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Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice - H.I.M.
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61 out of 100

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9.7 out of 10

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  • Summary: Finnish goth-rock outfit, HIM returns with its seventh studio album on Sire Records.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Rock Sound
    70
    This is a solid album, rife with brooding love metal and big choruses, but while this is HIM's most accessible album to date it's also the most unpalatable, as Ville takes one step too many towards self-satire.
  2. Billboard.com
    70
    A mixed bag, but an appealingly bold one.
  3. All Music Guide
    60
    The material sits within the band's canon well enough to please longtime fans, and listeners looking for some kind of middle ground between Evanescence, late-period Queensr˙che and Fall Out Boy will more than likely find a few wicked gems to hang their heads to.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. tarekmallo
    10
    The tracks' composition may seem similar but the great sound and nice lyrics make this album a must for H.I.M fans and is in my opinion their best just after Razorblade Romance.… Expand
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  2. IgorS.
    10
    Very good album.
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  3. kammi666
    4
    There is one saving grace to this album- The forboding Sense of Impending Happiness The rest is over filtered, over processed garbage. Again, Im a HIM fan, but this is the first album I've refused to buy. I bought the one good track on ITunes... I guess it can be credited to their new producer? The album feels like the band is trying to become 'Americanised', and at points you can hear Ville forcing an american accent ("heart-killER") emphasizing certain parts of words that he normally dosent, and it really bothers me. Coming after an album as strong as 'Venus Doom' this is a complete letdown. If your a fan of their deep and dark music (and by deep, I dont mean the lyrics lol) then this album will leave you feeling..jipped.… Expand
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