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Tool bassist Justin Chancellor praises drummer Danny Carey as one of the greatest rock drummers, and discusses the band’s creative process.

And talk about a blast from the past. As seen in the below video, Keenan runs through a full set of punk-funk fusion with C.A.D. in a public access TV performance dating from 1987; all while decked ...

Happy birthday week for Maynard James Keenan, who this week finds two of his bands - Tool and A Perfect Circle - going head-to-head in the Loudwire Nights Chuck's Fight Club arena. In many ways, this ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Tool aren’t so much a rock band as – to paraphrase Winston Churchill – a mystery wrapped in an ...

We know Tool frontman Maynard James Kennan is not fond of talking about the band's long-anticipated next release, and yet, he booked an entire book tour to promote his new biography, and it only ...

Diehard Tool fans know that vocalist Maynard James Keenan is the least important member of the band when it comes to songwriting. The other three guys write the music and, as we all know, take their ...

Tool is a band that is a bit hard to describe. They’re definitely an alternative metal band with progressive rock elements. However, their sound, lyricism, and concepts stray into the existential and ...

Oh, Maynard. Always the troll! Donning full riot gear at the band’s performance this past weekend at the Northern Invasion festival in Wisconsin, the always sarcastic Tool frontman addressed the crowd ...

As far as fanbases go, the Tool army is an especially tortured group. It’s been nearly 14 years since the prog-rock giants released their last album 10,000 Days, and in all that time, their many fans ...