Venus Doom
by H.I.M.
  • Record Label: Sire
  • Release Date: Sep 18, 2007
User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 77 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 59 out of 77
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 77
  3. Negative: 15 out of 77

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  1. GregA
    Sep 23, 2007
    0
    This is terrible music, but what is even worse is having to see overweight teenagers the band's name all over their dirty hoodies.
  2. GeorgeA
    Sep 24, 2007
    0
    This is terrible noise...I'd rather hear a light bulb than this dribble. Its not hard to turn up distortion on the amplifier.
  3. [Anonymous]
    Sep 25, 2007
    0
    David Hasselhoff is better...
  4. luke
    Sep 26, 2007
    0
    This music was designed to please ordinary white trash girls. not recommended.
  5. OlgaB.
    Oct 13, 2007
    3
    Full bullshirt.
  6. LightBearer
    Nov 22, 2007
    0
    the most horrible sounding album I've ever heard. The bastard has desigrated the pentagram, and he is know more intellectual than the music he plays.

Awards & Rankings

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#85 Most Discussed Album of 2007
73
#73 Most Shared Album of 2007

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. AllMusic
    70
    H.I.M. isn't a band known for profound lyrics, but, at the same time, most fans of the band don't want to philosophize, they want to hear the group rock out, and this release shows them doing precisely that, even harder than before.
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  2. Blender
    70
    When Ville lets loose a rare scream on 'Love in Cold Blood,' it's a downer. Dude: We know you've come to suck our blood, but at least have the courtesy to romance us first! [Oct 2007, p.110]
  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    60
    Though it's pretty easy to be the best band in their self-created genre of 'love metal', if you can ignore the cartoon goth twaddle that comes out of Valo's mouth, you'll find an extremely well-executed pop-metal album underneath.
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