Tool
Lateralus

After an exhaustive five-year litigation battle between the band and their label management, Tool offer up the latest chapter in their musical self-discovery in Lateralus. Make no mistake, this is a prog rock record, reminiscent of King Crimson and Meddle-era Pink Floyd, with a hint of Rush mutated with Tool's signature sonic assault on the ears.

Dark, incomprehensible to the majority, and at the same time attracting like a magnet the one that managed to understand its mass ... “Lateralus” resembles a peculiar mechanism that bewitches, beckons with its beauty. A beauty that would seem impossible to know, which is hidden in impenetrable darkness. But again and again peering into the shadow, this world created by the Tool may open to us .. The sound of the album is associated with light - sometimes convulsive and restless ("The Grudge", "Shism"), then even, dense and encouraging ("Parabola") ... Together with “Lateralus”, the group presented the listener with a certain mystery that caused real insanity among loyal fans - you just need to take a quick look at the reviews of English-language fan sites related to Tool - and you will immediately understand what it is about. This album was examined from different angles, gave it inexpressible significance, sought out the deeper meaning in the already existing explanations ... I think this was happening for a reason, wasn't it? By the way, one day I came across an alternative track list of the album (6,7,5,8,4,9,13,12,1,11,2,10,3), "created" if my memory serves me right , an American fan who believed that his track list was the correct order of songs that the participants of the “Instrument” pushed us to find ... A bit ridiculous on the part of the fan, but you can listen to “Lateralus” like that - a masterpiece of everything time.

TOOL - you can listen to this as a fan Pink Floyd - a fan of Led Zeppelin music - a fan of Dream Theater music - a very strong intellectual album - a perfect production - fresh ideas / 10+

Habens einfach drauf. Progressiv ist bei Tool das A und O. Und wie immer schaffen sie es gleichzeitig eine genialen Atmosphäre damit zu schaffen