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76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews What's this?

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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

  • Summary: The fourth full-length studio release for the Canadian industrial electronic group since they reformed in 2000 includes a re-recording of "Solvent" from its 1984 Remission album.
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  • Record Label: Metropolis
  • Genre(s): Electronic, Industrial, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Club/Dance, Heavy Metal
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Solvent
Silence the deadly golden Cry out don't stay behind Stay up internal breakdown Broodflow drip from the eyes Incest the inner reason Fast life lay in... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Jun 26, 2013
    80
    The Weapon is the welcome resurrection of that classic Skinny Puppy album, coming just as the band enters its 30th year of existence.
  2. Jun 5, 2013
    70
    Weapon is the sound of a band that still has something to say, but delivered with a comfort level commensurate with their thirty years of existence.
  3. Jun 5, 2013
    70
    As ever, frontman niVek ohGr manages to make his vocals just as laceratingly intense as the saturated distortion of the electronics, while the lyrics are as angry as they are eloquent.
  4. Jun 5, 2013
    70
    Weapon stands as Skinny Puppy's strongest work since 1992's Last Rights; it's a testament to one of the few reformed bands still striving to push, not just themselves, but an entire bygone genre forward.
  5. Jul 26, 2013
    70
    Weapon does what it does so satisfyingly well, that it makes you rethink the concept of industrial music.
  6. Jun 5, 2013
    70
    The abrasive noise gradually builds, the rhythms intensify, only to smoothly slip apart at the end, leaving us with an open ending that is delightful and disturbing all at once.
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