Tool melted our faces off at their pair of Phoenix concerts

Maynard James Keenan performs on Feb. 9 at Footprint Center. Neil Schwartz Photography

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This is what we've come to expect at a Tool concert: Maynard James Keenan crouched toward the back of the stage like a restless predator. Eye-popping visuals. Sick drum solos courtesy of Danny Carey. And an electrified crowd who can't get enough of the band.

Tool's shows at Footprint Center in downtown Phoenix on Feb. 9 and 10 delivered all that and more.

Your next chance to see Keenan isn't with Tool, but with Puscifer and A Perfect Circle via the Sessanta Tour. In honor of his 60th birthday, Keenan is taking his other two projects plus Primus on a national tour that will include all three bands switching members, playing new and old music and generally having a great time.

The Sessanta Tour has two stops in Phoenix on April 16 and 17 at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre; the first night is sold out but tickets are still available for the second show.

Here's a look back at Tool's Feb. 9 show, and for more Phoenix concert info, visit the Phoenix New Times concert calendar.

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Danny Carey performed in a Devin Booker jersey.

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The crowd watches with rapt attention.

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Guitarist Adam Jones, framed by some of Tool's mesmerizing visuals.

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Justin Chancellor on bass.

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Keenan lays down a strict no-phones rule during Tool concerts.

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Tool concerts are almost as much fun to watch as they are to hear.

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Time to rock.

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Danny Carey opened the post-intermission part of the set with a searing drum interlude.

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