yeah, never really sought anything out of my own accord but have heard some stuff from the new album, some random tunes off that cover album (the version of "When the Levee Breaks" is fuckin' gorgeous) and whatever else was playing at an old friend-of-mine's house whenever i'd go over

edit: looks like certain "pranksters" are having a bit of fun w/ took's post there!

Mer de Noms is a fucking classic. Seeing them opening for NIN in 2000 with that material is a concert life highlight for me.

Yep this is exactly the case!

1. Fear Inoculum
2. Pneuma
3. Litanie contre la Peur* (French for "Litany against Fear")
4. Invincible
5. Legion Inoculant*
6. Descending
7. Culling Voices
8. Chocolate Chip Trip
9. 7empest
10. Mockingbeat*

* = Digital only interludes

Metal Injection review

well except for everything pre-Lateralus. And pre-Lateralus Tool is the best Tool.

CHOCOLATE CHIP TRIP :banging::banging::banging::rockon::rockon::rockon ::rock_on::rock_on::rock_on::flame::flame::flame:b ananamac::bananamac::bananamac::jump::jump::jump:: billy::billy::billy::jimmy::

lol I can't believe that "Chocolate Chip Trip" is an actual song, not an interlude. They played it every show on the last tour under the name "CCTrip" and it's basically just a 3 minute Danny Carey drum solo with some additional synth sounds. Boring as hell, even the biggest ass-kisser Tool fans addmited to it being filler.

I was expecting at least some creative growth over 13 years, otherwise what were they taking so long for? Even a change in production style would have been welcomed because it sounds practically identical to the previous album.

They're almost like the RHCP "funk verse/beach boys chorus" - except it's "prog riff verse/arena rock chorus"

Fear Innoculum is #1 selling album

Tool occupies all 10 spots of digital billboard charts

Tool is culturally relevant

Sad Corgan fans bitch whine moan cry

Lol so accurate. This thread is pathetic and embarrassing.

uh it isn't even out yet

i guess the criticism is that we're not slobbin on Corgy's knob enough, pre-Shiny2 release

what is embarrassing about this thread? people are giving their honest assessment of a song and 2 people are butthurt.

I like Fear Innoculum (the song) but even I have to admit I've only listened to it a few times. I'm a huge Tool fan, but I kept waiting for the song to take things to the next level and it never quite gets there. But maybe once I'm able to listen to the full album, I'll appreciate it more. Sometimes intro tracks are there to rev you up for what lies ahead and I hope that's the case. I've liked all of their albums and most of the APC and Puscifer stuff so I expect it to be good, but we'll see.

hardcore imminent leak drama going down on r\toolband...

aaaaand we have leakage

guy in Vegas stole it from a Target, didn't have a CD drive, so randomly found some dudes on Reddit at met them at the Mirage hotel lol

Lol

they were always about clear production which I like but the drums on this sound like ultra HD. pretty amazing

which doesn't matter very much in the end cause it sounds extremely by-the-numbers, every song gives me the feeling I'd heard it before on their previous albums

Give it to meee

Your PMs are full

you can find it on most torrent sites..

spoiler alert/short review:

Just finished listening to the album. After one listen I only really digged two songs. That is 33% of the album although, when you consider that one of these 7 tracks is a drum solo with some synth bleep-bloops behind it. The two tracks would be Culling Voices and 7empest.
The first one is probably the least Tool sounding of all, and the only which doesn't really sound like anything you could have heard on the previous albums. Some of the vocal melodies are reminiscent of the minor-ish stuff like Sober for example, but that would be it. It still does have a very typical and predictable arrangement, it's incredible how formulaic a lot of the arrangements on this album are.

7empest relies a lot more on the riffs and line cliches that Tool have used on all previous records, but what makes it good in my opinion is the energy and powerful grooves, one of the tightest sounding songs they've ever recorded. It definitely helps that this is, as far as I remember, the only song on the album with the snares on, and that definitely adds a lot of energy to the grooves. There were moments in this song, and in some others, where you can really feel a perfect scream or high note moment, but it just doesn't happen, and you can't blame the guy anymore, I wouldn't strain my voice at his age either.

Pneuma, the second track, reminds me of Schism for some reason and didn't really sound interesting to me that much, although I should listen to it again. Much more formulaic than the two tracks I mentioned above.
Invincible and Descending I've already heard live and don't differ much from what I said about Pneuma. Invincible is musically a bit more interesting than Descending. The title track is definitely the weakest imo. I've already written about it in this thread.

The weird thing that I've noticed is that a lot of the songs have these riffs which sould like perfect chorus moments, or at least interludes which sound like they were written with vocals in mind, but are left off without any vocals.
Except for the drum sound which is fantastic, I don't really dig the squeaky clean production. Makes the bland riffs sound even blander.

Oh and here's a fun drinking game: Listen to the album and every time Adam Jones plays a chugging riff that consists of only the low D note in 7/8 or 9/8, take a shot.

people wouldn't survive that game

Ignorant troll

7empest is a goddamn banger. One of Tool’s best.

Anyone got one of them there direct links? I'm an old man, out of touch. Slide into them PMs wouldya.

that's the point

I forgot to add, that song also sounds like something they won't play that often live, just because of its complexity, but I'd be happy to be proven wrong