• Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: Oct 5, 2018
User Score
8.8

Universal acclaim- based on 499 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Negative: 28 out of 499
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  1. Oct 16, 2018
    5
    It's probably because of my extremely high expectations for Blurryface that this didn't click with me. I feel like the main problem I have is the lore revolving around Dema and the bishops--if you aren't a hardcore fan, you wouldn't understand much of any metaphor. It has a few decent songs, though; "My Blood" and "Pet Cheetah" are pretty great.
  2. Oct 18, 2018
    4
    I don't like the new direction. I love all their previous albums, but this one has gone way too R&B for me me. How critics can rate this higher than Blurryface with a straight face is beyond me.
  3. May 28, 2019
    6
    Embora coeso, Trench carece de momentos marcantes. A maior parte do álbum acaba sendo esquecível.
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81

Universal acclaim - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Oct 12, 2018
    70
    The album hangs together thanks to an increased maturity in the thematic content and production.
  2. Kerrang!
    Oct 11, 2018
    80
    Some of the year's catchiest most accessible alt. pop tunes of the year speaks volumes of the level upon which they're operating here. [13 Oct 2018, p.54]
  3. Oct 9, 2018
    70
    Take my recommendation and forget about the most deeply conceptual parts of this concept album--which just seems like a lot of work--and enjoy the many parts of Trench that don’t require a thirst for symbolic origin stories. There are plenty of these, like “Morph” and “My Blood,” which sport falsetto R&B hooks, somewhat in the tradition of the previous album’s best track, “Heavydirtysoul.”