Liturgy - H.A.Q.Q.
Critic Score
Based on 3 reviews
User Score
Based on 768 ratings
2019 Rank: #40
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CRITIC REVIEWS

90
The Needle Drop

H.A.Q.Q. is the culmination of all of Hunter Hunt-Hendrix's musical innovations this decade.

80
PopMatters
Liturgy have once again crafted a coherent album-length suite of music, but this time they've remembered to make actual songs too.
76
Pitchfork

Yes, H.A.Q.Q. cements Liturgy’s try-hard reputation. But it’s kind of thrilling to hear any band try this hard.

WhatTheFunk
64

What "Jesus is King" should have been.

The new Liturgy odyssey, "H.A.Q.Q", is an excellent album in the current "post-black metal" movement (or "hipster black metal" if you prefer), which shows that a genre which got used to remain frozen in its "the trve, the kvlt" clichés, still in perpetual evolution and has been used, improved and recycled in an original way.

Musically, non-metal extracts (without distortion, symphonic vocalizations ... read more

grave
88

THIS IS SO UNDERRATED HUH?!?

This is the fourth album from the black metal band, and it is fantastic. I listened to their newest project, loved it, so obviously I was going to love this. And I have no clue how this only has an 80.

This thing is heavy, transcendental, and weirdly beautiful. They mix in these gorgeous instruments that you wouldn't normally hear in most metal albums. Like the harp for instance in “GOD OF LOVE.” And it gives these extremely heavy and harsh songs a ... read more

halbery
92

This being my first introduction to black metal, I really wasn't sure what to expect. Before going into H.AQ.Q., I'd only ever listened to classic metal bands like Black Sabbath or Led Zeppelin. Thankfully, I already knew I would love this album just based on the first track alone. It's harsh and fast-paced, though there are some more quiet moments using instruments such as piano and bells like on the EXACO trilogy and the intro to GOD OF LOVE, yet extremely structured and well thought-out. In ... read more

Hope_is_lost
87

I am not the greatest Black Metal fan but I can certainly appreciate what this project is going for.

emergencydog
89

I'm sorry guys but H.A.Q.Q. is more enjoyable than 93696. Mostly because it's shorter and it's easier to listen to it in a single take.

Best: HAJJ, PASAQALIA, HAQQ

QDOERTY
95

Re-review: 87>95
Immense, powerful, godly, beautiful.
Every time they use that harp sample i have an orgasm.
FAVS: HAJJ, GOD OF LOVE, HAQQ.

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Track List

1HAJJ
8:38
92
2EXACO I
2:19
85
3VIRGINITY
3:47
88
4PASAQALIA
5:31
92
5EXACO II
2:16
79
6GOD OF LOVE
8:09
95
7EXACO III
3:55
83
8HAQQ
7:03
91
9. . . .
3:43
83
Total Length: 45 minutes

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Added on: November 12, 2019