Automata I
by Between the Buried and Me
Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. Kerrang!
    Mar 9, 2018
    60
    Admittedly, they do occasionally disappear up their own collective backside, with too much noodling trying your patience, but their ambition and scope show no signs of diminishing. [10 Mar 2018, p.55]
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  2. The A.V. Club
    Mar 9, 2018
    58
    The first half of Automata (part two arrives in June) is almost too straightforward, offering plenty of what we’ve heard before from these Raleigh space cadets: the folkish plucking and mad noodling, the burps of intergalactic synth, the way a song like “House Organ” closes the safe distance separating Pink Floyd from Cannibal Corpse.

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8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 12 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 12
  3. Negative: 1 out of 12
  1. koonw
    Apr 1, 2018
    9
    Very creative album. The first part of Automata album series will be a good start for new fans. It has everything you want from the band.Very creative album. The first part of Automata album series will be a good start for new fans. It has everything you want from the band. Blot is one of the best progressive metal song in a decade.… Full Review »
  2. camo1902
    Mar 13, 2018
    8
    More of the same chaos and stellar musicianship that defines BTBAM. The album builds across the first five songs to a monster finale, 'Blot',More of the same chaos and stellar musicianship that defines BTBAM. The album builds across the first five songs to a monster finale, 'Blot', which teases what is to come with Automata Part 2.… Full Review »
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