Abandon All Life

Nails - Abandon All Life
Critic Score
Based on 14 reviews
2013 Ratings: #179 / 1115
User Score
Based on 430 ratings
2013 Rank: #95
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CRITIC REVIEWS

80
Pitchfork

Abandon All Life is a bracing, cathartic, darkly anthemic collection, but those not used to this sort of thing will probably need to spend some time with so it can slow down some and make more sense.

80
PopMatters

By taking the brutal traits of numerous metal sub-genres, Nails have created a violent record that leaves you begging for a reprise, only to press play and relive the assault all over again.

80
AllMusic

Boundaries are not just being pushed here, they're being utterly destroyed, and whether or not it has enough breakdowns for people to mosh to not only isn't a concern, it's a contemptible idea amidst the sort of chaotic devastation Nails bring to bear on their listeners.

70
Drowned in Sound

What Abandon All Life lacks in subtlety and variation it gains in sheer single-minded brute force.

60
musicOMH

Unless they’re aiming for the ear-mangling experimentalism of the likes of The Locust, there needs to be just a little more there that the mind and ears can process into something resembling a series of notes on a stave. 

EEF
85

"Abandon All Life is" another fast paced, energetic grindcore album from the legendary band Nails. In a certain way, I like this album more than "Unsilent Death," since it is longer and has more tracks that are drawn out in order to be able to take in easier. This album as features different vocals that are more of a high pitched scream compared to "Unsilent Death"

ST4T1C
80

i think i just shit myself again

KillBill
80

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It's been a long time coming till we heard a banging album. In here we hear Nails take an even darker sonic direction. It feels like the life of a person who lives in hell in album form. This is so fucking heavy I felt like my head was going to explode. Even though their debut is considered as the better album canonically, In here the band takes some sonic risks that pay off massively. From the dark and wild guitar passages and ... read more

sorton06
93

This is a bit of an outlier in my review catalog cuz I don't find myself listening to a ton of metal regularly. It isn't that I dislike metal but I find myself wanting to listen to other stuff more often, but this is right up my alley. Pure aggression, groove, and anger that cuts straight to the point. I love the sound of this album. The guitar groove change ups thrown into every track are great and the drums pound straight through the entire track. The vocals are also incredible and I love the ... read more

Naffle_Waffle
93

Love the vocals probably too much, I don't think this is supposed to be enjoyable. I don't think it's the best Nails album but it's probably my favourite.

th_initiator
77

▲ = In Exodus, Tyrant, God's Cold Hands, Wide Open Wound, Abandon All Life, Summ Cuique
▬ = Absolute Control, No Surrender, Paraih, Cry Wolf.
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Added on: April 4, 2013