The Worm
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Rock Opera, Art Rock, Progressive Rock
Symphonic Prog
, Avant-Prog
, Glam Rock
, Art Pop
, Progressive Pop
/ GenreFull Credits
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Critic Reviews
90
Across just nine tracks, HMLTD’s sophomore album chronicles the swallowing of the world by a giant worm … returning England to its mediaeval feudal system. Obviously.
3y
90
Back with a nine track concept album set in medieval England, HMLTD deliver their second album, The Worm, to their loyal subjects – a number that by any rights will be increasing exponentially soon.
3y
90
This album is something to be lamented on; deserving to be talked in the highest of praises for its imagery and world building.
2y
80
Astonishingly committed to its outlandish - basically ridiculous - ideals.
3y
80
A whiplash-inducing U-turn from the modern glam of their debut, The Worm puts the practical skills of HMLTD to the test.
3y
80
Make no mistake, The Worm is a sea change, as much as Primary Colours was for The Horrors. An album borne out of a sincere soul-searching and one of the most well-executed concept albums of recent times.
3y
80
As a 40-minute listening experience, itโs equal parts eccentric and impassioned, thought-provoking and out-there โ if not exactly fun, given the mental-health issues, then certainly liberating, nourishing and thoroughly memorable.
3y
80
Gospel choir, prog rock and a giant worm eating its way through Englandโฆ the out-there London art punk band hold nothing back on their second album.
3y
60
Its relentless odyssey into the dark and weird is one for long-term fans.
2y
40
The songwriting and performances on The Worm are kind of an iffy foundation for HMLTD's conceptual and stylistic ambitions.
3y
40
Londoners' messy concepts fail to take off.
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3y
Edit: It's been 6 months since the release of 'The Worm' and I decided to revisit it to refresh myself on this crazy story, and I'm surprised how much its grown off me. I originally had this album at a 9 and expected it to finish in my top 10 of the year, but I find it far more underwhelming at this point in the year. I still think the story is fun and enjoyable to decipher, but I'm a lot lower on this now than before. Around a 7 now :/
This album is absolutely outrageous. What is even going ... read more
i think if i was a worm id understand this album better :P
bottom half is much better than the top half n it leaves it feeling lopsided and odd
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Track List
| 1 | Worm's Dream 1:13 | 71 |
| 2 | Wyrmlands 3:51 | 79 |
| 3 | The End Is Now 3:58 | 81 |
| 4 | Days 4:29 | 79 |
| 5 | Saddest Worm Ever 5:30 | 83 |
| 6 | Liverpool Street 4:55 | 72 |
| 7 | The Worm 5:17 | 75 |
| 8 | Past Life (Sinnerman's Song) 7:17 | 82 |
| 9 | Lay Me Down 4:55 | 77 |
Total Length: 41 minutes
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