“There are people who think we’re wizards — everything, every number we use, has a hidden meaning and a message,” Tool’s Adam Jones tells Revolver with a laugh. “It’s just not true. There are elements of that, but not that complex.” To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the band’s 2001 opus, Lateralus, we talked to the guitarist about the fights, side projects, epic jams and math formulas behind the prog-metal masterpiece.

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