Editing Lateralus (section)

{{About|the album|the song from the album|Lateralus (song)}}
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{{Infobox album
| name         = Lateralus
| type         = studio
| artist       = [[Tool (band)|Tool]]
| cover        = Tool - Lateralus.jpg
| caption      = Digital cover. On physical formats, the cover art has a translucent insert that flips open to reveal the different layers of the human body.
| released     = {{Start date|2001|05|15}}
| recorded     = October 2000 – January 2001
| studio       = {{hlist|[[EastWest Studios|Cello]] (Hollywood)|The Hook (Hollywood)|Big Empty Space (Hollywood)|The Lodge (Hollywood)}}
| genre        = <!--Genres sourced in composition and content.-->
* [[Progressive metal]]
* {{nowrap|[[progressive rock]]}}
* [[art rock]]
* [[alternative metal]]
| length       = 78:51
| label        = [[Volcano Entertainment|Volcano]]
| producer     = * David Bottrill
* Tool<ref name="Fricke"/>
| prev_title   = [[Salival]]
| prev_year    = 2000
| next_title   = [[10,000 Days (Tool album)|10,000 Days]]
| next_year    = 2006
| misc         = {{Singles
 | name        = Lateralus
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = [[Schism (song)|Schism]]
 | single1date = January 15, 2001
 | single2     = [[Parabola (song)|Parabola]]
 | single2date = January 2002
 | single3     = [[Lateralus (song)|Lateralus]]
 | single3date = February 2002
 }}
}}

'''''Lateralus''''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|l|æ|t|ə|ˈ|r|æ|l|ə|s}})<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/vjiyrn9hFhA Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20160309203003/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjiyrn9hFhA Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjiyrn9hFhA|title=Section of MTV Riot Interview with Danny Carey and Justin Chancellor|website=[[YouTube]]|date=n.d.|access-date=November 1, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> is the third studio album by the American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Tool (band)|Tool]]. It was released on May 15, 2001, through [[Volcano Entertainment]]. The album was recorded at [[United Western Recorders#Cello Studios|Cello Studios]] in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] and The Hook, Big Empty Space, and The Lodge, in [[North Hollywood, Los Angeles|North Hollywood]], between October 2000 and January 2001. David Bottrill, who had produced the band's two previous releases ''[[Ænima]]'' and ''[[Salival]]'', produced the album along with the band, and became the last Tool album produced by Bottrill to date. On August 23, 2005, ''Lateralus'' was released as a limited edition two-picture-disc vinyl LP in a [[Holography|holographic]] [[gatefold]] package.

The album debuted at No. 1 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, selling more than 555,200 copies in its first week of release.<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/79641/tools-lateralus-leads-five-top-10-debuts|title=Tool's 'Lateralus' Leads Five Top-10 Debuts|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=October 6, 2016}}</ref> It was certified [[RIAA certification|triple platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] on April 15, 2021.<ref name="RIAA"/> On February 13, 2015, the album was certified Gold by the [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]].<ref name="BPI"/> It was also certified double platinum in both [[Australia]] and [[Canada]].<ref name="ARIA"/><ref name="MC"/> The band won the [[Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance]] for the song "[[Schism (song)|Schism]]" in 2002.<ref name=GRAMMY_Awards>{{cite web |url=http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/Winners/ |title=Grammy Award Winners |publisher=[[The Recording Academy]] |access-date=April 28, 2007|archive-date=April 13, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070413125439/http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/Winners/ <!--Added by H3llBot-->}}</ref> ''Lateralus'' was ranked No. 123 on the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]]'s "Definitive 200" list.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's "Definitive 200."|date=c. 2007 |url=http://www.listsofbests.com/list/28003-definitive-200?page=3|access-date=February 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720064613/http://www.listsofbests.com/list/28003-definitive-200?page=3|archive-date=July 20, 2011}}</ref>