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Mar 4, 2013Welcome Oblivion is not an album that comes on forcefully, and by many measures, it's the most measured record of Reznor's career, yet it's also his most melodic, showing that this former angry young man has a design to grow old gracefully.
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Alternative PressMar 4, 2013Confident, unselfconsciously weird and always engaging, Welcome Oblivion is a strange world that will draw you back again and again. [Mar 2013, p.88]
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Mar 5, 2013The ace in the hole should be Maandig, so foreign is a female voice in the macho world of NIN's industrial muscle. But her vocals are too often drowned out, often intentionally, by the music.
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Kerrang!Apr 5, 2013Welcome Oblivion confirms that the music world needs a band like How To Destroy Angels, too. [2 Mar 2013, p.50]
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Mar 5, 2013Unlike Nine Inch Nails' big radio hits, the majority of the songs here don't brandish catchy hooks or compact slogans designed to grab you in passing. They start out quiet and often stay that way, forcing you to lean in and immerse yourself.
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Mar 11, 2013Only the overlong ‘Ice Age’ disappoints on a solid, often stunning record.
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Apr 3, 2013Even though it falls apart towards the end and could stand to cut a few songs, Welcome oblivion is a powerful record, both musically and thematically.
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Mar 6, 2013At its best, Welcome Oblivion is undecided and unfocused, with moments of intrigue scattered through songs that wander on an album that rambles. At its worst, Welcome Oblivion is passé and redundant, suggesting recent successes by Salem, Burial, Laurel Halo, Purity Ring, Gold Panda, and a litany of others without improving upon them.
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Mar 5, 2013Reznor still manages to extract melody and an occasional hook from all the noise—a trait that goes all the way back to Nine Inch Nails’ first album.
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Mar 14, 2013Welcome Oblivion tracks like techno-folk haunter "Ice Age" and the doom-pop jaunt "How Long?" make uncredited cameo appearances in your nightmares until you go insane and eat your own hands.
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Mar 18, 2013There’s a distinct band lurking here and there, although it may never escape Nine Inch Nails’ shadow.
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Under The RadarMar 22, 2013Reznor's undeniably present, but Maandig provides a strong focal point. [Mar-Apr 2013, p.92]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 35 out of 42
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Mixed: 5 out of 42
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Negative: 2 out of 42
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