As much as I enjoy and appreciate the talent and craftsmanship of Tool this is not their best work. Outside of 7empest there is nothing magical here and no serious fan will pretend this isn’t a mediocre album for the band.

Tool are artists in the truest form. I can not comprehend people not liking this record it is obvious to me that they truly put an incredible amount of effort to make such an amazing offering for their fans! Some of their best work in my humble opinion. That said if you don’t like Tool then go eat a bag of d!cks!!!

This is perfection in evolution. Doesn’t feel “new”.....feels comfortably familiar but evolved in sound quality (technology) and depth. TOOL has always taken me to that surreal but oh so real place, and I luv em for it. This album is PERFECTION !!!

Never disappointed. Worth the wait! A total work of art as usual.

I never thought Tool would ever top Undertow, but this album does it in spades. Each member of the band has taken all of the sonic lessons they've learned over the decades and applied them to this record in an amazing fashion. Wow what can I say, epic!

I wouldn’t call this music at least not good at all. Slimy for sure

Finally I can die happy!!!!!!

I know about TOOL - I don’t live under a rock - but this is the first record I’ve ever listened to by them. To be honest, I haven’t really been a TOOL fan... but commenting on this album is futile. Good luck trying. Words just can’t. No kidding. Give it up, do yourself a solid and just listen to it.

On a whim I bought the album last night and thought to give it a quick preview before bed (hoping to listen to it properly in the morning)... well that wasn’t possible... it pulled me right in and kept me up till 3:30am... just had to finish it. So I listened to it again this morning and it sounds even better! Melodic and catchy, but hard, serious, passionate, masterful work. It takes you on a spiritual journey... I’m hesitant at first...it’s kinda dark, but somewhere inside all that insane pounding rhythm and extra terrestrial tone you begin to trust where all of it’s going, then you’re rewarded with groove leading into another groove building up to the next impossible groove that finally brings you to tears of appreciation... and brings you gently back down just long enough to recover for the next song, which does the same thing all over again.

In my opinion this work of art is way above the line of what we’ve become used to in modern music. It’s real and spiritual, it’s not sugary nonsense. It’s like a reminder that the truth is still out there in the desert, quietly maintaining it’s strength, getting tugged on by the chaos in the world until finally it has no choice but to come out of hiding and shine. This is a sonic gift from another dimension pulling us back out of the muck of today's musical mediocrity. Finally some muscle is back to do some of that heavy lifting some other artists seem to have forgotten about. This album must have required so much time, patience and grind to make.

I don’t agree about the comment someone made on here that Maynard has given up on his band. That couldn’t be possible if you really heard this. In his voice and words, he sounded serious about all of it... like a shaman deeply focused in a healing ritual.

I’m grateful for the majestic effort each band member put into this experience, and for each band member the word “GENIUS” is well deserved. Maynard sings passionately, just the right amount... then sits back and let’s the instruments assault our senses with magical mathematic precision.

From the sound design side of things, the sonic mastery from start to finish is indescribably good so I’ll just stop talking now.

Put aside an hour and a half, don a really GOOD pair of headphones and you might never want to listen to Pop and mainstream Music anymore.

Album of the year for sure.

Waited a LONG time for this album. It’s Tool, yet it really leaves me wanting more. To many synth-sounds and not enough hard edge in your face Tool. Quite frankly the new Perfect Circle album is better.

Every Tool album has a few good tunes and the rest is just sort of sound effects overlaid over tones. This new album is all latter, no former. Stream it. Check it out. For gods sake don’t just buy it without giving it a listen first.

metal fad, K-pop girl group TWICE ended you 😘

Tool is way better than Taylor Swift. Accept it people.

dont even know how to explain how much i extremely hate this

Tool never disappoints.

Just wish it was longer.

I've been a TOOL fan since the very beginning of their career, and I must say I am completely disappointed in this album after 13 years of waiting. The song Fear Inoculum is great at the 5:50 mark of the song and 7empest is a decent song musically. That's about it in my opinion. Aenima will always be my personal favorite album by them, so if you're new to TOOL check it out. Much better.

Just what I was waiting for! Multi layered tool takes it to next level!!

Almost unlistenable. This ablum sounds like a Tool cover band tried to write a tool album. In other words, it has the Tool tradmark sound, but the songs are horrible. There is not one, single good song on this whole record. I never thought Tool was capable of a bad album, since everything they've done priot to this has been either great, or at the very least, good. To say that I'm dissapointed is to put it mildly.

Been with these guys since Undertow and love every aspect of this album just as the first. Fear Inoculum has not only revitalized my interest in Tool but has motivated me to delve deeper into their meaning, approach and how they work. Adam Jones gave up a career in sculpting creatures for Jurassic Park for his new band. Maynard Keenan can sing and write poetry over insane timing, was in the Army, has his own winery, restaurant, sings in several other groups... Danny Carey is the mathematician of the band and it feels like it is musically written around the drums. Justin Chancellor is a chord monster on the bass!!! Overall, Tool’s music is ambiguous. The intent might sound different than the meaning unless you follow the lyrics to the music. Hints of eastern feel, droning backbone, with constant musical communication between all in the group. This is a collaborative effort and the chemistry is amazing. Delve deeper and it is not angst as much as experiences, situations, psychology. Tool is amazing.

Musically solid with Adam and Danny killing it.

Maynard, IMO, lacks the intensity vocally. The fills and buildup are great but I’m waiting and longing for the howl, growl, and rage from MJK. Good example, around 10:50min mark on Invincible, MJK could have roared but never happened... in the end, it’s still Tool. Enjoy.

An absolutely flawless album from beginning to end. I was not disappointed. I consider this record as a whole invincible, which is by far my favorite song off the album.

It’s coming ...

Thank you sirs.

Worth it and more ...spiral out

What a let down,,,seems like to me-that they might have wanted to stream a long time ago,.but since they were always against it,,would have been odd to do without any new music in the 2000's ,.,I see this as a huge cash grab..This sounds like it has all been done before,.,Tool retired a long time ago,.,.Save your crumbs

Title says it all. Look forward to playing this one for years. Hopefully not longer than a decade until the next album comes out ;)

Like gum on the bottom of the table at Applebee’s

Fantastic album with classic Tool sound. IMO this is a culmination of all their work and is an absolute masterpiece. Not sure where some of these wanna-be fans are coming from with the negative reviews. Buy it, awesome concept style album!

i could go on and on about this highly anticipated album, but i would rather not waste 30 seconds of your time when you could spend it listening to this masterpiece....

another amazing success. thank you tool.

Fantastic melody of instruments and voice. Never been crazy about super long songs but this album leaves me asking for more!!!!

One of the greatest rock bands ever.

Why isn’t this APPLE DIGITAL MASTER’ed....kinda lame when Taylor Swift and Lana del Rey have their new released albums Apple Digital Mastered, BUT TOOL’s NEW ALBUM DOESN’T..... what’s up Tool? You don’t care about us...? Kinda feel disrespected actually, like I give you my money through and through at every corner, but you gotta skimp me on the quality of this new album when that’s all that matters at this point to the fans..... idk man...

I loooooooove the new album. Every song is great from start to finish. The interludes are kind of iffy but the songs and solos are intense.

This album is crap, sounds sloppy and meandering. Listen to their previous releases and tell me I'm wrong.

I bought this solely to help them top the throne!!! Tool Rocks!

So happy it beat Taylor Swift

Just disapointing (non)comeback album, more like long overdue swan-song and hopful ending of a outdated & overrated sound all together. Enemia was their black album, being best, only and last decent album.

Album sounds forced. Just seems like Maynard kinda didn’t give his all in this one. All those years and this is what we get? It’s okay. We’ll forget this album even exists in a few months.

Buy it

Having been around for the release of Dark Side of the Moon I can assure you that Fear Inoculum is easily and to my experience assuredly on the same level as Pink Floyd’s masterpiece.

Before one becomes dismissive of this statement one may wish to take 5 seconds to review the sales arc of Dark Side if the Moon. (Which is measurable over the course of decades)

One should also refrain from suggesting that Tool’s latest release can be summed up by sighting comparative statements like;

“They are the Jimi Hendrix meets Pink Floyd of our generation.”

Tool has revolutionized their own sound and achieved a heretofore unrealized creativity which I for one am in awe.

This album is amazing!!!!

Exactly what you would expect from TOOL. Another masterpiece by future rock ‘n’ roll Hall of Famers. Buy the CD, listen to it in it’s entirety and appreciate great music. Well done boys well done.

Tool never fails to disappoint! I haven’t found a single Tool song that I didn’t like. All of Tool’s songs are like a beautiful masterpiece. All in their delicate, glory full, magnificent nature. No other band can compare. Tool is my favorite. And I am so excited to see them in concert next month in Tulsa. Anyone who thinks their new album isn’t as good as their previous, well, all I can say is you can’t make everyone happy right? There’s always going to be people who aren’t impressed. But I think their new album is just as good as their others. I’ve enjoyed ALL of their albums/songs. I have become a huge dedicated Tool fan. All opinions matter, and this is mine. I hope that Tool will continue to make music for a long time. I have not been disappointed by them yet. I recommend listening to ALL of Tool’s albums from beginning to end. It’s like a mind-blowing experience that you’ll never forget in a good way. Go on, try it.

Maynard James Keenan is such a talented musician. Not only is he the frontman for Tool, but also ‘A Perfect Circle’ as well as ‘Puscifer’.

If you’re reading this and haven’t already heard his song “TalkTalk” by his band APC, then you should give it a listen. Very powerful song with a powerful message.

- Brandon

I’ve been listening to Tool since the first release back in the early 90s... This album takes a while and quite a few listenings to really hear it for all that it is, at first I wasn’t really getting into this album but after a couple weeks of listening I would definitely say this is their best work... it has the perfect combination of all their style and talent rolled into one album

This album has only gotten better with each listen. I’ve never been one to review albums, but this masterpiece is deserving of some serious recognition. Tool has outdone themselves on every level. They have crafted melodies and riffs that span 10+ minutes of music all the while maintaining song structure and keeping the pace of the music within challenging time signatures. Justin Chancellors bass has never felt to deep and full to the ears. His riffs are the physical backbone to this wave of music. Danny Carey has undoubtedly earned his spot amongst the greatest drummers of all time with this album being some of his best work to date. Maynard is largely absent in comparison to the bands past work, but he is still balanced plentifully throughout. Most importantly, his melodies hit home with the listener. Pneuma is a great track to listen to if you truly desire to acquire a better understanding of the techniques Maynard used to craft his melodies throughout the album. In regards to Adam Jones.... put on 7empest. That’s it. You’ll be doing yourself a favor by buying this album.

👍🏼

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I can’t stop listening to it. After the first hearing I was a bit disappointed but I’ve listened to the entire album 2-3 times a day for the past week and it is actual music which is a rarity these days. By music I mean art. I will say there is some filler(2-3 minute “songs” that I tend to skip ASAP. The 10-15 minute tracks more than make up for it.

I’d give this album 10 stars if I could. Pure, beautiful art front to back. And to still be this creative with 13 years in between albums?!?! Maynard, Justin, Paul, and Danny are gods among men. This album is a bargain at this price.

I don’t have the attention span to read through a hundred soliloquies on the evolution of Maynard’s prose. Which song is the slapper?