Tool - Undertow LP vinyl record new-arrivals-0726 and The Red Hot Chili

and The Red Hot Chili Peppers

and once in a MIDI environment using purely synthesized sounds

and a concept album based on the literary genre of magic realism

Released August 25

the band has gone on to release 7 studio albums

Tool - Undertow LP vinyl record new-arrivals-0726 and The Red Hot ChiliBrand new, still sealed. Arguably their finest album, this follow up to Opiate showcases Tool at their best, assisted by clean, crisp production, without the muddiness of Aenima. Edgy guitar riffs are complemented by spitting, heavy bass, especially on "Sober" and "Crawl Away". Lyrically, Tool are at their vitriolic best, targeting religious hypocrisy ("Intolerance," "Sober"; always a popular theme), the loss of innocence and its consequences ("Prison