Ænema (track)
by Tool
Ænema appears on the following album(s) by Tool:
- Ænima (track #13) (this album) (1996)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 10/03/2026 08:35 | Exist-en-ciel | 182,402 | 71/100 |
| ! | 07/23/2026 18:45 |  DommeDamian | 79,350 | 51/100 |
| ! | 06/16/2026 19:20 | Siromynian | 20,371 | 71/100 |
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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 89.4/100, a mean average of 88.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 90.0/100. The standard deviation for this track is 15.2.
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Arguably Tool's best song, and one of my personal favourite metal songs ever recorded. (Edited)
My favorite track on the album probably. Like AAL2014 said, this track feels massive. This track feels big and important.
AAL2014 TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/14/2017 17:52 | #197987
Fucking massive. This song has its own fucking gravity. (Edited)
No comments and only an 87 for this? C'mon people...This is one of rock's greatest songs!
This is a really cool track. I love the "I literally couldn't give less of a fuck" energy of the lyrics. It's so witty and snarky and cynical and I love it. Not to mention that guitar riff is killer (Edited)
