About Apocalyptical

If you don’t think the last few months of isolation have changed anything, think again. In a normal time, Maynard James Keenan fans — fresh off the first Tool album in more than a decade — would’ve been satisfied with the first Puscifer single in five years. But a song only goes so far when it feels like you have all the time in the world, and Keenan seems to have tapped into that need. Not only does “Apocalyptical” come as a ready-made anthem for these troubled times, but Puscifer also decided to bestow upon fans the blueprint for an alternative dance craze and a memeable answer to whether or not bright, red lipstick is the shadowy frontman’s best shade.

The song itself features a methodical build with distorted and pinging vocals from singer-guitarist Carina Round. “Concrete conclusions be damned/ They won’t believe you/ Until it’s far too late,” she warns before the song’s signature thump arrives. It’s an interesting enough vocal exchange between Round and Keenan as the sonic textures of the track thicken, but let’s be honest. People are buzzing about this song because of the video that accompanies it. A ski-masked skater in a hazmat suit skateboards through the empty environs of an abandoned city, all while what appear to be corona virus close-ups float towards the viewer.