7. Tool – “Fear Inoculum”

By far and away the most anticipated release of the year. Thirteen years after their last release and five years in the actual making, this record has a hell of a lot to live up to. In the main, it does. Nobody does complex intelligent heavy rock like Tool and the tracks on “Fear Inoculum” loop and unfurl like massive puzzles. The six actual song are fantastically constructed, full of precise guitar and regimented time signatures. My only issue (and I do have one) is the fact we get six songs (the other four tracks are instrumental interludes). It’s been thirteen years guys, am I wrong to be wanting a little bit more…