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Another important part of the band's music is the inclusion of collaborated works of art and music videos that echo themes presented in their songs and albums. These pieces of art usually involve imagery straight out of the [[Nightmare Fuel|Nightmare]] [[Uncanny Valley|Valley]], and aren't necessarily supposed to tell an actual story, but evoke certain feelings from the viewer. They [[Mind Screw|succeed]] [[Nightmare Fuel|very]] [[Deranged Animation|well.]]

Over the band's career they've addressed many diverse topics as religion, the music industry and media censorship, child abuse, drug use, transcendence, and even [[Fan Dumb]] ''from their own fans'' who started complaining that [[~~Its~~ Popular Now It Sucks]]. This various subject matter has also made Tool the subject of much controversy and censorship, including one incident with their song "Stinkfist", which was renamed and edited to run on MTV, due to "Offensive connotations", as well as [[Wal Mart]] not selling their first LP ''Undertow'' with the original cover art. Despite (or possibly because of) that controversy, they have remained a hugely successful group and continue to actively tour both in the United States and internationally.

Over the band's career they've addressed many diverse topics as religion, the music industry and media censorship, child abuse, drug use, transcendence, and even [[Fan Dumb]] ''from their own fans'' who started complaining that [[It's Popular, Now It Sucks]]. This various subject matter has also made Tool the subject of much controversy and censorship, including one incident with their song "Stinkfist", which was renamed and edited to run on MTV, due to "Offensive connotations", as well as [[Wal Mart]] not selling their first LP ''Undertow'' with the original cover art. Despite (or possibly because of) that controversy, they have remained a hugely successful group and continue to actively tour both in the United States and internationally.

Three of the group's songs ("Schism", "Parabola", and "Vicarious") also appeared on ''[[Guitar Hero]]: World Tour'' as playable tracks.

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* [[Concept Album]]: Regardless of whether or not the band views any of their record as such, ''10,000 Days'' is cited as an example all the same.

* [[Cover Version]]: "No Quarter" by [[Led Zeppelin]], "Demon Cleaner" by [[Kyuss]], and "You Lied" by Peach, Justin Chancellor's previous band.

* [[Cluster F Bomb]]: Several songs, especially "Hush", "Hooker with a Penis" and "Ænema". "Rosetta Stoned" alone should have earned ''10,000 Days'' a Parental Advisory label, but the heavy distortion and layering on the vocals may have fooled the ratings board.

* [[Cluster F-Bomb]]: Several songs, especially "Hush", "Hooker with a Penis" and "Ænema". "Rosetta Stoned" alone should have earned ''10,000 Days'' a Parental Advisory label, but the heavy distortion and layering on the vocals may have fooled the ratings board.

* [[Epic Rocking]]: A large percentage of their discography consists of this; notable examples are "Pushit", "Third Eye", "Reflection", "Wings for Marie" (both parts), and "Rosetta Stoned".

* [[Go Mad From the Revelation]]: "Lost Keys" / "Rosetta Stoned" has a lot of fun with this. The subject may have had a sanity-breaking encounter with aliens, or he may have just OD'd on hallucinogens.

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* [[Music/Instrumentals|Instrumentals]]: The interludes on ''Ænima'', ''Lateralus'' and ''10,000 Days'' are this, plus "Triad" for a normal-length tune.

* [[Intercourse With You]]: "Maynard's Dick", the hidden track on the CD of ''Salival''.

* [[Last Note Nightmare|Last Song Nightmare]]:

* [[Last-Note Nightmare|Last Song Nightmare]]:

** "Disgustipated" from ''Undertow''

** "Faaip de Oiad" from ''Lateralus''

** "Viginti Tres" from ''10,000 Days''

* [[The Man Is Sticking It to The Man]]: ''Self-admitted'' in "Hooker with a Penis," which then [[Take That Audience|mocks the listener for assuming otherwise]].

* [[The Man Is Sticking It to The Man]]: ''Self-admitted'' in "Hooker with a Penis," which then [[Take That, Audience!|mocks the listener for assuming otherwise]].

{{quote| I sold my soul to make a record, dipshit, and then you bought one.<br />

<nowiki>*later*</nowiki><br />

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* [[Mohs Scale of Rock and Metal Hardness]]: Generally a 6 or 7, but they can also go as low as 4/5.

* [[Mood Whiplash]]: Can be induced by the middle tracks of ''Ænima'', from the introspective "Forty Six & 2" to the head-scratching "Message to Harry Manback" to the venomous snark of "Hooker With a Penis" to the bouncy, cheerful "Intermission", which is the main guitar riff of the next song, the rather somber "Jimmy", played on an organ.

* [[Precision F Strike]]: "Pushit", "Ticks and Leeches" (it's actually the only song on ''Lateralus'' that has any cursing), "The Pot".

* [[Precision F-Strike]]: "Pushit", "Ticks and Leeches" (it's actually the only song on ''Lateralus'' that has any cursing), "The Pot".

* [[Protest Song]]: "Right in Two".

* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: A few examples. For one, they have a song called "Maynard's Dick". Plus there's the band's name.

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