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88

Universal acclaim - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. Oct 2, 2015
    90
    Forty-two minutes of profound pleasure all in all, which both challenges the clichés of guitar-based heaviness and mines them for their ore.
  2. Oct 2, 2015
    90
    This is Hey Colossus' best LP yet--by some distance.
  3. 90
    For the second time this year, Hey Colossus have succeeded in outsmarting just about everyone.
  4. Oct 21, 2015
    80
    Radio Static High makes a perfect counterpart to In Black and Gold.
  5. The Wire
    Oct 8, 2015
    80
    What drives each track home is the tight focus of the playing, riffs and ideas, each one the clockwork fuse on a ticking time bomb. [Oct 2015, p.60]
  6. 80
    Nine albums and 12 years into their journey, Hey Colossus have never sounded better.
User Score
6.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 14 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 14
  2. Negative: 3 out of 14
  1. Oct 8, 2015
    10
    If you're going to rate something at all, at least write a 150 character review for it so people know you're not just trolling or some sort ofIf you're going to rate something at all, at least write a 150 character review for it so people know you're not just trolling or some sort of robot account.

    Cool? Cool.
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  2. Oct 23, 2015
    8
    I'm not on this genre so I don't always hear something like this, but if every album of the genre would sound like this, then i'll be a fan ofI'm not on this genre so I don't always hear something like this, but if every album of the genre would sound like this, then i'll be a fan of it. First time I hear Hey Colossus and it's strange but cool. Full Review »