FINALLY! Tool’s Fear Inoculum album is out today. Here’s a selection of reviews (plus what the internet has had to say so far).

At midnight local time today, Tool’s long-awaited fifth album, Fear Inoculum, appeared online both for a download and streaming. If you’re a shopper of physical product, it’ll be in stores today, too.

Fans have been waiting over 13 years for this day. Expectations were extremely high. So the question is: Is Fear Inoculum any good? Here’s a selection of reviews:

• The NME: 5 out of 5 stars
  The Guardian: 4 out of 5 stars
  Metal Hammer: A track-by-track review (Postive!)
  Metal Injection: Track-by-track review (Positive!)
  Esquire: A rave
  Spin: Another glowing review.
  Metal Sucks: Positive!
  The Underground Metal Gamer: Positive! (Video review)
  Me: THIS IS F-CKING AWESOME! THEY DID IT! THEY LIVED UP TO THE HYPE!

The internet has also had a few things to say.

You should listen to Fear Inoculum.

I don’t care if you’re a TOOL fan or not, it’s one of the most incredible works of music I’ve ever, ever heard. Need a lot more listens to unpack everything, but first time through is a journey, of quality & quantity.

Perfect. #FearInoculum

— Declan (@TrueHeresy) August 30, 2019

Me after my first listen to the new @Tool album #fearinnoculum #tool pic.twitter.com/ecvgY3HQTr

— Paul Hibbard 🤘💀 🧟‍ (@monstersRreel) August 30, 2019

Only took 13 years but there’s a new @Tool album out. I’d say its well worth the wait. #FearInnoculum pic.twitter.com/Mnd4JNJRoI

— Max Lovell (@Lovell54) August 30, 2019

Only took 13 years but there's a new @Tool album out. I'd say its well worth the wait. #FearInnoculum pic.twitter.com/Mnd4JNJRoI

— Max Lovell (@Lovell54) August 30, 2019