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Tool is an American rock band, formed during 1990 in Los Angeles, California, that consists of drummer Danny Carey, bassist Justin Chancellor, guitarist Adam Jones, and vocalist Maynard James Keenan.

Emerging with a heavy metal sound on their first release, when the genre was dominated by thrash metal, Tool were later seen at the top of the alternative metal movement with the release of their second full-length studio album Ænima in 1996. After an ongoing evolution of their sound and continuous efforts to unify musical experimentation, visual arts, and a message of personal evolution on Lateralus (2001), Tool's most recent album 10,000 Days (2006), as well as respective tours, Tool are generally described as a style-transgressing act and part of progressive and art rock.

Relatively long and complex releases, controversial song lyrics and cover art, and their unorthodox music videos resulted in a rather ambivalent relationship between Tool and today's music industry, at times marked by censorship, and the band members' insistence on privacy. Nevertheless, Tool receives critical acclaim, Tool has won Grammy Awards, Tool performs worldwide tours, and Tool produces albums that top the charts in several countries. Between album releases, Tool takes extended breaks that allow for collaboration with other artists to design award-winning album packaging, elaborate light shows and involvement in notable side-projects. Tool has done live collaborations with artists such as Serj Tankian of System of a Down and Kirk Hammet of Metallica.