Buy Now
| Buy on |
|
- Critic score
- Publication
- By date
-
Sep 7, 2012It's the best representation yet of the sheer force of the band live, a perfect half hour snapshot of the energy and aggression they've never properly captured on tape.
-
Alternative PressSep 4, 2012MacNeil delivers a riveting, throat-destroying performance that owns every moment [Oct 2012, p.88]
-
Sep 4, 2012Gallows will arguably divide the fanbase between a hint of less grit at times and a vocalist not quite harnessing the same volatile nature as before--therefore yielding what is arguably the band's most diverse record in terms of execution.
-
Nov 8, 2012The band's heavy, high-octane assault gets an extra kick of power from MacNeil's throaty growl, making their third LP their most direct and pummelling yet.
-
Oct 11, 2012Gallows may have been floundering during the last days of Frank Carter's time with the band but this very impressive comeback is the sound of a band reinvigorated.
-
Sep 18, 2012Gallows finds them staying the course, delivering high-octane thrills on every track in a way that feels as if it's meant to reassure fans that Gallows are done playing around and are ready to get back to business.
-
Sep 11, 2012Gallows at their harshest, their angriest and their most thrilling and it turns out that no change in frontman can stop that.
-
Sep 5, 2012There is not one note out of place; the music remaining tight, aggressive and addictive throughout.
-
Kerrang!Sep 4, 2012This is a raw, vicious and churning blast of a record. [25 Aug 2012, p.52]
-
Sep 4, 2012This is music with a pure heart, a clean conscience and the snap of a steel-spring trap.
-
Sep 17, 2012More than an impressive musical step forward, Gallows does the band one better by showing their true colors.
-
UncutSep 28, 2012It's hard to shake the sensation that the band have become rather more ordinary as a result [of the departure of Frank Carter.] [Nov 2012, p.73]
-
MojoSep 19, 2012MacNeil is certainly a stronger singer--though without the coarse and charismatic Carter there's a sense that they are now one punk band among many, albeit still more sonically violent than most. {Oct 2012, p.86]
-
Q MagazineSep 7, 2012Gallows is less significant than its predecessor, but it often sounds more urgent. [Oct 2012, p.100]
User score distribution:
-
Positive: 9 out of 12
-
Mixed: 2 out of 12
-
Negative: 1 out of 12
-
Sep 22, 2012