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.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tool_(band)>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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