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8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 7 Ratings

  • Summary: The third full-length release for the British metal band was inspired by 1970s exploitation films.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Uncut
    Apr 17, 2013
    80
    It's an accomplished, evilly wrought set piece, but the acid-etched disco blues of "Poison Apple" is a standout. [May 2013, p.79]
  2. Classic Rock Magazine
    Jun 25, 2013
    80
    Mind Control may occasionally lack the outright mania of its predecessor but this is music made in a puff of red smoke, heady and hypnotic. [Jun 2013, p.90]
  3. Mojo
    Apr 17, 2013
    80
    Mind Control [is] as entertaining as the schlock horror flicks which informed it. [May 2013, p.86]
  4. Apr 19, 2013
    80
    The music on their third album, Mind Control, shows a broader vocabulary of anachronism.
  5. Q Magazine
    May 13, 2013
    80
    It's hard not to be drawn into their occult world. [Jun 2013, p.99]
  6. Apr 17, 2013
    70
    Although Blood Lust remains their crowning achievement to date, Mind Control's highlights shine just as true.
  7. May 14, 2013
    68
    Most of the songs on Mind Control are worth a few spins, but nothing on here quite matches “I'll Cut You Down” from Uncle Acid's 2011 album Bloodlust.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. Jul 2, 2013
    9
    What a great album and no reviews? Well here goes. Great instrumentally, lyrically, with pop hooks. It really is like watching a horrorWhat a great album and no reviews? Well here goes. Great instrumentally, lyrically, with pop hooks. It really is like watching a horror flick sonically taken as a whole. Too bad not many people seem to know about this album because they are "doom" metal. I don't listen to made up irrelevant genres. Just good music. This is easily one of the best albums of the year. Expand