Tool fans, such as myself, waited 13 long years for the band’s follow up to 10,000 Days. And now, in 2019, we have Fear Inoculum to consume and ponder. This is a monster of an album built on patience and precision, each track unfolding like a slow-turning wheel. TOOL moves through extended passages where riffs spiral outward, dissolve, and re-form, carried by Danny Carey’s intricate drumming that feels equal parts ritual and calculation. Adam Jones’ guitar work cuts and swells in perfect balance with Justin Chancellor’s bass, while Maynard James Keenan’s voice arrives with patient, deliberate phrasing, threading its way through the dense and deliberate arrangements.
The record’s scale demands full attention. Across its hour-and-a-half runtime, Fear Inoculum creates an atmosphere where time feels suspended. Every note, rest, and shift in texture is placed with intention. This is TOOL on their own timeline, crafting something vast enough to step into and stay for a while. It was an album worth the wait.
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