Ænima

Ænima
Studio album by
Tool
ReleasedSeptember 17, 1996 (1996-09-17)[1][2]
RecordedSeptember 1995 – March 1996
Studio
  • Ocean Way (Hollywood)
  • The Hook (Hollywood)
Genre
Length77:18
Label
ProducerDavid Bottrill

Ænima is the second studio album by American rock band Tool. It was released as a vinyl record on September 17, 1996.[6][7] It was later released as a compact disc on October 1, 1996.[7] It is the first Tool album with bassist Justin Chancellor on it. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Recording Package.[8]

The album sold over 140,000 copies in its first week.[9] It came out at number two on the Billboard 200 music chart. The RIAA gave it a triple platinum certification in 2003.[10] A song from the album, "Ænema", won a Grammy Award in 1998.[11] Rolling Stone put the album at number 18 on a list of the 100 greatest metal albums of all time.[12]

Track list

All lyrics are written by Maynard James Keenan; all music is composed by Adam Jones, Danny Carey, and Justin Chancellor, unless otherwise noted[13]

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Stinkfist"
  • Keenan
  • Jones
  • Carey
  • Paul D'Amour
5:11
2."Eulogy"
  • Keenan
  • Jones
  • Carey
  • D'Amour
8:28
3."H."
  • Keenan
  • Jones
  • Carey
  • D'Amour
6:07
4."Useful Idiot" 0:38
5."Forty Six & 2" 6:04
6."Message to Harry Manback" 1:53
7."Hooker with a Penis" 4:33
8."Intermission" 0:56
9."jimmy" 5:24
10."Die Eier von Satan" (German: "The Eggs of Satan") 2:17
11."Pushit"
  • Keenan
  • Jones
  • Carey
  • D'Amour
9:55
12."Cesaro Summability" 1:26
13."Ænema"
  • Keenan
  • Jones
  • Carey
  • D'Amour
6:39
14."(-) Ions" 4:00
15."Third Eye" 13:47
Total length:77:18

References

  1. ↑ "Tool News". Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Tool News: AENIMA INFO". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  3. ↑ "THE BEST METAL ALBUMS FROM 40 SUBGENRES". Loudwire. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  4. ↑ Wiederhorn, Jon (September 17, 2018). "Tool's 'Aenima': 10 Things You Didn't Know About Band's Watershed Second Album". Revolver. Archived from the original on February 4, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Tool Album Discography: AllMusic". AllMusic.
  6. ↑ "Tool News". toolshed.down.net. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  7. 1 2 "Tool News: AENIMA INFO". toolshed.down.net. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  8. ↑ "Rock On The Net: 39th Annual Grammy Awards - 1997". www.rockonthenet.com. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  9. ↑ Staff, Billboard; Staff, Billboard (2001-05-24). "Tool's 'Lateralus' Leads Five Top-10 Debuts". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  10. ↑ "Concert Review: Tool's prog pleases populace". old.post-gazette.com. Archived from the original on 2022-10-27. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  11. ↑ "Rock On The Net: 40th Annual Grammy Awards - 1998". www.rockonthenet.com. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  12. ↑ "The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. 2017-06-21. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  13. ↑ "ACE Repertory". ACE. Archived from the original on February 6, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
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