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8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 10 Ratings

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Jun 28, 2022
    100
    The stunning Sweet Dreams Of Otherness is a burning behemoth of raging psychedelia – think Wade’s Dooms Children project on steroids and turned up to 11 – while Sans Soleil is a gorgeous, almost proggy anthem about overcoming an episode of depressive self-loathing that’s as poignant as it is powerful.
  2. Jun 28, 2022
    88
    One that sounds like a veteran band falling in love with playing music and being friends again. This newfound comfort outside the comfort zone yields some truly spectacular results in the album's staggering midsection.
  3. 80
    Otherness is a grand return from a gang of proud outsiders.
  4. 70
    Without losing the sense of comfortable familiarity, and the nostalgia that comes along with it, Alexisonfire have signposted a new era for themselves as a band – and in doing so have let us know that they’re ready to roll with the times and the fast-evolving post-hardcore scene as it is right now.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. Jul 8, 2022
    10
    Album took me by surprise It’s one of the years best metal albums

    I loved it
  2. Sep 28, 2022
    10
    Otherness is the perfect way to describe this album. They forge a completely new sound to the band that blends their classic sound with a moreOtherness is the perfect way to describe this album. They forge a completely new sound to the band that blends their classic sound with a more modern and experimental sound perfectly, and tracks like The Dark Night of the Soul and Blue Spade represent this perfectly. This is my pick for album of the year so far by a large margin, and I am thrilled to see what they will bring next. Expand
  3. Jul 6, 2022
    9
    An amazing comeback from a veteran band of post-hardcore. After 13 years without a full album they bring us powerfull songs and some deepAn amazing comeback from a veteran band of post-hardcore. After 13 years without a full album they bring us powerfull songs and some deep emotional lyrics like in the track Sans Soleil. Expand