7empest
Sign in to save"7empest" (pronounced "tempest") is a song by American rock band Tool. At over 15 minutes in length, it is the final song on the band's fifth studio album, Fear Inoculum. The song peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot Rock Songs chart and was cited by critics as a standout track from the album. It later won the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.
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- Fear Inoculum
- Genre
- progressive metal
- Performer
- Tool
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- 7empest
- language of work or name
- English language
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- song
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"7empest" (pronounced "tempest") is a song by American rock band Tool. At over 15 minutes in length, it is the final song on the band's fifth studio album, Fear Inoculum. The song peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot Rock Songs chart and was cited by critics as a standout track from the album. It later won the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.
==Background== The song was first released on August 30, 2019, with the rest of the Fear Inoculum album; while some songs had been teased or played live over the course of the 13-year wait for the album's release, "7empest" had not been revealed prior. Upon release, the song charted and peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot Rock Songs chart. The song made its live debut at the band's Sydney performance on February 18, 2020.
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