No Tool Foolin' -- For Real, Gang's Coming to Desoto Civic Center

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Progressive metal heroes Tool are playing the DeSoto Civic Center on Tuesday, and that's no lie.

We mention that last bit because the five-piece L.A. band has a well-earned reputation for prevarications that can cast suspicions on a lot of their actions. They have a long history of psyching the media and fans with fake press releases and news leaks - usually around the telltale date of April 1 - announcing nonexistent albums, band breakups and more.

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No Tool Foolin' -- For Real, Gang's Coming to Desoto Civic Center

The first of these April Fool's jokes, which frequently portray a sense of humor as dark and twisted as the band's music, took place in 1997 when the Web site the Toolshed (toolshed.down.net), an unofficia...

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