#276 TOOL Ænima Album Review

AENIMA, the 1996 album from progressive metal shamans TOOL, is a progressive, heavy, and atmospheric album loaded with layers and layers of sonic texture that should be enjoyed with headphones to ensure the ideal experience. In short, if Tool is the metal community’s Pink Floyd, then AENIMA is most definitely their Dark Side Of The Moon. And as with any prog album of such incredible quality, you must listen to it “front to back”, in its entirety because it’s truly a “start to finish” experience.

You may recall that we did an album dive of this many, many moons ago, right around the time of the COVID pandemic, during the “B.R.” period. It was a Metal Nerdery two-some, it was done over a Zoom call, it was definitely weird, and it was the only time we ever “did it” with only “two thirds the nerds” (it’s episode 38, released April 2, 2020, btw. You’ve been warned).

Always remember to reach “Finger…knuckle…elbow…and shoulder deep inside the borderline” in order to properly clean out and prepare for your upcoming “analectomy”. Prepare to enjoy “The BALLS of satan” (“Und keine eier”), enjoy some reflections regarding ample “shoulder tits” that were shown “at a bar”, and a bunch of assorted “piss hockey snot” associated with “where rich people live (and eat) in Atlanta”.

Be advised that “white people rapping is kinda like girls talking about football” and remember that a hilariously, weird threesome is always better than an unfunny, awkward twosome.

Happy Turkels to all, enjoy some “Harry Manbackshadowing” reflections, revel in the infinite comedy genius of Bill Hicks and JOIN US as we strive for redemption with a full power threesome and dive “colon deep inside the borderline” with TOOL’s AENIMA.

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Show Notes:

(00:01): #onewhiterapper / “White people rapping is like girls talking about football…”/ “You welcome to #RapNerdery …”/ “What do you mean no? You can’t show your tits at a bar?”/ #shouldertits / ***WARNING: #listenerdiscretionisadvised *** / #youcantdothat #noneofthat / “These people listening to us are smart enough to know the difference…”/ / ***WELCOME BACK TO METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!*** / “Why does he gotta be suckin’ it down?” / #throwinitback #chugginit / #thisepisodesbeeroftheepisode / “I don’t know WTF this is…”/ #ninepercentABV / “It reminded me of #roostersauce …”/ #siracha / #gamecocks / “This ain’t gonna work…”/ #theverdict / “I’m gonna finish it…”/ “It takes something special to blow your hair back…”/ “That’s too much money…for one person.”/ “They’re not paying the same tax rate…”/ #toiletwings by #OperationOrangeTits

(10:28): ***Feel free to email us at metalnerdery@gmail.com or hit us up on the socials at #Facebook or #Instagram or #YouTube at #metalnerderypodcast or GIVE US A CALL AND LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL AT 980-666-8182!!!*** / #emailsegment / “They reduced the seating but made it more better…”/ #Gimmick NOT FOR YOU (“It’s very riffy…”) / “#Metalcore definitely metalcore…”/ DROWN IN REGRET / “Let’s check out the other one…”/ “It’s not ‘brutal riffs’…”/ “I’m all about the most qualified…”/ #fooddisappointmentASMR #chickentits / “I pulled it out and kinda squeezed it…”/ “Here’s something kinda cool…on the opposite spectrum…”/ #RussellsReflectionsFineDiningEdition

(21:00): “What’s the name of the place?”/ #RussellsEndlessReflectionsASMR / “That’s it!” #Superica / “Flo’s has lost my business forever…”/ “Al Capotle? He was a gangster…”/ “It’s been a long time since going to a restaurant and being wowed by the food AND the service…”/ “I wanna go to a place that blows my butthole back…”/ #tongueandgroove / ***PATREON SHOUT OUT*** / ***You can JOIN US and be a part of the Patreon at patreon.com/metalnerderypodcast ***“You know you can do this without cursing…”/ #pisshockeysnot / #RussellsReflectionsHospitalityEdition / “#COVID killed the restaurant business…”/ #suggestedtip / #shittipper #twothirteenanhourplustips / “There’s some people that don’t tip AT ALL…”/ #shittipperalright / #antipickuplines / #VladTheInhaler / “No I didn’t and it doesn’t matter at this point…”

(37:12): #TheDocket METAL NERDERY PODCAST PRESENTS: TOOL – AENIMA (2nd Edition) / “It was weird…”/ “A threesome is always better than a twosome…”/ Released September 17, 1996 / “This is #DarkSideOfTheMoon style…”/ Dedicated to #BillHicks / “He’s suckin’ his own wanger…”/ “My mouth gets old…”/ “They are our generation’s #PinkFloyd …”/ STINKFIST / “Oh, it’s a LADY!”/ “Finger…knuckle…elbow…shoulder…”/ “I could probably just squeeze out her intestines…”/ #analectomy / EULOGY (NOTE: That’s a talk box) / “To this end you must die, you must be crucified, for our sins and our lies, goodbye…”

(53:50): H. / “That’s a bass tone, dude…” / “Doesn’t it sound thick? Girthy? Robust?” / #RussellsReflectionsToolTriviaASMR / “He reminds me of a darker, eviler #AlexSkolnick …”/ “She’s so hot, dude…you get #leighed when you get off the plane in #Hawaii …”/ “That’s the hottest woman in America…”/ “That’s my fantasy…”/ H. (continued…because we needlessly interrupted…sorry about that…) / “It’s not heroin…”/ #whitestripe / “It’s heavy and atmospheric at the same time…you kinda have to listen to this in its entirety…”/ #fronttoback / USEFUL IDIOT / “He didn’t need to…”/ FORTY SIX & 2 / #cantbeloudenough / “There’s a LOT going on…”/ “I know that’s a terrible segue…”/ #throatsinging / “Every country’s got talent…”/ “She looks great for 84, dude…”/ MESSAGE TO HARRY MANBACK / “That’s creepy…”

(1:10:04): #transgentional / #HotCarlson / HOOKER WITH A PENIS / “Is it time for an INTERMISSION?” / JIMMY / “Is this a #WhiteClaw?” / “It’s like carbonated vomit…just what vomit needs…”/ #whisperingASMR / “I didn’t realize there was 2 different bass tracks…” / #usethoseheadphones / “Are we on this again?” / #littlewhitestripe / “It’s gotta match…”/ “His downstairs matches his upstairs, all day long…”/ “We need to do a Yngwie Inside The Metal…”/ “He looks bored…”

(1:21:12): DIE EIER VON SATAN (The BALLS of Satan) / #hashcookies / #industrialmetalASMR / PUSHIT / “That sounds like Lateralus…”/ “It’s modern psychedelic music…”/ “Was it the last slurp that gotcha?” / “You know what I kinda miss? And I haven’t had one in years…”/ #analoscopy / #coiler #splitter / #Konsyl / “Bulk forming…”/ CESARO SUMMABILITY / AENEMA (“Learn to swim…see you down in #ArizonaBay …”) / “Encore bonus…”/ “This you’ve gotta listen to with headphones…”/ (-) IONS / “Ear shockies…”/ THIRD EYE (NOTE: #BillHicks snippets from the Relentless and Dangerous albums, respectively.) / “In…out…in…out”/ “Come on dude, your balls can take it…we’re almost done…”/ #markthetime / “I stick my hand into the shadow…”(of your butthole…) / “That’s the name of the album…” / “The last 5 minutes alone were better than that entire episode…”/ THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!!! / #outroreel