Bands that sound like tool?

You might try the last 3 Kataonia albums, especially Viva Emptiness and The Great Cold Distance. A little darker and what have you, but definitely heavy Tool influence.
 
You need to be checking these guys out if your looking for tool-esque type bands. Karnivool is absolutely amazing and share many of the same qualities that makes tool great.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDKsosOvVmw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18SUFbABxNQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hDllW8OSKM

surprised no one has mentioned them yet!



I have to agree with you here.

they are a band i found going through youtube looking for leaked tool music for the new 2012 album, They are not super similar to toll but i really enjoy their music and they are for sure influenced by tool. I also would like to submit


Rishloo

this is from the feathergun album

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6mi0GwY6s8&feature=related[/ame] this is from the eidolon album

Also another band that i recomend is Parabelle.
their lead singer is the ex lead singer of a band called evans blue, they are from canada. evans blue kinda sucks now as they area a 3 days grace sounding band now but the albums with Kevin Matisyn from evans blue are really good. also the first parrabelle album A Summit Borderline/Adrop in the ocean is excellent. the album after that which is their second album Reassembling The Icons is a good album as well but it seems more producer touched so it is not as inventive as a drop in the ocean.

This is one of my favorite Parrabele songs


and this is one of my favorite evans blue from the kevin matisyn days song.

Sorry to have resurected a pre resurected thread but this is stuff that all of us that fiend over sometning to fill our holes while we wait the many years between tool albums
 
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a friend of mine introduced me to a band called SOEN which is pretty much a tool imitation band, other than that A perfect circle is the closest you will get. and Chevelles vocals are nothing compared to Maynards.
 
Hi guys! I'm new to the forum... anyway I've read the thread and I wanted to mention a new band from Italy that has some Tool influences. A.V.O.K. (Alternate Visions Of Karma). Soundcloud profile: http://soundcloud.com/alternatevisions
here you can find two songs from their new EP "Over The Wall Of Conscience" and all the tracks of their old demo (that has a different singer)
 
Really late answering this....so if you haven't heard them already, here are a few in my list.

1. Soen
2. Boil
3. Prisma (older stuff)
4. Temple of Thieves
5. Rishloo
 
Look up Temple of Thieves on spotify ------> Check out "related artists". Found several with obvious Tool influence in their sound.

Btw, thanks Mugshot for that list. Some interresting stuff there. Soen is the one so far i found that is most similar to Tool.
 
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Look up Temple of Thieves on spotify ------> Check out "related artists". Found several with obvious Tool influence in their sound.

Btw, thanks Mugshot for that list. Some interresting stuff there. Soen is the one so far i found that is most similar to Tool.
You're welcome! For Boil, check out their song "So Many Men". The most similar sounding song they have. But Heretic Martyr, The Fall and Sever the Tie are just great tunes!
 
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