Apocryphon - The Sword
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7.0 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 2 out of 8

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  1. Sarge
    Dec 12, 2012
    8
    This album changed my mind about metal being dead. This album is so solid from beginning to end it is a diamond in the rough that many never find. The singers voice is amazing, but he could easily be written a ticket by the music police for sounding exactly like Ozzy... which if you think about it isn't a bad thing in any way (ref. "Veil of Isis"). Additionally I saw them in concert and all the songs from their new album play really well live.… Collapse
  2. agunsux
    Dec 9, 2012
    8
    I am wondering have Ozzy and Tony Iommi been listening to The Sword lately? I

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Metascore
72 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Magnet
    Jan 4, 2013
    80
    Master producer J. Robbins deserves some credit for the band's audibly broadened horizons. [No. 94, p.60]
  2. Austin Chronicle
    Dec 14, 2012
    67
    Apocryphon stomps with familiar, even comforting, satisfaction.
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  3. Kerrang!
    Dec 10, 2012
    60
    The fact that the real Black Sabbath are currently in the studio makes this fell more like a curtain-raiser than the real event. [10 Nov 2012, p.55]
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