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Ocelot199
03-12-2006, 03:24 PM
When the band released (officially or otherwise) the cover of Lateralus, did they give out this (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005B36H/ref=pd_kar_gw_3/102-2043755-2226500?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=5174), or the full picture of the dude (with all his layers)? I don't remember...

Point being, I would think that that almost entirely black picture right there was fake without even considering it, just because it looks like nothing... anyone could crap that together in Photoshop in a few minutes.

Also, that cover right there looks pretty "Toolish" to me. Anybody else?

Nebel
03-12-2006, 03:34 PM
http://www.toolband.com/album/lateralus/index.html

That was the link that was given during the news post, if that artwork there was the one that was shown on that day then it's close enough

This does make me realise how much I love that artwork...

Ocelot199
03-12-2006, 03:36 PM
Think about the transition from AEnima's artwork to Lateralus's. Nobody would believe that was the actual artwork from Lateralus, having nothing to go on besides AEnima and Undertow.

Just kind of wondering if we're all gonna feel stupid when we finally get the album.

Liam
03-12-2006, 03:54 PM
i remember the promo pic was the same as the booklet, but with black background. it also had 'toolband.com' lightly embossed on it.

#Notion
03-12-2006, 03:59 PM
I do think that alot of us are making premature judgements on stuff which has not been presented to us as a whole. I'm sure the final picture looks alot better than what we can see now.

Mr.Rubberburner
03-12-2006, 04:09 PM
I do think that alot of us are making premature judgements on stuff which has not been presented to us as a whole. I'm sure the final picture looks alot better than what we can see now.
I agree

Andorion
03-12-2006, 04:12 PM
I know this has been said a million times, but you'll laugh at these past couple weeks in two months. This shit really doesn't matter, the music will rock :)

Mr.Rubberburner
03-12-2006, 04:17 PM
I know this has been said a million times, but you'll laugh at these past couple weeks in two months. This shit really doesn't matter, the music will rock :)
I agree with you even more. Whatever the title is, tracks are, artwork is..I'm down like syndrome

mike tyson
03-12-2006, 04:27 PM
I remember there were commercials on TV for Lateralus.

Hopefully we see some stupid 10,000 Days commercials to lol at.

Xanatos
03-12-2006, 04:32 PM
I know this has been said a million times, but you'll laugh at these past couple weeks in two months. This shit really doesn't matter, the music will rock :)

As much as I want the music to rock, I still have to prepare myself for the possibility that this will turn into Lateralus II. So far what I have heard about the album has me hoping that they are returning to their former glory of Undertow and AEnima.

cleanbluesky
03-12-2006, 04:34 PM
I bet we would all be happy with Lateralus II: Pornografitti

(Extreme joke)

dracomordag
03-12-2006, 06:08 PM
I'm not really sure when i want any more info...

if we get burned out now, we'll have nothing to get for the next 2 months.

then again, Blair really needs to lay the smack down.

Mya
03-12-2006, 07:13 PM
not sure if anyone has noticed this but the writing on the Lateralus album cover looks like arabic writing and the letters all can be translated into arabic letters.....

STA
03-12-2006, 07:14 PM
not sure if anyone has noticed this but the writing on the Lateralus album cover looks like arabic writing and the letters all can be translated into arabic letters.....

That sounds interesting. Can you explain more about what you mean?

Mya
03-12-2006, 07:26 PM
That sounds interesting. Can you explain more about what you mean?

well arabic is read from right to left so we're starting from s and working our way to l... i.e. s u l a r e t a l...

so i'll give you the translation of each letter

"s" is in the shape of a "kaf"... letter with a "k" sounding
"u" is in the shape of a "sin"..... sounds like "s"
'l" = "lam"...... sounds like "l"
"a" = "he" ....... sounds like "h"
"r" = "noon"..... sounds like "n"
"e" = "waw" ..... sounds like "w"
"t" = is "Alef"..... sounds like "a'
again "a" is "he"
and "L' is "lam"

so try sounding it out... i cant make seem to make out the word tho

STA
03-12-2006, 07:28 PM
well arabic is read from right to left so we're starting from s and working our way to l... i.e. s u l a r e t a l...

so i'll give you the translation of each letter

"s" is in the shape of a "kaf"... letter with a "k" sounding
"u" is in the shape of a "sin"..... sounds like "s"
'l" = "lam"...... sounds like "l"
"a" = "he" ....... sounds like "h"
"r" = "noon"..... sounds like "n"
"e" = "waw" ..... sounds like "w"
"t" = is "Alef"..... sounds like "a'
again "a" is "he"
and "L' is "lam"

so try sounding it out... i cant make seem to make out the word tho

Interesting. I wonder if there's anyone here who can read it (if there is in fact something to be read).

Mya
03-12-2006, 07:31 PM
Interesting. I wonder if there's anyone here who can read it (if there is in fact something to be read).

i hope someone can... i've thought about it for a while but never figured out why Alex Grey/Tool would do something like that

SpareForTheWarFishers
03-12-2006, 09:33 PM
I bet we would all be happy with Lateralus II: Pornografitti

(Extreme joke)

The new tool album will feature Nuno Bettencourt on guitar

SuperSteve
03-12-2006, 09:36 PM
well arabic is read from right to left so we're starting from s and working our way to l... i.e. s u l a r e t a l...

so i'll give you the translation of each letter

"s" is in the shape of a "kaf"... letter with a "k" sounding
"u" is in the shape of a "sin"..... sounds like "s"
'l" = "lam"...... sounds like "l"
"a" = "he" ....... sounds like "h"
"r" = "noon"..... sounds like "n"
"e" = "waw" ..... sounds like "w"
"t" = is "Alef"..... sounds like "a'
again "a" is "he"
and "L' is "lam"

so try sounding it out... i cant make seem to make out the word tho

http://www.toolnavy.com/showthread.php?t=2417

The More you Know!

Underalus
03-12-2006, 09:39 PM
Those arabic letters have close to the same names as the Hebrew letters of the same sound. but those letters look nothing like Hebrew. Tool are anti-semites.

KILL_CLOWNS
03-12-2006, 09:43 PM
...I didn't see the full layers of Lateralus until I actually bought the album. It was fucking amazing opening it up and flipping through the pages the first time. I hope the new album is like that. (we should all continue to call it "the new album" until this forum gets changed to "10,000 Days")

Mya
03-12-2006, 10:24 PM
Those arabic letters have close to the same names as the Hebrew letters of the same sound. but those letters look nothing like Hebrew. Tool are anti-semites.

i highly doubt that hun heheheheheeh i just think its weird that they had arabic-esque writing on the cover and reflection has a very arabic sound to it....

Mya
03-12-2006, 10:26 PM
http://www.toolnavy.com/showthread.php?t=2417

The More you Know!

i wish chemistry was my thing... i wouldnt have the slightest clue what these guys are talking about.....

Scrunzset
03-12-2006, 11:54 PM
Did anyone else get a messed-up booklet?

I got my copy at a Tower Records in Walnut Creek. They were doing the whole midnight-sale thing. My booklet came messed up: the inner page was cut wrong. It was basically shifted about a quarter of the way down, but cut at the bottom to line up with the other pages. I was suspicious about it, but I didn't realize that it was defective until I compared it with the one my friend got. I'll scan it in and post it on here.

Mr.Rubberburner
03-12-2006, 11:56 PM
Did anyone else get a messed-up booklet?

I got my copy at a Tower Records in Walnut Creek. They were doing the whole midnight-sale thing. My booklet cam messed up. The inner page was cut wrong. It was basically shifted about a quarter of the way down, but cut at the bottom to line up with the other pages. I'll scan it in and post it on here.
yeah, post it if you can. interesting.

Scrunzset
03-13-2006, 12:20 AM
Here we go, although be warned that they're each over 100k...


Here's the booklet in the default position:

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/3764/defectbooklet9ih.jpg

Opened up:

http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/3453/defectbookletinside7vw.jpg

Opened up front:

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/4654/defectlateralusbookletinside39.jpg


Weird, huh? Regardless, I've decided to have that last pic as my avatar, hehehe.

Arkhan
03-13-2006, 04:15 AM
i highly doubt that hun heheheheheeh i just think its weird that they had arabic-esque writing on the cover and reflection has a very arabic sound to it....

And from what we've heard, there's eastern influences on this one... so are you trying to tell us that we'll see some asian style lettering? Like G'nR's Chinese Democracy logo? Fuck I hope not.

SpareForTheWarFishers
03-13-2006, 05:37 AM
Yea, lets really pray against that one.

Mya
03-14-2006, 02:03 PM
And from what we've heard, there's eastern influences on this one... so are you trying to tell us that we'll see some asian style lettering? Like G'nR's Chinese Democracy logo? Fuck I hope not.

yehhhh lets hope not...