Kerrang!'s Scores
- Music
For 1,584 reviews, this publication has graded:
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63% higher than the average critic
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4% same as the average critic
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33% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.8 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 75
| Highest review score: | Yellow & Green | |
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| Lowest review score: | What The... |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1,108 out of 1584
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Mixed: 465 out of 1584
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Negative: 11 out of 1584
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The characteristically classy playing and Angela's seething vocal delivery will provide plenty to satisfy existing fans but, importantly, this album also captures a band still hungry to progress both creatively and commercially. You can consider Arch Enemy's rise officially back on. [28 May 2011, p.50]- Kerrang!
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Posted Jun 9, 2011 -
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It's another diverse and engaging album from a band proudly aging like a fine malt whiskey. [28 May 2011, p.51]- Kerrang!
Posted Jun 7, 2011 -
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Beautifully threaded together by Eddie's therapeutic strumming, mesmerizing voice and graceful transition between moods, this is a quietly understated masterstroke. [28 May 2011, p.51]- Kerrang!
Posted Jun 7, 2011 -
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Unfortunately, not everything works quite as well [as the opening and final tracks]. [21 May 2011, p.51]- Kerrang!
Posted Jun 2, 2011 -
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Hot Sauce is a B-Boy bouillabaisse that manages to be both familiar yet adventurous, varied yet seemless. [7 May 2011, p.51]- Kerrang!
Posted May 20, 2011 -
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It won't be to all tastes, but those that care will cherish Simple Maths dearly. [7 May 2011, p.52]- Kerrang!
Posted May 20, 2011 -
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It might not always offer its charms up easily, but Crisis Works is an auspicious debut. [7 May 2011, p.52]- Kerrang!
Posted May 20, 2011 -
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The album sounds like Liturgy tried to make a mathcore record, put two and two together and got three. [7 May 2011, p.52]- Kerrang!
Posted May 20, 2011 -
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It's a record so strong that it's hard to single out standout tracks, and even harder to locate points of weakness, and by anyone's standards this is one hell of an achievement. [30 Apr 2011, p.50]- Kerrang!
Posted May 13, 2011 -
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Friends Chicks Guitars does prove that BFS can still write stonking rock 'n' roll, frat-party anthems, but generally the band make a bigger impact here when they're taking themselves more seriously. [23 Apr 2011, p.52]- Kerrang!
Posted May 2, 2011 -
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In Silverstein's hands--a decade and five albums deep now--these very same, well-worn tricks work surprisingly well and it speaks volumes for the Ontario five-piece that this, their Hopeless records debut, fizzles with life and vitality from start to finish. [23 Apr 2011, p.51]- Kerrang!
Posted May 2, 2011 -
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Though the band rage like a jungle fire, it's the vocals that set them apart from their peers. [19 Apr 2011, p.52]- Kerrang!
Posted Apr 21, 2011 -
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Anthemic opener Lords Of Abbadon, Indian Summer and the gutter-sleaze of Cocaine are the crowd-pleaser, but the main thing is that Loaded sound like a proper band now. [16 Apr 2011, p.51]- Kerrang!
Posted Apr 21, 2011 -
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There's the occasional turbulent moments of riff-deja-vu, but ultimately it's a fascinating, satisfying and impressive prog-metal odyssey. [9 Apr 2011, p.51]- Kerrang!
Posted Apr 21, 2011 -
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After a decade-plus of no small creative achievement, Thursday have outdone themselves. [9 Apr 2011, p.51]- Kerrang!
Posted Apr 21, 2011 -
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Posted Apr 21, 2011 -
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Some of the more rap-heavy moments are terrible, but when they throw in huge, guitar-laden choruses such as on Been To Hell and Hear Me Now, they hit the same anthemic heights as Linkin Park. [2 Apr 2011, p.51]- Kerrang!
Posted Apr 21, 2011 -
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While lyrically there's nothing explicitly offensive, there are enough risque lines here to raise a few eyebrows, and enough good songs to prick a few ears. [28 Aug 2010, p.54]- Kerrang!
Posted Apr 12, 2011 -
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Every moment is charged with the perfect balance of power, melody, and muscle. [26 Mar 2011, p.51]- Kerrang!
Posted Apr 12, 2011 -
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Expertly produced by Jason Perry and with not an ounce of fat on its bones, this is an album that manages to be often very good indeed, if not quite great. [2 Apr 201, p.50]- Kerrang!
Posted Apr 12, 2011 -
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The quartet have concocted an irresistibly anthemic collection of songs. [2 Apr 2011, p.51]- Kerrang!
Posted Apr 11, 2011 -
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On the whole, though, while this is flawless and expertly crafted, it's also pretty unsatisfying. [26 Mar 2011, p.52]- Kerrang!
Posted Apr 8, 2011 -
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The band's ninth full-length, is every bit the monster it should be and easily stands alongside their best work. [12 Feb 2011, p.51]- Kerrang!
Posted Apr 5, 2011 -
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While they're not without their spark and charm in places, PTH still frustrates as a band who struggle under the weight of their own ideas. [2 Apr 2011, p.52]- Kerrang!
Posted Apr 5, 2011 -
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Less encouraging is that while the album is unmistakably brutal, it's also remarkably unmemorable. [2 Apr 2011, p.52]- Kerrang!
Posted Apr 5, 2011 -
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Sadly, Sum 41 spread the good stuff far too thin over an ambitious but not always successful 15 songs, and, to paraphrase an old title of theirs, there's too much filler and not enough killer material to truly convince. [26 Mar 2011, p.52]- Kerrang!
Posted Apr 4, 2011 -
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With Vice & Virtues Panic At The Disco sound like the kind of people your grandparents would like. That doesn't mean that they are people who make bad music, but it does mean that they are creators of an album that does not rock. [26 Mar 2011, p.50]- Kerrang!
Posted Apr 4, 2011 -
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Don't be fooled by any revivalist tosh out at the moment, this really is the real deal. [26 Mar 2011, p.52]- Kerrang!
Posted Apr 4, 2011 -
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Where it fails as a cohesive piece of art is the lack of continuity, save for Travis' own considerable drumming. [26 Mar 2011, p.51]- Kerrang!
Posted Apr 4, 2011