• Record Label: Sony
  • Release Date: Mar 1, 2005
User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 45 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 42 out of 45
  2. Negative: 2 out of 45

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  1. PaulPaul
    Apr 2, 2005
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    Oh my god! Is this music or... I don't know - it sounds horrible!
Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 9
  2. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Angel of Retribution does indeed rock just hard enough to please longtime fans and convert a few new ones along the way.
  2. The bottom end booms like a cannon, the dual guitars masterfully shriek and Halford's screeches tingle the spine.
  3. Blender
    60
    You can find kids playing harder and faster in the cut-out bins at Hot Topic, but if you're lookin' for trouble, you came to the right place. [Apr 2005, p.119]