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I've heard them described as the "thinking man's metal band... almost certainly by people (critics) who know nothing about metal... but the phrase still stuck in my mind for some reason. I've also heard them compared to Metallica a number of times by a number of music writers. And when I think about it, Metallica around the time of ..And Justice for All is more deserving of that title. Their music was more intelligent and their technical prowess was undeniable.
But then they started to suck in a way that even Tool can't compete with, so whatever. I just don't even see Tool as a true metal band. They're butt prog. Like the foul mouthed American answer to Rush.
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