Metascore
63

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 14
  2. Negative: 1 out of 14
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  1. Jul 2, 2015
    60
    Their fourth, Last Of Our Kind, includes some formulaic hard rock, Cheap Trick and Starship apery and flat-out misses. But it has its moments, to be sure.
  2. Mojo
    Jun 10, 2015
    60
    There's nothing here to match their gonzo 2003 hit I Believe In A Thing Called Love.... But there's still laugh-out silliness. [Jul 2015, p.92]
  3. Q Magazine
    May 28, 2015
    60
    Justin Hawkins' vocal histrionics can, at times grate, but for suckers of old-school guitar riffs and songs about the Viking invasion of East Anglia, there's much to enjoy. [Jul 2015, p.104]
  4. Jul 14, 2015
    55
    This is their darkest record yet, but it's saved from drudgery by a heavier sound delivered with furious energy.
  5. 50
    It’s hard to knock stompers like ‘Roaring Waters’ either, but the vanilla title track and the plodding ‘Hammer & Tongs’, come off as cheesy, even for this lot.
  6. Magnet
    Jun 8, 2015
    40
    Last Of Our Kind has heavy and abrasive moments that are heavier and more abrasive than anything in The darkness discography. [No. 121, p.53]
  7. May 28, 2015
    40
    The band sorely lacks a frontman of true rock-god proportions to transcend the silliness.
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 25 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 25
  2. Negative: 2 out of 25
  1. Jun 9, 2015
    9
    Very enjoyable album!! One of the first in a while that I could listen from start to finish. My favorite songs on the album are Barbarian,Very enjoyable album!! One of the first in a while that I could listen from start to finish. My favorite songs on the album are Barbarian, Open Fire, Roaring Waters and Mudslide. Full Review »
  2. Feb 5, 2023
    9
    Fantastic return to form. Open Fire, Barbarian, Last Of Our Kind are supreme. Rest of the album are all really good as well with Sarah O'Fantastic return to form. Open Fire, Barbarian, Last Of Our Kind are supreme. Rest of the album are all really good as well with Sarah O' Sarah, Mudslide, Hammer & Tongs and Roaring Waters are also worth a listen. Full Review »
  3. Feb 1, 2017
    9
    This album will never be as popular as Permission to land but it's still a great album. This album is the darkness really sticking to whatThis album will never be as popular as Permission to land but it's still a great album. This album is the darkness really sticking to what they love rather than bowing down to the pressure of producing something that will chart. Some brilliant guitar work on this album, some of the riffs are infectious and as always some nice solos that are not overkill but really add to the songs. You need to listen to the album a few times to really appreciate it in my opinion. Full Review »