Pyramids
by Pyramids
Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Drowned In Sound
    90
    Fans of Jesu will enjoy the boisterousness of some arrangements here, the incessant crushing of the listener’s resistance.
  2. Tiny Mix Tapes
    80
    Pyramids would serve as a helluva soundtrack to a dream I once had, a lucid dream around age 10 wherein I woke up within the dream, realized I was in a dream, and acted accordingly. Super accordingly.
  3. PopMatters
    80
    Pyramids’ very impressive debut treads the fine line between otherworldly beauty and sheer unadulterated noise, its loveliest soundscapes blotted by feedback and distortion, its most aggressively ugly rampages pierced by unexpected intervals of tranquility.
  5. No Ripcord
    70
    Pyramids leaves its mark as an extremely remarkable and impressive début, and once heard, is unlikely to be forgotten.
  6. Delusions of Adequacy
    70
    The results are far better than you'd imagine.
  7. Pitchfork
    65
    Sure, they're a very raw talent, but a formidable talent nonetheless, and this record's peaks hint at even greater musical epiphanies to come.

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User Score
7.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. ChrisC
    Jun 28, 2008
    8
    Um. Good album, yes. But 'Texas metal band'? How can the Pyramids be remotely classified as metal? They're one of those Um. Good album, yes. But 'Texas metal band'? How can the Pyramids be remotely classified as metal? They're one of those progressive electronic bands of the sort Pitchfork usually likes. (Not this time I guess).… Full Review »
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