Conversely, it also makes it sound part rhythmic mathematician and part undergrad philosophy student though, to be fair, indie darling Michael Gira's lyrics aren't that much different.
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But what's endearing about his writing is that he knows that it's also kind of a joke-lines like "We are born of one breath, one word" could be considered "deep," tapping into his inner consciousness while referencing Greek terminology. That said, it wouldn't sound like a genuine Tool record if it weren't for Keenan's sober, free-thinking nonsense. "Immunity/long overdue," Keenan sings with a gentle chant on the title track, announcing their return while surrounding their heavy guitars with Carey's roundabout tom hits and repeated tabla hits-that, or narrating the story about exorcising some "deceiver" or whatever. Fear Inoculum has six of them, sharpening their focus with a sprawl that's minimalist in design. Though Tool has always filled a CD's worth of music, rarely do they extend their tracks past the ten-minute mark. Even if there's nothing particularly novel about Fear Incolum's seven main tracks from a technical standpoint, the band does show a willingness to fill their arrangements with a sense of space-they're vastly more drawn-out, but not meandering in the way you'd expect. Regardless, Tool remains steadfast to charting their own course. Again with Joe Barresi handling production duties (who also worked on 10,000 Days and Slipknot's recent We Are Not Your Kind, this year's two biggest metal releases), Tool brings a familiar face that will cause diehards to either breathe a sigh of relief-or yearn for the days they had David Bottrill behind the boards. Whether they care to admit it or not, the band knows that its long gestation process (obviously circumstantial) strengthens its mythical status, and as such, it works to their advantage. Keenan alludes to meeting their high expectations, something he reflects throughout the album with his usual inscrutable lyrical imagery. And just like Democracy, Fear Inoculum provides a similar level of satisfaction: competent, expectedly indulgent, and schemingly epic in scope.
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Add to that Danny Carey's undeniable drum skills and Keenan's metaphysical fluffery-always the last part of their grueling creative process-and you can begin to understand how much it takes for all those pieces to fall into place.Īn obvious parallel to Tool's long-awaited fifth LP is the 17-year wait for Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy. But let's be honest here: It's no surprise that Tool members guitarist Adam Jones and bassist Justin Chancellor are methodical perfectionists who carefully consider the band's shifting dynamics and meter changes. Some of these include a legal dispute and singer Maynard James Keenan's baffling devotion to his side project Puscifer (not to mention his Arizona winery, which is a far tastier proposition).
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If 10,000 Days felt like a long time for Tool fans after the release of 2001's Lateralus, then imagine the thirteen years it took for the prog-metal giants to finalize their latest opus after hitting a series of roadblocks. Tool Fear Inoculum (Tool Dissectional/Volcano/RCA)