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 ...

Keenan’s lyrics spread far and wide, across songs he writes for Tool, A Perfect Circle and Puscifer; but it’s possible to guess at what “fear inoculum” might mean before the LP arrives. First, the ...

For a while, it seemed almost silly to think a new Tool album would actually happen. The band talked about one, and played some new stuff live, but for years they continued to keep the talk very vague ...

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 ...

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 04: (L-R) Adam Jones, Maynard James Keenan, Danny Carey and Justin Chancellor of Tool perform live onstage during 2017 Governors Ball Music Festival - Day 3 at Randall's Island on ...

Tool's Fear Inoculum was one of the hottest releases in music this year, and that pun was completely intended. The band set their recording studio on fire while making the album, so it's safe to say ...

All anyone has been talking about lately is Tool, and for good reason. The band finally released their highly-anticipated album Fear Inoculum, which is the band’s first record in 13 years. As if that ...

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 ...

The Fear Inoculum vinyl releases April 8, and Amazon has it up for $169.98. The limited edition box set includes five 180 gram black vinyl discs. Each disc has music on side A and a unique etching on ...

Songs are noticeably succinct in 2019, with, for instance, 19-week Billboard Hot 100 leader "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X the shortest #1 hit by song length since 1965. Still, the record for the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. If there’s one thing Fear Inoculum’s legacy has proven thus ...