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Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 10
  2. Negative: 0 out of 10
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  1. 80
    From the Very Depths is an unexpectedly awesome record that should please most extreme metal fans.
  2. The Wire
    Mar 11, 2015
    80
    From The Very Depths reinforces the group's reputation as well as showing they are still a force to be reckoned with. [Mar 2015, p.53]
  3. Kerrang!
    Feb 2, 2015
    80
    Venomously good stuff. [10 Jan 2015, p.52]
  4. Jan 30, 2015
    80
    The old sarcasm and spite that made the first few records such evil fun is still here--in particular on Long Haired Punks and Grinding Teeth--and while speedy thrash beats aren’t present, miserably filthy and heavy drone riffs are--a step forward.
  5. Uncut
    Jan 30, 2015
    80
    From The Very Depths is unreconstructed but brutally effective. [Mar 2015, p.84]
  6. Classic Rock Magazine
    Jan 30, 2015
    70
    As the soundtrack to the black mass ritual of their ardent followers, From the Very Depths more than delivers. [Mar 2015, p.89]
  7. Mojo
    Apr 22, 2015
    60
    A polished affair, it cannot but fail to eschew their naive early '80s glory. [May 2015, p.100]
  8. Feb 3, 2015
    50
    It may bear the mark of Venom, but it lacks the heart-stopping toxicity of its inception.
  9. Feb 6, 2015
    40
    The band's 14th studio album shows them clinging to relevancy with grim resolve, and occasionally hitting the mark.
  10. Jan 30, 2015
    40
    There's very little to be found within From The Very Depths to warrant repeat plays, and it's safe to say when the dusk mercifully settles on Venom (or on 2015, for that matter), this clumsy attempt at modern metal will not be remembered.

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