Stinkfist (track)
by Tool
Stinkfist appears on the following album(s) by Tool:
- Ænima (track #1) (this album) (1996)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 4 days ago | Exist-en-ciel | 175,480 | 71/100 |
| ! | 07/23/2026 18:39 |  DommeDamian | 78,530 | 51/100 |
| ! | 07/10/2026 20:33 | mash | 4,640 | 92/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 90.9/100, a mean average of 89.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 15.2.
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this song is just brilliant from start to finish
AAL2014 TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/14/2017 17:43 | #197976
One of the best hooks Tool ever wrote. Undeniably a great opener.
TheHolyKiwi TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/26/2014 08:16 | #128026
Absolutely brilliant, another incendiary masterpiece from Tool.
Progressive alternative metal is it?
This is easily the most straight forward song I've heard from this band. This song has a really gritty and dirty vibe, which I guess makes sense given the subject. I'm not really sure how I feel about the vocal delivery on the verses, it kinda feels a little weak? Maybe that's what they were going for but it doesnt really sound good to me. idk, this song is kinda hit or miss for me. Im not really sure why this is their second highest rated track here.
