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Mar 4, 2019In essence, this album sounds like Death Magic if Trent Reznor had gotten a hold of it. They’ve subverted the congenial elements associated with their last record to make some of the band’s darkest incarnations yet.
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Feb 11, 2019Sometimes, Vol. 4 :: Slaves of Fear feels almost too successful at what it sets out to do, but as bleak as it gets, there's something special about its empathy and honesty.
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Feb 7, 2019It’s a heavy record for heavy times, but another intriguing example of what the trio can achieve, even when they’re burdened with the weight of the world on their shoulders.
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Feb 7, 2019The lyrical paranoia dovetails beautifully with the raw, bone-scraping arrangements to powerful effect, challenging listeners in both intensity and message. It feels like the record HEALTH were supposed to make.
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Feb 7, 2019The trio deliver at once their heaviest, catchiest, most decipherable and least predictable album.
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Feb 7, 2019Slaves of Fear isn’t perfect, but then I’m not sure it’s trying to be. It’s all over the place, but is also strangely connected. It’s good, just leave me alone now--I need a lie down.
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Mar 29, 2019It invents one of its own. Which at times makes for an unnerving and uneasy listen. Although stripped to a three-piece these days, the deafening crashes of percussion coupled with blistering pockets of pedal-induced noise aren't any less apparent.
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Mar 29, 2019It invents one of its own. Which at times makes for an unnerving and uneasy listen. Although stripped to a three-piece these days, the deafening crashes of percussion coupled with blistering pockets of pedal-induced noise aren't any less apparent.
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Feb 27, 2019Health's dark musical aesthetic feels as fresh as ever. ... Now, that's not to say there aren't a couple misses like "Rat Wars", but all in all, the androgynous energy of Jake Duzsik on the mic is more than enough to shape another pulsating yet nihilistic soundscape that reminds us how Health ages well like fine wine.
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Feb 7, 2019The grimness of the lyrics works, and for fans of HEALTH and their style this is a worthwhile listen.
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Feb 7, 2019[The] constant sense of melodrama robs the record of its potency, the impact of that pounding sonic template diminished through its constancy. The sense of doom is familiar, the sound of the band’s new record even more so.
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Feb 11, 2019There is no fight in these songs, not even the faintest stab at hope. There’s just empty moaning, and a lone, feeble guitar that chugs for all eternity in hell.
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Positive: 16 out of 22
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Mixed: 4 out of 22
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Negative: 2 out of 22
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Jan 8, 2021
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Feb 9, 2020
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Feb 25, 2019This album is just great, I like to listen constantly. I am powerless before it.