Fear Inoculum by TOOL

Artist
Genre Metal
Release 30 August 2019
Price $11.99
Tracks 10
Country USA
11.99 USD
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TOOL - Fear Inoculum Album Songs

No Song Title Time
1. Fear Inoculum 10:20
2. Pneuma 11:53
3. Litanie Contre La Peur 2:14
4. Invincible 12:44
5. Legion Inoculant 3:09
6. Descending 13:37
7. Culling Voices 10:05
8. Chocolate Chip Trip 4:48
9. 7empest 15:43
10. Mockingbeat 2:05

Fear Inoculum by TOOL Album Reviews

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Amazing. At first I was unimpressed after 13 years of waiting, but I’ve now listened to this album at least once a day for nearly 2 months and it’s incredible!!! The more you listen to it you realize this is pure artistic genius consisting of 4 brilliant minds. One of my top 5 favourite albums ever!!

Spoiler: No Screaming. Great lyrics; a nicely written album full of Tool existentialism. However the album is mostly ‘one big valley’ with little ‘peaks’ with me getting bored in between. Great musicians, but they seem to just ‘really rock out’ when a song is almost done. Throw in some riffs that sound like their catchiest from their better albums and you may feel like something was missing from the album once it’s done. I literally listened to it twice. I still don’t see why it’s so popular...

Zzzzzzz. Boring

Doesn't matter how long we waited. This album is a materpiece for the ages. I listened to the album 6 times in a row the day it was released. I am still listening to the entire thing over and over. The band did everything right with this album. Listeen to it when you do anything and everything in your day. Don't skip a beat or a song. Just let it play and it will amaze you.

If it’s to loud your to old!. I can’t listen to this album loud enough!

Toma 78. Finally!! This single is awesome out of this world. The whole album will ROCK!! Worth the 13 year wait. Come to Edmonton Alberta for the tour. ☠️🤘🏻This album is ahead of its time!! That is why it is so GOOD.

Fear Inoculum. I don’t know if they do things purposely or not, I mean they probably had this album done a year or two ago, but the years between albums is just something interesting to talk about: 1st to 2nd album was one year, 2nd to 3rd was three years, 3rd to 4th was five years, 4th to 5th year was also five years, 5th to 6th year was three years...but since we’re counting down in reverse order 13 years could be inversely written as 31 to give time between as 1 3 5 5 3 1. Just having some fun with numbers, but as far as how great this album is, it’s number 1!!! I have loved Tool since the beginning and this is by far my favourite album!!! If you love Tool, you’ll love this album. If you’re young and have never heard of them give it a listen...they will be your new favourite band.

Awesome!. Years ago, I had my first listen to a TOOL album, from a CD that a workmate lend me. I thought they were awful! Too noisy for my old ears. OK, I'm sixty something, can't help it! But this album is a knockout masterpiece! From the opening track all down to the last, we are treated to some excellent music. It's still sounds heavy to my ears but the percussions and musical arrangements make it an unforgettable experience. Kudos to the engineers, too! Yep, I'll definitely catch them live, if they come by!

Stream Lover. Stream Lover

Disappointing. I LOVE TOOL but can’t help feeling cheated here. I would happily double the $500 I paid for next week’s show to have these songs omitted or relegated to an opening set. Still love TOOL though hence the second star.

amazing album. wow what can i say about this album its so good and the sound is so fresh and clear ,a must have for any music fan out there

Stunning. They are the Alt/progressive band with a concept album feel. Relaxing rage music.

Unreal. Amazing album! Must have for any Tool fan or human being in general.

Awesome. Just. awesome.

A complete masterpiece. 13 years in the the making, this is the record that TOOL was always meant to put out. Deep, reflective and EPIC. You can't really get better musicianship than this. Fear Inoculum will be talked and dissected about for years to come.

Stunning. The wait was long, albeit well worth it. I guess ambiand-heavy gets a new meaning. Lyrics exquisite, recording top notch as usual, instrumental acumen. That thing is going to be on repeat for a good while.

Meh. The first LP and two albums were awesome, real, raw! The last few albums sound the same, but this one is overall disappointing! I guess every metal band goes that way. 7empest was the best track. Why didn’t they pursue that idea?! And I don’t know who is leaving these reviews. Read reviews on Metal Sucks. I concur with them.

Perfect in every way. this was meant be right here right now. brilliant

One of their best. Every song is amazing, intricate, and memorable. A must buy if you’re a tool fan. If you’re not a tool fan, then... what are you doing on their page.

(not so) Surprisingly, it’s good. After 13 years of waiting…not disappointed, one if their bests.

Ummm. Holy Fuxk. I’d love to give a full review of this album but after 1 week of rewinding the first 2 minutes of pneuma I don’t think I’m worthy.... anyone writing a bad review on this album deserves to be on the Island of Monroe at the exact moment that the cheetah guy rips out his implant and says no more pain.

Worth the wait!. When they released the first single I was not convinced, I tough it lacked something...but in fact it was my ears that needed to be readjusted. With all the modern metal bands playing 3min30 song to pleases radio station or spotify playlist listeners, Tool decides to go their way and make 10 minutes masterpieces! Everything is coherent and they meticulously created a number of unforgettable moments throughout the whole album.

Amazing. Tool always delivers! Weird time signatures, hard riffs, deep and beautiful lyrics! This is why they are my favourite band ever! This album is the next step in their evolution and it makes me very happy to listen to new music by them. Danny Carey is a god on the drums, 7empest is Adam Jones’ best guitar work, Justin Chancellor is always keeping the band together and Maynard’s vocals are as good as ever.

Best album yet. Unbelievably rhythmically, best all round album

Love it!. Can’t stop listening to it!

Rabbit hole to musical oblivion. And it’s perfect.. Fear Innoculum (title track) is a tasty mix of new and familiar Tool; it’s a technically insane song with intense appeal, showcasing each artist through syncopated synergy that starts slow and builds, rises, falls, rises higher, falls, changes, grinds, then rocks to the end. As with the other ‘concert-only’ samples of this album we have now, this song is technically elite, epic in scope, and wonderful to sink into as a listener. *update Aug 30th onward: This entire album is a masterpiece that I suspect will be timeless in recognition of complexity and artful maturity. The best craftsmen of progressive rock in the world, at the peak of their game, with experience and time going into this total musical leviathan.

Queensryche fans will love this. Sounds like an album made by a Queensryche cover band. Two half-decent songs on this album. Should have waited another decade and put out a good album. Brutal.

Music masterpiece.. Tool can do no wrong.

Awesome. Incredible album !! Almost worth the 13 year wait.

Thanks tool. WOOOOOOOOOO

Since Opiate. Takes several listenings which in this case is a very good thing....

Great Album. Nothing will ever top Aenema & Lateralus for me. But this album may be tied for third with 10K Days. Pneuma, Invincible, & 7empest are my standout tracks. TOOL takes you on a journey with these songs. Adam Jones takes the spotlight with Danny Carey throughout this album while Maynard takes a bit of a step back. This albums a grower and is to be dissected for years to come.

Eyes full of wonder. Tool at their best

just really good. love it

No words.. They’ve done it again. What a masterpiece. This band has no equal.

Beyond expectations.. Possibly the best thing I’ve heard from TOOL. And that’s saying a lot.

Fantastic. Artfully crafted

Amazing !!. Sooooo refreshing to have something to listen to that is great. So sick of all the other crap bands out there that pump out the same generic crap. There are so many different things you can add to music other than just guitar, drums and Bass. I wish other bands would get more creative. Albeit, not easy to find singers like MJK.

Well worth the wait. A homage to the transcendent art form of music.

Musical Masterpiece. Mighty Sonic sounds for the Ages

Beyond Brilliant. All I can really say is, thank you... job well done!

Who doesn’t like it. If you think it’s to loud turn down the volume boomer

Did not disappoint!!. This album was worth the wait, I just hope the next one isn’t as far away!!

Excellent. I am 40 years old and have been with this band since day 1. This includes all band member side projects. I love Tool so this is probably not an unbiased review. I think this album is fantastically smart, rich and worth buying. Smart as any other Tool album has been - this may sound underwhelming but longtime Tool fans know what I mean. Rich as any other Tool album has been - the album is full of unique and original sound as well as traditional Tool. The lyrics and stories should, I think, mean more to us all (I hope for your sake) than what we are being fed today at nausea by the mainstream market - none of this: I love you, you cheated on me, or I have a nice car blah blah blah. The album, like their others, will have “deep” and likely relevant stories or meanings for us to think over or try and connect with. Half the battle is thinking them over. Good times for music and rock/metal/industrial/alternative or whatever you wanna call it fans. The sound, like I said, is a mix of old and new. It’s both “soft” and “hard”. If you wanted ONLY the Ticks and Leeches of the past, you’re gonna be disappointed, or have to open up to softer tones and a less aggressive sound. I think this music was crafted not only for the fan base and commercial success but also, it seems, for the artists who I’ve come to appreciate are not your traditional rockers. Tool reviews may be mixed from casual or hard nosed heavy metal fans - kinda like when Metallica made their black album and everyone lost their cool but in all honestly it ended up being their flag ship and cornerstone to their legacy. I liked this album right away. Having said that this album did require a few listens on my part to really rock out to it. I haven’t yet figured it all out but will enjoy doing that. It has compelled me to make Tool band wealthier by downloading all their music from ITunes despite the fact I already own all their prior stuff on CDs, etc. Now I should do a review of how I can’t easily get my older IPod to transfer it all to my new expensive as hell IPhone. Buy it, listen to it, and you should enjoy it immensely. For those hard nose metal fans, listen to it a few times and you will appreciate the heavy spots given the climb to the moments. Cheers.

Lives up to the hype.. Hard to imagine delivering an album worth the 13-year wait, but they did it. Tool’s musicianship is as tight as ever, Danny is incredible as always, Justin as well, taking a more supporting role this time rather than standing out as much, Maynard’s melodies are beautiful and haunting, if reserved, and Adam has notably stepped up his game and put out the best leads Tool has ever seen. The result is a record that is both dense and sprawling, with a consistent tone throughout, although arguably ‘safer’ and less experimental than say 10,000 Days. The album’s production is also top-notch, each element is perfectly audible at all times with a decent set-up. Undoubtedly a masterpiece, competing with Lateralus as their best work.

WEAPON OUT & BELLY IN!. 47 years behind me. I remember a good friend of mine had Opiate around 92 and introduced me to a different kind of music back then. Next thing i did was to rush in the record store the next year to grab Undertow, then i instantly knew that my love for this band would become the story of a lifetime. Over the years i have learn to sit down, to disconect, to listen and to appreciate TOOL's magnnificent music. From the 1st track to the last, like a good glass of wine, everytime i listen to an album, i know that i'm in for a very different experience each time and Fear Inoculum was precisely just that. From the warriors strugglin against nature and time to the rejection of fear and negativity while searching how to release the light this album is a journey into one self. For me it is another masterpiece, period. Thank you for such dedication, thank you as well for Caduceus's wines and local goods, working hard with mother nature, thank you TOOL, thank you James. You guys are one hell of a good band.

Excellence. It’s a near perfect album and is everything I hoped it would be . This will be on constant repeat for quite some time .

Mind blowing. This is probably the best album I have every listened to. I am still listening to it everyday since it's release.

Long time coming. After a long wait Fear Inoculum truly exceeded all my expectations and more. Masters of their craft and one of the most unique bands alive and making music.

TOOL. It’s more perfect than a circle

I not tool fan. You hammer?

What an album. People who give this one star are the people who have never listened to tool and dont know who or what they are.

The Tempest. Must be just that

Inoculum. Absolutely brilliant, well worth the wait. dargentam

Boring. Boring

❤️❤️❤️. 💿 amazing

Mind Blown.. This is an incredible album, it’s another masterpiece from Tool, there’s so much going on here to take in, like any Tool album you need to take your time with it, seems like it’s well ahead of its time, Tool I love you so much!!

Fear Inoculum is an experience like no other. My first tool album and man is this album magnificant. It’s majestic.

Awesome. Nice to hear a real musicians rip it in the age of Autotune

Utter Trash!!!. Over complicated, over thought, over produced, all from an over rated band thats best days are far behind them. A decades wait for this??? UTTER TRASH!!!

Thanks, guys. Hit me in all the right spots. Cheers.

13 years was worth it. Listen for yourself

A Masterpiece. What can I say other than WOW! This album is more instrumental than lyrical but man do the lads bring their A game, particularly Adam Jones on guitar! In typical Tool fashion it takes a few listens to the album to begin to appreciate it, then it sticks in your mind and you want to hear it more and more.

Impressive again!. Everything else is only normal

Tool excels.. Maynard, you had nothing to worry about! Brilliant album and the most complex, aesthetically dense and mature work. This record is testimony to how much Tool respects their fans. They delivered their very best.

Album of the Decade. If I could give this 10 stars I would.

Solid Album. Glad this finally arrived! Solid Release!

Alrighty Then. Lets face it. Unlike most reviewers Im not going to say I waited 13 years for this, as no one does for a new album. It is solid none the less however time has moved on and so has most of our tastes. But they do what do, and they know what they do, which equals satisfaction for fans. Good on them, as they, like most, have a lot going on in their lives and they have some catching up to do just like all of us.

Amazing!. Went into this with no expectations....and i could not be more blow away. 10/10 from me

Muddykooty. Not their best album. A lot instrumental, soft sounds like I’m in a forest. Poor

Farkin rips!. The more I listen to this album the more I like it. In true tool form before it's time.

Pure Genuis. This album is epic. If you don’t like it, you don’t know good music...

Well worth the wait. Fear Inoculum is a fantastic album and brings out the best of Tool in every of aspect. Just don’t be swayed by the people who say this is too boring or does not grab you. Tool have definitely matured and shown the world that what they do is unique.

🙌Masterpiece🙌. Absolute masterpiece. This is what 4 people that have absolutely mastered they’re craft sounds like. We are lucky to have a band like Tool. 👏 People listening for the first time find a quiet place to chill with a great pair of headphones and just zone out for the entire album.

Great album. Fantastic album. MJK held back on the vocals but let the band shine.

The World Needs to Get a Grip!. Are you guys kidding?!? This is quintessential Tool... I LOVE IT! It harks back to Undertow, Aenima & Lateralus, then throw in some ultra coolsynth, samples, and guitar loops. a perfect mix of all contributors which lets face it, IS Tool. Enjoy it for what it is, AN EPIC PIECE OF CREATIVITY. Well done lads, well done.

Good album however ...... Sometimes I like to purchase a few of an albums songs to lesson the cost, to then purchase the rest of the album later at reduced cost. First time I’ve seen an album release where the only individual songs for purchase are obviously not the ones people would usually buy individually. IMO a very anti consumer choice against the fans. All songs available are the instrumental ones, that I’m least interested in and I suspect I’m not the only one. I’ve listened to the album in full and loved the other songs, but the way the way the album has been managed here has put me off buying it at all, where I fully intended on getting it in full, over time. Pretty disappointed tbh!

Tool Really Is The Best!!!. The Title Track really does showcase a developed and more refined sound from the band. Chocolate Chip Trip is clearly a perfect contender for touring setlists as Danny has played it before and gives him a chance of showcasing his extreme talent. I really enjoyed Pneuma, Culling Voices, Descending and Invincible is growing on me more and more every time I listen. 7empest is absolutely brilliant, Adam Jones smashes it out of the park with that one. Wow, just wow. 5/5 One of the best albums of the decade, by far.

Album of the year. This is mind blowing and can not stop listening. Wow just wow.

Ew. Ew Ew Ew

You are a Tool if you don’t like this.. Fantastic is a complete understatement. This album is so detailed and so intricate. Best album I own. Shane

Best yet!!!. Amazing

Left Speechless. Wow I have goosebumps

MozartifieR. I agree with the reviews of the people that have given this 2 or less stars. I have given this 5 stars for a couple of reasons. The first is that I actualy understand the meaning and the root of the lyrics. And the second is that I understand the monumental forces that seem to be opposed the the band. The album is clearly underproduced, and is akin to a perfect circle and his other pet side project and less like tool. I would give this album 6 or 7 stars out of five if I could, because the band found a way to get the album done. Long time fan, love the lyrics. If you dont understand the album, go and see the lyrics to Pink Floyds - The Final Cut: Track 12: Two Suns In The Sunset. For a Klue.

Totally rekindled the love. Can’t express enough how good this is 😍

Wow!!!. Well worth the wait. Absolutely amazing. Find me a Tool fan out there that doesn’t think this is a masterpiece!!!

Musical Genius. Invincible is just pure musical genius that builds up and up until it’s just epic!!!! Can’t listen to it enough!!

Spreader. Awesome album. Worth the 13 years of waiting.

Another Amazing Trip to the TOOL Shed!. Each track builds just the right amount of anticipation before Maynard graces us with his presence. This is amazing music that only TOOL could create.

Zero. If I could I wouldn’t even put any stars to this trash album

Awesome - done.... Awesome to re-discover a band that takes their time to tell the story with solid solos, drums, and percussion that puts others to shame.

Each song is like a mini epic. The main songs on the album (the ones over 10min) build from slow, quiet starts into massive, thunderous finales. It takes a few listens and the more you get to know each track the more you love it.

Yeah, it’s good.. Listened to this album every day from the 2nd Sept to 6th Sept constantly. By no means am I a Tool fan, but this album is majestic. For what they do, they do it well. The people here giving this album one star are peeved Taylor Swift fans..

Older wiser tool. Growing up with them the album has managed to grow with me. The lyrics are deeper and the songs are longer with more meaning. Amazing drumming and deep vocals takes you to another place. Well done tool top album.

Tool are back. If you love tool you’ll love this, enough said.

Incredible Album. Long have I waited to be moved emotionally again by an album and somehow I knew it would be TOOL that would provide that response. Their musicianship and perfectionist approach to this album is clear to hear. Sure not everyone who listens to this will like it but anyone who has TOOL albums in their collection will surely love this recording. As in all their albums every song will take you on a journey but this time the songs are much longer (mostly) and each song stirs something inside and I just want to hear more and more and the 90 minutes flys by. It reminds me a lot of Undertow with its hard edge but with the emotion of Aenima and Lateralus. Its so good its hard to explain and put it into words....

Classic Tool. This Album did not disappoint, well worth the wait.

Culling voices... Goosebumps!!. I’m 39. TOOL have been no doubt a huge influence in my life. This album is just peaches and cream to my ears. So glad they released. Worth the 13 year wait. Adam, Justin, Danny and Maynard are perfectionists. I’m loving all these Taylors Wift fans going crazy about the billboards. Keep making music lads!! Before my 50th!! Yeah!!

Polybius. Masterpiece!

Love it. Awesome love it

Had to reflect. At first I was a little disappointed, as there were not many high energy tracks like vicarious or the patient. But I read a review saying that Maynard is in his 50s, and he’s still one of the coolest guys. Tool has 5/6 albums out, and this is prog metal, they’re still allowed to experiment, and this is what they wanted us to hear. Pneuma, invincible and descending are my favourites

Welcome back. Quite simply the best hard rock album of the last few years. Can’t stop playing it. 7empest? Oh, man! Mesmeric!

Several of their best songs, but not consistent throughout to warrant 4 or 5 stars. I have been listening to Tool’s new album for several months, since its release here in the UK. I have been reading various professional and fan/listener reviews, and chewing over my own reaction to it. I have gone full circle from feeling giddy about it, to then feeling a bit disappointed with bits of it, to then feeling content with its overall quality and place in the Toolverse. I therefore felt compelled to write this review after my journey reacting to it. It felt important to share. I have been a serious Tool fan since the early 1990s. Undertow was the backdrop to my university years. To understand Tool’s latest album, I have come to see it as a metaphor for life’s constant struggle for relevance. We are constantly striving to get to the next ledge, achieve the next goal, make our mark, make ourselves heard, seeking an unattainable perfection of happiness that does not exist. And then when you get there, invariably how do you feel? Seriously, how do you really feel? Disappointed? Unsatisfied? To quote the song ‘Warrior’ from the album, each individual human is ‘‘…struggling to remain consequential…” I think therefore how you respond to the new album (positive, negative or apathetic), is as much a reflection of one’s own life journey and status as a self-actualised individual, one’s own insatiable desire for instant gratification and crowning glories, than the quality of the album. If I had to be really brutal and objective, ‘Fear Inoculum’, ‘Pneuma’, ‘Invincible’ and ‘Descending’ are truly incredible songs, some of their best ever work, whilst the rest of the album is less enjoyable and less memorable, and therefore as an album overall for me isn't consistently enjoyable throughout; a bit like their album 10,000 day in my view. So it gets 3 stars. For example, ‘Tempest’ goes on a bit too long after 6 and a half minutes, and there are one too many elaborate mahoosive tom rolls on the album. That said, ‘Pneuma’ is infact my new favourite Tool song; it is breathtaking and stunning in its melodies, sentiment and syncopated time signature. Tool’s modus operandi includes crazy time signatures, so to write a new song with a crazy time signature that feels fresh and doesn’t feel like a parody of Tool, is an achievement. It is perhaps the crowning glory of their message of self-awareness and self-growth that permeates across their back catalogue. So is it their greatest album? In my view no beacue its not great start to finish, but then how could it be after all that they have achieved to date with their previous releases? There are undeniable stellar gems on the album as I have stated above, like there are on 10,000 days, so to miss the opportunity to welcome these songs into your Tool library is like closing oneself off to the possibility of death and missing out on love. To say the album is ‘1-star rubbish’ and ‘just contains b-sides from their other albums’ (to paraphrase some reviews) is to completely misinterpret the album in context, and frankly, unfair. Should you buy this if you are an existing Tool fan? Yes, there are some incredible songs on the album that you must hear. Would I recommend this album to first time listeners? No, not yet. To appreciate Tool’s new album, you have to understand its context from the previous releases and then come to it after that. Given it is not the apex album that some were expecting, and in an age where rock and metal are increasingly niche genres, the fact that it landed at no.1 in the album charts upon release after so many years is a testament to how powerful the presence of Tool in music was, and still is. This album therefore does not diminish Tool’s legacy, it augments it. You just have to be comfortable with it in its true context, much like yourself. The mighty enigma that is Tool has shown itself to be fallible at last, and all the better for it in my view. Definitely worth buying for about 4 songs on there that are mind blowing, but don't expect to enjoy the whole album.

Astounding. Tool have done it again. A truly epic album, worthy of their other masterpieces. Definitely worth the wait for such a powerful album. Left me in tears. Well done lads. Hope we don’t have to wait quite as long next time.

Why has iTunes got rid of this!! I paid for it and it’s gone. Bought this great album a while ago and it’s VANISHED!! What is wrong with you iTunes??????!!!!!!!

its a grower this one.... but it is amazing. Utterly amazing album, don't make your decision based on one or 2 listens, each time you put it on there is more & more that reveals itself, so much going on in Tools most prog record to date... Pneuma, Invicible, Descending & 7empest are just out of this world when you strat to break down the layers.... a musical onion or is it a progressive trifle? Their most mature release & after 13 years their most refined... flawless production, check the panning out as Dannny moves across the kit, you get to follow him. In time this will be regarded as much of a classic as the others, we have been listening to them for so long the nostalgia mountain is huge, but this is a stunning & glorious piece of music, an album thats mean to be played from start to finish... its crack for any prog fan.

A truly liberating, epic masterpiece.. This album is long, not easy to listen to on its first go and will probably be a bit of a grower. But then again if all the best albums are the ones that develop and grow on you, then this is an absolute masterpiece of how to write engaging, emotive and at times indulgent rock. There is no band that sound like them and if you want to expand your musical education further than the bland sound like everyone else music that is in the charts, then get into this band and liberate yourself. There’s a very good reason that it’s riding at the top of the charts.

Invincible!. It’s a shame the LDR fans have decided to (bitterly) hijack the reviews of what is a really a great album. Invincible, Descending and 7empest are all incredible and FI does not disappoint!

Love it. 8 listens through the entirety of the record and it’s been a journey. Total masterpiece

Ehh. Ehh. It a good album not deserving of 1 start but understandable that people are irritated. Put it on in the background while you chat to friends but not something I'll be going intentionally back to. No point in making something long for the sake of it. Dream theatre have the problem that they are talented musicians that can't write songs. That's not the case here just it gets boring when the is a repetitive instrumental part. Bat out of hell can get away with being nearly 10 minutes long as it continuously tells a story and keeps you attention where as this goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on.

Better than LDR. Like a lot better

The more I listen the better it gets.. Like pretty much all tool albums the more you listen. The more you hear. The better they get. I’d just like to take this opportunity to say, gutted Lana. You should have released your album a week earlier.

Fatboy 2029. i started listening to Tool in 1996 i was 34 now I’m pushing 60 I’ve always been a Prog Rock Fan.But Tool are something else Ænima was the Album for me & still is. Fear Inoculum is a 3 Star album because it only has 3 tracks on it The Title track, Pneuma & Invincibe the rest of the Album seems very Amateurish. I’m old fashioned i will buy the hard copy on CD as I’m streaming at the Moment because you need to hear it through HiFi but sadly you have to buy the Whole Album for 3 tracks. We are going backwards again......!!!!

Metal?. Interesting, but how is this metal? This album should go into the 'Alternative' section.

My favourite Tool album. I’ve loved this band since 1996. This is the best album they’ve done. All the elements are there, it builds on everything they’ve done before. Feels like a true evolution from earlier albums. Well worth the wait.

Sublime genius. Thank you Tool...

Hyperbole. Rhythmically interesting. Harmonically dead in the water. If you like songs that pedal on one chord throughout for 10 minutes then knock yourself out. I’ll occupy myself with something more musically challenging and rewarding.

TooL. Absolute masterpiece guitarist has improved a lot

Awesome. It brings me joy to see a band like tool get up there with all the trashy pop artists

Best album of the last decade. Thank you Tool

Wonderful progressive composition. Tool showing why they have so much praise yet again

trash. it’s bad

Yes!. Af7er the firs7 2 lis7ens i gave i7 a 7wo day break, jus7 7oo much to diges7 and maybe a shock 7o 7he sys7em af7er so long. Now I'm back a7 i7 and i7 ge7s more glorious 7he more i lis7en. I love 7he produc7ion, Dannys drums sound like cannons! awesome! 7/7

Oh wow.. Tool are back. Simply incredible musicianship from this unique band. Pneuma may be the best piece of music I’ve heard. That good.

Masterpiece. Very Tool-y, a beautiful album that still after 8 listens gives me goosebumps. So many layers, details and with every listen I am uncovering something new. Pneuma might have to be one of the most beautiful metal tracks ever written. Haters be gone.

I’ve rewritten my 1star review as 5star - here’s why.. For transparency I’m leaving my original one star review. I’m embarrassed about it... but I simply couldn't absorb the complexity, the nuance and sheer imagination that’s gone into this album. Having listened to it again and again, im actually just extremely grateful for it. It’s given me something back from a time in my life I thought was over. Thank you, Tool. Failed tribute to their former glory. I grew up on their music, saw them live in Dublin twice. Met them outside the arena etc. This, unfortunately, is a tribute act. It feels rushed and lacks cohesion. It’s experimental (at times) in a very arrogant way... I mean paying for this garbage, try a little harder please. It’s the worst of 10,000 days in places the a tired Opiate tribute in other. It lacks maturity or any sincere emotion. Overall, it stinks. Don’t buy it. It’s a waste of money.

It’s a grower.... I think people would have been more forgiving if there were a few shorter tracks with drops and MJK’s screams here and there but hello? The man is in his late 50s... you wanted Tool, this is Tool but you’re not getting Undertow or Opiate any time soon lol. Danny is still an absolute machine, Adam sounds like Adam and Justin still rocks that sexy bass tone. If you want one hit wonders, look elsewhere. If you want the Tool experience, dive on in!

They’re back. See title.

Very Good. Ok listen it's Tool. Don't panic you're getting the standard here but something's missing. First listen and it's all there the industrial landscapes, electronic pulses, the tabla percussion and complex drumming of Danny Carey, Maynard's soaring vocals, and the beautiful guitar work of Adam Jones who can take you to exotic places quickly. It's escapism to the max make no mistake which is why people love them. Even people who wouldn’t listen to rock have this band in their collection because they know they can deliver it at dinner parties and maintain their coolness. Tool = Cool. However Aenima it aint, nor is it Lazarus and 10,000 Days, the best of their works in that order. In fact if they stopped after Aenima I would still rate them as one of my top bands. Everything they did up to that point was amazing and has never really been bettered. Refined surely, consolidated even but they never made a better album that Aenima. For me that is the zenith of their creativity and towers above the others. Don't get me wrong Fear Inoculum is damn good. There are plenty of lengthy tracks and great lyrics from MJK. The industrial opening track is almost a prophecy into the coming Covid world warning of contagions suggesting fear as a weapon of control. Fear inoculum indeed! Pneuma slowly offers up some guitars and as the album processes the riffs get denser and more complex switching from clean to full on metal assault always so mantric and hypnotic. It's Tool! It's what they do but I'm struggling to hear any concept here. The songs individually are great. Warrior is spectacular as is Culling Voices and the drum solo in Chocolate Chip Trip is a worthy effort. 7empest is also very epic but they haven't really gone up a level and tbh there's nothing here that has the consistency of their best works. It works as individual tracks and for that it gets at least 4 stars. Like all albums they grow on you and this one most certainly will but I'm afraid I dropped another star to 3 as the closing Mockingbeat is pure filler nonsense. If they had cut it at 7empest it would have been a perfect 9. If you're a Tool fan buy it, although I did deliberate for over a year and am glad to complete my collection.

Mind tripping. My 1st tool album. I know what I’ve been missing now. A deep deep album that rewards repeated plays. Love it

It’s worth the wait!. Took me quite a few listens before it clicked...now I can’t get enough! That’s why I love Tool, there is so much to digest in each song. I will say the album is let down by the various interludes which don’t do much to tie anything together or lead into tracks. Other than that, a fab album!

Fear Inoculum. What a shame Maynard are has taken a backseat on this album really disappointing after such a long wait! One word for this album is BORING!

Incredible ...!!. I’ve waited so long for this record .. I loved 10,000 days so much I prayed this would not disappoint .. it took 3 listens to hook me .. this album is a work of art .. IT IS INCREDIBLE .....

where are the hijacks?. i see hundreds of reviews from tool fans claiming LDR fans are hijacking the reviews, but i spend ages scrolling through and can only see two and one of them is clearly a joke? tool are number 1, what more do you want? anyway go listen to NFR

In love with it... It seems the review section is full of trolls and moaners- hush now guys. ;) I’ve been a Tool fan for years, and I anxiously awaited this and was really excited to buy and give it a listen and it didn’t disappoint. It is Tool all over, it has little reminders of albums past too- ‘Pneuma’ for me vibes a little bit like Schism, and there are hints of ‘Jambi’ and ‘Wings for Marie’ instrumentally throughout the album. But it’s also new, beautifully put together and Maynard’s lyrical honey vocals really tie it together that all in all make for a very thoughtful, intrinsically gorgeous album.

Worth the wait. This album is everything I have been waiting for.

EPIC. So happy with this album, it gets better every time I listen, it is a good experience with headphones also. Not a weak track on it IMO. It’s quality from start to finish and I am grateful it exists.

Not Invincible. 13 years later.... oh dear

I can see your point but.... I love this album. Yes there is a higher proportion of instrumental sections vs vocals compared with previous albums but it works for me and just emphasises Maynard’s reliably excellent vocals when they do come in. Even the repetition of some lyrical and musical themes from previous albums does not bother me. I have also heard criticisms of the production but the Itunes version sounds fantastic on my less than perfect car stereo. My only criticism would be that, whereas on previous albums I have enjoyed the interludes, on this album I find them intrusive and not in keeping with the flow of the album.

Is this music?. I can only describe it as a lot of different types of sounds merged into “it’s taken us 13 years to come up with this”.. I’m now questioning the people who purchased the album making it No. 1 in the album chart.

The best thing to happen in 2019. The best thing to happen in 2019

Most Excellent. vry gud

sounds like. epic album will take a good few plays to get through sounds like pink floods division bell in parts is there a floyd fan in the band

Complex and Rewarding. 2 listens in and I am hooked. Outstanding musicality. It is also cheapest to buy on iTunes.

Tool at their best. I’m a bit late to the party but oh my, this is something special and it gets better and better with every listen! Play it loud, with headphones on, spine tingling stuff!

Average. Some good some bad Tool are sometimes meh

Mind blowing. It’s perfect (that word needs redefining for this album) nothing will ever be as perfect/brilliant/amazing as this. Now all open your third eye

Masterpiece. This album has made me get into Tool. After a 13 year gap, they’re back with a vengeance and have created something sublime.

Classic Tool, new Too. They’ve grown as a band and continued to innovate with this album, but have remained true to their roots as well. Pneuma and Culling Voices are currently stand out tracks but I already know this album will grow and grow on me so I fully expect other tracks to deservedly challenge my initial take. Well worth investing time to listen to this amazing record.

TOOL ARE BACK.. I loved this album on the first listen through. Eary, creative and atmospheric. Brilliant.

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