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While you wouldn't expect anything to deter Tool in their performances, there was one band who they never felt they would be ...

Happy birthday week for Maynard James Keenan, who this week finds two of his bands - Tool and A Perfect Circle - going head-to-head in the Loudwire Nights Chuck's Fight Club arena. In many ways, this ...

If you’ve ever read A Perfect Union of Contrary Things, the authorized biography of Tool/ A Perfect Circle/ Puscifer singer Maynard James Keenan, then the named TexA.N.S. may sound familiar. The band, ...

And talk about a blast from the past. As seen in the below video, Keenan runs through a full set of punk-funk fusion with C.A.D. in a public access TV performance dating from 1987; all while decked ...

Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan has posted a brief update on the status of Tool’s next record. The notoriously slug-paced band promised up and down that new ...

We know Tool frontman Maynard James Kennan is not fond of talking about the band's long-anticipated next release, and yet, he booked an entire book tour to promote his new biography, and it only ...

The post Maynard James Keenan: Tool “Made a Mistake” Not Embracing Digital Platforms Sooner appeared first on Consequence. Tool famously kept their music off digital platforms until finally making ...

Tool is a band that is a bit hard to describe. They’re definitely an alternative metal band with progressive rock elements. However, their sound, lyricism, and concepts stray into the existential and ...

In May of 2000, A Perfect Circle released their debut studio album, Mer de Noms. It landed hard and high at No. 4 on the Billboard 200, incredibly impressive for a band’s very first offering. Of ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Ebet Roberts/Redferns/Zoo Records Maynard James Keenan is one of the most recognisable ...

Lilith Fair was a pioneering, all-female music festival prominently headlined by singer-songwriters. Tool is an influential, all-male prog-metal band – probably the last act you’d expect to read in ...