Singer Maynard James Keenan, guitarist Adam Jones, bassist Justin Chancellor, and drummer Danny Carey are among the most accomplished rock musicians in the world, playing progressive metal of great esoteric opacity and somehow finding a mass market. This is a good thing, of course, because Tool’s success reveals that there is a market for music which is traditionally regarded as difficult—music which only reveals its rich inner complexity after significant investment by the listener.
Spin a Tool album a few times, especially their new one, Fear Inoculum, and the journey that you’ll take will be long, rich, psychedelic, heartstoppingly beautiful, and not a little terrifying. This vibrant intricacy has been a key element of progressive rock by Yes, ELP, Caravan, King Crimson, and others since the 1970s, and Tool, along with bands such as Karnivool, Isis, Opeth, and Meshuggah, are keeping the progressive faith, supported by millions of fans.
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