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Album Investigation

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Thirteen years in the making, Tool finally released the album  Fear  Inoculum   on August thirtieth  twenty nineteen, the long await ed new release that fans had been waiting for.  There was radio silence for a few years after the release of their album  10,000 Days , and only some small information that a few of the band members were working on instrumental pieces . Maynard James Keenan, the front man of Tool had gone off to work on a side project, a band by the name of  Pucifer .  In two thousand and eight , Keenan had made an announcement that Tool was beginning to seriously work on their next album , thus giving the fans some much needed tidbits of information on whether or not Tool would rise again.  Amidst many years of slowed progress due to physical injuries  by accident to a few members of the band, eventually the album started to get worked on.      Progress slowed due to these injuries, setting them back a few sessions of recording and planning. Though Keenan explained tha
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Genre History - Progressive Rock

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Progressive Rock , or Prog, has been coasting it’s way through the rock community since the mid 60’s.  A sub genre of Rock, primarily made up of  fusions of music including Jazz, Metal, Classical and Folk Rock Styles.  During the mid 60s, a boost in  creative and inspirational music climbed it’s way out of the clutches of the recording studios as more money and creative freedom were available  for bands to branch out and test new styles. Prog Rock ditched the more Pop style that offered the beat to dance to,  in favor of a more composition and critical eye for the music , instruments  and soun d. Even the length of songs began to grow as this gave the artist opportunity to be creative with the song and put as much  influence, instruments and solos in as they wanted .  Many musicians who favored the more Prog Rock style tended to have a higher skill in instrumental work, although this wasn’t the case for everyone.  Prog Rock was more dedicated to the listener, rather than the dancer o
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