Admission
by Torche
User Score
5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 3 out of 9
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  1. a_sebastian
    Mar 9, 2020
    8
    huge sound but the feeling king of evaporated in this one. they good tho, its just, it feels like "their" head was somewhere else while recording, or composing.
  2. Justmyopinion7
    Aug 27, 2019
    10
    Had never even heard of Torche until I saw them on Kerrang's "Live in the K pit." Absolutely killer performance btw, I immediately checked out the album and so glad I found this band!! The album is pretty near perfect, Heavy, dropped tuning sludgy power riffs in endless supply. The songwriting is genius and transitions are perfect which separates them from others in this genre. I enjoyHad never even heard of Torche until I saw them on Kerrang's "Live in the K pit." Absolutely killer performance btw, I immediately checked out the album and so glad I found this band!! The album is pretty near perfect, Heavy, dropped tuning sludgy power riffs in endless supply. The songwriting is genius and transitions are perfect which separates them from others in this genre. I enjoy this genre but find most bands have me bored very quickly but this album has no such issue!! My favourite new album by any band in years!!!… Expand
  3. charliequaker
    Sep 18, 2019
    8
    This powerhouse Florida stoner/metal/groove band returns for their 6th album, mixing melody, muscle and musical surprises. Some songs just pound, pummel and grind; while others move through a strangely appealing combination of shoegaze, doom and punk. And Torche never ignores the melody. Instead, they like to smash it around until the bleeding fragments are torn and jagged—but stillThis powerhouse Florida stoner/metal/groove band returns for their 6th album, mixing melody, muscle and musical surprises. Some songs just pound, pummel and grind; while others move through a strangely appealing combination of shoegaze, doom and punk. And Torche never ignores the melody. Instead, they like to smash it around until the bleeding fragments are torn and jagged—but still recognizable. Members have played in Cavity, Floor, Caveman Cult, Erratix, **** Kylesa, Wrong, more. RIYL: Fu Manchu, Nothing, Baroness, Kyuss, Mastodon, Queens Of The Stone Age. “Admission” extends the band’s legacy as one of the most innovative and powerful groups to explore the odd arena of groove-driven metal doom-pop. Recommended.… Expand

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80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. The Wire
    Aug 22, 2019
    80
    Torche’s engagingly awry blend of harmony and heaviosity finds full fruition on Admission, an album you might feel somewhat ashamed for enjoying so thoroughly. [Sep 2019, p.61]
  2. Kerrang!
    Jul 17, 2019
    80
    There are numerous peaks on what might be Torche's finest album since 2008's Meanderthal. [20 Jul 2019, p.58]
  3. Pitchfork
    Jul 16, 2019
    64
    Pop-metal, stoner rock, doom metal—whatever amalgam of buzzwords you favor, on Admission, Torche remain a reliable supplier of grizzled riffs to test the low end on your stereo. The stylistic guises don’t always fit, but that’s a function of the group’s creative restlessness.
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