Abyss
by Chelsea Wolfe
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 52 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 48 out of 52
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 52
  3. Negative: 2 out of 52
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  1. nirvanafreak
    Aug 13, 2015
    6
    My opinion might change later but at the moment I'm kind of neutral about this. I do think it's good, I really like the dark atmosphere that she created on it but it's a bit of a drag there's good songs but because of the length of each song the songs I'm just like eh on seem to go on for an age.

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. The Quietus
    Sep 8, 2015
    80
    Metal is a cradle-to-grave church of the outsider; birth occurring when you first heard Black Sabbath, Slayer or Metallica. On Abyss, however, Los Angeles' Chelsea Wolfe dabbles in it, owns it, then walks away.
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  2. Tiny Mix Tapes
    Aug 18, 2015
    90
    Abyss neatly encompasses the totality of her career, synthesizing the artist’s prolific catalog into her strongest and most ambitious album yet, a cavernous chasm filled with beauty, brutality, and endless possibility.
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  3. Record Collector
    Aug 17, 2015
    80
    Things become a little more introspective later on, with acoustic guitars, abstract soundscapes and restrained percussive patterns taking the fore, but, thankfully, the material remains hypnotic throughout.
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