Arrr Tool...always a great debate there...Metallica and Tool aren't even in the same league...they're not even the same genre...Metallica are/were heavy metal...Tool are progressive rock, perhaps heavy progressive rock, but prog rock all the same...there's nothing "just noise" about them unless you're a clueless to the complexities of their song writing, their shifts in tempo, timing, structure, melody…these things set them miles apart from so fucking many bands it’s not funny.
Sure, if you just don’t like them or don’t like Maynard’s voice as a lot of people don’t seem to, then by all means, don’t like them…but don’t spout ignorance about something that’s clearly over your head
Wings for Marie + 10,000 Days (Wings Part 2)
They're about Maynard James Keenan's mother, Judith Marie. Judith was paralyzed when Maynard was 11. She stayed paralyzed until she died 10,000 days later ("10,000 days in the fire is long enough; you're going home"

. She kept faith in God the whole time.
The first song is more about Judith dying, and then Maynard accepting it and his mother's beliefs, which often conflicted with Maynard's. The second song is more about Judith's life, beliefs, etc. in general, and Maynard seeing the good in the passion that his mother had, while not always agreeing with her
Don’t even try to fucking tell me that’s not “art” or I will beat you down!
And with all the mentions of drummers ratings...
Danny Carey >>>>>>> daylight >>>>>>>> everyone else >>>>>>>> Lars
As I said, don't like it, just don't like it...be denoucing it as just noise is like saying Shakespeare is "crap" because you don't understand it