![]() ![]() “Acting all surprised when you’re caught in the lie/It’s not unlike you… We know your nature. “We’re not buying your dubious state of serenity,” he knowingly roars on “7empest”. There’s no pretending that 13 years haven’t passed-on “Invincible”, he sings: “Age old battle, mine/Weapon out and belly in/Tales told, battles won… Once invincible, now the armour’s wearing thin.” Still, there’s no sign of weakness, just acceptance and the kind of wisdom that comes with age. But in the most lyrically lucid moments, you’ll find reflections on life, growing up and facing your fear (he’s stated it could mean giving in to or becoming immune to it). So, what’s Fear Inoculum actually about? Keenan deliberately evades explanation, allowing the listener to find their own meaning. And though the album is easily their most drawn-out and ambient, it’s also immensely heavy. Keenan’s lyrics-layered, poetic, often elegiac-are as fun to analyse and interpret as ever. (Plus, Jones apparently wrote part of it in 21/16 time.) Justin Chancellor’s bass riffs are hypnotising and powerful, unique in their ability to be both repetitive, even monotonous, and completely engulfing. Guitarist Adam Jones unleashes more jams and solos than ever, particularly on the 15-minute opus “7empest”, which begins by sounding like the most traditionally TOOL song of the lot-but it sure doesn’t end that way. On their longest-ever album (despite only containing seven songs, broken up by three brief ambient interludes), TOOL refine and expand on their greatest strengths to create a meditative, intensely complex album that may, in terms of sheer musical skill, be their most impressive yet.ĭanny Carey’s extraordinarily creative and technical approach to rhythm takes centre stage, from assaultive double pedalling to atmospheric tablas and electronic tinkering, heard best on “Chocolate Chip Trip”, a five-minute, multidimensional percussion solo. Whether or not this album is the “grand finale… swan song and epilogue” that Maynard James Keenan alludes to in “Descending”, the first thing to say is that Fear Inoculum will not disappoint. Unfortunately on the hex map, the 'snap-to' modifier for the polygon tool snaps to the invisible square grid underneath, instead of the hexes, so the players just have to deal with my shoddy hexwork. The Invisible Internet is a privacy by design, people-powered network. Players Can Set Default Token Players can access their Art Library in the VTT to set a characters portrait and token. It’s time to explore the 87 minutes of music we waited thousands of hours to hear. tools and designed to run any traditional Internet service such as email. Instead, put on the best headphones you can find. But we just spent 13 years doing all that. ![]() We could keep agonising over why TOOL took so long to release Fear Inoculum, or to put their catalogue onto streaming services, or all the ways the world has changed since the alt/prog-metal band’s last album came out in 2006. ![]()
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