Tool Releases New Album, Announces North American Tour
It’s finally here. Fear Inoculum is Tool’s first album in 13 years, and it does not disappoint. It has all the epic songwriting and hypnotic, odd-time riffs that fans love. That includes more top notch playing from bassist Justin Chancellor.
Once again, his lines serve as the hook for several of the songs. “Pneuma,” “Invincible,” and “Descending” in particular feature those classic Tool breakdowns where the bass sets up the next riff or section. Fans will also be taken for a trip on the psychedelic “Chocolate Chip Trip” and “Mockingbeat.”
Check out Chancellor’s signature style on “Pneuma”:
As if that wasn’t enough good news, Tool announced a round of North American tour dates for the fall. The quartet will begin October 13th in Sacramento at the Aftershock Festival and work their way across the continental U.S. and into Canada. Their final date is scheduled for November 25th in Washington, D.C. Tool will be joined by Killing Joke, featuring bassist Martin “Youth” Glover, for the outing.
Fear Inoculum is available now as a specialty CD package and as a digital download (iTunes and Amazon MP3) with a vinyl package on the way.
Fear Inoculum Track List:
- Fear Inoculum
- Pneuma
- Litanie contre la Peur
- Invincible
- Legion Inoculant
- Descending
- Culling Voices
- Chocolate Chip Trip
- 7empet
- Mockingbeat
Tool Fall Tour Dates:
| Date | Location | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 13 | Sacramento, CA | Aftershock Festival |
| Oct 15 | Denver, CO | Pepsi Center |
| Oct 18 | Salt Lake City, UT | Vivint Smart Home Arena |
| Oct 20 | Los Angeles, CA | Staples Center |
| Oct 21 | Los Angeles, CA | Staples Center |
| Oct 23 | Glendale, AZ | Gila River Arena |
| Oct 25 | San Antonio, TX | AT&T Center |
| Oct 27 | Houston, TX | Toyota Center |
| Oct 29 | Tulsa, OK | BOK Center |
| Oct 31 | Milwaukee, WI | Fiserv Forum |
| Nov 2 | Indianapolis, IN | Banker’s Life Fieldhouse |
| Nov 3 | Chicago, IL | United Center |
| Nov 5 | Cincinnati, OH | US Bank Arena |
| Nov 6 | Cleveland, OH | Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse |
| Nov 8 | Pittsburgh, PA | PPG Paints Arena |
| Nov 9 | Detroit, MI | Little Caesars Arena |
| Nov 11 | Toronto, ON | Scotiabank Arena |
| Nov 12 | Toronto, ON | Scotiabank Arena |
| Nov 14 | Boston, MA | TD Garden |
| Nov 16 | Newark, NJ | Prudential Center |
| Nov 18 | Philadelphia, PA | Wells Fargo Center |
| Nov 19 | Brooklyn, NY | Barclay’s Center |
| Nov 21 | Uncasville, CT | Mohegan Sun Casino Arena |
| Nov 22 | Atlantic City, NJ | Boardwalk Hall |
| Nov 24 | Raleigh, NC | PNC Arena |
| Nov 25 | Washington, DC | Capitol One Arena |
