Lateralus is the third studio album by the band Tool, released on May 15, 2001. It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with over 555,200 copies sold in its first week, and the single "Schism" won the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance. The album has been certified triple platinum by the RIAA and remains one of the band's most commercially successful and widely cited releases.
