What do you think, after a decade of absence from the music scene, about the new Tool album - "Fear inoculum". The feeling of hearing new material from Tool is very pleasant, but many people are disappointed from it and for them the album is nothing special. For them it is even rather weak by their standards because the lacks of depth, insanity and aggression.
Too soft aperture on the guitar riffs are so many that for some times they get boring, too standard composite solutions, cycles of the same reef / tempo often hang in the air, unsupported by structural gradation, most pieces lack a composite core, themes appear to be cohesive, not naturally developed. For some of this critics I agree. But for me it is real spiritual experience. I listen it now for 3 weeks and it get even deeper. Maybe one of my favorite songs is "7empest"
It is really rare to hear something like that in this day. So much energy and power , the best of this album for me is between 9:44 and 11:33 of this song. There are so many more details from the album . Yes, I think it's one of their weak albums, but I love it as much as the others. In my opinion, it is a big mistake to compare one album with another. I would be glad to have someone else give their opinion. Enjoy!