APC is not a valid comparison with Tool, anyway. Just because Maynard is the singer doesn't make the bands in any measure alike, and not being alike in any way at all means that any comparison is futile. Also, Maynard's songwriting input is not at all dominant in either band, making it even less of a valid comparison.
Most of the good in Tool arises out of the three actual musicians, and in APC it is the production of Howerdel.
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