Tool is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1990, the group's line-up currently includes drummer Danny Carey, guitarist Adam Jones, vocalist Maynard James Keenan, and bassist Justin Chancellor. Tool has won three Grammy Awards, performed worldwide tours, and produced albums that have topped the charts in several countries. The band emerged with a heavy metal sound on their first studio album, Undertow (1993), and became a dominant force in the alternative metal movement with the release of their second album, Ænima, in 1996. Their efforts to unify musical experimentation, visual arts, and a message of personal evolution continued with Lateralus (2001) and the most recent album, 10,000 Days (2006), gaining the band critical acclaim and commercial success around the world. Their long-awaited fifth album is in production. The band is generally described as a style-transcending act and part of progressive rock and art rock. The relationship between the band and today's music industry is ambivalent, at times marked by censorship and the band members' insistence on privacy.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1701:
The Collegiate School of Connecticut, later renamed Yale University, was chartered in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, US. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yale_University
1831:
Ioannis Kapodistrias, the Greek head of state, was assassinated in Nafplion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ioannis_Kapodistrias
1942:
World War II: American forces defeated the Japanese at the Third Battle of the Matanikau in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, avenging the Japanese victory a couple of weeks earlier. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actions_along_the_Matanikau
1986:
The Phantom of the Opera, a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber currently the longest-running Broadway show in history, opened in London's West End. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Phantom_of_the_Opera_(1986_musical)
2006:
North Korea conducted a nuclear test, reportedly near Kilchu, with an explosive force of less than one kiloton, that was unanimously condemned and denounced by many countries and the United Nations Security Council. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_North_Korean_nuclear_test
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
understudy: 1. To study or know a role, so as to be able to replace its normal performer if required. 2. To act as an understudy (to, for someone). https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/understudy
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
Christ said, "The Kingdom of Heaven is within you." And the Indians say that and the Zen people say that. We're all God. I'm not a god or the God, but we're all God and we're all potentially divine — and potentially evil. We all have everything within us and the Kingdom of Heaven is nigh and within us, and if you look hard enough you'll see it. --John Lennon https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Lennon