Tool is an American progressive metal band from Los Angelas, California. The band was formed by guitarist Adam Jones, Vocalist Maynard James Keenan, drummer Daney Carey, and bassist Paul D'Amour in 1989. After a few years of developing their sound the band released its first album Opiate in 1992. Opiate was an E.P. consisting of six songs and it featured the songs Hush and the title track Opiate. The follwing year in 1993 the band released its second album Undertow, which was a more progressive and dynamic album than their first. The album featured the songs Prison Sex, Sober, and Bottom. The album also featured a guest appearance of Henry Rollins on vocals for the song bottom.
In 1995 the band began writing and recording their next album. During this time bassist Paul D'Amour left the band on good terms to pursue other interest. The band replaced D'Amour with bassist Justin Chancellor of the band Peach. In 1996 the band released its third album AEnema which was a huge success. It featured the songs Stinkfist, Eulogy, Forty Six and Two, and the title track AEnema. During this time a legal battle began between the band and their record label which interfared with them working on their next album. While this was taking place the band members worked on side projects, noteably Maynard had joined the band A Perfect Circle as their vocalist. Eventually the band began to work on their next album Lateralus which was released in 2001. The album was the their best album yet to date and it featured the songs The Patient, Schism, Parabola, Ticks and Leeches, and the title track Lateralus.
The band released their next album 10,000 Days in 2006. The album debut at number one on U.S. charts and featured the artwork of Alex Gray on album's cover and jacket. He had also done most of the artwork for the album Lateralus. The album featured the songs Vicarious, The Pot, and Rosetta Stoned. Currently the band is on hiatus and working on their next album. Tool is an Innovative band with a unique style and have been referred as a musicians band, or as a cerebal artistic heavy metal band. To best describe the band's unique sound they have the psycheldelic feel of Pink Floyd, the progressiveness of Rush, and the heavy riffs of Metallica. Tool is also known for their unique album artwork and music videos, most of them directed by guitarist Adam Jones. If you would like to learn more about Tool check out their website Tool.com
Tool's Albums
- Opiate 1992
- Undertow 1993
- AEnema 1996
- Lateralus 2001
- 10,000 Days 2006
Other innovative bands of Tool's Generation
- Pantera
- Alice in Chains
- Nirvana
- Stone Temple Pilots
- Soundgarden
- The Deftones
- Korn
- Vast