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8.0
48495
8.0 |
State
With Kim Thayil’s hurtling guitar solos, backed by Chris Cornell’s smoky vocals, there’s no mistaking who this album is by
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8.0
48648
8.0 |
The Skinny
There's a recurring sense that King Animal was about getting the old Mustang back out of the garage
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7.3
48995
7.3 |
The AU Review
A solid record that will have fans excited, and live will sound amazing
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7.0
49298
7.0 |
Tone Deaf
The inspiring lyrics, interesting time signatures, creative structures and pure talent are as evident in King Animal as they were in Badmotorfinger or Superunknown
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7.0
48793
7.0 |
DIY
There isn't enough to satisfy the casual listener over the 13 tracks
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7.0
48835
7.0 |
Uncut
A welcome return. Print edition only
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7.0
48461
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
This album deserves to be more than just a memory aid to another era, an excuse to drag out the long-faded band t-shirts and to leave the hair unwashed awhile
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7.0
48578
7.0 |
The Quietus
An enveloping, heavyweight and dynamic record that will delight the diehards, and no doubt continue to reveal myriad rhythmical intricacies in the months ahead
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7.0
48641
7.0 |
Spin
What you get on King Animal is, blessedly, what you remembered
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7.0
48497
7.0 |
Paste Magazine
Soundgarden surprisingly and successfully resurrects the sounds of its inception
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7.0
48464
7.0 |
The Digital Fix
This is classic Soundgarden: melodic, dirty, grungy indie metal just like ma used to make
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7.0
48491
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
A weirdly cool beast to encounter in 2012 – like running into a mastodon in a Melvins T-shirt
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6.0
48465
6.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
This record proves that Soundgarden still have their muscle but also hints that they are in the process of figuring out how to flex it again
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6.0
48471
6.0 |
Mojo
The band have tapped into that same mystical songwriting pell-mell that motivated their landmark albums. Print edition only
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6.0
48472
6.0 |
Q
It's a more melodic Soundgarden these days. Print edition only
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6.0
48473
6.0 |
NME
As grand as 'King Animal' occasionally sounds, it lumbers when it should roar
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6.0
48576
6.0 |
PopMatters
Even in mid-gear and middle age, Soundgarden is still king
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6.0
49335
6.0 |
Slant Magazine
Doesn't contain any standout tracks that justify Soundgarden's comeback or which rank as essential additions to the band's very strong catalogue
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5.9
48577
5.9 |
Pitchfork
King Animal makes for a respectable display of Soundgarden's proficiency, but lacks their once-imposing majesty
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5.0
48462
5.0 |
musicOMH
There was clearly the makings of a decent album here, but somewhere along the line it's all gone wrong
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4.0
48463
4.0 |
Evening Standard
There’s no sense of joy, passion or even mischief — and it’s not nearly enough
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