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TOOL’S “FEAR INOCULUM” REACHES #1 ON ACTIVE ROCK CHART THE BAND’S FOURTH EVER #1 SINGLE COMES AS NORTH AMERICAN TOUR KICKS OFF |
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Fear Inoculum album cover |
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OCT 14, 2019, LOS ANGELES – “Fear Inoculum,” the title track from Tool’s recently released album, has reached #1 on the Active Rock radio chart, giving the band its fourth career #1 radio single as well as the outfit’s first chart topper in 13 years.
Tool kicked off their North American tour on Sunday night, performing at the Sacramento-based Aftershock Festival, where the Los Angeles-based band performed “Fear Inoculum” for the first time. The sold out trek continues tomorrow night in Denver, as the band plays two shows at the Pepsi Center. Fear Inoculum (http://smarturl.it/TOOLFIa) arrived on Aug. 30 following years of anticipation. The album debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top 200 and earned heaps of critical praise with NPR saying, “Fear Inoculum was worth the 13 year wait”, Revolver proclaiming the 10-track album “a masterpiece to be dissected for years to come” and Consequence of Sound saying the release finds “Tool in peak performance.” Tool tour dates: October 15 Denver, CO Pepsi Center October 16 Denver, CO Pepsi Center October 18 Salt Lake City, UT Vivint Smart Home Arena October 20 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center October 21 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center October 23 Glendale, AZ Gila River Arena October 25 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center October 27 Houston, TX Toyota Center October 29 Tulsa, OK BOK Center October 31 Milwaukee, WI Fiserv Forum November 2 Indianapolis, IN Banker’s Life Fieldhouse November 3 Chicago, IL United Center November 5 Cincinnati, OH US Bank Arena November 6 Cleveland, OH Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse November 8 Pittsburgh, PA PPG Paints Arena November 9 Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena November 11 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena November 12 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena November 14 Boston, MA TD Garden November 16 Newark, NJ Prudential Center November 18 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center November 19 Brooklyn, NY Barclay’s Center November 21 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Casino Arena November 22 Atlantic City, NJ Boardwalk Hall November 24 Raleigh, NC PNC Arena November 25 Washington, DC Capitol One Arena 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). |
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Photo credit: Travis Shinn
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