Critic Score
Based on 5 reviews
2017 Ratings: #182 / 966
User Score
Based on 201 ratings
2017 Ratings: #193
October 6, 2017 / Release Date
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90
Exclaim!

This record is definitely not for everyone, but for those who like their doom on the punishingly callous and despondent side, smothered with noise-ridden dread and bitterness, this one's for you.

80
The Needle Drop

Doom metal trio Primitive Man returns with one of the most nihilistic albums in the genre. For anyone who enjoys some pain with their pleasure.

maryfreegirl
80

So fcking hard but it became kinda dull after a while ngl

se101
80

What is the heaviest album of all time?

In terms of lyrical weight, there are many albums that could be considered the heaviest, whether that be David Bowie’s eerily prophetic lyrics of death on Blackstar or the wholly misanthropic and depressive lyrics of Have a Nice Life’s Deathconsciousness. When it comes to sonic heaviness, Rock Dream’s unrelenting walls of metal and noise is always the first that came to my mind, or rather it was.

On October 6, 2017, four years after ... read more

FaradE5150
90

It's Primitive Man after all, so it's expected that this is some of the most brutal sludge doom out there, but there's really no doubt this is what truly established their brand. Noisy, creative stuff that pushes the boundaries of extreme metal you wouldn't think were ready to be pushed. Despite it's length, it doesn't feel like it at all, filling those 77 minutes with a multitude of riffs, ambient passages, or, to put it simpler, moments where you are forced to ... read more

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75

So so so brutal, but because its only brutal it stops hitting as hard after a while

popit
62

depressing, heavy and loud, but reiterative and imo lack depth

graviton25
78

Heavy as hell with a distinctive punch. I'm new to this band but I'm invested now.

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