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8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 200 Ratings

  • Summary: Released digitally, the instrumentals and vocals for the fifth full-length studio release for the Sacramental experimental hip-hop band was also released as a free download. A physical release of the entire album is scheduled for July.
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Hot Head
Blow, blow, blow, blow, blow, blow, blow, blow Oh no Blow, blow, blow, blow Hot head Oh no, that pedagogue grab the microphone, ease back up Blow,... See the rest of the song lyrics
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 11
  2. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. 91
    The best release from one of the most exciting artists of the 2010s.
  2. May 12, 2016
    81
    On their new album Bottomless Pit, they stitch together one of their most cohesive grotesques ever, renewing their focus on songcraft, rather than chicanery.
  3. May 11, 2016
    80
    Musically you always know where you stand--the sound of a Death Grips record is unmistakable--powerful, aggressive and confrontational. Which leads us on to Bottomless Pit--very much more of the same, while pushing their sound forward.
  4. May 11, 2016
    80
    Bottomless Pit will clearly not be for all hip-hop or punk fans, but it is impossible to deny that this album, just like the rest of the duo’s catalog, is doing a much-needed service to both genres by experimenting with them in unimaginable ways.
  5. May 11, 2016
    80
    Bottomless Pit is a rowdy and hypnotic 40-minute suite of alienation and controlled anger.
  6. Aug 2, 2016
    80
    Ultimately, for all the different genres it consumes and spits back, it sounds like no other band on earth.
  7. May 11, 2016
    50
    Though it shrouds itself in chaos, Bottomless Pit is ultimately Death Grips’ most straightforward, morbid, and brutal report from the deep end yet. Like watching a great beast eat itself, there is little in the way of elegance or grand design to this music, yet it remains throttling nonetheless, as relentlessly blunt as it is overwhelmingly meaningless.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 21
  2. Negative: 1 out of 21
  1. May 13, 2016
    10
    This album is Death Grips's most accessible and at the same time, their most energetic. By far, the songs and the hooks are as catchy as thoseThis album is Death Grips's most accessible and at the same time, their most energetic. By far, the songs and the hooks are as catchy as those of The Money Store, while keeping that abrasive energy of Jenny Death, the second half of The Powers That B. To add on, production quality has definitely improved a lot, especially since after Jenny Death. Hands down, this album is a great record and probably the trio's best by far. And for first time listeners, this is a great album to start off with.

    BEST TRACKS: Giving Bad People Good Ideas, Hot Head, Spikes, Eh, Bubbles Buried In This Jungle,Trash, BB Poison, Three Bedrooms In A Good Neighbourhood, Ring A Bell
    NOT SO GREAT TRACKS: 80808
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  2. Dec 7, 2016
    10
    Their best album to date, it is definitely up to standards with The Money Store. They have done what I didn't think was possible. Make anTheir best album to date, it is definitely up to standards with The Money Store. They have done what I didn't think was possible. Make an album better than The Money Store. Props to Death Grips, they have done a wonderful job! Expand
  3. May 14, 2016
    9
    Death Grips is at it again with the album bottomless pit. The whole album sounds like an electronica rock circus. If you really likedDeath Grips is at it again with the album bottomless pit. The whole album sounds like an electronica rock circus. If you really liked Government Plates and The Money Store you will love Bottomless Pit. Expand
  4. Aug 17, 2016
    9
    This albums slams favorite band sence 2012 when TMS came out glad to see another album like it:). Song writing is lacking but still a greatThis albums slams favorite band sence 2012 when TMS came out glad to see another album like it:). Song writing is lacking but still a great record cant wait to see how this band continues. NOIDED!!!!!! Expand
  5. May 20, 2016
    9
    The perfect mix of Death Grips' at their most chaotic and their most accessible. It's the natural next step. Takes the best qualities of " TheThe perfect mix of Death Grips' at their most chaotic and their most accessible. It's the natural next step. Takes the best qualities of " The Powers that B" and blends it with best qualities of "The Money Store". For fans of hectic rap/rap rock/punk rap. If you are trying to get into Death Grips, do not start here. Listen to "Exmilitary" or "The Money Store", first. An overall fantastic album. Expand
  6. May 21, 2016
    8
    Death Grips definitely surprised me and the rest of their fans with this new album. I am confused on how they even get their ideas in theDeath Grips definitely surprised me and the rest of their fans with this new album. I am confused on how they even get their ideas in the first place. There first mix-tape talked about the monster a human can become to now, just plain threats to the fans listening to this album. The first track, "I Keep Giving Bad People Good Ideas" can't just be explained by the title. Although it may explain a small portion of just the surface of this track, the song cannot be defined without its performance. The next track, "Hot Head" felt a slight weirdness for me. I know that is what Death Grips initially wants, but the delivery felt out of the ordinary. With the intro and the verses, just "BLO." But I can't say that I didn't want this track to be on the album or be presented first to the fans. Well even the whole album is catchy for an average Death Grips fan. [xD Meme] Expand
  7. Jun 21, 2016
    0
    I don't like this album, it sounds bad to me. I prefer other bands to play more melodic music so that I can feel relaxed instead of stressedI don't like this album, it sounds bad to me. I prefer other bands to play more melodic music so that I can feel relaxed instead of stressed out while listening to it. Expand

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