TOOL, which is in the midst of its first North American tour in support of its No. 1-charting, record-breaking album "Fear Inoculum" (RCA Records), today announces an additional round of tour dates, kicking off on January 10 in San Diego. Newly announced dates: January 10 - San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena January 12 - San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena January 15 - Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center January 17 - Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena January 18 - Glendale, AZ @ Gila River Arena January 21 - Austin, TX @ Frank Erwin Center January 22 - Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Arena January 28 - Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena January 29 - Nashville, TN B@ ridgestone Arena January 31 - Memphis, TN @ FedEx Forum February 01 - New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center Tickets are on sale this Friday, November 15 at 10 a.m. local time, with a limited number of VIP packages available exclusively to Tool Army members via Toolband.com this Wednesday, November 13 at 10 a.m. local time. TOOL begins a two-night stint in Toronto this evening, during its extensive, sold-out North American tour. The trek, which sees the band performing in some cities for the first time in over a decade, has received widespread accolades, with the Los Angeles Times calling it "impeccable," the Chicago Tribune describing the outing as a "twisting multimedia rollercoaster of a concert" and The Arizona Republic saying it's "a visually breathtaking night of dystopian art-rock spectacle." Released 13 years after its predecessor, "Fear Inoculum" debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart. The effort shifted approximately 270,000 equivalent album units in its first week of release, with 248,000 of those in traditional album sales. "Fear Inoculum"'s first-week numbers made it the biggest debut for any rock album to be released in over a year. In its second week of release, "Fear Inoculum" fell from No. 1 to No. 7, with 38,000 equivalent album units earned (down 86%).
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