Tool's Music Will Be Available to Stream on Apple Music and Spotify From This Friday

[MacRumors]

Rock band Tool this week announced that it will be putting its back catalog of albums on all streaming platforms beginning this Friday, August 2 (via Pitchfork). This is believed to include Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Prime Music, and more.

This also means that the band's albums will be available to purchase on the iTunes Music Store and other digital music stores. In the announcement tweet, the band shared a video that included previous albums like Lateralus and Opiate, along with an image of the August 2 streaming date.

Tool also announced the name of its next album, Fear Inoculum, which will release on August 30.

This Friday, Aug 2nd, the Tool catalog goes up on all digital and streaming formats. High five. #tool2019 pic.twitter.com/VkxHhv765x - TOOL effing TOOL (@Tool) July 29, 2019

Tool is one of the latest bands to finally allow its music to be available on streaming platforms. Over the years, streaming platforms like Apple Music have gained music from The Beatles and Def Leppard, after years of users being unable to stream their music.

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[Jozone]

Something tells me this wasn't Maynards decision...

 

[gixxerfool]

I wrote them off years ago simply because of this. Bunch of pompous asses that realized they missed the boat early on and holding out for whatever reason was costing them money.

 

[keysofanxiety]

Finally! It feels like I've been waiting 10,000 days for this moment.

New album at the end of next month.

 

[Tokenfreak]

Never heard of them lol

 

[Optheduim]

Tool sucks. They had one good song, Schism, and it still sucks.

 

[S.B.G]

Tool is my top favorite band of all and I'm just happy they're releasing a new album next month.

I don't really care that they're finally coming to streaming services since I own all of their albums already. But if it helps them get more sales, then cool.

 

[keysofanxiety]

Tool sucks. They had one good song, Schism, and it still sucks.

I’ll refute your incorrect comment with a disgusting bass line in a solid song.

 

[willmtaylor]

...they’re still a band?

This is like the announcements that RadioShack’s were closing when no one knew there were still some in existence.

 

[dannyyankou]

I’m actually very surprised they finally did this. I’m not too familiar with their music but I know they’re very anti-digital. Their music isn’t even on iTunes.

 

[willmtaylor]

I’ll refute your incorrect comment with a disgusting bass line in a solid song.

Meh.

Each to his own though!

That’s part of what makes music so great.

 

[S.B.G]

I’ll refute your incorrect comment with a disgusting bass line in a solid song.

I especially love the transition from Parabol to Parabola on the Lateralus album. Oh and Triad rips too. Hell, I love their whole catalog!

 

[Johnny London]

This sucks, their albums are something I have but no one else has had.

 

[DougFNJ]

I’m definitely happy to hear this, never understood the big holdout.

 

[Dranix]

What or who is "Tool"? Does one have to know it?

 

[burgman]

What or who is "Tool"? Does one have to know it?

Not at all keep listening to K-pop and be happy

 

[- rob -]

I had not realized Tool was holding out like that. I agree it probably has to do with money. Could be also they aren’t picking up potential new fans because young people do not buy physical media anymore.

Are there any other big bands holding out like this still?

 

[Dranix]

Ah it's one of the obscure American "Metal" bands. Strange that so few American bands get nice metal together while Europe is full of great bands.

 

[_Refurbished_]

Looks like they were able to make the pieces fit for the streaming platforms. Good communication goes a long way when negotiating a deal. Glad they were finally able to do it.

 

[S.B.G]

I had not realized Tool was holding out like that. I agree it probably has to do with money. Could be also they aren’t picking up potential new fans because young people do not buy physical media anymore.

Are there any other big bands holding out like this still?

We can only speculate, but MJK's other activities such as wine making, his other bands Puscifer and A Perfect Circle as well as his interest in Jiu-Jitsu no doubt take up a lot of his time. I believe he also mentioned to Joe Rogan on a previous podcast (not yesterday's) that Tool goes through a long arduous process of creation for their albums. Plus, well, life happens to us all.

The people on r/toolband have been losing their minds this summer in anticipation and it's been a riot to watch.

 

[CarlJ]

Never heard of them lol

Congratulations on coming forward and sharing your musical naïveté with the world. Must be a big step for you. Very courageous.

 

[T5BRICK]

This is awesome but I’ll still be buying their physical albums. They always have neat extras and cool/weird artwork.

 

[S.B.G]

Yo, @earthTOmitchel can you change the graphic in this article from the Apple Music logo to this?

 

[decypher44]

Finally! And new album on 8/30!

 

[H3LL5P4WN]

Ah it's one of the obscure American "Metal" bands. Strange that so few American bands get nice metal together while Europe is full of great bands.

I'm not a fan, but Tool is far, far from obscure.

America does have a healthy scene of bands who "get nice metal together" as well.