The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here

Alice in Chains - The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
Critic Score
Based on 18 reviews
2013 Ratings: #604 / 1115
User Score
Based on 289 ratings
2013 Rank: #441
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CRITIC REVIEWS

90
No Ripcord

The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here is up there with the best Alice in Chains albums, with each track a conquest of structure and composition.

80
PopMatters

What The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here leaves one with is a feeling that Alice in Chains have returned to the top of their game, confident and back on firm ground. The sludge factory is open again, and modern rock music is all the better for it.

74
Sputnikmusic

At its core, The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here is a rock solid record that sees Alice in Chains settling in the confines of their own style.

70
Consequence of Sound

The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here revels in being just a record. There’s no comeback, lineup reconfiguration, or memorial to be found here, only reminders of why an album from this band will always be welcomed.

70
NME

They may never recapture their ‘Dirt’-era majesty, but AiC’s second act is turning out very nicely indeed.

67
A.V. Club

Despite its dense, viscous music, The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here is very much a quintessential Alice In Chains record.

59
Pitchfork

An album that feels much longer than its bloated 70 minutes, that often buries its best moments, that exhausts its most intriguing ideas either by stretching them out or simply repeating them.

RemisReviews
73

The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here is Alice In Chains' second album in the new line-up with Jerry Cantrell taking over the lead vocals with William DuVall taking the spot of the 2nd vocalist.

All things considered, Black Gives Way To Blue was a very solid comeback release from them, the question was, would they be able to continue that trend on this record? And while they still show some strong songwriting chops, TDPDH ends up being much more bloated and filler-based than BGWTB. It's not a massive ... read more

MickyT
50

Discography Diaries #9: Alice in Chains
Album #8: The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
Genre: Alternative Metal, Hard Rock, Grunge
Date: 25/06/2021
Time: 08:50 PM

With only two albums left we're nearly ready to conclude this edition of the discography diaries, it's the push on towards the end with Alice in Chains’ 2013 album, 'The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here' which once again came out under EMI. The band's last album 'Black Gives Way to Blue' saw them fully reformed with a new singer in William ... read more

tioib
75

why do people dislike this so much? sure it's not on par with their 90's output but it's not like the aren't a lot of great songs here

distortediolite
49

The Alice put mid here…

Black Gives Way To Blue was a pretty great album in my opinion, not as great as most of the 90s albums but still a great comeback album that got most of the AIC staples right, it didn’t do much new but that was okay because it was their first in years and their first without Layne. The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here should’ve been the album that improved upon everything on BGWTB, but instead, it’s basically the same album but with less creativity, ... read more

BaldsDeepNer
49

Satan must've been real disappointed when God sent that meteor to kill all the dinosaurs

pyddl
65

Alice In Chains' albums have always been struggles, but the thing about their earlier works is that the struggle is worth it. This album doesn't seem to have that magic.

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Track List

1Hollow
5:41
82
2Pretty Done
4:35
71
3Stone
4:22
78
4Voices
5:42
71
5The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
6:38
75
6Lab Monkey
5:58
71
7Low Ceiling
5:15
69
8Breath On a Window
5:19
70
9Scalpel
5:21
66
10Phantom Limb
7:07
80
11Hung On a Hook
5:34
65
12Choke
5:44
75
Total Length: 1 hour, 7 minutes
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Added on: April 22, 2013