Tool Lateralus
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Larkinhill
January 17th 2026


8412 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Title track is their best song.

keaton_86
January 18th 2026


1498 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

It's one of my favorite songs of all time but weirdly i find its the song that's aged the worst. The chorus sounds very dated. Maybe its just cause I've listened to this album a couple of billion times.

Sharenge
January 30th 2026


7012 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

a groan of tedium escapes me, startling the fearful

keaton_86
February 9th 2026


1498 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

tool subreddit continues to deliver gold:



Disposition/Reflection/triad - How is that I’ve never until today realized this trio of songs was Maynard noticing the three instrumentalists ( distracting themselves and he’s accepting it). Then reflection all about him dying to the ego and letting tool be tool with his deafening silence as the others just explode with genius knowing he cannot interject h himself into their triad. And just loving it with the rest of us.

Christbait
February 9th 2026


1699 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Someone finally found how the pieces fit. Or else said it to themselves repeatedly to the point that they convinced themselves.

Jurtz
February 11th 2026


5536 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

I KNOW THE PIECES FIT

facupm
February 12th 2026


12100 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

oh yes



arthropod
February 12th 2026


2805 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

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the resolution of bilateral cognitive dissonance

and the process of picturing ellipses with zero elongation factor is rewarding

perceiving kalokagathia within the clash of unfitting subjects

arthropod
February 12th 2026


2805 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

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BaselineOOO
February 14th 2026


2860 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

We barely remember the pre-update patch notes

of whatever cosmic beta build launched before

this ultra-rare, limited-time Present Moment DLC.



We are actively selecting

the “Be Here Now” checkbox

in the Settings menu of existence.



Hold on.

Do not alt-tab out of

this premium subscription reality.

This sacred 4K Ultra HD experience.

Ray-traced awareness enabled.



We are choosing to inhabit

this organic mech suit —

this carbon-fiber feelings container —

this limited-edition flesh vehicle

with built-in anxiety notifications.



This body, this body holding me,

firmware version: mortal.

Battery life: unknown.

Warranty: non-transferable.

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
February 14th 2026


121498 Comments


Awful thread for an awful band agreed.

RVAHC13
February 14th 2026


2962 Comments


Came here expecting hawks to say “sTool - Scateralus”


Left disappointed

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
February 14th 2026


121498 Comments


LMAOOOOOOO

DDDeftoneDDD
February 14th 2026


23609 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

5 tool agreed

Wildcardbitchesss
February 14th 2026


20749 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

this is fine, I thought it was brilliant and opened my minds eye… when I was 14

keaton_86
February 14th 2026


1498 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Listened to this again today. Fuck I love it. My FAOT.

Wildcardbitchesss
February 15th 2026


20749 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

valid tbh, it’s a very good album I just listened to it so goddamn much when I was a teen that I’m completely burnt out on it.



The Grudge still goes insanely hard tho, and I love the trio of tracks that close the record. Reflection, triad, whatever the other one is called. I guess that’s personal growth, because I used to think the album fell off a cliff after the title track, now it’s probably my favorite part of the album.

Koris
Emeritus
February 15th 2026


22714 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

^ Personally, I think the album should've ended with Reflection. Triad and Fraaip are easily the worst songs imo



Thankfully, the other songs are so damn good that I can still retain my 5 rating

Wildcardbitchesss
February 15th 2026


20749 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

ope forgot about the actual closer, yeah I never listen to that ha



I meant Disposition, Reflection, and Triad. Yeah that last track sucks and I literally forgot it existed until you mentioned it lol

evilford
February 16th 2026


72138 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Triad is great



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