Lateralus by TOOL

This 2001 record is praised as being metal for the thinking man. We peel back the lyrics and the time signatures to understand why this band inspires an almost-religious devotion in its fans.

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• Lateralus

Additional Resources:

• 10 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT TOOL'S 'LATERALUS'
• Lateralus
• Publication: Modern Drummer Date: June, 2001
• Fibonacci in Tool's Lateralus
• Spiral Out: Practical Wisdom in Tool’s Lateralus
• Looking Back at Tool’s “Lateralus”
• THE OUTWARD SPIRAL: HOW LATERALUS GALVANISED TOOL’S CUTTING EDGE
• ‘Hammer of the Gods’