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.
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 here.
Tour dates:
February
22 - Washington, DC - Capital One Arena
23 - Belmont Park, NYvUBS Arena
26 - Newark, NJ - Prudential Center
27 - Buffalo, NY - KeyBank Center
March
1 - Pittsburgh, PA - PPG Paints Arena
3 - Detroit, MI - Little Caesars Arena
4 - Louisville, KY - KFC Yum! Center
6 - Columbus, OH - Nationwide Arena
8 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
10 - Chicago, IL - United Center
12 - Omaha, NE - CHI Health Center Arena
13 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
15 - Kansas City, MO - T-Mobile Center
17 - Moline, IL - TaxSlayer Center
18 - St. Louis, MO - Enterprise Center
20 - Cleveland, OH - Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
April
23 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Royal Arena
25 - Oslo, Norway - Spektrum
26 - Stockholm, Sweden - Avicii Arena
28 - Hamburg, Germany - Barclaycard Arena
29 - Frankfurt, Germany - Festhalle
May
2 - Manchester, UK - AO Arena Manchester
4 - Birmingham, UK - Resorts World Arena
6 - Dublin, Ireland - 3Arena
9 - London, UK - The O2 Arena
12 - Paris, France - AccorHotels Arena
13 - Antwerp, Belgium - Sportpaleis
15 - Berlin, Germany - Mercedes-Benz Arena
17 - Cologne, Germany - Lanxess Arena
19 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Ziggo Dome
21 - Krakow, Poland - Tauron Arena
23 - Prague, Czech Republic - O2 Arena
24 - Budapest, Hungary - SportAréna
(Photo - Travis Shinn)
