As front man of alternative metal favourites Tool, Maynard James Keenan helped
inject the US underground rock scene with slabs of heavy, gothic thunder and
big, twisted, angst-purging anthems in the 1990s and 2000s, winning three Grammy
Awards in the process. After an impressive run, however, by the 1990s they were
struggling with legal issues and burn out and, while the band went on hiatus,
Keenan began working with his friend Billy Howedel, who was a guitar technician
for acts including Fishbone, Guns N' Roses and Faith No More, and started making
his own demos. With guitarist ...