Screenshot of a Tool concert I was attending in Salt Lake City. Lighting is pink and purple and the left side of each point of the seven-pointed star is lit white.
Adam Jones is playing his flying V on the left and Justin Chancellor is on the right playing bass. Danny Carey is in the center buried in his massive drum kit and Maynard is doing his lunging dance thing on a platform above Adam. They’re playing Invincible, which I associate with Maedhros and Maglor as they approach the fulfillment of Fëanor’s legacy and the end end of their lives.
An arrangement of Tolkien’s Silmarillion and Lord of the Rings books at the base of a miniature trebuchet on a table. The Silmarillion is in the foreground with no dust jacket. It’s green, with Fëanor’s sigil and is a first edition.
When I want to self-harm (e.g. right now) but don’t want to hurt my loved ones thereby or, heaven forbid, suffer embarrassment in the aftermath, here’s what I do: contemplate Maedhros and blast Tool. Tool&Tolkien. Perfect combo, try it. #toolband #cope #bipolar1 #metal #Silmarillion #EffitFriday