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Lateralus
Sign in to saveLateralus () is the third studio album by the American rock band Tool. It was released on May 15, 2001, through Volcano Entertainment. The album was recorded at Cello Studios in Hollywood and The Hook, Big Empty Space, and The Lodge, in North Hollywood, between October 2000 and January 2001. David Bottrill, who had produced the band's two previous releases Ænima and Undertow, 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 holographic gatefold pack
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Lateralus is a studio album by the band Tool. It was released on May 15, 2001, in the United States. The work is presented in the English language and falls under the genres of alternative rock, progressive metal, and metal. The album was produced by David Bottrill and distributed through Volcano Entertainment.
The recording contains 13 tracks. Specific songs on the album include "Schism" and "Lateralus." It has been made available to listeners in various formats, including compact cassette, High Definition Compatible Digital, and music streaming.
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Release · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Album
- Artist
- Tool
- First released
- 2002-02
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- 2,643,934
- Total plays
- 232,563,737
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Tool is an American progressive metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1990. The group consists of vocalist Maynard James Keenan, guitarist Adam Jones, drummer Danny Carey, and bassist Justin Chancellor, who replaced founding member Paul D'Amour in 1995. Tool has received multiple Grammy Awards, undertaken international tours, and achieved commercial success with several chart-topping releases. The band has released five studio albums, one EP, and one box set. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/To
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- Lateralus
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- Digital cover. On physical formats, the cover art has a translucent insert that flips open to reveal the different layers of the human body.
- Album.recorded
- October 2000 – January 2001
- Album.genre
- Progressive metal alternative metal art rock
- Album.length
- 78:51
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- Volcano
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- Tool David Bottrill
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- Instance of
- album
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- progressive metal
- Producer
- David Bottrill
- Performer
- Tool
- Record label
- Volcano Entertainment
- Distribution format
- music streaming
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- publication date
- 2001-05-15
- title
- Lateralus
- language of work or name
- English language
- form of creative work
- studio album
- tracklist
- Lateralus
- number of parts of this work
- 13
- review score
- 4
- place of publication
- United States
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- Background
- Composition and content
- Release and reception
- Commercial performance
- Accolades
- Special editions
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Tool
- Additional personnel
- Production
- Charts
- Weekly charts
- Year-end charts
- Singles
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Lateralus () is the third studio album by the American rock band Tool. It was released on May 15, 2001, through Volcano Entertainment. The album was recorded at Cello Studios in Hollywood and The Hook, Big Empty Space, and The Lodge, in North Hollywood, between October 2000 and January 2001. David Bottrill, who had produced the band's two previous releases Ænima and Undertow, 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 holographic gatefold package.
The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling more than 555,200 copies in its first week of release. It was certified triple platinum by the RIAA on April 15, 2021. On February 13, 2015, the album was certified Gold by the BPI. It was also certified double platinum in both Australia and Canada. The band won the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance for the song "Schism" in 2002. Lateralus was ranked No. 123 on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's "Definitive 200" list.
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