Abyss

Pitchfork 8.1/10 Overall, this is the first time you feel like the music consistently lives up to the power of her voice.

A.V. Club D+ The downside of all this bombast is that the album, taken as a whole, can feel ponderous.

The Needle Drop 8/10 Chelsea Wolfe's latest record is her most dense and brooding yet.

The Line of Best Fit 7/10 With Abyss Wolfe puts front and center this darkness and uses it as both a bludgeon and catalyst.

Rolling Stone 3.5/5 There's no mistaking the real hurt in these songs — throughout Abyss, Wolfe uses her pain as a powerful tool, revealing the beauty underneath it.

All Music 4/5 More than ever, Abyss proves that she knows when to unleash her full fury and when to rein it in, and the results are stunning.

The Skinny 4/5 Abyss portrays a skilled songwriter at the peak of her game, capable of composing wonderfully harmonious, country-tinged laments – albeit drowning them in outlandish studio trickery and effects.

Under The Radar 7.5/10 Abyss, like any Wolfe album, is a vast and immersive sonic universe, and her deepest and most personal yet.

Clash 6/10 When it is deprived of reverb, Wolfe's voice is as wraith-like and potent as ever and a fitting central motif to her most successful effort yet.

Mojo 4/5 Abyss is a darkly compelling tour de force.

Metal Injection 10/10 Even at it’s loudest it may not really be metal, but it will push more of those same buttons than you think. And you will love it.

Angry Metal Guy 4.5/5 Wolfe continues growing and evolving as an artist and her unique and highly innovative song-writing approach has hit yet another peak and yielded arguably her finest album to date.

Pop Matters 7/10 Abyss may not be a go-to for either late-night or summer listening, but it ably solidifies Wolfe’s presence as a devastatingly unique voice in our current musical climate.

The Irish Times 4/5 Capturing the worrying split between calm and anxiety, Chelsea Wolfe displays an unerring knack for transparency and clarity.

Uncut 8/10 Though Abyss' quieter moments are plenty chilling, Wolfe's brand of anguish best succeeds when she's out to do serious damage.