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Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer
Entertainment
Tommy Udo

“Were Black Sabbath heavy metal? They were? Then I guess we are too”: How Tool pushed back the boundaries of metal and prog with 10,000 Days

Tool posing for a photo while throwing a barbecue.

Never knowingly rushed, Tool have released just five full-length albums during their 30-plus year career. The fourth of these, 2006’s 10,000 Days, found them wading deep into progressive waters. Classic Rock met the band in a North London punk to talk enigma, going against the grain and April Fool’s gags.


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