Lateralus

2001 studio album by Tool
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Lateralus

Summary

Lateralus is an album[1]. Lateralus ranks in the top 0.51% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,294 views/month, #310 of 60,676).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lateralus's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Lateralus's genre is alternative rock[4].
  • Lateralus's genre is progressive metal[5].
  • Lateralus was produced by David Bottrill[6].
  • Among the performers on Lateralus was Tool[7].
  • Lateralus's record label is recorded as Volcano Entertainment[8].
  • Lateralus's place of publication is recorded as United States[9].
  • Lateralus is part of Tool's albums in chronological order[10].
  • Lateralus's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Lateralus was distributed by High Definition Compatible Digital[12].
  • Lateralus was distributed by compact cassette[13].
  • Lateralus was distributed by music streaming[14].
  • Lateralus's review score is recorded as 4[15].
  • Lateralus was published on May 15, 2001[16].
  • Lateralus's tracklist is recorded as Parabol[17].
  • Lateralus's tracklist is recorded as Schism[18].
  • Lateralus's tracklist is recorded as Lateralus[19].
  • Lateralus's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lateralus'}[20].
  • Lateralus's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+13'}[21].
  • Lateralus's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[22].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[23]

  • First release date: 2001-05-14[24]

  • Genre(s): alternative metal, alternative rock, art rock, heavy metal, metal, pop, progressive, progressive metal, progressive rock, psychedelic, rock[25]

  • Community tags: alternative metal, alternative rock, art rock, dense, epic, existential, heavy, heavy metal, hypnotic, introspective, male vocalist, meditative, metal, mysterious, philosophical, polyrhythmic, pop, progressive, progressive metal, progressive rock, psychedelic, rhythmic, rock, serious, spiritual, technical, uncommon time signatures[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 02f79295-21e1-34cc-82f2-63219eec4f0a[27]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Lateralus was performed by Tool[7]. Lateralus was produced by David Bottrill[6].

Publication

Lateralus was published on May 15, 2001[16]. Lateralus's place of publication is recorded as United States[9]. Lateralus's language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Genres include alternative rock[4] and progressive metal[5]. Lateralus is part of Tool's albums in chronological order[10]. Recorded distribution format include High Definition Compatible Digital[12], compact cassette[13], and music streaming[14].

Reception

Lateralus's review score is recorded as 4[15].

Why It Matters

Lateralus ranks in the top 0.51% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,294 views/month, #310 of 60,676).[2] Lateralus has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] . AllMusic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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