Tool Confirms “Fear Inoculum” Track Listing


Tool’s new album Fear Inoculum finally arrives on August 30 via RCA. The band has confirmed the tracklisting for both the physical and digital release. The physical edition of the album will include seven songs, while the digial edition will contain 10 cuts, including the closer “7empest”, which is almost 20 minutes long. As previously reported, the “Fear Inoculum” title track recently became the longest song to ever land in the Billboard Hot 100. The TOOL cut, which entered the chart at No. 93, has a running time of 10 minutes 21 seconds, 24 seconds longer than the previous record-holder, David Bowie’s “Blackstar”. Check out our review of the title track. Hopefully, more details will be revealed soon!  Continue reading →


Tool Teases New Album, New Artwork


In a post to social media, Tool has shared another teaser for their new album, due out August 30th. The teaser is a 45-second visualizer with a new Tool logo. The band originally teased the release date on stage during their spring tour dates and festivals at the end of their show. The new Tool album will be the first since 2006’s 10,000 Days. Included will be official and possibly extended versions of the songs ‘Descending’ and ‘Invincible’ on tour this spring and summer, which the band has performed live at its recent concerts. The band has also begun releasing their music on streaming services for the very first time, starting their rare demo from 1991. Continue reading →


Tool’s Music Has Begun Rolling Out To Streaming Services


At long last Tool‘s music has finally begun to arrive on streaming services and it appears the band is starting out from their very early days. Their demo 72826 recently arrived via a number of streaming services, including Apple Music, Google Play Music, and YouTube (but interestingly, not Spotify), marking the first time the band’s music has legally been available digitally outside of a soundtrack. Continue reading →