TOOL
Claims #1 Spot On ARIA Album Chart
& Billboard Top 200 As
‘FEAR INOCULUM’
Reigns Over Worldwide Charts
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“…deeply satisfying…” – Entertainment Weekly
“Fear Inoculum lives up to its daunting expectations with songs that showcase TOOL in peak performance…” – Consequence of Sound
“…a languid and blissful work…” 5 Stars. – NME
“Fear Inoculum is a masterpiece to be dissected for years to come…” – Revolver
“… Fear Inoculum was worth the 13 year wait… This record gets the whiplash intensity that the band brings live.” – NPR
“The album that hard rock devotees will be poring over for years…” – Billboard
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TOOL celebrates their second #1 debut on the ARIA album chart and third consecutive #1 debut on Billboard’s Top 200, with Fear Inoculum (RCA Records) reigning over the U.S. sales charts, selling 270,000 units.
The news of Fear Inoculum’s impressive debut comes amidst news stories of the album release being met by lengthy lines at retailers as music lovers clamored to get a copy of the limited edition, physical version of the CD. The spectacular, groundbreaking packaging boasts a 4” HD rechargeable screen with exclusive video footage, charging cable, 2 watt speaker, a 36-page booklet and a digital download card. The Coalition of Independent Music Stores (CIMS) released a rare statement, describing the event-like album release: “Several stores had well-attended midnight sales on Thursday (it was my store’s first midnight sale in 10 years). When we returned to work on Friday morning, there were lines at the door… the TOOL release was the biggest thing to hit retail in years.”
The success wasn’t isolated to Australia and the U.S. with the album debuting at #1 in Norway, New Zealand, and Belgium, as well as Top 5 debuts in the UK, Germany, The Netherlands, Ireland, Italy and Finland.
Critically, the album was met with equal enthusiasm. NPR proclaimed “Fear Inoculum was worth the 13-year wait,” NME awarded the 10-track offering a perfect 5 star score, The Atlantic dubbed it “precise and devastating,” Revolver
News of the Fear Inoculum’s impressive debut follows the announcement of TOOL’s first North American tour in support of the album.
TOOL formed in 1990, releasing four multi-platinum studio albums: Undertow (1993), Ænima
TOOL is Danny Carey (drums), Justin Chancellor (bass), Adam Jones (guitar) and Maynard James Keenan (vocals).
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