August 30, 2019 — Fear Inoculum, TOOL's fifth studio album and 2019's most anticipated release, is available now. Listen here. The news arrives as the band announces a six-week North American tour, launching the trek on Oct. 13, 2019 at the Aftershock Festival. Tickets are on-sale Sept. 6, 2019 at 10 am local time, with a limited number of tickets will be available to Tool Army members on Sept. 4, 2019. Tool Army information, as well as VIP package details, can be found via Toolband.com. (Tour dates listed below).
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Fear Inoculum's release caps off over a decade of speculation and anticipation, with confirmation of the release arriving in May as the band flashed "August 30" from the stage as they performed two new songs: "Descending" and "Invincible."
As August arrived, TOOL released their back catalog via digital service providers, seeing Opiate, Undertow, Ænima, Lateralus and 10,000 Days rack up in excess of 20 million streams in the subsequent 48 hours and occupy the top five spots on iTunes' Top 10 Album Charts. 23 years after its initial release, Ænima re-entered Billboard's Top 200, arriving at #10, with Lateralus (#16), 10,000 Days (#18) and Undertow (#19) landing in the Top 20. TOOL's debut release, 1992's Opiate EP, made its Billboard chart premiere, arrived at #59. The band also broke records that week: taking four of the top five spots on Billboard's Hard Rock Albums chart (the first act to achieve that feat upon digital release) and claiming 15 (of 25) spots on Billboard's Rock Digital Song Sales chart.
The title track arrived as details surrounding the collection surfaced, including a 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. A list of retailers who have remaining stock of the groundbreaking package can be found here: http://smarturl.it/TOOLFIa. A vinyl release will be announced soon.
Tool 2019 Tour Dates:
October 13, 2019 in Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock Festival
October 15, 2019 in Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center
October 18, 2019 in Salt Lake City, UT @ Vivint Smart Home Arena
October 20, 2019 in Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center
October 21, 2019 in Los Angeles, CA @ Staples Center
October 23, 2019 in Glendale, AZ @ Gila River Arena
October 25, 2019 in San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center
October 27, 2019 in Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
October 29, 2019 in Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
October 31, 2019 in Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum
November 2, 2019 in Indianapolis, IN @ Banker's Life Fieldhouse
November 3, 2019 in Chicago, IL @ United Center
November 5, 2019 in Cincinnati, OH @ US Bank Arena
November 6, 2019 in Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
November 8, 2019 in Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena
November 9, 2019 in Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
November 11, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario @ Scotiabank Arena
November 12, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario @ Scotiabank Arena
November 14, 2019 in Boston, MA @ TD Garden*
November 16, 2019 in Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
November 18, 2019 in Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
November 19, 2019 in Brooklyn, NY @ Barclay's Center
November 21, 2019 in Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Casino Arena*
November 22, 2019 in Atlantic City, @ NJ Boardwalk Hall
November 24, 2019 in Raleigh, NC @ PNC Arena
November 25, 2019 in Washington, DC @ Capitol One Arena
* = New England Area Show(s)
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 boxset 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).
