Formed around Billy Howerdel and Maynard James Keenan, this band blends heavy atmospherics with lyrical introspection.
For a quick sense of their sound, 'Judith' and '3 Libras' from the early records still frame what they do best. The later track 'The Doomed' shows they kept that darker, introspective approach.
Their debut 'Mer de Noms' in 2000 introduced a sound that was heavy but not straightforwardly aggressive, with songs like 'Judith' and '3 Libras' establishing their focus on alienation and inner turmoil. The 2004 covers album 'eMOTIVe' showed their political side, while 2018's 'Eat the Elephant' proved they could return after a long break without losing that atmospheric, progressive edge.
The band formed in 1999 with Howerdel and Keenan, releasing 'Mer de Noms' in 2000 and 'Thirteenth Step' in 2003. After a long break, they came back with 'Eat the Elephant' in 2018, maintaining that same progressive rock vein.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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