In retrospect, Opiate seems a little haphazard, but it's possible to hear the seeds of Tool's oppressively bleak, cerebral metal in such cuts as "Sweat" and "Opiate." The...
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This hard-as-nails album dares to explore the vulnerability of the human condition while spouting off its cynicism and anger. It's a musical explosion of both beauty and...
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Just as grunge was reaching its boiling point and radio-friendly punk-pop loomed on the horizon, Tool released Undertow, which firmly reinforced metal's prominence as a...
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Like all true masterpieces, this album is either revered or vilified. Even more eloquent than Undertow in its sonic and psychic investigations, it's complex and not easy...
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For their third release, Tool explore the progressive rock territory previously forged by such bands as King Crimson. However, Tool are conceptually innovative with every...
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Just as grunge was reaching its boiling point and radio-friendly punk-pop loomed on the horizon, Tool released Undertow, which firmly reinforced metal's prominence as a...
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Yeah, well, the packaging's really cool, dude--creepy-looking slipcase and a kinda plastic-like booklet with see-through pix that remind me of the old "Visible...
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After an exhaustive five-year litigation battle between the band and their label management, Tool offer up the latest chapter in their musical self-discovery in Lateralus....
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