February 23

TOOL To Release “OPIATE2” Digitally on March 1; Blu-Ray Short Film On March 18 via RCA Records 

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OOL TO RELEASE “OPIATE2”DIGITALLY ON MARCH 1WITH BLU-RAY SHORT FILM ARRIVING ON MARCH 18 VIA RCA RECORDS
RE-IMAGINED SONG AND VIDEO MARK THE 30th ANNIVERSARY OF THE OPIATE EP AND THE BAND’S FIRST VIDEO IN 15 YEARS
 
 
“Opiate2
 
 Feb 22, 2022, LOS ANGELES – TOOL, who are currently on tour in support of their GRAMMY Award® winning album Fear Inoculum, take it back to their beginning, celebrating the 30th anniversary of their first commercially-available release, Opiate, with a re-imagined and extended version of the EP’s title track and an accompanying short film. “Opiate2” is available via DSPs on March 1, with the Blu-ray only visual companion available on March 18.
Visual artist Dominic Hailstone (“Alien: Covenant”, “The Eel”) worked with Jones on the 10-plus minute film, which is the band’s first new video in 15 years. The clip continues TOOL’s knack for merging the aural and visual worlds, creating an all-encompassing experience for the listener that has been a hallmark of the outfit since their inception. Hailstone and Jones also collaborated on the filmed pieces featured on the current Fear Inoculum tour.
 
 
“Opiate2” Blu-ray
 
 The physical release features a Blu-ray housed in a 46-page art book with behind-the-scenes and making-of photos as well as interviews and insights from special guests. “Opiate2” pre-orders are available now: https://TOOL.lnk.to/Opiate2.
TOOL tour dates:
February 22 Washington, DC Capital One ArenaFebruary 23 Belmont Park, NY UBS ArenaFebruary 26 Newark, NJ Prudential CenterFebruary 27 Buffalo, NY KeyBank CenterMarch 1 Pittsburgh, PA PPG Paints ArenaMarch 3 Detroit, MI Little Caesars ArenaMarch 4 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! CenterMarch 6 Columbus, OH Nationwide ArenaMarch 8 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel ArenaMarch 10 Chicago, IL United CenterMarch 12 Omaha, NE CHI Health Center ArenaMarch 13 Minneapolis, MN Target CenterMarch 15 Kansas City, MO T-Mobile CenterMarch 17 Moline, IL TaxSlayer CenterMarch 18 St. Louis, MO Enterprise CenterMarch 20 Cleveland, OH Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
April 23 Copenhagen, DK Royal ArenaApril 25 Oslo, NO SpektrumApril 26 Stockholm, SE Avicii ArenaApril 28 Hamburg, DE Barclaycard ArenaApril 29 Frankfurt, DE FesthalleMay 2 Manchester, UK AO Arena ManchesterMay 4 Birmingham, UK Resorts World ArenaMay 6 Dublin, IE 3ArenaMay 9 London, UK The O2 ArenaMay 10 London, UK The O2 ArenaMay 12 Paris, FR AccorHotels ArenaMay 13 Antwerp, BE SportpaleisMay 15 Berlin, DE Mercedes-Benz ArenaMay 17 Cologne, DE Lanxess ArenaMay 19 Amsterdam, NL Ziggo DomeMay 21 Krakow, PL Tauron ArenaMay 23 Prague, CZ O2 ArenaMay 24 Budapest, HU SportAréna
 
 
Photo credit: Travis Shinn
 
 TOOL formed in 1990, releasing five studio albums: Undertow (1993), Ænima (1996), Lateralus (2001),10,000 Days (2006), and Fear Inoculum (2019); two EPs: 72826 (1991) and Opiate (1992), and the limited-edition boxset Salival (2000). The band has won four GRAMMY Awards®: Best Metal Performance (1998, “Ænima”), Best Metal Performance (2002, “Schism”), Best Recording Package (2007, 10,000 Days) and Best Metal Performance (2020, “7empest”). TOOL is Danny Carey (drums), Justin Chancellor (bass), Adam Jones (guitar) and Maynard James Keenan (vocals).
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