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This is a fiction/fan codex: entries describe an in-universe canon. Our audits check canon and internal consistency — external fact-checking does not apply the way it does on real-subject codexes.
Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-27 · 30 entries checked · 11 flagged · 31 issues confirmed · 11 corrected · 20 still open
Maynard James Keenan — The LORE section states Keenan served as a forward observer and attended West Point Prep School from 1983 to 1984, but he did not attend West Point Prep or receive a West Point appointment.
Maynard James Keenan — The 'DID YOU KNOW' section says Keenan was fired from an interior design job at a Boston-area pet store, but the correct location is Los Angeles.
Brendan O'Brien — O'Brien did not win a Grammy for Best Metal Performance for producing Tool's 'Ænema' in 1998; the award goes to the artist, not the producer.
Brendan O'Brien — O'Brien did not play guitar on Stone Temple Pilots' Purple; the guitar parts were performed by Dean DeLeo.
Adam Jones — Jones was born on January 15, 1965, in Park Ridge, Illinois — incorrect: He was born on January 15, 1965, but in Libertyville, Illinois, not Park Ridge.
Adam Jones — The duo learned guitar together without traditional lessons after the band moved to California — incorrect: Jones and Morello did not move to California together; Jones moved to L.A. for film work, and they met there. Morello was already in L.A. attending UCLA
Ænima World Tour — The claim that 'Useful Idiot' on vinyl ends in a locked groove is incorrect; the locked groove is at the end of side two ('Third Eye'), not 'Useful Idiot'.
Ænima World Tour — The claim that 'Die Eier von Satan' was performed live multiple times throughout the tour is incorrect; it was performed only a few times, not regularly.
Undertow Tour — The Hollywood Palladium was not owned by the Church of Scientology in May 1993; it was owned by the Palladium Company/concert promoters.
Undertow Tour — The band did not refuse the gig at the Hollywood Palladium in May 1993 due to Scientology ownership; there is no widely-known canon evidence for this.
Fear Inoculum Tour — The band debuted new tracks like 'Descending' and 'Invincible' during their 2019 European festival tour in May/June 2019, not in October 2019.
Fear Inoculum Tour — The claim that Adam Jones' motorcycle accident eliminated 'nine days of planned jamming time' is not widely documented and the specific number is unverified.
Neumann U47 Microphone — The entry claims the U47 was the primary vocal microphone for Maynard James Keenan on *Ænima* and *Lateralus*, but for *Ænima* the primary vocal mic was often a Shure SM58 or similar dynamic mic, and for *Lateralus* the U47 was not the sole or primary vocal ca
Neumann U47 Microphone — The entry credits Bob Ezrin or Alan Douches as Tool's engineer who utilized the U47; Bob Ezrin has never worked with Tool, and Alan Douches is a mastering engineer, not a recording engineer for Tool. The actual producers/engineers for *Ænima* and *Lateralus* w
Fear Inoculum — The album was released through Tool Dissectional, Volcano Entertainment, and RCA Records, not 'Tool Dissection'.
Fear Inoculum — The 2007 lawsuit regarding artwork credits involving artist Cam de Leon was settled in 2012, not 2015.
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