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| 3.5 great | CakeWithCream | December 30th 12 |
What a totally justifiable and reasonable rating DoctorVelvet
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| 3.5 great | Insurrection | February 15th 13 |
Unfortunately Pinnacle of Bedlam solidifies what their last few records were hinting at: Suffocation aren't at all what they used to be and won't be renewing their spark any time soon. Oh well, they still play death metal better than half of their competitors. I'll give them that.
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| 0.0 | JokineAugustus | January 24th 13 |
I wish I could find a girl that dug some death metal.
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| 0.0 | Athom EMERITUS | February 14th 13 |
It's getting to the point where these New Yorkers can do no wrong. While they haven't released any classics since the 1990's, Suffocation are still better than just about every other "brutal" death metal band out there. It do what it do.
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| 4.5 superb | Anthracks | February 17th 13 |
The most energetic, and overall best Suffocation album since Pierced From Within. For the first time in over a decade, the band feels alive and passionate about the music they are making.
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| 4.0 excellent | harddrughartman | February 28th 13 |
after finally giving it a full listen, i came to find that this release is just as solid as everyone says it is. a prime example of an excellent tech-death album.
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| 4.0 excellent | Fernando Alves STAFF | February 16th 13 |
More focused and less experimental than the previous release, "Pinnacle of Bedlam" has all the elements you'd expect to hear on a Suffocation album. Excellent addition to any smart extreme metal collection.
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| 2.5 average | trilo | February 13th 13 |
YOLO rating
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| 3.0 good | GamamJ | July 1st 20 |
A harking throwback to a more 90s Suffo sound, but unfortunately ruined by the peoduction, and lack of inspiration. The best mozern Suffocation musically, but it takes huge hits in the form of sounding sort of weak, and having mostly recycled sounding ideas.
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| 0.0 | Roben | September 16th 19 |
One of the scenes pioneers returned with a record that was sub par. It isn't an overly offensive record, but it is lacking in real quality. Stick with the first three or even the self titled. This is like a fake Nike sneaker next to a Luis Vuitton
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| 4.0 excellent | Alabaster Jones | May 5th 17 |
After the mid-paced and somewhat boring Blood Oath, Suffocation hit their gear (not that gear, but the best gear post-reformation Suffocation has) and not only sped things up but beefed up their songwriting as well, crafting what stacks up as their best post-reformation record in Pinnacle Of Bedlam. Every song here has that malicious intensity and breakneck speed that Suffocation are their unequivocal best in, and though some of the violence of the record is toned down due to a cleaner production job, it's still abundantly clear that they are really hammering these tunes out. There's even some melancholy acoustic interludes during certain songs a-la Pierced From Within that help add to the experience by giving the album a little dynamism and giving the listener a break from the brutal death onslaught. It hurts that the album's closer is just a re-recording of "Beginning Of Sorrow", the illustrious opener of the all-time great Breeding The Spawn, and that there really isn't a stand out track here, but make no mistake: if you want the absolute best of what these legendary dudes have to offer post-1995, this album is a must-hear.
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| 3.0 good | titanslayer | February 12th 14 |
If it wasn't for the production this would probably get a 4
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| 4.0 excellent | maninthebox | October 2nd 13 |
On Pinnacle of Bedlam Suffocation seemingly without breaking a sweat create one of the best most brutal technical Death metal albums of 2013. Every song is a solid slab of dizzying riffs played over absolutely pummeling drums and apocalyptic lyrics, executed perfectly by Frank Mullen. That being said, Suffocation really hit their stride with the solos, thank you Terrance Hobbs. Every guitar solo possesses its own unique structure and actually has form and emotion to it making it more than plain old technical wizardry, just look at the title track. Suffocation while not reinventing the wheel once again show all the bands they inspired how to properly construct a memorable and brutal tech deth album. Best songs: Sullen Days, Purgatorial Punishment, Rapture of Revocation.
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| 3.5 great | bigbrownbeaver | June 3rd 13 |
Suffocation, unlike many bands, seems to improve over the length of their career. After all is said and done,this is a solid death metal album; no more, no less.
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| 0.0 | RosaParks | January 12th 13 |
stop whining about ratings you fucking child. You're grounded
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| 0.0 | FrozenVain | December 30th 12 |
Dammit, Doctor! That stuff is unfair.
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