Tool - Opiate FORMAT:CD In the past

In the past

Fifth Angel)

spiritual healing marked a new turn in the death discography

guitarist Marty Friedman and drummer Nick Menza

Their debut album End Position was a merciless

Tool - Opiate FORMAT:CD In the pastAs the title of Tool's 1992 debut implies, they're none too impressed by religion, though other targets fear ("Cold and Ugly"), hypocritical moralizing ("Jerk Off"), nonconformity ("Hush") get their time in the spotlight as well. Opiate is a collection of heavy, aggressive, cynical music (though the tail end of the title track sounds more like acid rock), packaged in songs noticeably shorter than on their later efforts (Undertow, 1993, and Aenima,