TOOL’S FEAR INOCULUM ARRIVES AUG. 30 VIA RCA RECORDS
TOOLS NEW ALBUM COMING AUG 20th and their full Catalog is now available via digital service providers!
Photo credit: Travis Shinn
Fear Inoculum, the fifth studio album from TOOL, arrives on Aug. 30 via RCA Records. Continuing their affinity for pushing the boundaries of physical packaging, the GRAMMY Award® winning outfit has created a deluxe, limited-edition CD version of Fear Inoculum. The collectible offering, which was conceived by and directed by Adam Jones, features a 4” HD rechargeable screen with exclusive video footage, charging cable, 2 watt speaker, a 36-page booklet and a digital download card.
Pre-orders for both the special package and digital downloads are available now: http://smarturl.it/TOOLFIa. A vinyl release will be announced soon. The 85-minute collection was produced by TOOL, with Joe Barresi engineering and mixing the release. Barresi also worked with the band on 10,000 Days.
The song stream and pre-order news arrives as the Los Angeles band recently made several of their previous releases, Opiate, Undertow, Ænima, Lateralus and 10,000 Days, available for the first time on digital service providers. The releases racked up over 20 million streams in the first 48 hours of release, as well as quickly claiming five spots on iTunes’ Top 10 Albums chart.
TOOL formed in 1990, releasing four multi-platinum studio albums:
Undertow (1993), Ænima (1996), Lateralus (2001) and 10,000 Days (2006); two EPs: 72826 (1991) and Opiate (1992) and the limited-edition box set Salival (2000). The band has won three GRAMMY Awards®: Best Metal Performance (1998, “Ænima”), Best Metal Performance (2002, “Schism”) and Best Recording Package (2007, 10,000 Days). TOOL is Danny Carey (drums), Justin Chancellor (bass), Adam Jones (guitar) and Maynard James Keenan (vocals)
“Our obsession with, and dream of, a world where BetaMax and Laser Disc rule has ended, time for us to move on. But never fear. There’s a brand new thing we think you’re really gonna dig. It’s called Digital Downloads and Streaming. Get ready for the future, folks!”
TOOL released Opiate, Undertow, Ænima, Lateralus and10,000 Days overnight on the various digital service providers (https://smartURL.it/TOOLCatalog).
Streaming links for the releases:
10,000 Days: https://smartURL.it/TOOL10000Days
Lateralus: https://smartURL.it/TOOLLateralus
Ænima: https://smartURL.it/TOOLAEnima
Undertow: https://smartURL.it/TOOLUndertow
Opiate: https://smartURL.it/TOOLOpiate
The digital debut comes as anticipation for TOOL’s fifth album, Fear Inoculum (RCA Records), builds. On the outfit’s recent North American and European tours, the Los Angeles-based band projected the album’s release date, Aug. 30, from the stage, while playing two new songs from the forthcoming collection: “Invincible” and “Descending.”