TOOL — Undertow (review)

TOOL — Undertow album cover Album · 1993 · Alternative Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
3/5 ·
Warthur
Tool's first full album to showcase their fusion of prog metal and alternative metal leans a little harder on the alt-metal side of the equation and goes easy on the prog. At points the album reminds me a lot of the sound Kyuss attained on Blues For the Red Sun - a fusion of the best of current alternative metal and grunge with older metal traditions. It's a reasonably competently composed and performed album, but at the same time it feels rather bland compared to the more distinctive work the band would come out with later on, and to my ears it doesn't really stand out from other alternative metal pieces from the same era.
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The Angry Scotsman wrote:
more than 2 years ago
Agreed, the album itself is fine but it is quite bland. I cant really knock it but its pretty much a solid alt metal work. So glad you share my sentiment!
Only tracks that really stand out are Sober and Disgustpiated!
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more than 2 years ago
"This. Is. Necessary."

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