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’

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