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Lateralus by Tool

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Tracklist

    Track     Duration Listeners
1 The Grudge 8:36 317,789
2 Eon Blue Apocalypse 1:04 280,477
3 The Patient 7:14 281,301
4 Mantra 1:12 268,299
5 Schism 6:47 434,626
6 Parabol 3:04 312,010
7 Parabola 6:03 373,429
8 Ticks & Leeches 8:11 234,226
9 Lateralus 9:24 322,478
10 Disposition 4:46 267,871
11 Reflection 11:07 247,351
12 Triad 8:46 216,318
13 Faaip de Oiad 2:39 184,909
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About this album

Volcano (2001) Released: 15 May 2001 13 tracks (78:53)
Lateralus (pronounced /lætərˈælɪs/[2]) is the third studio album by American alternative/progressive metal band Tool. The album was released on May 15, 2001, and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart. On August 5, 2003, Lateralus was certified double platinum by the RIAA. On August 30, 2004 the album was certified Silver by the BPI for sales of 60,000 in the UK. On August 23, 2005, Lateralus was released as a limited edition two-picture-disc vinyl LP in a holographic gatefold package. As with Ænima and Undertow, the album is replete with time signature changes, more then ever.

Overall, Lateralus was critically well received and its complexity provoked many responses akin to what Ryan Rayhil of Spin magazine had to say about the album, calling it a “monolithic puzzlebox”.

Lateralus and the corresponding tours would take Tool a step further toward art-rock and progressive rock territory. Rolling Stone wrote in an attempt to summarize the album that “Drums, bass and guitars move in jarring cycles of hyperhowl and near-silent death march… The prolonged running times of most of Lateralus’ thirteen tracks are misleading; the entire album rolls and stomps with suitelike purpose.” Joshua Klein of The A.V. Club in turn expressed his opinion that Lateralus, with its 79-minute running time and relatively complex and long songs — topped by the ten-and-a-half minute music video for “Parabola” — posed a challenge to fans and music programming alike. Drummer Danny Carey said, “The manufacturer would only guarantee us up to 79 minutes…
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  • Rockofages32

    their best album

    yesterday evening

  • pravdt

    This is what I call an epic album.

    Thursday morning

  • devashishbharti

    Parabola \m/

    10 days ago

  • esck21

    Lateralus < 10k days.

    11 days ago

  • BryGuev

    I don't like Tool but this album is a highlight. Their best.

    11 days ago

  • SlavicMetalhead

    masterpiece 4 sure

    14 days ago

  • bruno_avilar

    just bought an original copy <3

    17 days ago

  • euquerosuamae

    Fucking gold.

    last month

  • heatBreath

    Holy shit it's their only good album.

    last month

  • ChloePond

    no words for this!

    last month

  • KeIemvor

    But still, the black cover is not the actual ARTWORK. It's just a clever way to avoid putting logo and album title in the artwork.

    last month

  • TheNethero

    V But the black one is more than just packaging. It has the band logo, the album title, the track listings, all of which isn't even visible in the CD artwork, so you need the album sleeve if you're gonna own the original CD. That makes it pretty obvious that it was intended to be the front cover of the album.

    last month

  • KeIemvor

    Nope, this is the actual cover. The black one is just packaging. If you had an original cd, you would know.

    March 2012

  • Whalecore-

    Wrong cover... outrage.

    March 2012

  • aphelorah

    One of the best albums I purchased in my high school years. This album opened my mind to progressive music, and I still consider it to be one of the best in my collection.

    March 2012

  • Jean-esse

    You, stupid people fighting, don't care the order, the important is this amazing album... One of the most complex in the history... just listen and enjoy it.

    March 2012

  • Acidflux

    I don't believe in any other order other than what is on the CD. The vinyl order is rearanged too because of timing. If Disposition doesn't flow into Reflection, something is WRONG. Period.

    March 2012

  • luciafaria19

    One of the best albums ever made ♥

    February 2012

  • radko

    I don't know if that "secret order" is correct, but it's better than original order in my humble opinion. :-)

    December 2011

  • I0000days

    "Just because track 11 leads into 12 does not discount the possibility it leads in/out of another." But it leads into EXACTLY THE SAME SOUND lol. Not to mention the sound is cut off and then continues from where it was cut in the next track. I'm talking about the last very seconds of Reflection, turn your volume up for fucks sake.

    December 2011
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