Tool
Tool's greatest breakthrough was to introduce dark, vaguely underground metal to the preening pretentiousness of art rock. Or maybe it was introducing the self-absorbed pretension of art rock to the wearing grind of post-thrash metal -- the order really doesn't matter. Though Metallica wrote their multi-sectioned, layered songs as if they were composers, they kept their musical attack ferociously at street level. Tool didn't. They embraced the artsy, faux-bohemian preoccupations of Jane's Addiction while they simultaneously paid musical homage to the da...[more]
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VINYL FORMAT. Highly limited edition double LP picture disc. Featuring four different images on each side of the two LPS and housed in a special, plastic gatefold sleeve with holographic foil. Sure to be a collectible. "Complex rhythm changes, haunting vocals, and an onslaught of changes in dynamics make this an album other so-called metal groups could learn from...the album's most disturbing moment arrives at the end, with dissonant electronic noises placed randomly with a drum solo over a pho [ read more ]
2xLP $42.99
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VINYL FORMAT. Tool's debut EP, Opiate. Progessive art/alternative rock that emerged a little bit ahead of its time. Includes four studio tracks and two live tracks.
LP $9.99
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VINYL FORMAT. "Just as grunge was reaching its boiling point and radio-friendly punk-pop loomed on the horizon, Tool released Undertow, which firmly reinforced metal's prominence as a musical style - but, for once, it had something worthwhile to say. At the forefront of Tool's commercial explosion were striking, haunting visuals that complemented the album's nihilistic yet wistful mood. Drawing equal inspiration from Black Sabbath, alternative theories of science, and Eastern religions, Tool's abrasi [ read more ]
2xLP $17.99
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