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metalifuxx · Post by **metalifuxx** » Tue Oct 14, 2014 2:46 am

You wouldn't be the first. Keep in mind, no vocalist will ever come close to Maynard in what he does. I look for instrumental style that resembles Tool and then hope the vocals can be worthy or as original in their own right.

Quicksand
These guys without a doubt. They started out about the same time Tool released their first album too but they never really got promotion and recognition and stayed in the underground hardcore scene.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XstH23RYOA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGPzJs1WK88

Failure (toured with Tool in mid 90s, and Troy Van Leeuwen plays guitar with APC). Perfect Circle even covered their "The Nurse Who Loved Me". One of the most under rated bands of 90's
Failure - Fantastic Planet album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4tFiF2dWfk

O.S.I. (Office Of Strategic Influence)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iZdJNH3Z1o

Opeth's Ghost Reveries album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIo3lpXrc5A

Only Living Witness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7AXIXfnoh8

Corelia (screaming with clean vocals mixed)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILuiIfHoezo

Blue Skies Bring Tears
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioV_N0yowtQ

Katatonia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y34ieqfofL8

Amorphis's Am Univesum album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbkxg2EO_YM

As someone previously mentioned Porcupine Tree.

Russian Circles (although instrumental)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzYW1pY3hFA

Oceansize (kind of Tool mixed with Incubus)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTsnXZNFIjk

IQ - "Born Brilliant"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpVehITIxFA

Confessor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9M9I62JNZI

This band called " Pete."that really never got noticed, they are bit like Chevelle, but also remind me a bit of Tool, but too nu metal. The singing is there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbBtMbJIz3E

metalifuxx · Post by **metalifuxx** » Tue Oct 14, 2014 3:21 am

The Mars Volta, although I really never got much into them. I much prefer At The Drive In.

Love this album though. Very experimental yet melodic and listenable, dark trippy, dynamic from soft slow to fast, although lacking on the long compositions, but still technical. I wish it was longer too.
At The Drive In "Vaya" album
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82nsySAK5kE

Someone mentioned their more popular Relationship of Command album. Still good but this one always wins for me.

Candiria, although they don't always sound like this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOG_ewx3EcM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSCOpZOEDP0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsoNbMpQVh8

metalifuxx · Post by **metalifuxx** » Tue Oct 14, 2014 3:28 am

This track for certain, as someone mentioned Porcupine Tree

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX5NzXWtw1Y

mgelon · Post by **mgelon** » Tue Oct 14, 2014 4:03 am

Intronaut for sure on certain songs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3ObanbRkx8

also, Fantastic Planet and Vaya (mentioned above) are two of my favorite albums

zentatonic · Post by **zentatonic** » Tue Oct 14, 2014 4:09 am

Soen

Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster

Pacific05 · Post by **Pacific05** » Tue Oct 14, 2014 11:05 am

aMUSEd wrote:
Deftones can get quite Tool-like in some tracks - esp their earlier albums - great band anyway.

Indeed.

I thought of "Adrenaline".

chaosWyrM · Post by **chaosWyrM** » Tue Oct 14, 2014 10:10 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqZNMvIEHhs

steffeeH · Post by **steffeeH** » Thu Oct 16, 2014 8:26 pm

Currently going through all your suggestions! Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster are amazing so far!!!!

Winstontaneous · Post by **Winstontaneous** » Sat Oct 18, 2014 9:33 pm

tanabarbier wrote:Hi!

I like Tool a lot too, and there is this band, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, that reminds me of them in some aspects:

It is different, of course, absolutely not a copy, but they have a really fine songwriting, fun time signatures, etc etc. Just a totaly different band, and an excellent one. One of the best concert I ever saw (I don't say that every tuesday or so).

Have a good day!

Great suggestion, I have seen Sleepytime Gorilla Museum many times here in the SF Bay Area. Really a unique perspective with the odd time signatures, self-built instruments, and virtuoso violinist Carla Kihlstedt. Nils and Dan (SGM bassist & guitarist) were also in Idiot Flesh and now have a group called Free Salamander Exhibit.

I'd also recommend Neurosis, they definitely have their own brand of cinematic, progressive, moody heavy music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAApRmtUY8k

firepile · Post by **firepile** » Sun Oct 19, 2014 5:22 pm

No one has mentioned Isis yet?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWjhxnVcmgg

Funkybot's Evil Twin · Sun Oct 19, 2014 5:52 pm

steffeeH wrote:Currently going through all your suggestions! Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster are amazing so far!!!!

Drew Vernon from Fxpansion is a member of that band. Glad you're enjoying it.

zerocrossing · Post by **zerocrossing** » Sun Oct 19, 2014 5:59 pm

arkmabat wrote:Maybe Primus?

I was going to say Primus too... and Crimson. Mmmm King Crimson. Especially in their Track era, very prog metal. Seems like Fripp is getting more and more angry as he gets on.

xNiMiNx · Post by **xNiMiNx** » Sun Oct 19, 2014 6:07 pm

If you like Sleepytime, check out Stolen Babies.

zerocrossing · Post by **zerocrossing** » Sun Oct 19, 2014 6:18 pm

Oh wait, I just thought of someone. Actually a KVR member and good friend. Andre LaFosse:

http://altruistmusic.com/music/

an-electric-heart · Post by **an-electric-heart** » Sun Oct 19, 2014 6:39 pm

Check these guys one, they're from my hometown, Jeff the guitarist works in my local music store. I don't know if they're very "similar to Tool", but Tool are fans of theirs, Jacob tour with Tool sometimes and open for them when they play in New Zealand.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4ovUVNs4VY

Any bands similar to Tool?