Skull Worship is the sixth studio album by American psychedelic rock band the Warlocks, released in 2013 by record label Zap Banana.

Skull Worship
Studio album by
Released2013 (2013)
GenrePsychedelic rock[1]
LabelZap Banana
The Warlocks chronology
The Mirror Explodes
(2009)
Skull Worship
(2013)
Songs from the Pale Eclipse
(2016)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic68/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
Austin Chronicle     [4]
Chicago Tribune    [5]
Drowned in Sound7/10[6]
Mojo     [7]
NME6/10[8]
Q     [9]
Uncut     [10]
Vive Le Rock6/10[1]

Skull Worship has been generally well received by critics. AllMusic wrote: "the album is a well-crafted exercise in dark psychedelia, recalling the effectively minimal melodies and percussion of the Velvet Underground, the buzzy doomstruck tone of the Jesus and Mary Chain, and the layered guitar tones of My Bloody Valentine, while adding a sinister beauty that's unique to this band."[3] Chicago Tribune wrote that the album is "the sound of the Warlocks finally burning out on the most inward-looking album of the band's career."[5] Less favourable was Q, writing: "Though still intermittently thrilling, even they must be beginning to feel like it's time for a change."[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b Chaddock, Ian (February 28, 2014). "Album Reviews (Jan/Feb 2014)". Vive Le Rock. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  2. ^ "Reviews for Skull Worship by The Warlocks – Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Deming, Mark. "Skull Worship – The Warlocks | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  4. ^ Hernandez, Raoul (May 2, 2014). "Austin Psych Fest 2014 Preview – Review: The Warlocks – Music – The Austin Chronicle". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  5. ^ a b Kot, Greg (November 26, 2013). "Warlocks Album Review; Skull Worship Reviewed – Chicago Tribune". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  6. ^ Gourlay, Dom (November 8, 2013). "Album Review: The Warlocks – Skull Worship / Releases / Releases // Drowned in Sound". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  7. ^ "[Skull Worship review]". Mojo: 98. February 2014.
  8. ^ Horton, Matthew (November 22, 2013). "The Warlocks – 'Skull Worship' | NME.com". NME. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
  9. ^ a b "[Skull Worship review]". Q: 127. January 2014.
  10. ^ "[Skull Worship review]". Uncut: 79. January 2014.
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