• Record Label: RCA
  • Release Date: Oct 23, 2020
Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. Oct 26, 2020
    90
    Moral Panic is simultaneously the most depressing and fun rock record of 2020, and that’s got to count for something.
  2. Oct 23, 2020
    80
    This is an album which, although it encompasses many feelings, never seems to fully settle on one – and therefore it’s both incredibly prescient and incredibly easy to get lost in its whirlwind wonderland of bittersweet narratives.
  3. 75
    Somewhere in the combination of the album’s dramatic, heavy riffs and revealing lyrics, there’s a depth to the artistry that depicts both the political criticisms that sit at its crux, as well as the band’s trademark alt-rock sound.
  4. Classic Rock Magazine
    Nov 19, 2020
    70
    [Mike Crossey's production] effectively strips them of their core classicism. [Dec 2020, p.85]
  5. Oct 23, 2020
    70
    Like a self-fulfilling prophecy, ‘Moral Panic’ perfectly shape-shifts into its new context in the midst of the current climate. The band achieve another phenomenal album which might have benefited from one or two fewer songs - but nevertheless demonstrates their dramatic range of capabilities with a spattering of radio hits.
  6. Oct 23, 2020
    40
    The main selling points of this album are a sleek production job and the technical performance of vocalist Conor Mason, who once again proves himself to be in possession of some serious lungs. The problem, however, is that despite the surface sheen, too many of Moral Panic’s songs fail to really go anywhere.
User Score
8.9

Universal acclaim- based on 56 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 53 out of 56
  2. Negative: 2 out of 56
  1. Oct 26, 2020
    10
    Everything we need to get through the last of 2020. Cant stop listening and wont stop
  2. Nov 24, 2020
    10
    I'm speachless! it's incredible how they can get better conor's voice sounds amazing like always. I'm in love with this album, it saved my year
  3. Jan 26, 2023
    10
    These guys are beasts. They have a great style. Their songs are just too addictive. Be careful !