Hellfire was one of the first rock/prog albums I’ve ever listened to, and it amazed me, honestly. There are a lot of standout songs like Eat Men Eat, Welcome To Hell, and The Race Is About To Begin, as I love the noisiness that they contain. But, towards the end of the album, I became slightly less attached to the last couple of songs. Not like the songs are bad by any means, I actually think they’re all good! But I’d enjoyed the first half so much that the second half began to fall short. Thankfully, I did enjoy the last song 27 Questions, so I did end up satisfied. Overall, a really good album for black midi, and I’m interested to see their previous two albums, as well as revisiting Geordie Greep’s The New Sound.
Hellfire - 80/100
Sugar/Tzu - 88/100
Eat Men Eat - 89/100
Welcome To Hell - 94/100
Still - 82/100
Half Time - N/A
The Race Is About To Begin - 93/100
Dangerous Liaisons - 81/100
The Defence - 82/100
27 Questions - 87/100
Average: 86.22/100 -> 86/100
Final ranking: 88/100
| 1 | Hellfire / 80 |
| 2 | Sugar/Tzu / 88 |
| 3 | Eat Men Eat / 89 |
| 4 | Welcome To Hell / 94 |
| 5 | Still / 82 |
| 7 | The Race Is About To Begin / 93 |
| 8 | Dangerous Liaisons / 81 |
| 9 | The Defence / 82 |
| 10 | 27 Questions / 87 |