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Tool

American metal band
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Tool

Summary

Tool is a musical group[1]. Tool ranks in the top 0.31% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,935 views/month, #63 of 20,490).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tool's instance of is recorded as musical group[3].
  • Tool's genre is progressive rock[4].
  • Tool's genre is progressive metal[5].
  • Tool's genre is art rock[6].
  • Tool's genre is psychedelic rock[7].
  • Tool's genre is alternative metal[8].
  • Tool's record label is recorded as Volcano Entertainment[9].
  • Tool's discography is recorded as Tool discography[10].
  • Tool's Commons category is recorded as Tool (band)[11].
  • Tool's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • Tool comprises Danny Carey[13].
  • Tool comprises Adam Jones[14].
  • Tool comprises Maynard James Keenan[15].
  • Tool comprises Justin Chancellor[16].
  • Tool's website account on is recorded as PureVolume[17].
  • January 1, 1990 marks the founding of Tool[18].
  • Tool's location of formation is recorded as Los Angeles[19].
  • Tool's official website is recorded as https://toolband.com/[20].
  • Tool's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tool (band)[21].
  • Tool's email address is recorded as mailto:[email protected][22].
  • Tool's topic has template is recorded as Template:Tool (band)[23].
  • Tool's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Tool'}[24].
  • Tool's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Tool'}[25].
  • Tool's different from is recorded as Toul[26].
  • Tool's start of work period is recorded as 1990[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1990 marks the founding of Tool[18]. Tool's location of formation is recorded as Los Angeles[19].

Identity

Tool's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Tool'}[24].

Why It Matters

Tool ranks in the top 0.31% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21,935 views/month, #63 of 20,490).[2] Tool has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Tool is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Tool has been cited as an influence by Limp Bizkit[30], a musical group[31], founded in 1994[32]; Deftones[33], a rock band[34], founded in 1988[35]; and Nickelback[36], a rock band[37], founded in 1995[38].

FAQs

Who did Tool influence?

Tool has been cited as an influence by Limp Bizkit[30], Deftones[33], and Nickelback[36].

Related Entities

Danny Carey Limp Bizkit Los Angeles Maynard James Keenan United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . toolband.com. toolband.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Start of work period → +1990-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Inception → +1990-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Genre → progressive rock, progressive metal, art rock +2
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0238973-Tool-hudebni-skupina, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
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