2017 studio album by Pallbearer
Heartless is the third full-length album by American doom metal band Pallbearer . It was released on March 24, 2017 through Profound Lore Records .
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
Year
Publication
Country
Accolade
Rank
Ref.
2017
Consequence of Sound
United States
"Top 50 Albums of 2017"
18
2017
Decibel
United States
"Top 40 Albums of 2017"
3
2017
Loudwire
United States
"25 Best Metal Albums of 2017"
5
2017
Metal Hammer
United Kingdom
"100 Best Metal Albums of 2017"
13
2017
PopMatters
United States
"The Best Metal of 2017"
2
2017
The Quietus
United Kingdom
"The Best Metal Albums of 2017"
1
2017
Rolling Stone
United States
"20 Best Metal Albums of 2017"
6
2017
Stereogum
United States
"The 50 Best Albums of 2017"
25
Track listing
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
Japan exclusive bonus disc (Fear and Fury 2016 EP) 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
Personnel
Pallbearer
Brett Campbell – guitar, vocals, synthesizers
Mark Lierly – percussion
Joseph D. Rowland – bass, backing vocals, synthesizers
Devin Holt – guitar, backing vocals
Additional personnel
Jason Weinheimer – engineering
Zach Reeves – engineering
Joe Barresi – mixing
Dave Collins – mastering
Michael Lierly – artwork
Charts
References
Ezell, Brice (March 15, 2017). "Pallbearer - Heartless" . Consequence of Sound . Retrieved March 23, 2017.
Smith, Tanner (March 22, 2017). "Pallbearer: Heartless" . Pop Matters . Retrieved March 23, 2017.
^ "Metacritic entry" . Metacritic . Retrieved December 6, 2017.
Evans, Zachary (April 24, 2017). "Review: Pallbearer's titanic and melodic Heartless proves once again that they are at the forefront of the metal genre" . The 405 .
^ Jurek, Thom. "Heartless - Pallbearer" . AllMusic . Retrieved December 6, 2017.
Anthony, David (March 24, 2017). "On Heartless, Pallbearer offers up easily digested doom metal" . The A.V. Club .
Ezell, Brice (March 16, 2017). "Pallbearer – Heartless" . Consequence of Sound .
^ MacDonald, Trystan. "Pallbearer - Heartless" . exclaim.ca . Exclaim! . Retrieved December 6, 2017.
Thomas, Olly (March 8, 2017). "Pallbearer: Heartless". Kerrang! . No. 1661 (11 March 2017 ed.). p. 50.
O'Boyle, Tom (March 13, 2017). "Pallbearer - Heartless album review" . Metal Hammer .
Snaximus (March 21, 2017). "Pallbearer Deliver a Colorful, '70s-Soaked Psychedelic Trip on Heartless " . MetalSucks .
^ O'Connor, Andy. "Pallbearer: Heartless" . pitchfork.com . Pitchfork . Retrieved December 6, 2017.
^ Smith, Tanner. "Pallbearer: Heartless" . popmatters.com . PopMatters . Retrieved December 6, 2017.
"Top 50 Albums of 2017" . Consequence of Sound . Retrieved December 20, 2017.
"Top 40 Best Metal Albums of 2017" . decibelmagazine.com . Decibel . Retrieved December 20, 2017.
"25 Best Metal Albums of 2017" . loudwire.com . Metal Hammer . Retrieved December 20, 2017.
"100 Best Metal Albums of 2017" . rollingstone.com . Metal Hammer . Retrieved December 20, 2017.
"The Best Metal of 2017" . popmatters.com . PopMatters . Retrieved December 8, 2017.
"Columnus Metallicus: The Best Metal Albums of 2017" . thequietus.com . The Quietus . Retrieved December 22, 2017.
"20 Best Metal Albums of 2017" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved December 6, 2017.
Stereogum Staff (December 5, 2017). "The 50 Best Albums of 2017" . Stereogum . Retrieved December 6, 2017.
"Heartless Discogs entry (includes liner notes)" . Discogs . Retrieved December 22, 2017.
"Ultratop.be – Pallbearer – Heartless" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
"Offiziellecharts.de – Pallbearer – Heartless" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved March 31, 2017.
"Pallbearer Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved April 4, 2017.
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