Houses of the Molé
by Ministry
Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Playlouder
    80
    Leaning closer towards the fiercer end of the guitar spectrum, 'Molé' is a splurge of intense and angry songs, a reaction to the filthy Bush era.
  2. AllMusic
    80
    With Molé, Jourgensen has mobilized the fatalism and fury that always rumbled through industrial and thrash music, and left everything else in the staging area.
  3. PopMatters
    80
    One of the band's mightiest and most consistent records.
  5. Splendid
    80
    It's as enlightened and as interesting as Ministry has been in years.
  6. Austin Chronicle
    78
    Houses of the Molé is signed, sealed, and delivered so powerfully that one can overlook the fact that it's basically Psalm 69 or The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste Part II.
  7. Billboard
    70
    As nihilistic and hostile as ever.
  8. Q Magazine
    40
    It's [an album] whose tricks... we've heard done before. [Aug 2004, p.115]
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#55 Most Shared Album of 2004

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User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 15
  3. Negative: 2 out of 15
  1. time
    Aug 10, 2006
    9
    This album blow me away!
  2. DeathScythe
    Aug 26, 2005
    10
    Awsome!
  3. FrankBeyond
    Jun 5, 2005
    10
    Let alone the well-appreciated political intention of this magnificent album, it musically is a masterpiece of modern music in general.
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