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Generally favorable reviews- based on 233 Ratings
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Positive: 180 out of 233
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Mixed: 32 out of 233
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Negative: 21 out of 233
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Aug 30, 2017
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Aug 31, 2017
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Oct 12, 2017
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Aug 25, 2017Instant classic. Deep, beautiful, funny, dark, slow, fast, rock, dance, pop, brutal, honest, loud, sexy,... this requires multiple listening to appreciate and to realize what a masterpiece it is.
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Aug 25, 2017Pure gold. I'm a new fan of theirs and I'm compleatly blown away. There is so much texture, rhythm, meanings. Favorite tracks: Fortress, Head Like a Haunted House, Villains of Circumstace.
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Aug 25, 2017It sounds different than their other records, but sure it's good. Adding a new synths was a good idea. Sometimes the drums feel a bit artificially, but mostly it is not recognizable. When I first listened to it I was like "meh" but it gets better every time you listen to it.
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Aug 25, 2017I'm loving the addition of the synths. They add a new layer to their sound that is very, very welcome. This is what you get when new wave, rock n' roll and dance music have an orgy.
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Aug 27, 2017Pretty cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool, I tell ya
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Jul 13, 2018
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Aug 25, 2017
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Aug 28, 2017
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Aug 25, 2017Love it. It reminds me of Era Vulgaris, in that the directions the songs go in seem odd at first, but then become such a treat after repeated listens.
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Aug 27, 2017The album is great, to tell you the truth I did not understand why so many negative critics on the part of the fans, they showed an evolution incorporating a new sonority
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Oct 7, 2017
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Aug 25, 2017
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Sep 14, 2017This album is the best rock album of the year, but you have to listen to it from start to finish, no skipping around, every second. It's a wild ride. It's truly a piece where the sum is greater than its parts.
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Sep 26, 2017Best QOTSA album since SFTD. It is not the same style we are used to but it is really solid. There are few songs in this album, but none of them are bad. My favourite songs were Head Like a Haunted House and Domesticated Animals. One of the best albums of 2017.
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Aug 25, 2017Though not as different as Era Vulgaris, it is refreshing feeling. But then again, maybe I'm just seduced by real rock and roll---you know, with guitars and the like.
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Aug 28, 2017My first impressions were: "Don't want to spend my time on it", but I gave it a second chance and now the more I listen to it, the more I love it! The greatest rock piece of August 2017.
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Aug 28, 2017Effective continuation from like clockwork exploring a new niche in their style. Falls short of their prior excellence but not by much. In my opinion their second best album to date.
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Jun 16, 2023
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Nov 14, 2017
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Aug 26, 2017
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Aug 28, 2017I was missing a QOTSA album like this one: essentialist and straight-to-the-point, it's so sincere as it's shooted in your ears.
The energy released it's similar to the one of the first albums, but in a more dancey way and without frills.
This one is an album meant to reacharge your chi and make it explode. -
Sep 12, 2017Being a simple reminder of the true hard rock spirit in the midst of its decline in modern times, this work had a high level of musicianship with its awesome harmonic twists and aggressively riveting melodic deliveries, conveying nine strong, well-written, and intriguing songs that the band seemed to hardly need to lift a finger to achieve. My Score: 144/180 (Solid) = 8/10
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Dec 27, 2018Villains es una continuacion solida de lo que fue Like a Clockwork, con altos y bajos, la mezcla de sonidos tiene algunas dificultades, pero las composiciones en si muestran una faceta que a veces hace pensar a las melodias de David Bowie
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Aug 28, 2017
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Aug 28, 2017
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Mar 28, 2018
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Dec 11, 2017The first 3 and a half tracks are phenomenal, with track 4 going on too long. The rest feels like a band filling out a track list when they wrote an EP.
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Sep 21, 2017I've never been a super massive fan of QOTSA but this album is fantastic. 'The Evil Has Landed' is a particularly great track. It's an album I can actually listen through the whole way without skipping.
Awards & Rankings
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MagnetSep 18, 2017The results are both vintage QOTSA and something unnameable at the same time. [No. 146, p.58]
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Sep 12, 2017This record is strong from top to bottom, and another great entry into Queens of the Stone Age’s catalog.
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Aug 30, 2017Even though it doesn’t do nearly enough to distinguish itself from the band’s earlier albums, it’s an enjoyable enough listen that it’s not too hard to excuse its flaws.