Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice
by H.I.M.
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 144 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 125 out of 144
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 144
  3. Negative: 18 out of 144

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  1. Angel666
    May 20, 2020
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    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Screanwork love in theory album of him

    To me it sound very new Him ville valos going into Gothic tinged alt rock popular dark Finnish roots thid album seems to become something totally new from the sound and music that he make for 19 years band Screanwork is ultimately successful in its blending of melody
    So far his lyrics are lascivious to a point, song such as "Love", The Hardest Way"Heartkiller"are strictly soft focus radio friendly I think him is going mainstream with this album I love it    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

92
#92 Most Discussed Album of 2010

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic 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.
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  2. Alternative Press
    70
    When the band are a little more concrete and less spooky, the results are especially compelling, but Screamworks is ultimately successful in its blending of melody and muscle. [Mar 2010, p.90]
  3. AllMusic
    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 Queensrÿche and Fall Out Boy will more than likely find a few wicked gems to hang their heads to.
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