Existential Reckoning
| Puscifer
Existential Reckoning
The album was produced by Mat Mitchell and Puscifer, and recorded and mixed by Mat Mitchell at Puscifer Studios in North Hollywood. Keenan appears on the album as "Dick Merkin", alongside the musicians Mat Mitchell (guitar, bass, keys), Carina Round (vocals, keys), Greg Edwards (bass, guitar, keys), Gunnar Olsen (drums) and Sarah Jones (drums). -Wikipedia
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Sputnik Music
The difference between this album and past Puscifer releases, though, is that you can truly tell these are half-baked. Too often, the melodies are listless, the song structures are underdeveloped, and the album’s weaknesses are masked by waves of synths and ambience that add nothing to the experience other than time – and that, unfortunately, is time that we’ll never get back.
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Consequence of Sound
Maynard James Keenan and company look to the past while embracing the future on their fourth LP
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Kerrang!
Puscifer return as mysteriously brilliant as ever on Existential Reckoning.
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Smells Like Infinite Sadness
Existential Reckoning is perfect music for reflection under quarantine/stress over the pandemic/recession/upcoming election/you name it. If we are indeed in need of a reckoning, thankfully he’s provided the soundtrack to get us through it.
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Ghost Cult Magazine
I would not say it is a let down because I still did enjoy the majority of the album, but it could have been even better. Instead, this promising release will just be that much shy of hitting the highs that the previous works were able to hit.
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Louder
Puscifer’s Existential Reckoning is deliberately annoying, genuinely funny and weirdly emotional.
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meaww
All in all, 'Existential Reckoning' is a masterful record that only pushes further the boundaries of electro-rock and creates some of the most interesting music out there in the genre.
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Spill Magazine
Existential Reckoning is a magical and enigmatic album that may seem unassuming at first but if you let it, it will take you on a journey and back again. Get ready for a ride.
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mxdwn Music
every album, including this new one, is a creative work of art primarily reflecting Keenan’s distinct—and sometimes bizarre—musical ideas. It will be interesting to see what the next album sounds like, considering the difficult, yet frequent success of his continued attempts at experimental syntheses.
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Get Rocked
Overall, Existential Reckoning is a more focused album from an extremely creative showcasing of exceptional electronic rock and boasting some amazing vocals. It is undeniably not going to be for everyone, but if you are a fan of turning the lights down low and becoming entranced by the music, then let Puscifer abduct you into a new adventure.
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Metal Nation
a very emotional and insightful album.
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All Music
Although lacking the silly and immature content found in their early output, the group retain their cheeky spirit, using that irreverence to process a society on the verge of collapse in a manner that's still uniquely Puscifer.
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Ultimate Guitar
Showing a more synth-heavy side of itself, Puscifer's newest release is a compelling, if somewhat cold and calculated, listen.
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Dead Press
the strongest Puscifer work to date, and one that deserves just as much credence as that afforded to Keenan‘s more renowned projects.
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Hysteria Magazine
Puscifer’s sense of humour added a little colour to proceedings. Existential Reckoning, by means of contrast, is a sepia dirge. It’s an unremarkable effort from someone who has created extraordinary works in the past–and not even the talents of his cohorts can lift him from resting on his laurels.
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Brutal Planet Magazine
Overall this is a great album from front to back. I had to listen to it several times to really take it all in but the amount of detail and the textures in each song make re-listening enjoyable. Puscifer’s most impressive outing to date and a highly recommended listen whether you’re a fan of Maynard James Kennan’s other projects or not.
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