Many people who are catching on to "Lateralus" may find it hard to believe that Tool has actually been around and making albums since the early '90s, and the style of this record and "Lateralus" clash. This is a typical debut EP at the time---Tool was under pressure to stay under that taboo five-minute mark, and they did on all except the title track here. This is the best Tool album to listen to when you feel like you want to bash someone's head in, it is twenty-seven minutes of pure anger and fury that totally contrasts the more subtle emotions on "Lateralus." Tool were not quite masters of subtlety yet, and it shows here.