Kerrang!'s Scores
- Music
For 1,700 reviews, this publication has graded:
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63% higher than the average critic
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4% same as the average critic
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33% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 75
| Highest review score: | Yellow & Green | |
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| Lowest review score: | What The... |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1,201 out of 1700
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Mixed: 488 out of 1700
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Negative: 11 out of 1700
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They've taken a long sidestep from Sabbath's alter.... One that sets them up to be able to go literally anywhere from here. [22 Aug 2015, p.52]- Kerrang!
Posted Aug 20, 2015 -
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Neck Deep are the most fully formed British rock band to rise to prominence in ages. And in Life's Not Out To Get You they haven't as much made a record as created a world. [15 Aug 2015, p.50]- Kerrang!
Posted Aug 17, 2015 -
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Venom has injected a whole new life into the British metal heroes. [1 Aug 2015, p.50]- Kerrang!
Posted Aug 12, 2015 -
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Fear Factory continue to make the future sound dark and dangerous. [1 Aug 2015, p.52]- Kerrang!
Posted Aug 6, 2015 -
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24 tracks call into question the issue of quality control, but as short, sharp reminders of why all you need is three chords and something to say, there are few better examples than Teenage Time Killers' debut. [8 Aug 2015, p.52]- Kerrang!
Posted Aug 6, 2015 -
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Aaron and mewithoutYou have authored what's possibly their best album. [25 Jul 2015, p.52]- Kerrang!
Posted Jul 23, 2015 -
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Posted Jul 23, 2015 -
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It plays out like a sulking child trapped in the seat of a supermarket trolley. [18 Jul 2015, p.52]- Kerrang!
Posted Jul 15, 2015 -
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Hammer of The Witches finds these fiends in fine fettle. [4 Jul 2015, p.52]- Kerrang!
Posted Jul 9, 2015 -
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Countless bands wish they could make music as blissfully abrasive as this. [11 Jul 2015, p.51]- Kerrang!
Posted Jul 9, 2015 -
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They're suspended in an airy updraft of synths and clean guitar lines that are so '70s prog-rock they should be wearing a Rick Wakeman from Yes-styled cape. [27 Jun 2015, p.52]- Kerrang!
Posted Jul 2, 2015 -
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There's nothing ambitious or monumental here but a tight 50 minutes of call-to-arms rage. [27 Jun 2015, p.52]- Kerrang!
Posted Jun 26, 2015 -
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Thrilling, challenging, life-affirming rollercoaster of a record. [27 Jun 2015, p.50]- Kerrang!
Posted Jun 24, 2015 -
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They might nod to the past, but Creepoid's present is plenty bright. [20 Jun 2015, p.52]- Kerrang!
Posted Jun 22, 2015 -
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It's not perfect, but a once-a-decade check-in from Desaparecidos sounds perfectly acceptable to us. [20 Jun 2015, p.53]- Kerrang!
Posted Jun 18, 2015 -
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Wolf Alice have a great album in them, it's just not this one. [20 Jun 2015, p.52]- Kerrang!
Posted Jun 18, 2015 -
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Seventh album Luminiferous delivers every bit of HOF's expertise. [20 Jun 2015, p.52]- Kerrang!
Posted Jun 18, 2015 -
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Year Of The Hare might need multiple listens, but if you can spare the time, you just might uncover it's secret. [20 Jun 2015, p.52]- Kerrang!
Posted Jun 18, 2015 -
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Every tracks leaves you wanting more (and not in a good way), and while Mates of State don't do anything wrong, they don't do much right, either. [6 Jun 2015, p.52]- Kerrang!
Posted Jun 16, 2015 -
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They exude so much confidence, you wouldn't be surprised if they ran for president next year. [6 Jun 2015, p.52]- Kerrang!
Posted Jun 15, 2015 -
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Though the grit they show on Where I Lie suits them well, it is in their more energetic moments, like Lonely As A Shark and Heroine that Gengahr shine. [13 Jun 2015, p.53]- Kerrang!
Posted Jun 11, 2015 -
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With overwhelming heaviness tempered by blues and gospel vibes, this enthralling comeback soothes the soul even as Goatsnake crush your ears. [13 Jun 2015, p.52]- Kerrang!
Posted Jun 10, 2015 -
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This is still a challenging listen that churns and rages exactly where it needs to. [30 May 2015, p.52]- Kerrang!
Posted Jun 3, 2015 -
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It's not much of an evolution, but the revolutionary fire still burns. [6 Jun 2015, p.53]- Kerrang!
Posted Jun 3, 2015 -
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Posted Jun 3, 2015 -
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The result is a claustrophobic classic that sharpens the focus of what is possible in the name of high-minded rock. [6 Jun 2015, p.50]- Kerrang!
Posted Jun 3, 2015 -
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Posted May 29, 2015 -
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It might well be that The Darkness' finest moments are not behind them, after all. [30 May 2015, p.54]- Kerrang!
Posted May 28, 2015