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Generally favorable reviews- based on 23 Ratings
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Positive: 17 out of 23
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Mixed: 2 out of 23
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Negative: 4 out of 23
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Oct 14, 2014
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Oct 15, 2014I wasn't sure how she could possibly top Abandon, but she did. I won't say a whole lot about this album, as I think it's best to just dive right into it, however I can't leave without mentioning the final track, Bestial Burden, which in my opinion might be one of the best songs of the year so far. If you're in the mood for something intense, emotional, and brutal, look no further than Pharmakon.
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Mar 7, 2018
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The WireDec 15, 2014The music--hums, clangs and muffled booms--wields an ominous, oppressive power, especially on headphones, that can create a feeling of queasy horror even for those unaware of the record's backstory. [Nov 2014, p.68]
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Nov 25, 2014By injecting a self-serious genre with a sense of theatre, Bestial Burden makes Chardiet's music more engaging without dulling its edge.
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Nov 19, 2014Bestial Burden, remarkably, achieves exactly what it sets out to do: to turn the gory inner mechanics of the body outward, and lay bare its unpredictable capacity for self-destruction.