UNDERTOW

This one has really aged well for me. It's been well over 10 years since my introduction to Maynard Keenan's unique vocal style, awesome guitar work by Adam Jones, and mindblowing interplay between bass and drums courtesy of Paul d'Amour (later replaced by Justin Chancellor) and Danny Carey.

This album was a discovery for me: everything I liked about complex, progressive music in a modern, angry, violent and disturbing form. The impact of this one hasn't diminished, but grown as the years pass. A highly recommended debut album (Opiate being an EP) by one of my favorite bands of all time (my only complaint of them being the lengthy off-period between albums).