Burning Man might not be the sort of festival where you’d expect Tool to be appreciated, but it seems this year’s attendees honoured the new album from the prog icons with a dance party.
Last week, Tool returned with their first new album in 13 years. Dubbed Fear Inoculum, the record has clearly been a long time coming, with fans from all over the world eagerly awaiting the new release from the Los Angeles quartet.
If you’re a dedicated Burning Man fan though, then you might have realised that Tool’s release date fell right in the middle of this year’s event, which wrapped up yesterday.
However, despite footage of Flume apparently eating ass defining this year’s event, Spin has reported that a massive dance party for the new Tool album also took place in the middle of Nevada’s Black Rock Desert.
Check out Alex Grey introducing the new Tool album:
Video of the event shows Alex Grey – who has provided artwork for the majority of the band’s records – speaking to an eager crowd – thanking everyone in attendance for their support, before praising the band and kicking off a combination of a dance and listening party for the new record.
“I feel so grateful to be at freest place on Earth, to celebrate the opening of one of greatest bands in the world” Grey explained. “This is one of my favourite Tool albums and I’ve only heard it a few times, so I hope that it will grow on you.
“It’s called Fear Inoculum, it is something that is so powerful and affirmative to our spirit, to our creative spirit, that this is the perfect launching pad, for a way that I can share the love that is so extraordinary between these band members.
“I feel so blessed and grateful, and they’ve been a great tool for our institution, the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors. A great tool for building the Chapel. Thank you to the men of Tool and all their fans. Much love.”
What follows next is something of a dystopian paradise, as punters of all walks of life groove and gyrate to the latest entry into the band’s discography. While it might not have taken place amongst the sort of crowd you’d expect, it just goes to show how universal Tool’s music truly is.
Check out footage of the Burning Man dance party:
