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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. The first song of the album is the title track, and it manages ...

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 ...

Last week, Tool released “Fear Inoculum,” their first new studio recording in 13 years. Because this is Tool we’re talking about, it’s a 10-minute-22-second prog-metal odyssey, with a long ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tool is heavy metal’s great anomaly. Though bathed in the rhythmic complexities of King Crimson, the decaying doom of Black Sabbath and the harshly twisted absurdity of Faith No More, the band’s thing ...

Tool fans have earned a reputation for being intense. And that self-seriousness, and the resulting implication that you just don't get it, has turned a lot of people off. There's a longstanding rumor ...

Just like that, there is new Tool music out in the world for the first time in what feels like forever (13 years, to be exact). And as is always the case with Tool, there is a TON to dissect. We ...

HOLY SHIT-TICKLING CHRIST!!! It’s almost here. It’s actually almost here! Tomorrow, after 13+ years, Tool will FINALLY release a new album, Fear Inoculum. Will it live up to the hype? Can it live up ...

Today is such a big day for Tool fans. The band has released their first new song in 13 years, the title track (and opening track) of their new album, Fear Inoculum. If you haven't heard it yet, head ...