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Hurt & the Merciless Image
Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 6 Ratings

  • Summary: The fourth full-length studio release for the British rock band was self-produced.
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Not the One
I took a leave of my senses I walked the long way home I jumped the walls and the fences Skinned all four I can't afford to be there My name is on... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
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  1. May 17, 2016
    80
    Hurt & the Merciless is another strong outing for one of the most unique rock bands around, full of the groove, soul and big shiny instrumentation that defines the Heavy.
  2. 70
    With the heft of rock and fat bottom of funk, Heavy neatly summarises the sound achieved by guitarist Dan Taylor, bassist Spencer Page and drummer Chris Ellul, while singer Kelvin Swaby adds the requisite guts and grit.
  3. May 17, 2016
    70
    If getting a live, rough demo energy was the goal, then the Heavy have succeeded. While the album never sounds lo-fi, the production nonetheless has the taut, confrontational energy of a basement punk show or old-school juke-joint performance.
  4. Q Magazine
    May 17, 2016
    60
    Separations, divorce, remarriage and kids all feed into 12 tracks of disastrous love, welcome redemption and rekindled fire, but not everything works. [May 2016, p.111]
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  1. Feb 22, 2017
    10
    Every song on this record is good. Their variety and style is what makes them truly unique and it is a pleasure to hear such creativity in aEvery song on this record is good. Their variety and style is what makes them truly unique and it is a pleasure to hear such creativity in a world full of mediocre overdone music. Expand