Tool's Schism covered by 40-piece orchestra
Watch orchestra group Metamorphestra cover Tool's Schism as they appeal for help to fund upcoming album

Tool’s Schism has been reimagined by a 40-piece orchestra.
The group known as Metamorphestra have released a video of their version of the track, originally released on Tool’s 2001 album Lateralus. It can be viewed below.
Metamorphestra have also launched a Kickstarter campaign to help fund the release of their album The Ship Of Theseus. The LA-based musicians behind the project previously released an album called Tantamount, from which the Tool cover is taken.
They say: “Metamorphestra is a brand new orchestra, founded in 2016 by Nick Proch. The group brings an oversized, high-energy, film score-esque approach to familiar songs.
“You’ve probably heard the originals on the radio, but you’ve never heard them played by a giant orchestra of LA’s finest session players, recorded and mixed in world-class recording studios.”
Their cover of Killing In The Name by Rage Against The Machine also appeared on Tantamount and a video for that track can also be viewed below.
Metamorphestra plan to cover System Of A Down’s Toxicity, Say It Ain’t So by Weezer, Stockholm Syndrome by Muse, Lady Gaga’s Perfect Illusion and Shake It Out by Florence And The Machine on The Ship Of Theseus.
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