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TOOL LIVE 1/30 CC,TX

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2023 tour!

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TOOL USHER IN 2024 WITH U.S. TOUR MONTH-LONG TREK INCLUDES THE BAND’S RETURN TO MADISON SQUARE GARDEN AND LOS ANGELES’ CRYPTO. COM ARENA

  TOOL, following a weekend that saw the band headline Aftershock and play the historic Power Trip festival, have announced a new round of U.S. dates, a trek that marks the band’s return to Madison Square Garden for the first time since 2001, and includes a doubleheader at Los Angeles’ Cypto.com Arena. Tickets are on-sale NOW. A limited number of VIP packages will also be initially available to…

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Tool is an American rock band from Los Angeles. Formed in 1990, the group consists of vocalist Maynard James Keenan, guitarist Adam Jones, drummer Danny Carey and bassist Justin Chancellor, the latter of whom replaced founding member Paul D'Amour in 1995. Tool has won four Grammy Awards, performed worldwide tours, and produced albums topping the charts in several countries.

Due to Tool's incorporation of visual arts and very long and complex releases, the band is generally described as a style-transcending act and part of progressive rock, psychedelic rock, and art rock. The relationship between the band and today's music industry is ambivalent, at times marked by censorship, and the band's insistence on privacy.

Discography

Undertow (1993)

Ænima (1996)

Lateralus (2001)

10,000 Days (2006)

Fear Inoculum (2019)

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12 bands who succeeded by never selling out

Here are 12 bands who conquered the world by refusing to sacrifice what they believe in.

June 25, 2021Words:Chris KrovatinPhoto:Thomas Brooker

The cry of 'Sell out!' is kind of a joke in rock'n'roll. The minute a band progresses in any way shape or form, someone who liked their first demo – or even a non-fan looking for a way to vent about their own shitty life – will claim that the artist in question is just in it for the big bucks. Meanwhile, selling out varies from genre to genre, with underground extreme metal bands getting called out for doing interviews at all. There's really just no winning with some people.

At the end of the day, selling out is really about betraying one's principles or changing one's sound in order to make the wrong people happy or line one's pockets. And while plenty of bands have done that to a certain extent, there are a handful of acts who have made their bank on staying true to what they believe in. Not only that, but these bands also would've been less successful had they ever bowed to pressure; that they have remained true to their guns is crucial to their success.

Here are 12 legendary bands who answer to no-one but themselves…

1Nirvana

The kings. After the monumental success of Nevermind, Nirvana could’ve easily released a candy-coated pop-rock record and welcomed universal praise. Instead, the band dropped In Utero, featuring a song named Rape Me and a cover that could’ve been used for a Carcass album. The argument could even be made that Kurt Cobain’s suicide was in part influenced by feeling crushed by pressure to be the rock star everyone wanted (though addiction and mental illness was a likely factor). Say what you want about Nirvana, but you can never claim that they danced for the man.

2Converge

Not selling out is an intrinsic part of Converge’s whole identity. The band’s churning emotional hardcore is all about honesty and loyalty to principle – the exact opposite of giving in to pressure and financial stress. With each merciless, unwavering album they release, the boys from Salem further cement their status as the hardcore scene’s patron saints. And at the end of the day, isn’t that the dream: to become more famous every time you release a record that most of society would deem unlistenable?

3Cannibal Corpse

Some might argue that death metal pioneers Cannibal Corpse “sold out” by appearing in the Jim Carrey comedy Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. But the band never stopped playing the monster in that infamous scene, and anyway, it’s not as though they changed their music after appearing on the big screen (their next album included a song named Fucked With A Knife, for Christ’s sake). Even as they’ve become bigger and more famous, the kings of gore have never wavered from their themes of violent, perverse murder – which is why we’ll always love them.

4Tool

There’s a reason that Tool’s Fear Inoculum was such a massive success, and it isn’t because the band did a promotional campaign with Nando’s leading up to it. No, Tool have always done things their way, laughing at their own fanbase for being sour over them not playing the game. Especially in the ’90s, when the band were at the forefront of California’s growing metal movement, they had every opportunity to write a hit for radio hit and lend a sample to P. Diddy. Instead, they remained true to their weirdo vision, resulting in even their between-song interludes becoming chart-toppers.

5Fugazi

From the outset, Fugazi weren’t about having anything handed to them, to the point where they championed the DIY aesthetic by booking their own tours, printing their own flyers, and so on. By the time the Washington, D.C., stalwarts were deemed legendary in the mid- to late-’90s, they could’ve just bought into their own hype and shilled for any number of junk food or lifestyle brands. But like many bands on this list, Fugazi knew that their success was only as strong as their word, and shunned mainstream recognition in exchange for the satisfaction of a job well done. Better to stay in the waiting room than swallow the pill.

6High On Fire

How does a band who launched their career making brutal stoner thrash about monsters win a GRAMMY? Simple: keep creating brutal stoner thrash about monsters. High On Fire never once deviated from their MO of making heads bang to killer riffs honouring H.P. Lovecraft, and for that they were awarded the Best Metal GRAMMY in 2019 for their song Electric Messiah, beating out more presentable acts like Trivium and Underoath. If you’re going to make outlaw music, don’t pull your punches – go full outlaw.

7Napalm Death

While plenty of other death metal bands have just become laid-back biker dudes, Napalm Deathhaven't forgotten the punk-rock protest ethos that drove their grindcore roots. Whether they're raising money for fellow musicians or literally fighting Nazis, the boys from Birmingham are always about using their powers for good. The closest they've ever come is having their song used in a TV show – not exactly lending a song to the Trump campaign.

8Rage Against The Machine

For Rage Against The Machine, selling out would be the ultimate sin. Instead, the band took every opportunity at their disposal to bite the hand that feeds the rich – from shutting down the stock exchange to lampooning politicians and talk show hosts in their videos. For all their hard work, the California gang possess a career that is for all intents and purposes flawless, driven by moral activism and a need to speak truth to power. For most bands, putting a burning monk on their album cover would be career suicide; for these guys, it was a game-changer.

9Darkthrone

What it would mean to sell out is a relative term, and it’s worth mentioning that Norwegian black metal duo Darkthrone were probably never asked to sell toothpaste or burgers. But not only did Darkthrone focus on steadily releasing solid, interesting albums while other members of black metal’s second wave leaned on their kuh-razy reputations, but they’ve also refused to play live even after being offered shitloads of money to do so. Proof that for some bands, black metal will always be about the music first and foremost.

10Pearl Jam

While plenty of bands are happy to perform anywhere so long as they get paid, Pearl Jamrefused to play nice. At the height of their fame in the mid-’90s, the grunge giants discovered that Ticketmaster charged a service fee at a charity gig, gouging fans for their good-natured attendance. In return, the band boycotted Ticketmaster’s venues, instead erecting their own arenas in rural areas to play shows for fans. They also filed a monopoly lawsuit against the company; while it unfortunately fell part, the statement was important. It’s heartwarming to see a band this huge take a hit in the name of what’s right.

11Meshuggah

Given how many Swedish death metal bands from the ’90s and 2000s went wholly listenable later in their careers, it’s amazing that Meshuggah have held out so long. It's especially impressive as djent, the genre they helped create, has become more and more mainstream. At any point, Meshuggah could’ve written a song with a steady, headbangable beat and a big chorus, and would’ve been hailed for “crossing boundaries” and “giving fans what they want”. Instead they’ve remained off-kilter, much to the chagrin of live audiences. Now if we could only find the downbeat…

12Melvins

For some reason, the idea of the Melvins selling out feels especially uncomfortable. If the kings of Washington alt-metal wrote a pop-rock tune or starred in a razor commercial, it would break our hearts. The salty, only-music-matters attitude of King Buzzo and co. is so much of why they maintain their status as underground royalty. Thankfully, the band have never even toyed with the idea, making catchy, stomp-along sludge rock that remains safely outside the mainstream consciousness. Exhale a sigh of relief.

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Saturday Morning Coffee

Good morning from Charlottesville, Virginia! ☕️

L.V. Anderson • Slate

As an adult, Kunz loves real coffee. But he also believes that its days are numbered. Climate change is expected to shift the areas where coffee can grow, with some researchers estimating that the most suitable land for coffee will shrink by more than half by 2050 and that hotter temperatures will make the plants more vulnerable to pests, blight, and other threats.

Say it ain’t so! First off we’d all be walking around like zombies. Second, I’d have to change the name of this series. Does Saturday Morning Chicory? Doesn’t quite work for me.

Hesher Keenan • Metal Sucks

When Tool released their latest album Fear Inoculum back in 2019, it was the band’s first new release since 2006’s 10,000 Days. That’s a long fuckin’ time for new music from any band, let alone one with such a rabid fan base as Tool, and it’s something frontman Maynard James Keenan admits probably can’t happen again.

Yes, Tool kept us in suspense for 13 years — Maynard says 14 — but Fear Inoculum was so worth the wait. Now, do I want them to wait for 13 more to produce a new album? I do not. I’m ready for more but if they never produce another studio album I’d be ok with it as long as they keep touring.

Personally I’d love to see them release a bunch of live covers they’ve done through the years. Their version of Led Zeppelin’s No Quarter is so good and Ted Nugent’s Stranglehold, played 1998 in Michigan featuring Buzz from Melvins on guitar is a real banger. Collect them up and do a cover album. I’d love that.

Jeffrey Zeldman

While honeymooning in Rome, we spotted an Italian translation of my second book in the display window of a quaint old shop two blocks from the Colosseum.

Jeffrey Zeldman has given us so many wonderful blog posts through the years. It seems like he doesn’t post nearly as often as he used to so when he does they’re nice reads. This one is short and it’s a fun story.

Howard Oakley

In just two months, SwiftUI will be five years old. First released for macOS Catalina in 2019, it’s hard to believe that it’s only two years younger than APFS. Although I’ve been happily developing my apps using AppKit, one of the major components of Cocoa, I’ve been trying to recreate my app Skint using SwiftUI, so I can create a widget for it.

Neat little tour of Apple frameworks and SwiftUI observations. The bottom line is SwiftUI has some catching up to do. I know it gets better and better with each passing year but it does hold back some apps from making a pure 1:1 transition from UIKit/AppKit to SwiftUI.

Don’t worry, they’ll get there eventually. The good thing is you can drop back to UIKit/AppKit if the SwiftUI version of an API doesn’t support your needs.

Julie Clover • MacRumors

Apple Vision Pro Owners Complain of Headaches, Neck Issues and Black Eyes

I can see the headache and neck issues but black eyes? I believe it’s happening, no need to doubt it, but it’s just not something I’d have expected.

Charles Pulliam-Moore • The Verge

You might know the broad strokes of the Joker and Harley Quinn’s twisted romance from Batman: The Animated Series and other DC projects. But the first trailer for Joker: Folie à Deux makes it seem like director Todd Phillips is doing something very different with his musical take on the characters.

I’m sold. Let’s get this move to theaters already! 🃏

Bryce Covert • The Nation

The factory floors at America’s top seller of electric vehicles are rife with racial harassment, sexual abuse, and injuries on the job.

Does this surprise anyone? Musk is human garbage. Tesla’s board should grow a pair and kick the man to the curb.

Tom Warren • The Verge

Microsoft is getting ready to fully unveil its vision for “AI PCs” next month at an event in Seattle. Sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans tell The Verge that Microsoft is confident that a round of new Arm-powered Windows laptops will beat Apple’s M3-powered MacBook Air both in CPU performance and AI-accelerated tasks.

I hope this is accurate. It would be nice to see Windows boxes compete with M series chips.

Anna Tingley • Variety

“Dune: Part Two” is barreling to streaming. The epic sci-fi sequel, starring Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya, will become available to rent and purchase on digital starting Apr. 16, and will release on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD on May 14.

I’ll be purchasing the Blu-ray, DVD, Digital combo the day it’s available. What a great film.

Juli Clover • MacRumors

Apple is leasing 45,000 square feet of space in an office building in Miami, reports Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.

Miami? Really, Apple? Miami? I guess y’all use slave labor in China to produce hardware. Might as well go hang out in a state with an authoritarian Governor hell bent on making Florida a third world state. Disappointing.

Mark Frauenfelder • Boing Boing

A woman who left over $1,000 in tips at a Florida taco restaurant because she thought she was going to be swept up in the biblical rapture on the day of the eclipse, now wants a Rapture refund, claiming the restaurant defrauded her.

Hey, if you’re all in on being Raptured and believe, why worry about that money? You made some people’s lives a little brighter and a little better.

I can’t see this going anywhere.

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TOOL w/ Elder Live at State Farm Arena

Some days I ask myself, ‘Is this really happening?’. Other days I just pinch myself when things are too good to be true. This is one of those exact moments. Now, I know people make the joke that TOOL is ‘dad rock’ or they are overrated, etc. That opinion or mindset is fine to have, and I have no qualms at all. But for some of us, the ones who care, we live for these moments to see TOOL perform live. I first saw TOOL perform live at Lollapalooza in 1993 at Lakewood Amphitheatre in Atlanta while in high school ({insert old man joke here}. It was a few weeks after my 16th birthday and, a few friends got me a ticket to attend Lollapalooza that year.

 I was excited to go hang out with my friends at a one-day music festival (incidentally, this would be the first of many festivals in my future) in Atlanta with such an incredible lineup. Alice in Chains, Primus, Dinosaur Jr., Fishbone, Arrested Development, Babes in Toyland, TOOL, Front 242, and Rage Against the Machine were all mind-blowing in concert as a teenager. Little did I know this day would be a huge turning point in my musical development. Fast forward 31 years later and, I am now on my 22nd Tool show but something makes this one extra special. I can share exactly with you what I saw through my camera lens.

Kicking off the evening’s festivities, Elder is a four-piece doom metal/progressive/stoner rock band that consists of Nick DiSalvo (vocals/guitar), Jack Donovan (bass), Mike Risberg (guitar/keyboards), and Georg Edert (drums). Elder has released six (6) LPs, three (3) singles/EPs, one (1) Live LP, and one (1) collaboration LP (with Kadavar). After seeing Elder passionately performing in smaller clubs over the last few years, I was excited for their chance to perform at much larger arenas. Plus, they have a huge opportunity to gain some new devoted fans by opening for TOOL on this tour. I am very proud of Elder and, hearing the crowd cheer them on during their breath-taking performance filled me with joy. Atlanta came out early and in full force to support Elder. Although I was only able to catch one song from Elder, I could hear the crowd shouting and applauding in between each song during their set.

Elder’s (incomplete) setlist from this evening’s performance is below:

·         “Compendium”

·         “Merged in Dreams-Ne Plus Ultra”

·         “Halcyon”

  Give my dudes at Elder some love and head over to their Bandcamp page or their official shop directory for some merchandise. If you have followed my column over the years, then you should recognize the band Elder from previous reviews published by Concerthopper.com. You can read those reviews by following these links: Elder, Ruby the Hatchet, & Dreadnought: Live at The Earl (2022) & North American Tour 2023: Elder, REZN, and Lord Buffalo Live @ The Earl (2023).

TOOL is a progressive rock/progressive metal/alt metal/post-metal/art rock band from Los Angeles, CA. that formed back in 1990. TOOL consists of Adam Jones (guitars), Danny Carey (drums/percussion), Justin Chancellor (bass), and Maynard James Keenan (vocals). They have released five (5) LPs, one (1) box set, four (4) video albums, fifteen (15) singles, nine (9) music videos, and two (2) EPs. TOOL’s latest release, Fear Inoculum (August 30, 2019), was released on Volcano/RCA and is their first studio album in over thirteen years. A modern-day Pink Floyd, TOOL has pushed the envelope with their musical vision since releasing their debut album, Undertow, on Zoo Entertainment in 1993. Not to mention their ever-changing elaborate backdrop that accentuates their dynamic and profound live performances.

TOOL kicked off the evening with the title track from their latest album, “Fear Inoculum” and followed with one of my favorite tracks, “Jambi”. Although, while this song played, I was making my best impression of a track star as I hurried to unload my gear so that I could watch the rest of the show. I was able to enter during the third song, “Rosetta Stoned”, but before I went to the main arena, I needed to see if there were any posters left to purchase. To my surprise, the main merchandise table had some posters left which still amazes me as I write this review. Normally the posters are the first thing to go, so I consider myself very lucky (again). Once settled at my spot, TOOL proceeded to melt faces with blistering performances of “Pneuma”, “Intolerance”, “Descending”, and “The Grudge” in a four-song set to close out the first portion of the night. Hearing TOOL pull out “Intolerance” from the album Undertow was a pleasant surprise. It has been ages since I last heard that song live in concert. Not to mention the surprises that TOOL had in store for us during the second half of the evening.

Since the release of the latest album, it has been customary for Danny to perform the track “Chocolate Chip Trip” and put the crowd into a deep trance with his intricate and technical abilities behind the drumkit. Then it all came to a head during the next song as Justin started playing the opening bass line to another epic track from the 1993 album Undertow, “Flood”. It felt like TOOL dug deep into their bag of tricks so they could show the crowd how far they had come from their humble beginnings during the early 90’s.

Check out Tool’s career-spanning setlist from this evening below:

·         “Third Eye” (intro)

·         “Fear Inoculum”

·         “Jambi”

·         “Rosetta Stoned” (w/ “Lost Keys” intro)

·         “Pneuma”

·         “Intolerance”

·         “Descending”

·         “The Grudge”

Intermission

·         “Chocolate Chip Trip”

·         “Flood”

·         “Invincible”

·         “Stinkfist”

Follow this link to Tool’s official online store or check out their YouTube channel for some innovative music videos.

You can still catch Tool with Elder on tour at the following dates:

January 31st - Austin, TX - Moody Center

February 2nd - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center

February 3rd - Oklahoma City, OK - Paycom Center

February 5th - Denver, CO - Ball Arena

February 9th - Phoenix, AZ - Footprint Center

February 12th - Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center

February 14th - Los Angeles, CA - Crypto.com Arena

February 15th - Los Angeles, CA - Crypto.com Arena

February 17th - Ontario, CA - Toyota Arena

February 18th - Las Vegas, NV - T-Mobile Arena

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Liked on YouTube: TOOL - Sober (Official Video) || https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nspxAG12Cpc || Get The New Album “Fear Inoculum” Available Now: https://ift.tt/Yi1B2OD Listen to TOOL’s Full Catalog – Available Now: https://ift.tt/q5NtDha   Upcoming TOOL Tour Dates:  https://toolband.com   TOOL Official Store: https://ift.tt/O6qQ40C   Connect With TOOL:  Website: https://toolband.com Facebook: https://ift.tt/ejGEY0C Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tool Instagram: https://ift.tt/9X1UmfA   #TOOL #Sober Lyrics: There's a shadow just behind me Shrouding every step I take Making every promise empty Pointing every finger at me Waiting like a stalking butler Who upon the finger rests Murder now the path of must we Just because the son has come Jesus, won't you fucking whistle Something but the past and done? Jesus, won't you fucking whistle Something but the past and done? Why can't we not be sober? Just want to start this over And why can't we drink forever? I just want to start this over I am just a worthless liar I am just an imbecile I will only complicate you Trust in me and fall as well I will find a center in you I will chew it up and leave I will work to elevate you Just enough to bring you down Mother Mary, won't you whisper? Something but what's past and done Mother Mary, won't you whisper? Something but the past and done Why can't we not be sober? I just want to start this over And why can't we sleep forever? I just want to start this over Why? I am just a worthless liar I am just an imbecile I will only complicate you Trust in me and fall as well I will find a center in you I will chew it up and leave Trust me Trust me Trust me Trust me Trust me Why can't we not be sober? I just want to start things over And why can't we sleep forever? I just want to start this over Why? I want what I want I want what I want I want what I want I want what I want

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Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Tool Fear Inoculum Tour 2019 Music Graphic Band Tee Size S Black Short Sleeve.

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The longest journeys begin with a simple step

Or: How I attempt to not come off as the ramblings of a madcap shambleton (but I'm going to anyway).

2020 was a year wasn't it? I can distinctly remember having dinner with a friend in November of 2019 before seeing Tool in concert for Fear Inoculum. It was a big night, first time Tool had toured since there previous album in 2006. My friend and I had fought a freshly incoming winter storm and met up after work at a brewery restaurant at the docks. He was telling me about how he had just met this girl and had really kicked it off, they are still dating to this day :), and how he had big plans for 2020. I said I was the same, I had spent the years since graduating college in 2017 attempting to find a job, find a job, be fired from that job to be rehired in a different department at the same company, been promoted to do a job that disappeared within a month of my promotion (luckily I maintained my paygrade) to becoming part of a revival project for the job I was originally hired for in 2017 and let go in 2018. To say it was a roller-coaster would be to put it lightly. Meanwhile, my lovely girlfriend (who I will refer to many ways but not her name), decided that she wanted to go back to school in Fall of 2018. A decision I wasn't 100% behind (tbh I may have only been 40% at best) but one she wanted to do, so she did.

All this had left me in a bit of a haze for 2 years. Going from thing to thing, keeping my head above water. But now, on this snowy night in 2019, I could see 2020 as the beginning of a new chapter in my life, I was going to be a better person, a better boyfriend, a better friend, a better ME. Well I left that meal feeling confident in the months to come and the new decade that would await me.

But as the world so often does, it had other plans.

The COVID-19 pandemic was a hard time for all. I admittedly got through it rather unharmed. Loved ones did not pass, I maintained my employment through it all and because I still lived at home with my parents and brother who had been shipped back from school, I wasn't alone. I had hard moments however, I was separated from the woman I loved and family who I worried about. I know many people had it worse, and I pray for them all now as much as I do now.

The period of 2020-2022 was also a time for spiritual realignment for me. I took a part time job working on my church's weekly services which were being uploaded to Youtube and eventually took on the position of the head of their AV Team. It made me more aware of church as a whole, and how I could find my own way to be "holy" that didn't align directly with what I had grown up learning. Even now its important to me, I haven't been since Christmas, but its something I'm working on.

Which leads me to the reason I created this account, this blog and why I am writing all of this down. In January of 2020, a video came out that I did not feel immediately resonate with me, but has stewed at the back of my mind. This one to be exact

I can't say why it didn't click with me when I watched it originally, but probably because in January 2020, I thought I knew better. But that was then, and this is now.

In October 2022, the women I wanted to live with and I found a apartment together and moved it. It was a hectic time as she was finishing the school she began in Fall of 2018 and moving is a process still at the best of times. Regardless of what happened, we did it! We moved in and I have happily living with the woman I live with.

This cuts to now, and in an admittedly roundabout way, why I am doing this. 2023 is going to be themed as my year of "Self-Improvement". I am going to be attempting to take every chance to improve ME and this blog will assist me.

I've never been good at journaling, probably because I can't print well and writing in cursive has never worked, so I just get frustrated. However this feels like a perfect little way to write down what I'm feeling/doing/improving/failing/succeeding without needing to keep a physical journal.

I doubt this will become popular, if even one person were to come across this blog and find it helpful, that would be enough for me. I am writing to the audience of ME, I want this to be a feedback loop for me. My goal is to try and post something everyday (something I will most likely fail at) and never fully stop. Even if I fall, I will pick myself back up and still strive towards that theme: Self-Improvment.

I do apologize if my writing style is fucky, I've never been good with words, and most of the time I write as I speak. As it says at the beginning, I will most likely come off as the ramblings of a madcap shambleton.

I hope you enjoy going on this little journey with ME

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Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Tool 2022 Fear Inoculum Gray Concert Tour Shirt Large.

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FEEL THE STING, FEELING TIME BEARING DOWN

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Tool concert. (Photo credit to IG: @amitw1985)

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Words cannot describe how awesome it was to see Tool this past weekend. It was a life changing experience and something I definitely want to experience again. If you ever get the chance to see them, go. It’s worth it.

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via mxdwn UK: Tool Announce UK and Europe Arena Tour 2022

http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/tool-announce-uk-and-europe-arena-tour-2022/