The Grudge (track)
by Tool
The Grudge appears on the following album(s) by Tool:
- Lateralus (track #1) (this album) (2001)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 09/08/2026 00:03 | Beot_Tea | 45 | 84/100 |
| ! | 06/22/2026 23:46 | Exist-en-ciel | 172,029 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/16/2026 19:27 | Siromynian | 20,079 | 71/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 89.4/100, a mean average of 88.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.9/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.9.
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AAL2014 TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/14/2017 17:28 | #197965
Maybe their best song? Lateralus has something to say about that, but the Grudge has a fucking message too. One of the great album/concert openers ever.
i love the part when the drums just gets faster and faster
The entire song is a masterpiece, especially the middle portion, which I believe has one of Adam Jones' definitive guitar riffs.
Greatest scream in music history
Grouse 02/10/2019 23:22 | #231755
Super heavy and just fucking awesome
