool, he touched briefly on how the two bands relate to each other:

"Do you hear the influence? There's just one figure where I hear an influence, just one. It was a piece we were developing that we dropped. And it's almost exactly the same figure: three note arpeggio with a particular accent from the guitar. So I do not think you could have heard it. That's the only thing. "^[89]

He also stated:

"I happen to be a Tool fan. The members of Tool have been generous enough to suggest that Crimson has been an influence on them. Adam Jones asked me if I could detect it in their music, and I said I couldn’t. I can detect more Tool influence in King Crimson, than I can hear King Crimson in Tool. "^[90]

In turn, Maloof and Newquists attribute to Tool an influence on modern metal in its own right in their book The New Metal Masters. ^[8] Sean Richardson of The Boston Phoenix sees System of a Down, Deftones and Breaking Benjamin as examples of Tool's "towering influence" on the genre. The Phoenix is the name of several Alternative weekly Newspapers published by Phoenix Media/Communications Group of Boston System of a Down (commonly referred to as System or abbreviated as SOAD) is an Armenian American rock band formed in 1994 in Deftones is a rock band from Sacramento California formed in 1988 consisting of Breaking Benjamin is an Alternative metal band from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. ^[91] Moreover, Keenan's unique style of singing has been repeatedly seen as influencing artists such as Pete Loeffler of Chevelle. Pete Loeffler (born October 19, 1976 in Grayslake Illinois) is the lead guitarist and lead singer for the Chicago Alternative metal band Chevelle is an American rock / alternative band that formed in 1995 in Grayslake Illinois. ^[92][93]

Visual arts

Part of Tool's work as a band is to incorporate influences of other works of art in their music videos, live shows, and album packaging. In particular, Adam Jones doubles as the band's art director and director of their music videos. Adam Jones may refer to Sports Adam Jones (American football, formerly known as Pacman Jones NFL cornerback currently playing for the Dallas Cowboys ^[94] Another expression of this is an official website "dedicated to the arts and influences" on the band, dissectional.com.

Music videos

See also: Tool discography

Screencap from "Sober", directed by Adam Jones and Fred Stuhr. The discography of Tool, an American rock band consists of four Studio albums one Extended play (EP one demo, three DVDs A screenshot, screen capture, or screen dump is an Image taken by the Computer to record the visible items displayed on the monitor Sober is a song on Tool 's first full-length album Undertow. Tool guitarist Adam Jones has stated in an interview that the song Adam Jones may refer to Sports Adam Jones (American football, formerly known as Pacman Jones NFL cornerback currently playing for the Dallas Cowboys

The band has released eight music videos but made personal appearances in only the first two, which the band states is to prevent people from "latching onto the personalities involved rather than listening to the music. "^[15] With the exception of "Hush" and Vicarious, all of Tool's music videos feature stop motion animation to some extent. " Hush " is a song by Tool from their 1992 EP Opiate. " Vicarious " is the first single from American Progressive rock band Tool 's fourth full-length Studio album Stop motion (or frame-by-frame) animation is an Animation technique to make a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own The videos are created primarily by Adam Jones, often with the help of artists such as Chet Zar,^[95] Alex Grey,^[95] and Osseus Labyrint. Chet Zar (born November 12, 1967) is an American Artist notable for his dark visual Art, make-up effects and digital Alex Grey (born November 29 1953 is an American Artist specializing in spiritual and Psychedelic art (or Visionary art) that osseus labyrint is an experimental Arts entity which has been working in multiple disciplines and forms of media since 1989 ^[96]

The "Sober" music video in particular attracted much attention. Sober is a song on Tool 's first full-length album Undertow. Tool guitarist Adam Jones has stated in an interview that the song Jones explained that it doesn't contain a storyline, but that his intentions were to summon personal emotions with its imagery. ^[14] Rolling Stone described this imagery by stating that, in the video, "evil little men dwell in a dark dungeon with meat coursing through pipes in the wall" and called it a "groundbreaking", "epic" clip. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published ^[97] Billboard voted it "Best Video By A New Artist". See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry ^[14]

The video for "Vicarious" was released on DVD on December 18, 2007. " Vicarious " is the first single from American Progressive rock band Tool 's fourth full-length Studio album Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[98] The video is also notable because it is the first Tool video to be produced entirely through the use of CGI. Computer animation Computer-generated imagery (also known as CGI) is the application of the field of Computer graphics or more specifically 3D computer graphics

Album artwork

Adam Jones is responsible for most of the band's artwork concepts. Their first album, Undertow, featured a ribcage sculpture by Jones on its cover and photos contributed by the band members. Undertow is Tool 's first full-length album released in 1993 At the time grunge was at the height of its popularity and Pop punk ^[25] Later albums included artwork by collaborating artists: Ænima^[99] and Salival^[100] featured works by Cam de Leon; Lateralus^[101] and 10,000 Days^[94] were created with the help of Alex Grey. Ænima (ˈɑːnɪmə is the second full-length Studio album by the Progressive metal band Tool. Salival was a limited edition box set in CD / VHS and CD / DVD formats released in 2000 by Tool. Cam de Leon (born in Modesto, California in 1961 is an American artist who specialises in surreal darkly fantastic imagery Lateralus (pronounced) is the third full-length album by American Progressive metal band Tool. Alex Grey (born November 29 1953 is an American Artist specializing in spiritual and Psychedelic art (or Visionary art) that The releases garnered positive critical reception, with a music journalist of the Associated Press attributing to the band a reputation for innovative album packaging. The Associated Press ( AP) is an American News agency. The AP is a Cooperative owned by its contributing Newspapers radio ^[94]

Both Ænima^[102] and 10,000 Days^[69] were nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Recording Package, but while the former failed to win in 1997, the latter did win in 2006. The Grammy Award for Best Recording Package is the latest in a series of Grammy Awards presented for the visual look of an album As art director, Adam Jones created packaging for 10,000 Days that features a pair of stereoscopic lenses for viewing 3-D artwork and photos. Stereoscopy, stereoscopic imaging or 3-D (three-dimensional imaging is any technique capable of recording three-dimensional visual Jones has been a lifelong fan of stereoscopic photography and expressed a desire for the packaging to be unique and to reflect the '70s artwork he appreciates. ^[103]

Live shows

See also: Tool tours

Tool performing live in 2006, showcasing an elaborate light show, using 10,000 Days artwork as backdrop. American Progressive rock band Tool has toured worldwide Tool has performed songs by other artists occasionally in their live sets including "Spasm"

Following their first tours in the early nineties, Tool has performed as a headline act in world tours and major festivals such as Lollapalooza (1997), Coachella (1999 and 2006), Download Festival (2006), Roskilde (2006), Big Day Out (2007), and Bonnaroo (2007). Lollapalooza is an American music festival featuring Alternative rock, hip hop, and Punk rock bands Dance and Comedy performances The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (commonly known as Coachella) is a three-day (formerly a one or two-day annual music and arts festival organized by Goldenvoice The Download Festival is a three day Music festival held annually at Donington Park (which hosted the Monsters of Rock Festivals between 1980 and 1996 Roskilde Festival is held south of Roskilde in Denmark and is one of the four biggest annual rock music festivals in Europe (the other three being The Big Day Out ( BDO) is an annual Music festival that tours Australia and New Zealand which originated in Sydney in 1992 The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is a four-day annual Music festival, created and produced by Superfly Productions and AC Entertainment, first held in 2002 They have been joined on stage by numerous artists such as Buzz Osborne and Scott Reeder on several occasions; Tom Morello and Zack de la Rocha during their 1991 tour; Tricky, Robert Fripp, Mike Patton, Dave Lombardo, and experimental arts duo Osseus Labyrint^[104] during their 2001–02 Lateralus tour; and Kirk Hammett, Phil Campbell, Serj Tankian, and Tom Morello during their 2006–07 tour. Buzz Osborne (born 1964 also known as King Buzzo, (birth name Roger Osborne) is the Guitarist / Vocalist / Songwriter and technically Scott Reeder (born May 16, 1965 in Pomona California) is a bass player formerly of the stoner rock band Kyuss. Thomas Baptist Morello (born May 30 1964 is a Grammy Award -winning American Guitarist best known for his tenure with the bands Rage Against the Machine Zacarías Manuel de la Rocha (born January 12, 1970 in Long Beach, California) is an American rapper, Singer Tricky (born Adrian Thaws 27 January, 1968) is an English musician Robert Fripp (born 16 May 1946 in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England) is a Guitarist, Composer and a Record Michael Allan Patton (born January 27 1968) is an American singer Songwriter, Composer, multi-instrumentalist and Video Dave Lombardo (born February 16 1965 in Havana, Cuba) is a heavy metal Drummer best known for his work with American Thrash metal osseus labyrint is an experimental Arts entity which has been working in multiple disciplines and forms of media since 1989 Kirk Lee Hammett (born November 18, 1962) is the Lead guitarist and a songwriter in the band Metallica and has been a member of the band Philip Anthony Campbell, born on May 7, 1961 in Pontypridd, Wales, is the Lead guitarist of the British heavy Serj Tankian ( Armenian: Սերժ Թանգեան (born August 21, 1967 in Beirut, Lebanon and started his own software company They have covered songs by Ted Nugent,^[105] Peach,^[105] Kyuss,^[105] and the Ramones. Theodore "Ted" Nugent (born December 13, 1948) (aka Peach (also known as Peach ') was a band from England that originally recorded between 1991 and 1994 Kyuss (ˈkaɪəs KAI-us was an influential Stoner rock / Desert rock band originally from Palm Desert California. The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group ^[106]

Live shows on Tool's headline tour incorporate an unorthodox stage setting and video display. ^[107] Singer Maynard James Keenan lines up in the back with drummer Danny Carey on an elevated platform, while guitarist Adam Jones and bassist Justin Chancellor stand in the front toward the side edges of the stage. ^[108] Keenan, despite being the vocalist, is known to face the backdrop rather than the audience. ^[109] No followspots or live cameras are used;^[110] instead, the band employs extensive backlighting to direct the focus away from the band members and toward large screens in the back and the crowd. ^[107] Breckinridge Haggerty, the band's live lighting and video designer, explains that the resulting dark spaces on stage "are. . . for Maynard. A lot of the songs are a personal journey for him. . . and he feels more comfortable in the shadows. "^[110] The big screens are used to play back "looped clips that aren’t tracked to a song like a music video. The band has never used any sort of timecode. They’ve always made sure the video can change on-the-fly, in a way that can be improvised. . . The show is never the same twice. "^[110] During the 10,000 Days tour, the video material consisted of over six hours of material, created by Adam Jones, his wife Camella Grace, Chet Zar, Meats Meyer and Breckinridge Haggerty. Chet Zar (born November 12, 1967) is an American Artist notable for his dark visual Art, make-up effects and digital ^[110] Some of the material created by Chet Zar has been released on his DVD Disturb the Normal. ^[111]

Discography

Main article: Tool discography

Studio albums

• Undertow (1993, Zoo/BMG/Volcano: USA, 2x platinum)
• Ænima (1996, Zoo/BMG/Volcano: USA, 3x platinum)
• Lateralus (2001, Volcano II/Tool Dissectional: USA, 2x platinum)
• 10,000 Days (2006, Volcano II/Tool Dissectional: USA, platinum)

Others

• Tool a. The discography of Tool, an American rock band consists of four Studio albums one Extended play (EP one demo, three DVDs Undertow is Tool 's first full-length album released in 1993 At the time grunge was at the height of its popularity and Pop punk Ænima (ˈɑːnɪmə is the second full-length Studio album by the Progressive metal band Tool. Lateralus (pronounced) is the third full-length album by American Progressive metal band Tool. k. a. 72826 demo (1991, Toolshed)
• Opiate EP (1992, Zoo/BMG/Volcano: USA, platinum)
• Salival box set (2000, Volcano II/Tool Dissectional: USA)

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• Erlewine, Stephen Thomas; Greg Prato. Stephen Thomas Erlewine (1973? is senior editor for Allmusic. Tool. All Music Guide. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. AllMusic. com. Retrieved on 2006-04-28. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title
• Kitts, Jeff; Brad Tolinski (2002). Guitar World Presents Nu-Metal. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 0634032879.  
• McIver, Joel (2002). Joel McIver (born 1971 is a British author His best-known book to date is the bestselling Justice For All The Truth About Metallica, published in 2004 Nu-Metal: The Next Generation of Rock and Punk. Omnibus Press. Omnibus Press is a British Publisher of Books primarily about Music. ISBN 978-0711992092.  
• Newquist, Harvey P. ; Rich Maloof (2004). The New Metal Masters. Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-0879308049.  
• Sherry, James; Neil Aldis (2006). Heavy Metal Thunder: Kick-Ass Cover Art from Kick-Ass Albums. Chronicle Books. Chronicle Books is a San Francisco -based American publisher of books for adults and children ISBN 0811853535.  
• Sokal, Roman (2001-05-23). Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Tool - Stepping Out From the Shadows. Exclaim!. Exclaim! (a/k/a !*@#) is a monthly Canadian music magazine that features in-depth coverage of new music across all genres with special focus

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External links

• Toolband.com - official website
• Dissectional.com - "dedicated to the art and influences"
• Tool on LyricWiki