News Tool reveal 2022 UK and European tour supportAfter seeing their covers of the likes of The Pot and Lateralus, Tool have invited Brass Against to join them on next year's European tour…
News Tool add extra London show to 2022 tour due to huge demandTool have added a second date at London's The O2 next May – and tickets are on sale now…
News Tool announce 2022 UK / European headline tourTool have announced a 17-date UK and European arena tour next year – including shows booked in Manchester, Birmingham, Dublin and London…
Features Third Eye Open: How Ænima solidified Tool’s status as the weirdest, most singular force in mainstream metalSurging debut Undertow had established the Los Angeles outsiders as the strangest rock rebels of the ’90s. Little did we know it was just the jumping off point. With Ænima, Tool cut the strings altogether for a thrilling trip down the rabbit-hole…
Features 10 lesser known Tool songs that everyone needs to hearWith only five full-length albums, Tool’s back-catalogue isn’t too hard to dig into. But even so, there’s some semi-hidden gems that are worthy of much more attention…
Features The 164 songs that were banned from American radio after 9/11We look at the songs deemed too “lyrically questionable” to play on the radio after the 9/11 attacks.
Features 18 album covers that were banned or censoredAvert your eyes! These rock and metal album covers have been banned or censored so they can no longer offend those with a weak disposition…
Features 16 rock and metal bands who've never let their fans downWe asked you guys to tell us who you think the most consistent rock and metal bands on the planet are. Here's what you had to say…
Features The 50 best albums from 2001From Slipknot and Sum 41 to Tool and Tenacious D, we rank the greatest albums from the year 2001…
Features 12 bands who succeeded by never selling outHere are 12 bands who conquered the world by refusing to sacrifice what they believe in.
Features 14 iconic guest vocal spots in rock and metalHere are 13 songs – and one whole EP – containing iconic guest vocal performances…
Features “One of the greatest albums you’ll hear this lifetime”: Our original 2001 review of Tool’s LateralusOn May 15, 2001, Tool followed up Ænima with an album that would re-write the metal rulebook once more…
Features “The beauty of not understanding it is letting it stay alive”: The untold story of Tool’s LateralusIt’s an album that continues to captivate and confuse fans the world over. Two decades on from its release, Kerrang! and Tool bassist Justin Chancellor search for answers to the enigma that is Lateralus…
Features Under The Wing: How Tool embraced their vulnerability on 10,000 DaysTool's fourth album 10,000 Days saw the alt.metal titans bear their souls for all to see…
Features Maynard James Keenan: “If you’re going to put on make-up and wear stupid wigs you have to understand the ‘w*nker’ comments are coming”Tool’s Maynard James Keenan talks comedy, A Perfect Circle, his creative process and more…
News Tool's Maynard James Keenan gives COVID update: "Everything's grand"Having contracted coronavirus twice over the past year, Maynard James Keenan says he's not aware of any "lingering effects" now.