We are pretty excited about our current cover stars Tool finally dropping their brand new album!

Tool fans have earned a reputation for being intense. And that self-seriousness, and the resulting implication that you just don't get it, has turned a lot of people off. There's a longstanding rumor that back when Spin was still a print publication, the editors would get a letter a day demanding a Tool cover story.

Tool will play a total of 26 dates across the US and Canada throughout October and November in support of their new album Fear Inoculum

It's taken 13 years, but Tool's new album, Fear Inoculum has finally arrived – here's everything you need to know about it, one track at a time

Tool’s Danny Carey admits he was unsure if they'd still be accepted due to the long running times on Fear Inoculum - as band's music videos appear online