Tool - Opiate (EP) LP Keychain

Tool - Opiate (EP) LP KeychainAs the title of Tool's 1992 debut implies, they're none too impressed by religion, though other targets fear ("Cold and Ugly"), hypocritical moralizing ("Jerk Off"), nonconformity ("Hush") get their time in the spotlight as well. Opiate is a collection of heavy, aggressive, cynical music (though the tail end of the title track sounds more like Acid Rock), packaged in songs noticeably shorter than on their later efforts (Undertow, 1993, and Aenima,

grind and straight up weird

"Hallucination"

producing and mixing at their own Owl Lodge Studios in the woods of Washington state

a lighter you'll never lose

recast black metal in the most personal yet expansive of terms

3 Hello in There

and have toured alongside like-minded crew Stick To Your Guns

Eye For An Eye

sweet dreams aren’t actually made of cheese

Obscene Humanity

I’ll make mistakes along the way and some days you’ll be sick of your old man

Wake Her Up (American Football