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Likes + comments →Ænima is the sophomore record by heavy metal group Tool. Released on September 17, 1996, the album continues the progressive, hard rock sound of their debut album, Undertow, albeit with more ambition, leaning towards a more progressive style. The album’s title is a combination of the words “anima” and “enema,” of which the former means “soul” and is associated with ideas of life force, while the latter is the medical procedure where fluids are injected into the rectum. Lyrically, the album touches on ketamine, psychologist Timothy Leary (who died shortly before the album’s release), ritual magic, and religious fundamentalism. The album was dedicated to stand-up comedian Bill Hicks, who died two years prior of pancreatic cancer. A close friend of the band, he was referenced a few times on the album, most notably on the album’s lengthy final track, “Third Eye,” in which there was a sampl…
Ænima is the sophomore record by heavy metal group Tool. Released on September 17, 1996, the album continues the progressive, hard rock sound of their debut album, Undertow, albeit with more ambition, leaning towards a more progressive style. The album’s title is a combination of the words “anima” and “enema,” of which the former means “soul” and is associated with ideas of life force, while the latter is the medical procedure where fluids are injected into the rectum. Lyrically, the album touches on ketamine, psychologist Timothy Leary (who died shortly before the album’s release), ritual magic, and religious fundamentalism. The album was dedicated to stand-up comedian Bill Hicks, who died two years prior of pancreatic cancer. A close friend of the band, he was referenced a few times on the album, most notably on the album’s lengthy final track, “Third Eye,” in which there was a sampl…