Heartless (album) explained

Heartless
Type:studio
Artist:Pallbearer
Cover:Heartless.jpg
Released:March 24, 2017
Genre:Doom metal
Length:59:59
Label:Profound Lore
Producer:Pallbearer
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Heartless is the third full-length album by American doom metal band Pallbearer. It was released on March 24, 2017 through Profound Lore Records.[1] [2]

A music video was made for the track "I Saw the End".

Critical reception

Heartless was met with critical acclaim. The album received an average score of 82/100 from 13 reviews on Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim". AllMusic writer Thom Jurek praised the album for being a maturation of Pallbearer's sound, saying that it manages to not forsake the band's origins while still breaking new ground. Writing for Exclaim!, Trystan MacDonald said, "Heartless continues to build on the band's reputation as one of the biggest acts in doom metal." In a more lukewarm review, Pitchfork contributor Andy O'Connor wrote, "The deep cauldron of metal, prog, and doom influences have so far been a key to Pallbearer's greatness, but their third record fails to piece it all together. They have run up against their limits." PopMatters writer Tanner Smith was very positive on Heartless, calling it a sign that Pallbearer will go down as one of the best metal acts of the decade.

Accolades

YearPublicationCountryAccoladeRank
2017 Consequence of Sound United States"Top 50 Albums of 2017" 18 [3]
2017 Decibel United States"Top 40 Albums of 2017" 3 [4]
2017 Loudwire United States"25 Best Metal Albums of 2017" 5 [5]
2017 Metal Hammer United Kingdom"100 Best Metal Albums of 2017" 13 [6]
2017 PopMatters United States"The Best Metal of 2017" 2 [7]
2017 The Quietus United Kingdom"The Best Metal Albums of 2017" 1 [8]
2017 Rolling Stone United States"20 Best Metal Albums of 2017" 6 [9]
2017 Stereogum United States"The 50 Best Albums of 2017" 25 [10]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Pallbearer.

Personnel

Pallbearer[11]
Additional personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pallbearer - Heartless . Consequence of Sound . March 15, 2017 . March 23, 2017 . Ezell, Brice.
  2. Web site: Pallbearer: Heartless . Pop Matters . March 22, 2017 . March 23, 2017 . Smith, Tanner.
  3. Web site: Top 50 Albums of 2017. Consequence of Sound. December 20, 2017.
  4. Web site: Top 40 Best Metal Albums of 2017. decibelmagazine.com. Decibel. December 20, 2017.
  5. Web site: 25 Best Metal Albums of 2017. loudwire.com. Metal Hammer. December 20, 2017.
  6. Web site: 100 Best Metal Albums of 2017. rollingstone.com. Metal Hammer. December 20, 2017.
  7. Web site: The Best Metal of 2017. popmatters.com. PopMatters. December 8, 2017.
  8. Web site: Columnus Metallicus: The Best Metal Albums of 2017 . thequietus.com. The Quietus. December 22, 2017.
  9. Web site: 20 Best Metal Albums of 2017. Rolling Stone. December 6, 2017.
  10. Web site: The 50 Best Albums of 2017. Stereogum Staff. Stereogum. December 5, 2017. December 6, 2017.
  11. Web site: Heartless Discogs entry (includes liner notes). Discogs. December 22, 2017.

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