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{{About|the album|the song from the album|Lateralus (song)}} {{distinguish|Laterallus}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2017}} {{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> == Background == ''Lateralus'' emerged after a four-year legal dispute with Tool's label, [[Volcano Entertainment]].<ref name=akhtar>{{cite web |last=Akhtar |first=Kabir |date=July 16, 2001 |title=The Tool FAQ |publisher=toolshed.down.net |url=http://toolshed.down.net/faq/faq.html|access-date=August 9, 2011}}</ref> In January 2001, the band announced that their new album's title would be ''Systema Encéphale'' and provided a 12-song track list with titles such as "Riverchrist", "Numbereft", "Encephatalis", "Musick", and "Coeliacus". [[File sharing|File sharing networks]] such as [[Napster]] were flooded with bogus files bearing the titles' names.<ref name="tdnsystematracks">{{cite web |title=Old News. January — March 2001 |url=http://toolshed.down.net/news/oldnews/old0101.html |publisher=toolshed.down.net |access-date=March 6, 2006 |first=Kabir |last=Akhtar |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130407053401/http://toolshed.down.net/news/oldnews/old0101.html |archive-date=April 7, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> At the time, Tool's members were outspokenly critical of file-sharing networks in general due to the negative impact on artists that are dependent on success in record sales to continue their career. During an interview with ''NY Rock'' in 2000, lead singer [[Maynard James Keenan]] stated: <blockquote>I think there are a lot of other industries out there that might deserve being destroyed. The ones who get hurt by [[MP3]]s are not so much companies or the business, but the artists, people who are trying to write songs.<ref>{{cite web |author=Gabriella |date=September 2000 |title=Interview with Maynard James Keenan of A Perfect Circle |work=NY Rock |url=http://www.nyrock.com/interviews/2000/apc_int.asp |access-date=April 28, 2006 |archive-date=October 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013020808/http://www.nyrock.com/interviews/2000/apc_int.asp}}</ref></blockquote> A month later, the band revealed that the new album was actually titled ''Lateralus'' (supposedly a [[portmanteau]] of the leg muscle [[Vastus lateralis muscle|Vastus lateralis]] and the term [[lateral thinking]])<ref>{{cite book |first=Joel |last=McIver |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=grWO5XKtbCoC |title=Nu-Metal: The Next Generation of Rock & Punk |publisher=Omnibus |year=2002 |pages=137 |access-date=January 27, 2008 |isbn=978-0-7119-9209-2}}</ref> and that the name ''Systema Encéphale'' and the track list had been a ruse.<ref name="mtvnewssystema">{{cite web |first=Joe |last=D'Angelo | url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1439483/02152001/tool.jhtml | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040502145828/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1439483/02152001/tool.jhtml | url-status=dead | archive-date=May 2, 2004 |title=Tool Tinker With Album Title, Set Track List|work=MTV News |publisher=MTV.com |access-date=March 6, 2006}}</ref> ''Lateralus'' and the corresponding tours would take Tool a step further toward [[art rock]],<ref name="e!onlinelateralus">{{cite web |title=Lateralus review|publisher=E! Online|year=2001 |url=http://www.eonline.com/Reviews/Facts/Music/RevID/0,1107,2309,00.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20031218003654/http://www.eonline.com/Reviews/Facts/Music/RevID/0,1107,2309,00.html |archive-date=December 18, 2003|access-date=June 18, 2007}}</ref><ref name="kingcrimsonminitour">{{cite web |url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1446389/20010806/king_crimson.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001044059/http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1446389/20010806/king_crimson.jhtml|archive-date=October 1, 2007|title=Tool Stretch Out And Slow Down In Show With King Crimson|work=VH1.com|access-date=July 19, 2007 |year=2001 |first=Laura |last=Bond}}</ref><ref name="munge">{{cite web|first=Milano|last=Brett|year=2006|title=Power Tool: Maynard James Keenan and band craft epic art-metal|work=Boston Herald|url=http://theedge.bostonherald.com/musicNews/view.bg?articleid=139842|access-date=May 27, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060629160758/http://theedge.bostonherald.com/musicNews/view.bg?articleid=139842|archive-date=June 29, 2006}}</ref> and [[progressive rock]]<ref name="Fricke" /><ref name="AMG Lateralus review"/><ref>DeRogatis, p. 562.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/reviews-nme-5142|title=Tool : Lateralus|date=September 12, 2005|website=[[NME]]|access-date=February 23, 2019}}</ref> territory, in contrast to the band's earlier material, which has often been labeled as [[alternative metal]].<ref>[http://lasvegasweekly.com/news/archive/2007/apr/26/noise/ NOISE – Las Vegas Weekly<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112825/http://lasvegasweekly.com/news/archive/2007/apr/26/noise/ |date=March 4, 2016 }}</ref> The album has also been described as [[progressive metal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-tools-lateralus|title=10 Things You Didn't Know About Tool's 'Lateralus'|last=Reed|first=Ryan|date=May 15, 2018|website=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]|access-date=February 23, 2019}}</ref> ''[[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 [[suite (music)|suitelike]] purpose."<ref name="Fricke" /> 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 (song)|Parabola]]"—posed a challenge to fans and music programming alike.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/tool-lateralus-1798192665 |title=Tool: Lateralus|work=The A.V. Club |date=May 15, 2001 |access-date=May 25, 2007|first=Joshua|last=Klein}}</ref> Drummer [[Danny Carey]] said, "The manufacturer would only guarantee us up to 79 minutes ... We thought we'd give them two seconds of breathing room."<ref name="meanstreet">{{cite news |title=Interview with Danny Carey|author=J. R. Griffin|work=Mean Street|date=May 2001|pages=26}}</ref> Carey aspired to create longer songs like those by artists he grew up listening to. The band had [[segue]]s to place between songs, but had to cut out a lot during the [[Mastering (audio)|mastering]] phase.<ref name="meanstreet" /> The CD itself was mastered using [[High Definition Compatible Digital|HDCD]] technology. Just as ''Salival'' was initially released with several errors on the track listing, early pressings of ''Lateralus'' had the ninth track incorrectly spelled as "Lateralis".<ref name=akhtar /> The original title of "Reflection" was "Resolution" before being changed three months prior to the album's release.<ref name="tdnsystematracks" /> The track listing is altered on the vinyl edition, with "Disposition" appearing at track 8. Because of the long running time, the double vinyl edition could not be released like the disc since the songs would not fit on each disc side in that order. By moving "Disposition" to an earlier point, the sides were balanced and could fit the material. This edit breaks the segue that occurs between "Disposition" and "Reflection", however, which, along with "Triad", are linked together on the tracklist.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Tool-Lateralus/release/12001168 |title=Tool - Lateralus (2001, CD) | Discogs |work=Discogs |access-date=June 5, 2020 }} (See artwork scans.)</ref> Two of the singles from the album, "[[Parabola (song)|Parabola]]" and "[[Schism (song)|Schism]]", are featured in the video game ''[[Guitar Hero World Tour]]''. The insert is translucent and flips open to reveal the different layers of the [[human body]]. Disguised in the [[Human brain|brain]] matter on the final layer is the word "[[God]]". The artwork was done by artist [[Alex Grey]], who would later design the 3D edition cover for the followup to ''Lateralus'', ''[[10,000 Days (Tool album)|10,000 Days]]'' and a major part of the artwork for Tool's fifth studio album ''[[Fear Inoculum]]''. == Composition and content == Drummer [[Danny Carey]] sampled himself breathing through a tube to simulate the chanting of [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] monks for "Parabol", and banged [[Piano wire|piano strings]] for samples on "Reflection".<ref name=moderndrummer>{{cite web |url=http://toolshed.down.net/articles/index.php?action=view-article&id=June_2001--Modern_Drummer.html|title=Danny Carey: Demon On Drums |first=Ken|last=Micallef|publisher=Modern Drummer, transcribed by Ruskin F. for The Tool Page|date=June 2001|access-date=April 17, 2007 |quote=I also had a piano that was destroyed. I got some good samples from that, banging on the strings for 'Resolution.'}}</ref> "Faaip de Oiad" samples a recording of a 1997 call on [[Art Bell]]'s radio program ''[[Coast to Coast AM]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-8352198_ITM|title=Tool's latest a step ahead of the 'metal' mouths |first=Jim |last=Abbott |work=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|date=May 24, 2001|access-date=April 15, 2008}}</ref> "Faaip de Oiad" is [[Enochian]] for ''The Voice of God''. "Disposition", "Reflection", and "Triad" form a sequence<ref name="Fricke"/> that has been performed in succession live with occasional help from various tourmates such as [[Mike Patton]], [[Dave Lombardo]], [[Buzz Osborne]], [[Tricky (musician)|Tricky]], and members of [[Isis (band)|Isis]], [[Meshuggah]], and [[King Crimson]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SJ&s_site=mercurynews&p_multi=SJ&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EE08899E588B92C&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D |title=Tool, King Crimson remind audiences how rock should be |first=Brad |last=Kava |work=[[San Jose Mercury News]] |date=August 13, 2001 |access-date=February 19, 2008 |url-access=subscription}}<br/>{{cite news |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=RO&p_theme=ro&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F722EF0CFF8C145&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D |title=Tool shakes the walls |work=[[The Roanoke Times]] |date=November 5, 2002 |access-date=February 19, 2008 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> The title track, "[[Lateralus (song)|Lateralus]]", incorporates the [[Fibonacci number|Fibonacci sequence]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.upvenue.com/music-news/blog-headline/1142/fibonacci-in-tool-s-lateralus.html|title=Fibonacci in Tool's Lateralus |publisher=UpVenue|access-date=August 9, 2011}}</ref> The theme of the song describes the desire of humans to explore and to expand for more knowledge and a deeper understanding of everything. The lyrics "spiral out" refer to this desire and also to the [[Fibonacci number|Fibonacci spiral]], which is formed by creating and arranging squares for each number in the sequence's 1,1,2,3,5,8,... pattern, and drawing a curve that connects to two corners of each square. This would, allowed to continue onwards, theoretically create a never-ending and infinitely expanding spiral. Related to this, the song's main theme features successive time signatures 9/8, 8/8, and 7/8.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tool – Lateralus tab |url=http://www.guitaretab.com/t/tool/21818.html |access-date=August 9, 2011 |publisher=GuitareTab!}}</ref> The number 987 is the sixteenth integer of the Fibonacci sequence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indigo.ie/~peter/Fib1.htm|title=Fibonacci and extensions|publisher=indigo.ie|access-date=August 9, 2011}}</ref> "Eon Blue Apocalypse" is an instrumental piece in-between "The Grudge" and "The Patient".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://toolshed.down.net/articles/index.php?action=view-article&id=June_2001--Terrorizer.html|title=The Tool Page: Articles |publisher=toolshed.down.net|access-date=August 9, 2011}}</ref> The track "Mantra" is the slowed-down sound of [[Maynard James Keenan]] gently squeezing one of his cats.<ref name=akhtar/> In an interview with producer David Bottrill, he revealed that the lyrics for 'Schism' were changed last minute because of Adam Jones thinking they were too close to home. The first version of the lyrics were, according to Bottrill, very explicitly about the building tensions between Maynard and Adam, and the band as a whole. Maynard changed them after a lengthy band meeting, to be more broadly applicable to relationships falling apart.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzKHh58MUoM&t=3918s |title=David Bottrill on Producing King Crimson, Tool, Muse and more – Part 1 |date=2023-01-09 |last=Produce Like A Pro |access-date=2025-01-06 |via=YouTube}}</ref> == Release and reception == {{Music ratings | MC = 75/100<ref name=metacritic>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/lateralus|title=Reviews for Lateralus by Tool|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=April 24, 2012}}</ref> | rev1 = [[AllMusic]] | rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="AMG Lateralus review">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/lateralus-mw0000002072 |title=Lateralus – Tool|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=April 28, 2006|last=Theakston|first=Rob}}</ref> | rev2 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' | rev2Score = B−<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Browne|first=David |author-link=David Browne (journalist) |date=May 25, 2001 |title=Lateralus |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,256457,00.html |access-date=April 24, 2012|archive-date=December 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228054811/http://ew.com/article/2001/05/25/lateralus-2/|url-status=dead}}</ref> | rev3 = ''[[Kerrang!]]'' | rev3Score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name=Kerrang!>{{cite journal |title=The Future Starts Here|journal=[[Kerrang!]] |date=May 9, 2001 |last=Everley|first=Dave|page=44}}</ref> | rev4 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' | rev4Score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}<ref>{{cite news |last=Appleford |first=Steve |date=May 14, 2001 |title=With 'Lateralus,' Tool Reclaims the Good Old Excessive Sound|work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-may-14-ca-63179-story.html |access-date=February 24, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121217165610/http://articles.latimes.com/2001/may/14/entertainment/ca-63179 |archive-date=December 17, 2012}}</ref> | rev5 = ''[[NME]]'' | rev5Score = 7/10<ref name=NME>{{cite journal |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/tool/5142|title=Tool: Lateralus |journal=[[NME]]|date=May 31, 2001|access-date=October 9, 2012 |last=Capper|first=Andy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304204623/http://www.nme.com/reviews/tool/5142 |archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> | rev6 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' | rev6Score = 1.9/10<ref name="pitchfork">{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8104-lateralus/|title=Tool: Lateralus|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=May 15, 2001|access-date=April 28, 2012|last=DiCrescenzo|first=Brent}}</ref> | rev7 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' | rev7Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite journal|title=Tool: Lateralus|journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]|issue=179|date=August 2001|page=141}}</ref> | rev8 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' | rev8Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Fricke">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/lateralus-20010514 |title=Lateralus|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=May 14, 2001|access-date=February 19, 2008 |last=Fricke |first=David |author-link=David Fricke}}</ref> | rev9 = ''[[USA Today]]'' | rev9Score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}<ref>{{cite news|title=They're just the right Tool for the thinking headbangers|work=[[USA Today]]|date=May 15, 2001|last=Gundersen|first=Edna|author-link=Edna Gundersen}}</ref> | rev10 = ''[[The Village Voice]]'' | rev10Score = C<ref name=Christgau>{{cite news|url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/ts-01.php|title=Turkey Shoot 2001|work=[[The Village Voice]]|date=November 27, 2001|access-date=February 24, 2018|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau}}</ref> }} Overall, ''Lateralus'' was met with generally favorable reviews by mainstream music critics upon its initial release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 75, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 15 reviews.<ref name=metacritic/> Many of their responses mentioned the album's ambition and ability to confound listeners, such as ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'''s Ryan Rayhil's summarization of it as a "monolithic puzzlebox".<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Rayhil |first=Ryan |title=The Spin Top 40 (Only Bands that Matter) |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date=April 2002 |page=77}}</ref> Rob Theakston reviewed the record for [[AllMusic]], where he claimed that "''Lateralus'' demands close listening from the first piece onward, as it becomes quickly apparent that this is not going to be an album one can listen to and accept at face value. Complex rhythm changes, haunting vocals, and an onslaught of changes in dynamics make this an album other so-called metal groups could learn from."<ref name="AMG Lateralus review"/> Terry Bezer praised ''Lateralus'' in a review for ''[[Drowned in Sound]]'' by comparing it to the band's previous album, ''[[Ænima]]'', calling it "a more focused and cunning record than its predecessors that in many ways puts everything the band have formerly produced into perspective."<ref name="Drowned in Sound">{{cite web |last=Bezer |first=Terry |date=May 14, 2001 |title=Album Review: Tool - Lateralus |work=[[Drowned in Sound]] |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/2573/reviews/1071|access-date=August 14, 2019 |archive-date=August 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814050229/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/2573/reviews/1071}}</ref> [[David Fricke]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' also measured the album up to earlier works from the band's oeuvre; "Tool have everything it takes to beat you senseless; they proved it on 1993's ''[[Undertow (Tool album)|Undertow]]'' and their 1996 Grammy-winning beast, ''Ænima''. Here, Tool go to extravagant lengths to drown you in sensation."<ref name="Fricke"/> In a review for ''[[Kerrang!]]'', Dave Everly claimed "It's the most perfectly played, perfectly produced record you're likely to hear this or any other year" and that it was "one of the greatest albums you'll hear in your lifetime."<ref name=Kerrang!/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/then-and-now-does-tools-back-catalogue-hold-up/|title=Then And Now: Does Tool's Back Catalogue Hold Up?|work=[[Kerrang!]]|date=August 2, 2019|access-date=August 14, 2019}}</ref> Writing for ''[[NME]]'', Andy Capper also approved of it; "''Lateralus'' has added a little more colour to their palette of chanting, drumming and high drama. Singer Maynard James Keenan has been unaffected by the comparative tunefulness of his side project [[A Perfect Circle]], while the stripped-down nature of the instrumentation means that Tool's innate heaviness shines out in a world of production tricks and dodges. There's no trickery—Tool's progressiveness is all their own work."<ref name=NME/> By contrast, in a review for ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'', Brent DiCrescenzo claimed that, "With the early new century demanding 'opuses', Tool follows suit. The problem is, Tool defines 'opus' as taking their 'defining element' (wanking sludge) and stretching it out to the maximum digital capacity of a compact disc."<ref name="pitchfork"/> In the ''[[Village Voice]]'', [[Robert Christgau]] lambasted the album, calling it "meaning-mongering for the fantasy fiction set."<ref name=Christgau/> The review published in ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'' described the album as sounding like "[[Black Sabbath]] jamming with [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]] at the bottom of a coal shaft."<ref>{{cite journal|title=Tool: Lateralus|journal=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]|date=July 2001|page=115}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/lateralus/tool/critic-reviews?dist=neutral|title=Mixed Critic Reviews for Lateralus by Tool|website=[[Metacritic]]|access-date=August 14, 2019}}</ref> === Commercial performance === The album was a commercial success in the United States, debuting at No. 1 on the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] albums chart with over 555,200 copies sold in its first week of release.<ref name=":0" /> On August 5, 2003, the album was certified [[RIAA certification|double platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]. On April 30, 2010, the album was certified gold by the [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]] for sales of 100,000 in the [[United Kingdom|U.K.]]<ref name="BPI"/> In addition, ''Lateralus'' was certified double platinum by the [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] and [[Music Canada|MC]].<ref name="ARIA"/><ref name="MC"/> === Accolades === Tool received the 2002 [[Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance]] for the song "[[Schism (song)|Schism]]".<ref name=GRAMMY_Awards/> During the band's acceptance speech, drummer [[Danny Carey]] stated that he would like to thank his parents "for putting up with [him]", and bassist [[Justin Chancellor]] concluded, "I want to thank my dad for doing my mom."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1452651/02272002/u2.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061103033025/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1452651/02272002/u2.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 3, 2006|title=Alicia Keys Takes Five, 'O Brother' Gets Most At 44th Grammy Awards |work=MTV News|publisher=MTV.com|access-date=August 7, 2006|year=2002|first=Joe|last=D'Angelo}}</ref> ''[[Kludge (magazine)|Kludge]]'' ranked ''Lateralus'' at {{Numero|2}} on their list of top 10 albums of 2001.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Perez |first1=Arturo |title=Top 10 Albums of 2001 |url=http://www.kludgemagazine.com/articles.php?id=88 |website=[[Kludge (magazine)|Kludge]] |access-date=November 25, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20040722004951/http://www.kludgemagazine.com/articles.php?id=88|archive-date=July 22, 2004}}</ref> ''[[Kerrang!]]'' placed the album at {{Numero|1}} on their 2001 "Albums Of The Year" list.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/kerrang.html |title=Kerrang! End Of Year Lists |website=Rocklist.net |access-date=January 21, 2019 |archive-date=May 26, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526185407/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/kerrang.html |url-status=usurped }}</ref> ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' listed ''Lateralus'' as one of the best 50 albums of 2001.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Best 50 Albums of 2001 |magazine=Q |date=December 2001 |pages=60–65}}</ref> The album continued to gain accolades in the years following its release. In 2016, Loudwire named Lateralus the {{Numero|1}} hard rock/metal album of the 21st century.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/top-100-hard-rock-metal-albums-21st-century/#photogallery-1=101|title=Top 100 Hard Rock + Metal Albums of the 21st Century|website=Loudwire|access-date=June 2, 2016}}</ref> The magazine also ranked it {{Numero|6}} on their "Top 25 Progressive Metal Albums of All Time."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/top-progressive-metal-albums-all-time/ |title=Top 25 Progressive Metal Albums of All Time|last=Hill|first=John|date=August 2, 2017|website=[[Loudwire]]|access-date=June 22, 2019}}</ref> The album was ranked at {{Numero|32}} on ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s ''50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All Time'' list.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-greatest-prog-rock-albums-of-all-time-20150617/tool-lateralus-2001-20150617 |title=50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All Time|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=June 17, 2015|access-date=August 31, 2015}}</ref> ''Louder Sound'' placed the album at {{Numero|33}} on their ''Top 100 Prog Albums of All Time'' list.<ref name="teamrock prog">{{cite web |last1=Henstra|first1=Jeroen|title=The 100 Greatest Prog Albums Of All Time: 40-21|url=http://teamrock.com/feature/2014-08-06/the-100-greatest-prog-albums-of-all-time-40-21|website=[[TeamRock]]|date=August 6, 2014|access-date=2018-02-11}}</ref> Publications have also continued to praise the performances by the band members on the album. NutSie.com ranked the drumming performance by Danny Carey on the song "Ticks & Leeches" at {{Numero|3}} on their list of Top 100 Rock Drum Performances.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top 100 Rock Drum Performances |url=http://www.nutsie.com/top100sradio/Top%20100%20Rock%20Drum%20Performances/1774967 |publisher=www.nuTsie.com |access-date=August 9, 2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912223119/http://www.nutsie.com/top100sradio/Top%20100%20Rock%20Drum%20Performances/1774967 |archive-date=September 12, 2012}}</ref> === Special editions === A vinyl edition and two DVD singles from the album were released later. The "double [[Phonograph record|vinyl]] four-picture disc" edition of ''Lateralus'' was first released as a limited autographed edition exclusively available to fan club members and publicly released on August 23, 2005. Two [[music video]]s were produced; one for "Schism" (with the short [[ambient music|ambient]] segue "Mantra" at the beginning) and one for "Parabol/[[Parabola (song)|Parabola]]". These were subsequently released as two separate [[Music video#Video single|DVD singles]] on December 20, 2005, featuring remixes of the tracks by [[Lustmord]]. == Track listing == {{Track listing | total_length = 78:51 | all_lyrics = [[Maynard James Keenan]] | all_music = [[Adam Jones (musician)|Adam Jones]], [[Danny Carey]], Maynard James Keenan, and [[Justin Chancellor]]. | title1 = The Grudge | length1 = 8:36 | title2 = Eon Blue Apocalypse | note2 = instrumental | length2 = 1:04 | title3 = The Patient | length3 = 7:14 | title4 = Mantra | note4 = instrumental | length4 = 1:12 | title5 = [[Schism (song)|Schism]] | length5 = 6:48 | title6 = Parabol | length6 = 3:04 | title7 = [[Parabola (song)|Parabola]] | length7 = 6:03 | title8 = Ticks & Leeches | length8 = 8:10 | title9 = [[Lateralus (song)|Lateralus]] | length9 = 9:24 | title10 = Disposition | length10 = 4:46 | title11 = Reflection | length11 = 11:07 | title12 = Triad | note12 = instrumental – song ends at 6:32, followed by silence | length12 = 8:46 | title13 = Faaip de Oiad | length13 = 2:39 }} '''Note''' * On vinyl editions of the album, "Disposition" is moved to track 8 between "Parabola" and "Ticks & Leeches". == Personnel == * [[Maynard James Keenan]] – [[Singing|vocals]] * [[Adam Jones (musician)|Adam Jones]] – [[guitar]]s, [[art director]] * [[Justin Chancellor]] – [[bass guitar|bass]] * [[Danny Carey]] – [[Drum kit|drums]], [[Percussion instrument|percussion]], [[Sampling (music)|samples]] ===Additional personnel=== * Statik ([[Collide (band)|Collide]]) – machines on "Triad" === Production === * David Bottrill – production, engineering, mixing * Vince DeFranco ([[Synesthesia Mandala Drums|Synesthesia]]) – neurocistance, engineering * [[Alex Grey]] – illustrations * [[Bob Ludwig]] – mastering == Charts == ''Lateralus'' sold 555,000 copies in its first week, debuting at number one on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine|url=http://billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=19952&aid=473403|title=Discography Tool Laterlaus|access-date=April 29, 2006|magazine=Billboard.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311110743/http://billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=19952&aid=473403 <!-- Bot retrieved archive -->|archive-date=March 11, 2007}}</ref> As of July 7, 2010, ''Lateralus'' has sold 2,609,000 copies in the US. It is ranked number 123 on the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]]'s "Definitive 200" list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockhall.com/pressroom/definitive-200|title=The Definitive 200|work=[[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]]|year=2007|access-date=September 15, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820115226/http://www.rockhall.com/pressroom/definitive-200 <!--Added by H3llBot-->|archive-date=August 20, 2008}}</ref> {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} === Weekly charts === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+Weekly chart performance for ''Lateralus'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2001) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Australia|1|artist=Tool|album=Lateralus|rowheader=true|access-date=August 10, 2019}} |- {{album chart|Austria|9|artist=Tool|album=Lateralus|rowheader=true|access-date=August 10, 2019}} |- {{album chart|Flanders|13|artist=Tool|album=Lateralus|rowheader=true|access-date=August 10, 2019}} |- {{album chart|Wallonia|19|artist=Tool|album=Lateralus|rowheader=true|access-date=August 10, 2019}} |- {{album chart|BillboardCanada|1|artist=Tool|rowheader=true|access-date=August 10, 2019}} |- {{album chart|Denmark|12|artist=Tool|album=Lateralus|rowheader=true|access-date=August 10, 2019}} |- {{album chart|Netherlands|7|artist=Tool|album=Lateralus|rowheader=true|access-date=August 10, 2019}} |- !scope="row"|Europe ([[European Top 100 Albums]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2001/MM-2001-06-02.pdf|title=Eurochart Top 100 Albums - June 02, 2001|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=18|issue=23|page=12|date=June 2, 2001|access-date=November 17, 2021}}</ref> | 7 |- {{album chart|Finland|11|artist=Tool|album=Lateralus|rowheader=true|access-date=August 10, 2019}} |- {{album chart|France|21|artist=Tool|album=Lateralus|rowheader=true|access-date=August 10, 2019}} |- {{album chart|Germany4|5|id=3684|artist=Tool|album=Lateralus|rowheader=true|access-date=August 10, 2019}} |- {{album chart|Ireland2|19|artist=Tool|rowheader=true|access-date=November 22, 2021}} |- {{album chart|Italy|22|artist=Tool|album=Lateralus|rowheader=true|access-date=August 10, 2019}} |- {{album chart|New Zealand|2|artist=Tool|album=Lateralus|rowheader=true|access-date=August 10, 2019}} |- {{album chart|Norway|2|artist=Tool|album=Lateralus|rowheader=true|access-date=August 10, 2019}} |- ! scope="row"| Polish Albums ([[ZPAV]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Tool Polish Charting |publisher=olis.onyx.pl |url=http://www.olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=34&lang=en |access-date=September 14, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207035549/http://www.olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=34&lang=en |archive-date=December 7, 2008}}</ref> | 1 |- {{album chart|Scotland|13|date=20010520|rowheader=true|access-date=October 29, 2021}} |- ! scope="row"|Spanish Albums ([[Productores de Música de España|AFYVE]])<ref>{{cite book|last=Salaverri|first=Fernando|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|edition=1st|date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=84-8048-639-2}}</ref> |align="center"|23 |- {{album chart|Sweden|8|artist=Tool|album=Lateralus|rowheader=true|access-date=August 10, 2019}} |- {{album chart|Switzerland|31|artist=Tool|album=Lateralus|rowheader=true|access-date=August 10, 2019}} |- {{album chart|UK2|16|date=20010520|rowheader=true|access-date=August 10, 2019}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|1|artist=Tool|rowheader=true|access-date=August 10, 2019}} |} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" ! scope="col"| Chart (2019) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Portugal|26|artist=Tool|album=Lateralus|rowheader=true|access-date=October 29, 2021}} |- {{album chart|BillboardHardRock|2|artist=Tool|rowheader=true|access-date=October 26, 2021}} |- {{album chart|BillboardRock|2|artist=Tool|rowheader=true|access-date=October 26, 2021}} |} {{col-2}} === Year-end charts === {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+Year-end chart performance for ''Lateralus'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2001) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2001/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2001|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=October 26, 2021}}</ref> | 35 |- ! scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2001&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten 2001|publisher=Ultratop|access-date=March 2, 2022}}</ref> | 85 |- !scope="row"|Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) <ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031212202406/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/200-1_2001.html|archivedate=December 12, 2003|url=http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/200-1_2001.html|title=Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2001 (based on sales)|website=[[Jam!]]|accessdate= March 26, 2022}}</ref> |39 |- !scope="row"|New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-albums/2001-12-31|title=Top Selling Albums of 2001|publisher=The Official NZ Music Charts|access-date=November 8, 2020}}</ref> | 28 |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2001/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 26, 2021}}</ref> | 47 |} {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- !Chart (2002) !Position |- !scope="row"|Canadian Alternative Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040902000408/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_alt2.html|archivedate=September 2, 2004|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_alt2.html|title=Canada's Top 200 Alternative albums of 2002|website=[[Jam!]]|accessdate=March 28, 2022}}</ref> |115 |- !scope="row"|Canadian Metal Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040812035533/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_metal.html|archivedate=August 12, 2004|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_metal.html|title=Top 100 Metal Albums of 2002|website=[[Jam!]]|accessdate=March 23, 2022}}</ref> |52 |} {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" ! scope="col"| Chart (2019) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US Top Rock Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2019/top-rock-albums|title=Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2019|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 26, 2021}}</ref> | 74 |} === Singles === {| class="wikitable" !rowspan=2|Year !rowspan=2|Song !colspan=6|Peak chart positions |- ! width="55"|{{small|[[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br /><ref name=BillboardCharts>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/tool/chart-history|title=Tool Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 10, 2019}}</ref>}} ! width="55"|{{small|[[Alternative Songs|US<br />Mod]]<ref name=BillboardCharts />}} ! width="55"|{{small|[[Mainstream Rock (chart)|US<br />Main]]<br /><ref name=BillboardCharts />}} ! width="55"|{{small|[[Single Top 100|NLD]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Discografie Tool|website=dutchcharts.nl|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?cat=s&cat2=s&search=Tool|access-date=September 14, 2008}}</ref>}} |- |rowspan="2"|2001 ||"Schism"||align="center"|67 ||align="center"|2 ||align="center"|2 ||align="center"|54 |- |"Parabola" ||align="center"|— ||align="center"|31 ||align="center"|10 ||align="center"|56 |- |2002 ||"Lateralus"||align="center"|— ||align="center"|18 ||align="center"|14 ||align="center"|— |- | colspan=6 align="center" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |} {{col-end}} ==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry |type=album |region=Australia |artist=Tool |title=Lateralus |award=Platinum |number=2 |relyear=1996 |certyear=2019 |access-date=14 December 2021 |refname="ARIA"}} {{Certification Table Entry |type=album |region=Canada |artist=Tool |title=Lateralus |award=Platinum |number=2 |relyear=1996 |certyear=2005 |access-date=11 January 2024 |refname="MC"}} {{Certification Table Entry |type=album |region=United Kingdom |artist=Tool |title=Lateralus |award=Gold |relyear=1996 |certyear=2015 |id=3749-2120-2 |access-date=11 January 2024 |refname="BPI"}} {{Certification Table Entry |type=album |region=United States |artist=Tool |title= Lateralus |award=Platinum |number=3 |relyear=2001 |certyear=2021 |accessdate=April 17, 2021 |refname="RIAA"}} {{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true}} == References == {{Reflist|30em}} == External links == {{Wikiquote}} * {{Metacritic album}} *{{discogs master|1517}} * {{MusicBrainz release group|id=02f79295-21e1-34cc-82f2-63219eec4f0a}} {{Tool (band)}} {{Portal bar|United States|Rock music|Music}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:2001 albums]] [[Category:Volcano Entertainment albums]] [[Category:Tool (band) albums]] [[Category:Albums produced by David Bottrill]] [[Category:Albums with cover art by Alex Grey]]
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