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'