VOL. 4 :: SLAVES OF FEAR

2019, Feb 8

Apple Spotify Bandcamp Electro-Industrial Electropop Industrial Rock 96 Loma Vista Recordings Indieheads 125 Pitchfork 3.4/10 The Line of Best Fit 8/10 NME 3/5 DIY 4/5 All Music 4/5 The Skinny 4/5 Exclaim! 7/10 Metal Injection 9/10 Loud and Quiet 5/10 Northern Transmissions 8.0/10 Spectrum Culture 75% Sputnikmusic 4.8/5

Pitchfork 3.4/10 The Los Angeles band used to make lithe, multifaceted songs that wrapped daring pop melodies in bristling noise; now, they seem content to complain into a murky hybrid of trip-hop and metal.

The Line of Best Fit 8/10 L.A. noise trio weigh in with a cathartic, powerful new LP

NME 3/5 With album four, the LA noise veterans take on the state of the world, attempting to pulverise injustice with sound alone.

DIY 4/5 These long-term fans of impeccable contradictions are tearing up rulebooks quicker than anyone else can write them.

The Skinny 4/5 VOL. 4 :: SLAVES OF FEAR is a move back to basics for HEALTH and feels like the album they were supposed to make.

Metal Injection 9/10 The Los Angeles trio returns with their most ominous, brooding, and diverse effort yet---and consequently their best.

Loud and Quiet 5/10 HEALTH'S new album 'Vol. 4: Slaves of Fear' sets out with a bold mission to "document of just how frightening it feels to be alive right now."

Spectrum Culture 75% Whether or not their brand of noise has worn thin will determine your enjoyment of SLAVES OF FEAR, but fans who have reveled in watching the band lean into industrial will rejoice.