7empest (track)
by Tool

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7empest by Tool
Year: 2019
From the album Fear Inoculum (track #7)
Average Rating: 
88/100 (from 133 votes)
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From 02/01/2021 19:03 | #265525
FI is generally my least favorite Tool because almost all of the songs are more on the prog side, while I prefer the loud, intense, heavy tracks in Tool's catalogue. This track really stands out to me as one of the best songs Tool's done. It takes elements from the both the prog side and the heavy side and blends them together. As long as it is, there's not a bland moment.
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From 11/09/2020 22:26 | #260485
Holy shit, this might be my favorite song on the album. It's REAL close between this & Pneuma. It's funny because this song and Pneuma are like polar opposites. Pneuma is laid back, relaxing, and calm. Meanwhile this... I've never seen a song that matches its title so perfectly. This song feels like the rapture has begun, worldwide chaos. So basically the world we live in currently. If the guitar solos on Descending sounded like angels having a conversation, the guitar solos on THIS sound like the screamings of millions of tortured souls sentenced to eternal suffering in hell. This song is just a hurricane of fury and anger that last for 15 minutes but feels like 5. I say it one last time: fucking stunning
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From 11/06/2020 20:06 | #260274
Ok seriously HOW DOES THIS ONLY HAVE AN 87???
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From 05/22/2020 00:45 | #251793
Best song by tool
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From 09/14/2019 13:13 | #242580
Possibly track of the year
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From 09/01/2019 00:23 | #242025
I thought musicians were supposed to slow down as they get older but Adam Jones seems to be doing the opposite lol.

Here's something I found interesting: there's a rhythmic pattern that repeats throughout 7empest seven distinct times.
1st (After "We know your nature"): 2:38-2:55
2nd (After "We know your nature"): 3:47-4:04
3rd (During solo): 7:43-8:00
4th: ("A tempest must be just that..."): 10:00-10:34
5th (Meshuggah-like riff): 10:34 -11:25
6th ("Control your delusions..."): 12:45-13:39
7th ("A tempest must be just that...") 14:51 -  15:09
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From 08/30/2019 21:46 | #241978
Song of the year, and one of the best songs Tool has ever released
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