TOOL Albums Ranked BEST To Worst (Tier List)

[@MetalTrenches]

What's your favorite Tool album and why? Check out more Tier Lists in this playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLGt4fzX5jyuf1wkcx8EYXi_saIIPjdKCj

[@phillipsanders7373]

Rosetta stoned... right in two is so good...lost keys is like a prelude to Rosetta stoned... listen to both together with lyrics...

[@MetalTrenches]

Phillip Sanders Have since I picked it up on release day. Just don’t feel the same.

[@phillipsanders7373]

Different strokes man...I honestly used to think 10000 days was by far their worst but as I got older and listened more and more it really grew on me, i love it but also understand ur view

[@Erik-bd6ll]

Dude right in two is the best track from tool in general. I love it cuz it just reminds me of society today

[@whitechocolatte5863]

Lost keys is supposed to by the prelude to Rosetta stone’s narrative centering around a drug trip gone horribly wrong in Area 51. It’s part of a suite, just like a lot of the other tracks here.

[@MetalTrenches]

I get that. I just don’t find it enjoyable

[@coolhandchunk]

I am definitely a Tool fan... have been since Undertow came out. I would rank the studio albums as follows: S tier: Lateralus, Aenima, 10,000 Days A tier: Fear Innoculum, Undertow B tier: Opiate I am not the type of listener to pick out and only listen to singles. I like to listen to the whole album start to finish as the artist intended. Tool (and NIN) are very much an 'album' band where 1 song leads into the next. Yes, there is 'fluff' on every album (true for every band/artist), but when taken as a whole, each album/song has a place and is just excellent. 10,000 Days (Wings pt. 2) has one of the most beautiful builds in music... the rhythm is intoxicating and damn near brings a tear to my eye every time. Not sure how any one can call this boring. For reference - my favourite bands include: NIN, Primus, Tool, Ministry, Faith No More, Skinny Puppy, KMFDM, Radiohead, Nirvana, Puscifer, Alexisonfire, The Tragically Hip

[@thejollysloth5743]

I agree with your list more than the list in the video. My tier list would be this: S Tier: Lateralus, Fear Innoculum, 10,000 Days A Tier: Aenima B Tier: Undertow C Tier: Opiate I just have to give Fear Inoculum S Tier because it is so sonically pleasing. Danny's drumming has never sounded better. The production is just wonderful, it's got two of my favourite Tool songs of all time (Pneuma and Descending are both in my top 5 of all time). Lateralus has two of my top 5 Tool songs as well, Lateralus and Schism. 10,000 Days has the Pot (rounding off my top 5). Aenima (since it doesn't contain any top 5 tracks goes down to A Tier, even though I love the album. If I could make a "Best of Tool" album it would have to be a double album and go something like this: Side A: 1: Pneuma 2: Lateralus 3: Schism 4: Descending 5: The Pot 6: The Grudge 7/8: Parabol/Parabola 9: Forty Six & 2 10: Pushit 11: Right In Two 12: Jambi Side B: 1: 7empest 2: Triad 3: Hooker With A Penis 4: Invincible 5: Opiate 6: Sober 7: The Patient 8: H 9 Culling Voices 10: Vicarious 11: Rosetta Stoned 23 songs for the 23 pairs chromosomes in the human DNA double helix, because "RIDE THE SPIRAL TO THE END", and because 23x2= Forty Six (& 2 sides of the double album). And that's me being an "Overthinking Tool snob and part of the arrogant toxic fandom" (just as a joke, of course).

[@georgekowalski8715]

6.opiate 5.undertow 4.aenima 3.fear inoculum 2. Lateralus 1.10000 days

[@jakechinatown]

I know it’s subjective but this is somehow still wrong

[@Listenhomie]

1. Lateralus 2. Aenima 3. 10000 days 4. Undertow/FI 5. Opiate

[@coolhandchunk]

This would be my ranking as well!

[@AndI0td763]

Fear above Aenima is crazy but fair enough.

[@YyhggYhg7gugugu]

Well show us the "right" way einstein in the music ranking department ​@jakechinatown

[@fourseasons4105]

1. Letaralus 2. 10,000 days 3. Aenima 4. Fear inaculam 5. Undertow

[@pedromelolouzada2003]

My Ranking: 5. Fear Inoculum 4. Undertow 3. 10,000 Days 2. Ænima 1. Lateralus

[@natemurray311]

1. Fear Inoculum 2. Ænima 3. Undertow 4. Lateralus 5. 10,000 Days 6. Opiate Besides the epic song Rosetta Stoned on 10,000 Days album, that album is honestly my least favorite, but being that is one of my favorite Tool songs it ranks higher in my opinion. Opiate I feel is so damn good and underated, especially only being a EP. It's short with no filler. Hush is almost more relevant today then at it's time. But we all know all Tool music is 🔥.

[@parsazadeh3201]

Totally agree

[@klinkklankradio]

Late to the party (late to your video. I've been a Tool fan since 10000 Days came out), but here it goes...10000 days was my #1 spot for a while for it's heavier riffage, crazy drum work and Maynard's emotional touch on this record, especially the title track (part 1 & 2). The overall energy and vibes of this record hit me like a ton of bricks (still does to this day). To each their own dude and much respect to your opinion of this record...and then I heard Lateralus which immediately knocked 10000 days off the high horse platform! Lateralus is in my top 15 records of all time! I wanna do a similar ranking of Tool's albums on my channel at some point, but here is mine at this moment: 1. Lateralus 2. 10000 Days 3. Ænima 4. Fear Inoculum 5. Undertow 6. Opiate (production and pre evolution reasons for this being at the bottom for me). You have great content dude! Keep it up 🤘😎🤘

[@KingCrimson68]

Great story and ranking!

[@forgemastermetal]

S tier: 10,000 days, Lateralus, Ænima A Tier: Undertow B Tier: Opiate, Fear Innoculum I couldn't get into the new record. Seemed very underwhelming for me. I feel like ive outgrown Tool though overall because of Pandora's algorithm. Every goddamn station I made Pandora would be like "HOW ABOUT MORE TOOL" -Brandon

[@blackwaterrust476]

S Tier: Ænima, Lateralus, 10,000 Days (I would say that it is much better to listen to as a Full Album, some of the songs don’t work as their own but I love it) A Tier: Undertow, Fear Innoculum B Tier: Opiate

[@MetalTrenches]

They all have their strengths and weaknesses.

[@pyregazer9210]

opiate is forsure above fear innoculum imo, aenima is s+ tier

[@phillipsanders7373]

Oh and aenima, lateralus, 10,000 days all s tier, undertow, opiate, fear innoculum a tier...

[@itchyvinyl]

THIS

[@PacifistNihilist]

Aenema is my favorite album of all time. I am a Tool fanboy and I agree they are pretentious. Die Eir Von Satan is a German cookie recipe lol The Pushit live one is on the Salival album. I agree I prefer that one more than the studio. Aenema references Bill Hicks jokes as lyrics then Third Eye has Bill Hicks doing the intro. In the booklet, they practically praise Bill Hicks for the album. He apparently opened Tool before or it was the other way around? Lost Keys connects to Rosetta Stoned. I thought Fear Inoculum was... okay. The title track is great but otherwise it’s just okay. Have you listened to APC or Puscifer? I love both of them as well. Ranking God tier: Aenima S: Lateralus A: 10000 Days, Undertow B: Fear Inoculum C: Opiate

[@MetalTrenches]

Tool fans are the WORST lol, and I'm one of them 0_0

[@thecoconutgum]

@@MetalTrenches 😅

[@paulgreen2401]

@Erik Pfannkuche, I couldn't agree more with your album ranking. I don't listen to anything in your B and C catergory. For me they're in X and Z.

[@ratmforthewin]

For me it's: S - Lateralus, AEnima, A - 10, 000 Days B - Fear Inoculum, Opiate C - Undertow Even though I am not a fan of Triad, Lateralus might i.m.o. be the best album ever made. Tool isn't even my favorite band, but damn, that album is so freaking good!

[@MetalTrenches]

You dun Undertow wrong, but I love you anyways XD

[@ratmforthewin]

@@MetalTrenches I only like Prison Sex, Sober, Swamp Song and 4° from that album. Also, I love you too, even though you put the only PtH album with a bad song as an S-tier album ;)

[@MetalTrenches]

@@ratmforthewin If you're bad mouthing Volition we're about to throw fists XD

[@ratmforthewin]

@@MetalTrenches I am bad mouthing A Life Embossed

[@MetalTrenches]

@@ratmforthewin Fisticuffs boi

[@daxhogno9595]

I love tool obviously haha. I do think 10000 days deserves another step up. Some of those tracks are more better for the story like lost keys and Rosetta stoned. The music as it is matches the stories in a way. That’s how I see it. Over many many listens aswell lol

[@soundhealingbygene]

Lateralus follows Fibonacci sequence. Golden spiral, golden ratio whatever stuff. Also I agree with your points on 10,000 Days. It's really only about four songs I like on that.

[@victor_.]

My version : S- Lateralus, Ænima, 10k days, salival A-Undertow, Opiate B-Fear Innoculum Best song: lateralus Least favorite song: don't know it yet, lol

[@carbon1479]

I remember being a kid in the early 90's hearing Sober and Prison Sex and kind of getting them wrong, ie. thinking they were sort of this metal-oriented but wacky Primus type band. It was hearing H, Eulogy, Push It, Third Eye, etc. on Aenima that got me realizing that they were doing something a lot deeper / broader.

[@matthewrodriguez6338]

All #1 lol but… 1.Lateralus 2.10,000 Days 3.Anemia 4.Undertow 5.Fear Inoculum 6.Opiate Again, I love them all equally as Tool is the band I enjoy, the best. You’re entitled to you’re opinion, but I think you’re looking at 10,000 days with Aenima and Lateralus lenses. Just listen to it like a Tool album 🤷. I know they were going for a more garage rock sound. Different producer from Lateralus and Aenima. I don’t think Tool need to make every song build to a massive instrumental payoff. 10,000 day’s builds are every subtle, but they’re most definitely there. I’d even argue lost keys and Rosetta stoned plays into the end of Lateralus with the area 51 stuff. Wings for Marie builds to the title track, which builds and pays off with some great vocals by Maynard with a very interesting melody. Again, it’s subtle. But yeah, it’s not Pushit or the Grudge. They climax differently. If I was introducing someone to Tool I’d have them hear Lateralus or 10,000 days first, I think they’re the best places to start, then lock them in with Aenima. Opiate and undertow are what they, great hard rock albums with a new sound. And Fear Inoculum is an album made for die hard Tool fans, and frankly, I’d say it’s their most impressive work. However, peak Tool includes 10,000 days. IMO

[@ancienttartan3509]

10,000 Days isn't up there for me either, but I do feel it's better than any of the music they put out when they had Paul D'Amor in the band. With that said...listen to the album this way: play tracks 9-11, then loop back and play tracks 1-8. Why? Press play on track 9 when the Lion roars at the start of 2001: A Space Odyssy. If you do this in this order, the album syncs with the movie just the way the Wizard of Oz did with Darkside of the Moon.

[@thecoconutgum]

(This is just my opinion) S Tier: Lateralus, 10,000 Days A Tier: Ænima, Undertow B Tier: Opiate, Fear Inoculum, Salival Favorite song for each album: Fear Inoculum - Pneuma 10,000 Days - Vicarious/Rosetta Stoned Lateralus: Reflection Salival: Third Eye (Live) Ænima - Eulogy Undertow - Flood Opiate - Opiate

[@42k78]

How do you not have hearts next to H, Jimmy, Pushit and Third Eye?! Third Eye is an amazing song with really cool riffs. I like the long songs for when I'm painting so I could be bias. Good luck dealing with all the Tool fans. I will say that I like that you gave the first two albums a good spot. Undertow and Opiate are aging so well and I prefer them over most of the later prog albums. Aneima is the best and will always be the best. Top three albums of all time for me. I don't skip anything but maybe the angry voice mail song just because I can't wait to hear the Hooker song right after it.

[@dr.pepperluvr]

as a tool fan, and no im not 50 years old but here is my list 1.Ænima 2.Undertow 3.Lateralus 4.Fear Inoculum 5.Opiate 6.10,000 Days (im sorry im not a huge fan of 10,000 days, idk i mean it is okay but there other stuff is better)

[@carbon1479]

21:37 - Sure, I'll be 'one of those people' for a second :). 'Right in Two' gets me solidly, in sort of a Pink Floyd 'Us and Them' way. If I were actually think of which Tool songs put the sharpest point on what feels like it's the core essence of what they do the first tune that comes to mind is the back half of Push It (from the breakdown in the middle onward - and the melodies are absolutely bone-chilling) and then Right In Two is really evocative just for how much big-picture ontological grief that it's dripping with, a bit like a bunch of guys who had a massive 'spiritual' opening with ayahuasca and caught the new age space of human internal possibilities but had it knocked back out of them again in a pessimist materialist game theory direction all the while still being haunted by the ghost of that image - a bit like the sorrow that was in a lot of the King Crimson post-hippy stuff when they had to grapple with the likelihood that there's something fundamentally wrong with human nature (biological not divine) and that war, greed, etc. weren't just a matter of ignorance.

[@davidburns6284]

Totally agree with your rankings. Fear Inoculum was a big disappointment. Had two great tracks and the rest was very boring.

[@MetalTrenches]

David Burns It has its high points but lacks the same punch

[@ni_n__ho.oh__n_in]

FI has a very nocturnal spice... Invincible is one of the best tracks I've ever heard.

[@masterknife8423]

Very bloated and unnecessarily long but far from a big disappointment. No Tool album is a disappointment some albums are just better than others

[@user-br2gi8kh5s]

Invincible and Pneuma are possibly Tools two best songs and I don't know what more than that we can ask

[@doomguyrox1156]

After watching the recent video, decided to rewatch this and I agree with your list. Aenima I feel represents the band more and what makes them unique compared to other bands. Will say I haven’t heard 10,000 days yet and from where you ranked it, uh oh lol. I’ll still go in with low expectations though, cool list.

[@mariocartmichael6133]

10000 Days used to be my favorite about a year ago. Vicarious and Jambi are a lot of fun. Both parts of the title track are still some of my favorites, The Pot is alright, it’s definitely a fun song to sing along to but its at the bottom of my ranking for this album. I skip most of the interludes usually in every album. Rosetta Stoned is a top 5 song for me, it grew on me over the years, i used to hate it but like i genuinely really enjoy that one. Intension is in a lot of my less heavy playlists, i really enjoy the deep bass and chill flow the song has. It’s one i use to test if a speaker is good or not. Right In Two is a decent song, this one is less “fun” and more just pleasant and enjoyable. Idrk how to describe it but ive always really enjoyed that one. Overall though i would say 10000 Days is my least favorite now, but i do quite enjoy it, i just happen to enjoy the others a bit more. Lateralus is my current favorite, The Grudge, Ticks & Leeches, Schism, and the holy trinity, Disposition, Reflection, Triad are all fantastic songs. And then theres the rest of the album with The Patient, Lateralus, and Parabol(a). Every single song is a contender for my favorite on the album, and each was at one point (im grouping the holy trinity into one long 3 part song). Ænema was my original favorite and still has some of my favorite tracks like Stinkfist, H. , Jimmy, and Third Eye. Fantastic album front to back. Undertow definitely grew on me, Bottom, 4°, Intolerance, Crawl Away, and Swamp Song are my favorites, but the whole album (minus disgustipated) is great. Fear Inoculum is very very good as well. Every song is absolutely amazing. 7empest is my current favorite from it but its gone back and forth between every song. I really enjoy Tool’s music, they’re one of my favorite bands; and was lucky enough to see them in Newark 2/26/22 and got the poster and a shirt from the show.

[@mariocartmichael6133]

I also wanna mention their cover of Led Zeppelin’s No Quarter, that song is my absolute favorite song they’ve put out. I listen to it almost daily, sometimes many times a day. I adore Maynard’s vocal performance in that song, he probably is my favorite vocalist. When he says “Locked in a place where no one… GOOOOEEEEESSSS!!!!” Oh my god, it always gives me chills. I really love A Perfect Circle and Puscifer too just due to how much i love Maynard’s vocals. His clean vocals and his harsh are both just perfect. He is just amazing. I also didnt mention how much i love Danny’s drumming. I almost always have some Tool fill playing in my head. He is the most talented in the band for sure, Danny is a god up there with the greats. Hes like the Mango of drumming and Neil Peart is Hungrybox. But yea i love Tool i cant wait for the next album in 20 years rock on spiral out keep going 🌀

[@daxhogno9595]

S- my fav- lateralus, A- aenima,10,000 days (after truly devoting a lot of time to it,it keeps getting better for me) And undertow (first album I listened too) still love it. B-fear inoculum. I love it but yes it’s it feels like every now and then only! And Opiate for the same reason but still love it.

[@jakechinatown]

Flawless ranking except I'd definitely put Fear Inoculum in the F category

[@apoplexiamusic]

It's almost like it's the Matrix 4 of albums! We waited incredibly long for it and it's extremely bad, but probably on purpose?

[@apoplexiamusic]

For me it goes as follows: S Tier: Lateralus and Ænima A Tier: Undertow, because even though it's early Tool it is very consistent and very good B or C Tier: 10,000 Days because it has very high highs and very boring parts. The good songs are A Tier material, but the boring parts make it less good than Undertow D Tier: Fear Inoculum because it is incredibly boring and long and it seems they just embraced the full-on pretentiousness of prog, without the thongue in cheek humour that made their classic albums so great. I haven't listened to Opiate a lot do i can't rate it It would be funny that a bunch of Brad Taste In Music fans watch this video and bomb the comments with: Fettucini Sequence, Rigatoni Sequence, etc.

[@ecoli5440]

Dude I know this is an old video but I just wanted to say Im a Tool fan since I was 12-13 and being from Spain Im just getting to know all the memes about the fandom right now, just so you know, as an outsider to that culture Im shocked, you literally have the exact same tracks liked as me, and I would rate the albums in the same order, I find it really curious.

[@Phangaea]

I dident like the artwork on the last album ither at first but it grow on me and now i think its okay =) S: Lateralus, Fear Inoculum A: 10,000 days, Aenima B: Undertow, Opiate

[@Nicolas1909_]

S-Tier: Lateralus, Aenima A-Tier: Fear Inoculum, Undertow B-Tier: 10,000 Days C-Tier: Opiate I think the main reason why people don't like 10K as much as the others is cuz the tracklisting is weird. They should've made the title track the finale of the album since you're not always in the mood for someone singing about his dead mother. As for Fear Inoculum i kinda like the meandering atmospheric tracks but there was no way it could live up for the 13 year hype (and that was partially Tool's fault lmao). Undertow is a really good first album and Lateralus and Aenima are classics even outside prog metal. The only Tool record i think is mediocre is Opiate. I only listen to 2 tracks from it from time to time ("Sweat" and "Part of me"), the other songs are pretty cringy but you gotta start somewhere.

[@Agostoic]

Same, dude, same.

[@hvitekristesdod]

I feel like 10k Days has some great songs and ideas that don’t flow together well at all lol

[@Commentarianist]

I love tool but for whatever reason my favorite thing maynard ever did was his appearance on the self titled RATM album

[@Talonglow]

1. Lateralus 2. Aenima 3. 10,000 Days 4. Fear Innoculum 5. Undertow 6. Opiate

[@PolioInc]

Even just looking in the comments, a lot of people are choosing their favorite tool album being the one they started with. I recently found out about tool when my friend played wings pt 2 in his car while we were out for a ride. At first I was stunned at its run time, but god damn it’s build up and that riff all throughout is just amazing. Love the song. That was a big break though moment for me hearing that song. Another was when I finally went and listened to lateralus. I was listening in my car when the switchover from parabol to parabola hit and noticed it changed songs. Super cool that they did that, and went back to 10,000 days and saw that Rosetta stoned did it too. Also, I think Rosetta stoned is the continuation of Faaip De Oiad, as there’s that talk of Area 51, aliens, and a man who is in dread trying to warn the world. But whatever it all sounds cool

[@WinstonWolfe21]

Vicarious is my fave Tool song and I really like 10,000 Days

[@anonymouscarrot2965]

6.Opiate 3. 10 k days, fear innoculum, undertow 2. Lateralus 1. Aenima

[@jamespeterson3220]

Little late to the party. Was it the Toilet ov Hell podcast? I used to be a part of that community and some of the main people running it did not like Tool at all, to the point of being obsessively catty

[@bajablast4202]

I feel like wings part 1 and 2 are up there with lateralus, most underrated tool songs ever.

[@dekadenser]

Huh, no love for Rosetta Stoned! I was surprised by that but yeah, I it's not their strongest release by any means. I kinda feel the same going back to just the few songs on 10K days. Still a solid album imo, definitely rated higher than Undertow and Opiate for me.

[@masterknife8423]

Lateralus is my favourite Tool album. Only album that's truly fantastic from start to finish. I would also put Aenima up there alongside it thanks to tracks like Stinkfist and Aenima but it has a lot of filler imo

[@justicekreider2978]

10,000 days is by far my favorite Tool Song

[@natemurray311]

1. Fear Inoculum 2. Ænima 3. Undertow 4. Lateralus 5. 10,000 Days 6. Opiate Besides the epic song Rosetta Stoned on 10,000 Days album, that album is honestly my least favorite, but being that is one of my favorite Tool songs it ranks higher in my opinion. Opiate I feel is so damn good and underated, especially only being a EP. It's short with no filler. Hush is almost more relevant today then at it's time. But we all know all Tool music is 🔥.

[@neab1320]

you forgot undertiw

[@homeeconomicshell-official363]

1. 10000 days 2. Lateralus 3. Fear Inocolum 4. Aenima 5. Undertow

[@WhattheHectogon]

Did you just distill Third Eye down to a jam? How could you 😡 Great review 👍

[@eryanc]

I bought laterals and I only really liked schism and laterals. Over time I really started liking the rest of the album.

[@42k78]

Didn't love Fear Inoculum at first but now I don't mind it. I like the same songs you did plus Invincible. Maybe chop 2 minutes of guitar soloing off of a couple songs. I was also bummed with 10,000 days when I heard the long Wings to Marie tracks. Couldn't believe that was like 12 minutes of the album right there, despite the heavy handed meaning behind them. I actually do like Rosetta Stoned a lot but outside of the four main tracks, the album is pretty weak. My last comment, I promise.

[@MetalTrenches]

Comment as much as you please 👍🏻

[@isaaccate1623]

I use Spotify and there is an interlude between every song accept pneuma and fear innoculum but you don't have it. Does anyone know why?

[@MetalTrenches]

Those tracks are not on the physical release which is what I got

[@eryanc]

Crawl away is so underrated

[@jrod112278]

My favorite band: S Tier: Lateralus, Fear Inoculum A Tier: Aenima, 10,000 Days B Tier: Opiate, Undertow

[@jesusdelarosa1204]

S: Aenima, Fear Inoculum... I think that Fear Inoculum is a grower... It's keeping better and better

[@tequirasan]

10000 days has 3 superb! superb! songs. Issue is that TOOL give us to much music on album. If they reduce album to only 5 songs (41 minutes) it will be great. Vicarious is so good, that only for this I adore this album. Fear Inoculum is superb! Culing Voices is absolut masterpiece! 1 song Fear is great, 2 Pneuma - masterpiece, CV masterpiece, other are ok. My favourite is Lateralus, and Aenima second. 3 Fear... 4. 10 000.

[@mojorisin7371]

Lateralus, Undertow, Aenima, 10,000 days, Fear Inoculum, Opiate ✌🏽♥️

[@AssfaceOmega]

S Tier: Undertow, 10k Days A Tier: Lateralus B Tier: C: Fear Inoculum D: Aenima (Pretentious)

[@hvitekristesdod]

10k Days is way more pretentious than Aenima xD

[@PesterFester1966]

@@hvitekristesdod There both are.

[@1506Jimbob]

Forty six and two riff reminds me of wake up by RATM

[@brandonglassock5423]

Fear Inoculum is Tool's version of a Greatest Hits album.

[@hvitekristesdod]

1. Aenima (S) 2. Lateralus (S) 3. Undertow (A) 4. Fear Inoculum (A) 5. 10000 Days (B) 6. Opiate (B) Agree with everything you say about 10k Days. Very inconsistent. Intension and Right and Two do nothing for me. Never loved The Pot either

[@rileyr328]

"German dish"... or hash cookies ;)

[@MetalTrenches]

😂

[@coolhandchunk]

I am questioning your musical taste... You completely skipped over H. (one of Tools absolute best songs) and then you state you don't like the 10,000 Days album! Seriously??? It was a f'n masterpiece! Dare I say my favourite Tool album.

[@MetalTrenches]

If you question everyone’s taste just because they didn’t mention a song or like an an album you did, I question your understanding of how taste in music and social interaction works.

[@coolhandchunk]

@MetalTrenches I hate text messaging... missing the tone... I should have put haha at the end... wasn't supposed to be critical. Have a good one!

[@marcuslane5201]

S tier: AEnima and lateralus A tier: 10,000 days,opiate and undertow F tier: fear inoculum

[@d0m0b40]

Ranking aside, I just noticed this, why is stinkfist called stinkfest, and aenema called aenima on your apple music? lmao

[@MetalTrenches]

Because I can't spell apparently lol

[@whitechocolatte5863]

Holy shit, he did NOT just call Wings for Marie “dull”. 20:53 And saying that the tracks don’t build up to anything? Is this guy for real? Did we listen to the same thing or what?

[@MetalTrenches]

I did. God forbid we have differing opinions. That’s what makes music fun to begin with. I really hate the idea of fanbases that feel like you need to tow the line

[@emmalengel9146]

@@MetalTrenches i think there's a lot of fans who relate to the song (e.g. i lost my dad to a 5 year battle with cancer) and then it hits you very differently. When i listen to Pt1 and Pt2 and then that moment comes where he sings "give me my wings", i cry and get goosebumps everytime, and i think a lot of fans experience that too. So it's kind of baffling when others don't get that feeling haha but you're right music taste is entirely subjective:))

[@Geist_AD]

a video that is almost 30 minutes long, featuring only 6 albums.... yep, this is defintely a proper TOOL teir list lol.

[@Dexter_S456]

0:35 RIGHT IN TWO???

[@SolarGlu]

1. Lateralus 2. Ænima 3. Fear Inoculum 4. 10,000 Days 5. Undertow

[@agro2k256]

Btw the tool on fear inoculum is supposed to look like a syringe... once you see it you can't unsee it

[@user-br2gi8kh5s]

I think Invincible is Tool's best song

[@johnathanbasedman88NotAFed]

7:08 i hate to be that guy buuuuuuuut all of those were incorrect. It's pronounced "ahnima"

[@pyregazer9210]

s tier - aenima & lateralus, a-10,000 days, b- undertow & fear innoculum

[@Legions_666]

I'm one if those Tool fans that think they dont have a bad album. But i definitely feel ya on the 10000 days thing i hate when half the album is good songs and the other half is weird experimental stuff 😂

[@philliplloyd1518]

I agree with this list, however I would argue that undertow is their best album. Its the only album in which they know their limitations and don't pretend to be a band that their not. They are a good, maybe a very good band, that after undertow, became too ambitious for their own musical capabilities and their musical creativity. They don't have the chops for 11 minute songs, period. Danny Carey is a great drummer, but the rest of the band is average to above average at best, especially adam jones. They are definitely overreated and I understand why to a certain extent. The demand for their music extremely outweighed the supply of music they put out. What I don't understand is Tool super fans talking about tool as one of the best bands ever. I like tool but they are nothing more than a good band. 10,000 days and Fear Inoculum kind of suck.

[@LuxHM]

Ah it’s a shame you’re not the biggest fan of 10.000 days, I’m the complete opposite as it my favorite album 😅

[@MetalTrenches]

I mean I like it and I listen to it, but it's just not as good as the others imo

[@Schellnino1994]

Stinkfest? what app is this?

[@keeperofthecheese]

That was hard on 10k days. Screw Fear Innoculum.

[@MetalTrenches]

I stand by it

[@keeperofthecheese]

​@@MetalTrenches it reflects in the thousands of likes it didn't get.

[@mariomorales3482]

"Alternative metal"🤘

[@alexlaford3959]

Nice list except for the fact that you’re completely wrong

[@ilovetrance3036]

Aenima.... easily top. I don’t like the filler stuff tbh but minus that the actual songs on the album make it. Third eye I actually loved if you get past the intro. The other albums tbh I thought were cool but to me, myself, nothing will compare to this.

[@masterknife8423]

Aenima does have quite a bit of filler unfortunately but Third Eye alone puts the album alongside Lateralus

[@ballshd68419]

I love swamp song

[@mikeshawlis3152]

tool makes music for psychedelics let’s not be dense

[@booster330]

Days is only a mini album though. Only 5 proper songs on it

[@hurricane_valence]

Please do a marilyn manson album tier ranking 🙏

[@MetalTrenches]

When he drops the new one.

[@hurricane_valence]

@@MetalTrenches sick, awesome!

[@soundhealingbygene]

With fear inoculum the vocals/lyrics are not as good as other albums. But just my opinion. No way I could even come close to his voice delivery range or lyrics. Just kinda disappointing. The music is spot on. But still digesting it.

[@fhg8974]

Are you referring to musica universalis? It is from the Pythagorean theorem..

[@rileyr328]

Probably the fibonacci sequence.

[@brandonglassock5423]

Ok, has everyone just forgotten 'SALIVAL'?

[@MetalTrenches]

It’s not an LP, but yeah it’s good bonus content

[@aramorozco4693]

Salival box the Best

[@MetalTrenches]

Indeed

[@alexchavarria2582]

❤

[@nichande]

Yes Pneuma

[@lil_ezz120]

nahh 10000 days youre buggin that album s tier fuck it ima rank them s tier . 10000days aenima laterlaus undwertow and opiet A tier fear inoculum

[@MetalTrenches]

That’s kinda boring though if you only use two tiers

[@lil_ezz120]

@@MetalTrenches well it’s also subjective, You may not enjoy tool as much as I do . Thats fine you put them in whatever order you want I would put most if not all albums in S tier

[@BernardGarcon]

@Metal Trenches you just need a certain level of IQ to truly appreciate Tool and you..... Yeah, we know that copypasta. God forbid people have differing opinions on Tool or, even worse, not care for Tool at all.

[@markshaffer6447]

“Cool live version online”??? Tell me you’re not really a fan by 1) glazing over Pushit and 2) no knowledge of Salival????

[@MetalTrenches]

When did I say I was not familiar with Salival? You're projecting quite a bit into this. I have Salival on my computer. I've held the physical copy and almost bought it multiple times. "Tell me you're not really a fan?"... you're EXACTLY the reason why Tool fans have such a bad reputation. Hooker With A Penis was literally written about people just like yourself.

[@hornyconvict]

Fear innoculum is soulless i hate it