| Heartless | ||||
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| Released | March 24, 2017 | |||
| Genre | Doom metal | |||
| Length | 59:59 | |||
| Label | Profound Lore | |||
| Producer | Pallbearer | |||
| Pallbearer chronology | ||||
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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".
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 82/100 [3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| The 405 | 9/10 [4] |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| The A.V. Club | B+ [6] |
| Consequence of Sound | B+ [7] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10 [8] |
| Kerrang! | KKKKK [9] |
| Metal Hammer | [10] |
| MetalSucks |  [11] |
| Pitchfork | 6.0/10 [12] |
| PopMatters |   [13] |
Heartless was met with critical acclaim. The album received an average score of 82/100 from 13 reviews on Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim". [3] 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. [5] Writing for Exclaim! , Trystan MacDonald said, "Heartless continues to build on the band's reputation as one of the biggest acts in doom metal." [8] 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." [12] 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. [13]
| Year | Publication | Country | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Consequence of Sound | United States | "Top 50 Albums of 2017" | 18 | [14] |
| 2017 | Decibel | United States | "Top 40 Albums of 2017" | 3 | [15] |
| 2017 | Loudwire | United States | "25 Best Metal Albums of 2017" | 5 | [16] |
| 2017 | Metal Hammer | United Kingdom | "100 Best Metal Albums of 2017" | 13 | [17] |
| 2017 | PopMatters | United States | "The Best Metal of 2017" | 2 | [18] |
| 2017 | The Quietus | United Kingdom | "The Best Metal Albums of 2017" | 1 | [19] |
| 2017 | Rolling Stone | United States | "20 Best Metal Albums of 2017" | 6 | [20] |
| 2017 | Stereogum | United States | "The 50 Best Albums of 2017" | 25 | [21] |
All songs written and composed by Pallbearer.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Saw the End" | 6:21 |
| 2. | "Thorns" | 5:24 |
| 3. | "Lie of Survival" | 8:25 |
| 4. | "Dancing in Madness" | 11:47 |
| 5. | "Cruel Road" | 7:13 |
| 6. | "Heartless" | 8:09 |
| 7. | "A Plea for Understanding" | 12:40 |
| Total length: | 59:59 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fear & Fury" | 5:52 |
| 2. | "Over & Over" (Black Sabbath cover) | 6:08 |
| 3. | "Love You to Death" (Type O Negative cover) | 7:23 |
| Total length: | 19:23 | |
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [23] | 89 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [24] | 98 |
| US Billboard 200 [25] | 187 |
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