by Greg Prato
Before bassist Justin Chancellor joined Tool in 1995 (replacing departed original member Paul D'Amour), he was a member of the British art metal outfit Peach -- issuing a sole full-length (Giving Birth to a Stone) as well as two EP's and a single during their brief tenure as a band. Tool and Peach toured Europe together in 1994, and a friendship was struck between the two up-and-coming bands. When Peach called it a day in 1995, Chancellor at first turned down the offer to join Tool, but quickly reconsidered, joining the group in time for the recording of their breakthrough sophomore effort, Aenima. In 2000, the indie label Vile Beat Records reissued Peach's Giving Birth to a Stone (with newly added artwork by Tool guitarist Adam Jones), while Tool has been known to cover a Peach song or two in their live set.