Tool's 1992 debut EP Opiate arrived as a focused, six-track provocation: anti-religious, anti-hypocritical, and relentlessly heavy. From the slow-burn menace of "Cold and Ugly" to the defiant groove of the cult-favorite "Hush," Opiate laid the blueprint for the band's ascent. It's a leaner, sharper listen than the landmark albums that followed, Undertow (1993) and Aenima (1996), but essential for understanding Tool's origins.
For collectors, the encapsulated format locks in the record exactly as it left the pressing source, sealed from the variables that affect every copy that passes through the open market. This is Opiate as it was always meant to be encountered.
What Alliance Authentic Preservation Means: Every copy listed was moved directly from the pressing source into preservation: uncirculated, unhandled, and documented before it ever reached the open market. Each preserved copy includes an embedded NFC chip. Tap it with any smartphone to access your Certified Copy: verified authenticity, documented condition, and a full provenance chain from pressing source to you.
Limited to 3 individually numbered copies.
