7empest
"7empest" (pronounced "tempest") is a song by American rock band Tool. Clocking in 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. Composition and themes "7empest" is 15 minutes and 45 seconds in length, transitioning through many different segments, time signatures, and structures. The song opens with around 80 seconds of softer, clean guitar work before moving into a heavier, distorted guitar riff. While the guitar riffs are described as reminiscent of Lateralus or Ænima, the vocals that kick