“Opiate” was re-recorded and released as “Opiate²” or “Opiate Squared” on March 1, 2022. It is almost twice as long as the original and includes the same lyrics as the live version, plus the extended instrumental midsection. A music video directed by Dominic Hailstone was released on March 18, 2022,…
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In March 2022, Carey announced they were working on new material for their sixth studio album, noting that “..it won’t take us this long for the next one. We even had some stuff left over from the last one that we’ll develop. We have head starts on three or four…
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In June 2020, Tool canceled its upcoming North American tour after postponing a handful of dates due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The following August, Carey noted that the band had entered a hiatus, but that he still hoped they would reconvene in the future to record an EP, which…
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Fear Inoculum was launched on August 30 and became Tool’s third U.S. number one. On January 26, 2020, the band won the Best Metal Performance for their song “7empest” at the 62nd Grammy Awards Their other nomination, “Fear Inoculum”, lost the Best Rock Song category to Gary Clark Jr.
On August 2, 2019, Tool’s discography (with the exception of Salival ) became available on music streaming platforms. Tool was one of the last major holdouts to release their music digitally, as their record deal was signed before the rise in streaming and not revisited until before Fear Inoculum .…
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On September 11, 2018, Keenan announced via Twitter that production on the record was progressing and that vocals had been written, before suggesting a 2019 release. In January 2019, Keenan announced that he had completed recording his vocals for the album “months ago.” While Carey mentioned aiming for a mid-April…
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Their Tool Winter Tour played dates across the U.S. and Canada in January and February 2012. The band played at Ozzfest Japan on May 12, 2013. On July 15, 2014, Carey and Jones informed Rolling Stone that family commitments and an ongoing lawsuit are the key reasons for the delayed…
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Prior to the release of 10,000 Days , a tour kicked off at Coachella on April 30. The touring schedule was similar to the Lateralus tour of 2001; supporting acts were Isis and Mastodon . During a short break early the next year, after touring Australia and New Zealand, drummer…
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The album opener, ” Vicarious “, premiered on U.S. radio stations on April 17, 2006. The album premiered on May 2 in the U.S. and debuted at the top spots of various international charts. 10,000 Days sold 564,000 copies in its opening week in the U.S. and was number one…
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Extensive touring throughout 2001 and 2002 supported Lateralus and included a personal highlight for the band: a 10-show joint mini-tour with King Crimson in August 2001. Comparisons between the two were made, MTV describing the bands as “the once and future kings of progressive rock”. Keenan stated of the minitour:…
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