I have thus far failed to see what the big deal is about Tool. I've never heard anything of theirs that impressed me much. Completely in agreement here. For a great many people, TOOL makes heavy metal something more than just noise and into something more artistic. It's loud, violent and gets you angry just like other heavy metal, but there is also a great artistic element to it as well. Eh, I like metal, but I still don't get the fancy for TOOL. And I listen to some *fairly* artsy music, so that's not the reason either.