Pyroclasts
by Sunn O)))
User Score
7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
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  1. FatOliveDude
    Jun 2, 2021
    10
    This is definitely Sunn O)))'s best record of the 10's it is one of their shortest and most profound pieces of art. The album cover is one of my favourite pieces of artwork. it expresses the emotion and gargantuan drone sound this album uses, In my opinion this is much better than Life Metal
  2. BirthdayBee
    Oct 30, 2019
    8
    This is definitely a record for the open minded. Sunn O))) have made some incredible records over the years and I believe there is a lot to take away from what they do. Although I wouldn’t suggest new listeners go straight here, this is is still a sterling example of drone at its most primal and raw. ‘Pyroclasts‘ allows your head to be taken over and filled with pools of thick, warm washesThis is definitely a record for the open minded. Sunn O))) have made some incredible records over the years and I believe there is a lot to take away from what they do. Although I wouldn’t suggest new listeners go straight here, this is is still a sterling example of drone at its most primal and raw. ‘Pyroclasts‘ allows your head to be taken over and filled with pools of thick, warm washes of guitar driven noise and the result is glorious levels of transcendence.… Collapse
  3. KrannerGanner
    Oct 30, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If you left an electric guitar in open tuning, turned it up, left the amp on, and hit record, you’d end up with “Pyroclasts” - a ‘record’ of droning notes masquerading as high art. It’s a struggle to even call this music - music implies thought, creativity, effort and composition. This album sounds like someone recorded feedback for forty five minutes, realized they needed to pay for the studio time, and released this mess to try and pay for it. Your better off listening to radio static. At least that way you might actually hear something interesting. An insult to music, musicians and music lovers everywhere, “Pyroclasts” is an affront to art.… Expand

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13
  1. Under The Radar
    Dec 12, 2019
    80
    Pyroclasts is a sharp reminder that Sunn O))) can go deep but is nowhere near the bottom of their creative well. Just the opposite; Pyroclasts sounds like a new light breaking forth from below.
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  2. The Wire
    Nov 20, 2019
    80
    It’s tempting to call these outtakes but their vision is sharp and purposeful, sustained by a consistently monolithic interplay and helped by Steve Albini’s signature traits. It all makes Pyroclasts one of Sunn O)))’s heaviest and most penetrating albums. [Dec 2019, p.55]
  3. musicOMH.com
    Nov 14, 2019
    80
    The recorded experience of the band is entirely different to that of seeing them live of course, but these last two albums are perhaps about as close to the bone shaking, mind expanding, air shifting onslaught as has yet been committed to tape. Somehow, Pyroclasts is more stripped back than Life Metal, but that merely adds to its live and immediate feel.
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