Problems playing this file? See media help. In this sample, Keenan begins his metaphorical treatment of child abuse. "Prison Sex" was removed from the MTV playlist and deemed too graphic and offensive by MuchMusic. The band began touring with Rollins Band, Fishbone, Rage Against the Machine, White Zombie, and Corrosion of Conformity, to positive responses, which Janiss Garza of RIP Magazine summarized in September 1992 as a "buzz" and "a strong start". The video featured the band members naked with their genitalia covered by Parental Advisory stickers and their mouths covered by duct tape. 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. Described by the band as "slam and bang" heavy music and the "hardest sounding" six songs they had written to that point, the EP included the singles " Hush" and " Opiate". In March 1992, Zoo released the band's first effort, Opiate. 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." Īfter almost two years of practicing and performing locally in the Los Angeles area, the band was approached by record companies, and eventually signed a record deal with Zoo Entertainment. Although "lachrymology" was also cited as 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. Early on, the band fabricated the story that they formed because of the pseudophilosophy "lachrymology". Tool's lineup was completed when a friend of Jones introduced them to bassist D'Amour. Carey began playing in their sessions because he "felt kinda sorry for them," as other invited musicians were not showing up. Carey happened to live above Keenan and was introduced to Jones by Tom Morello, an old high school friend of Jones and former member of Electric Sheep. They started jamming together while searching for a drummer and a bass player. 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 a new band. Keenan and Jones met through a mutual friend in 1989. Danny Carey and Keenan performed for Green Jellÿ, and Carey played with Carole King and Pigmy Love Circus. 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. The relationship between the band and today's music industry is ambivalent, at times marked by censorship, and the band's insistence on privacy.ĭuring the 1980s, each of the future members of Tool moved to Los Angeles. ĭue to Tool's incorporation of visual arts and very long and complex releases, the band is generally described as a style-transcending act and part of progressive rock, psychedelic rock, and art rock.
Prior to its release, the band had sold more than 13 million albums in the US alone. Their fifth studio album, Fear Inoculum, was released on August 30, 2019, to widespread critical acclaim. Their efforts to unify musical experimentation, visual arts, and a message of personal evolution continued with Lateralus (2001) and 10,000 Days (2006), gaining critical acclaim and international commercial success. They emerged with a heavy metal sound on their first studio album, Undertow (1993), and became a dominant act in the alternative metal movement with the release of their follow-up album Ænima in 1996. To date, the band has released five studio albums, one EP and one box set. Tool has won four Grammy Awards, performed worldwide tours, and produced albums topping the charts in several countries. Justin Chancellor has been the band's bassist since 1995, replacing their original bassist Paul D'Amour. Formed in 1990, the group's line-up includes vocalist Maynard James Keenan, guitarist Adam Jones and drummer Danny Carey. Tool is an American rock band from Los Angeles.
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