And talk about a blast from the past. As seen in the below video, Keenan runs through a full set of punk-funk fusion with C.A.D. in a public access TV performance dating from 1987; all while decked ...

While the buds in his ears let him communicate with folks on the ground, they also let him rock his climb with a playlist of ...

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When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Rob Verhorst/Redferns Tool were the band who shouldn’t have made it. Their logo was a ...

Mike Meengs was the keyboardist in TexA.N.S., which stands for Tex and the Anti Nazi Squad. Meengs shared a photo of himself with Keenan in the '80s with some background context on Facebook, and also ...

CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio -- Blossom Music Center will play host to a triple shot of alt-rock royalty on Sunday when Tool singer Maynard J. Keenan, his buddies in Primus, along with two of his side ...

Tool is a band that is a bit hard to describe. They’re definitely an alternative metal band with progressive rock elements. However, their sound, lyricism, and concepts stray into the existential and ...

CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio - Way back in 2014, Maynard James Keenan, best known as the lead singer of Tool, the combustible masters of complex rock, wanted to celebrate his 50th birthday with a big show ...

Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan is not a fan of cell phones at shows. This we already know. In 2018, he came under fire while touring with A Perfect Circle for enacting a strict “no cell phones” ...

Tool are in full tease mode, it seems. Maynard James Keenan said he hopes the album will be released by May or June. We're guessing it's not May, since we would have likely heard something by now. But ...