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Key Information
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| Artist: |
Tool |
| Record Label: |
Zoo/Volcano Records |
| Genre: |
Heavy Metal |
| Release Date: |
March 10, 1992 |
| Number of Discs: |
1 |
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Song List: Disc 1
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1. Sweat
2. Hush
3. Part of Me
4. Cold and Ugly
5. Jerk-Off
6. Opiate |
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Tool: Maynard James Keenan (vocals); Adam Jones (guitar); Paul D'Amour (bass); Danny Carey (drums). Producers: Sylvia Massy, Steve Hansgen, Tool. Recorded at: Sound City, Van Nuys, California and live at Jello Loft, Hollywood, California on December 31, 1991. Back in the early months of 1992, alternative rock was exploding. Radio and MTV had finally fully embraced the oft-dismissed genre, but the bands that were receiving most of the airplay were writing straightforward, raw punk-pop songs. After the breakup of Jane's Addiction, another Los Angeles band, Tool, satisfied fans looking for progressive art-rock with an alternative edge. Issued in March of 1992, Tool's debut six-track OPIATE EP showed that the new band was creating its own highly original sound. Half of the songs stretched over the four-minute mark, which signaled the epic-songwriting direction the band would explore further on such future releases as 1993's UNDERTOW and 1996's AENIMA. While the compositions on the debut aren't as developed a... |
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