Tool Lateralus

4 stars out of 5 - "...Drums, bass and guitars move injarring cycles of hyperhowl and near-silent death march....the cumulativ eforce of muscle, imagination and immaculately wrought suspense....In another era, this would have been considered prog rock..."
Ranked #16 in Spin's "Albums of the Year 2001" - "...Spine-crushing dynamics and the best rock howl of the year..."
"...Their first No. 1 album is also their spaciest and most technical..."
"...It's the sound of a giant beast slowly rousing from a slumber, raising havoc, and then settling back in again. LATERALUS reasserts their strengths....leaving you admiring their principles..." - Rating: B-
4 stars out of 5 - "...Extraordinary in every sense..."
Ranked #2 in AP's "25 Best Albums of 2001".
7 out of 10 - "...A thick slab of art-rock..."
"...Staggerringly brilliant..."
"Complex, depressing, uplifting, spiritual and arcane, LATERALUS is rock at its most epic and transcendental."
7 out of 10 - "...Adds a little more color to their palette of chanting, drumming and high drama....They're the metal Radiohead..."