Perfect Circle - Eat the Elephant

Tool's first EP 'Opiate' paved the way for a massive collision of old school metal, grunge and progressive industrial music. Even at just six tracks, it's still possible to predict the influence of the band's cerebral, genre-bending brilliance.

'Undertow' showcases Tool at their best. The 1993 record features the singles "Sober", "Prison Sex" and "Undertow". Lyrically, Tool are at their vitriolic best, targeting religious hypocrisy and and deliberate ignorance.

Maynard James Keenan and company understood the expectations riding on this much-anticipated 2001 Tool release and they've delivered the goods! 'Lateralus' is tighter, clearer, crisper, and all around a notch above their admirable previous releases.