{"product_id":"tool-opiate-ep-1992","title":"TOOL Opiate EP (1992)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBefore \u003cem\u003eUndertow\u003c\/em\u003e rewired everyone's nervous system, before \u003cem\u003eAenima\u003c\/em\u003e made people question the nature of reality, there was \u003cem\u003eOpiate\u003c\/em\u003e, six tracks of barely contained fury that told you exactly what Tool were going to become and dared you to keep up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReleased in 1992 when the Los Angeles underground was fracturing beautifully between grunge, metal, and something no one had words for yet, \u003cem\u003eOpiate\u003c\/em\u003e arrived sounding like none of it. Maynard was already preaching, Adam Jones was already painting in guitar tones most people hadn't heard before, and \"Hush\" was already making radio programmers uncomfortable. This is the document that started one of the most fiercely devoted relationships between a band and its audience in alternative music history. If you're coming to Tool late, this is the correct place to begin. If you've been here since the start, you already know.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVinyl reissue of the 1992 EP. Six tracks. Progressive metal, art rock, the beginning of something enormous. Fans of: A Perfect Circle, Puscifer, Deftones, Faith No More, Helmet, Chevelle.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ALT CVLT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45550236139711,"sku":"614223102719","price":49.66,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0742\/3633\/0175\/files\/original_d3427c45-c1a3-4b29-ad5e-a65c4f0d852c.jpg?v=1777071953","url":"https:\/\/www.alt-cvlt.com.au\/products\/tool-opiate-ep-1992","provider":"ALT CVLT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}