| Artist |
Tool |
| Album Title: |
Fear Inoculum |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Rock: Progressive Rock |
| Format |
FLAC 24.96 |
| Released |
08/30/2019 |
| Label |
RCA Records Label |
| Catalog No |
NONE |
| Bar Code No |
886447895856 |
| Packaging |
Download |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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Fear Inoculum (10:20)
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| 2.
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Pneuma (11:53)
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| 3.
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Litanie contre la Peur (2:14)
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| 4.
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Invincible (12:44)
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| 5.
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Legion Inoculant (3:10)
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| 6.
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Descending (13:37)
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| 7.
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Culling Voices (10:05)
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| 8.
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Chocolate Chip Trip (4:48)
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| 9.
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7empest (15:43)
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| 10.
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Mockingbeat (2:05)
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| Date Acquired |
04/06/2020 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Qobuz |
| Purchase Price |
11.99 |
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Notes |
Tracks 3, 5 & 10 were issued exclusively on the 10 Track digital download version of 'Fear Inoculum'. A special limited edition 7 Track CD of the album 'Fear Inoculum' was also released on August 30th 2019 (19075-95055-2).
Bass – Justin Chancellor
Drums – Danny Carey
Engineer , Mixed By – Joe Barresi
Guitar – Adam Jones
Producer – Tool
Vocals – Maynard James Keenan
Written-By – Tool
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Tool Dissectional, L.L.C.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Volcano Entertainment II, L.L.C.
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Analyzed Folder: Tool - Fear-Inoculum_dr.txt
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DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR9 -0.05 dB -11.58 dB 01 - Fear Inoculum.flac
DR8 -0.10 dB -11.61 dB 02 - Pneuma.flac
DR9 -0.10 dB -15.00 dB 03 - Litanie contre la Peur.flac
DR7 -0.10 dB -10.29 dB 04 - Invincible.flac
DR6 -0.10 dB -9.92 dB 05 - Legion Inoculant.flac
DR9 -0.10 dB -11.85 dB 06 - Descending.flac
DR8 -0.10 dB -13.29 dB 07 - Culling Voices.flac
DR8 -0.10 dB -12.47 dB 08 - Chocolate Chip Trip.flac
DR9 -0.10 dB -10.81 dB 09 - 7empest.flac
DR15 -0.10 dB -21.08 dB 10 - Mockingbeat.flac
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Number of Files: 10
Official DR Value: DR9
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| Reviews |
Review by Neil Z. Yeung:
With almost 13 years and four months between releases -- an interminable wait for their devoted legion of fans -- enigmatic alt-metal band Tool finally returned at the end of summer 2019 with their long-awaited fifth album, Fear Inoculum. Clocking in at 80 minutes with just seven official tracks, this is less a straightforward rock record and more a mind-bending journey, borrowing a classical approach that trades traditional constructs heard on early radio staples like "Stinkfist" and "Sober" for something akin to movements within a symphony. Much like the directional shift that occurred around the time of 2001's Lateralus, Fear Inoculum expands on 10,000 Days' alternative, prog-metal jam band design while recapturing some of the excitement and freshness from their commercial peak during the Ænima/Lateralus years. Seamless arrangement and complex artistry set the album in typically ambitious territory for vocalist/lyricist Maynard James Keenan, guitarist Adam Jones, bassist Justin Chancellor, and percussion wizard Danny Carey, who are at the peak of their collective musicianship (Carey's instrumental drum showcase, "Chocolate Chip Trip," is simply on another level). Not surprisingly, after over a decade, the foursome have matured, presenting an older, wiser perspective born of a well-adjusted shift into the hard-won comforts of adulthood. Complex metaphors about sodomy, allusions to alien abductions, and sophomoric inside jokes have been set aside, resulting in serious ruminations on aging and their legacy ("Invincible"), as well as a vested interest in humanity's future ("Descending"). They cast away negativity on the hypnotic title track, a trance-like prayer to immunize against evil and those ills that might drag us down. Instead of lusting for an apocalyptic purge à la the misanthropic "Ænima," Keenan laments society's downhill trajectory on "Descending," flipping his usual script with a late-song twist that pleads for us to save ourselves before it's too late. Shunning the fatalistic on album highlight "Pneuma," he urges listeners to break free, liberate the titular spirit, and unite as one, while Jones, Chancellor, and Carey build the hulking track to a shiver-inducing close over the span of 12 minutes. While these track times are imposing (epic closer "7empest" is a whopping 15 minutes of elevated metal exploration), the thrill of the trip is so well-executed and beautiful that constructs of time and space evaporate and help Fear Inoculum feel like a brisker listen than Lateralus or 10,000 Days. As with everything associated with Tool, fans will likely spend the next 13 years and four months dissecting the complex time signatures, layered lyrics, and the symbol-loaded album artwork, which are crucial aspects to the esoteric band's enduring appeal. Considering the long gap between albums, there was a lingering fear that they couldn't live up to their own hype or legacy. Fortunately, Tool managed to improve and perfect their sound even further, resulting in one of the strongest statements in their catalog. Whether 10,000 days or the actual 4,868, Fear Inoculum was well worth the wait. [The deluxe digital version includes three interludes which push the runtime to over 86 minutes and serve as connective tissue to the main album tracks, providing breathing room in the dark void between the demands of the listener's full attention. The trippy, vocodered "Litanie Contre la Peur" ("Litany Against Fear") refers to a mantra from the Dune universe used to ground the self when fear starts to take over, an apt thematic link to the album title. "Legion Inoculant" is even trippier, a spinning vortex of disembodied sounds as Keenan's "Fear Inoculant" line "Bless this immunity" cuts through the static. Closing the album proper with the odd "Mockingbeat," Tool uses bird tweets, thumps, and tribal blips in a cacophonous mix that will only further confound potential puzzle masters and clue hunters wondering why they didn't include this as an official end to the album.]
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