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Rating: - If you liked The Cult before you'll love this.

The Cult's last release was 1994 and on the basis of this album compared to the lack lustre solo outputs of Duffy & Astbury, the break would have appear to have done them some good. Having powerhouse drummer Matt Sorum back from Guns 'n' Roses helps too.
Produced by the legendary Bob Rock, this is basically a cross between "Sonic Temple" and "Love" but heavier.
The album kicks of with a huge great riff on "War (the process)", goes straight into "Saint" and continues apace with "Rise". By now you know you're in for a good ride and the air guitars are very much out.
There's a little bit of groove and one ballad to break things up a little, Ian Astbury waxing lyrical about the usual stuff (gothic, ghosts, the sky and the Devil), but it's Billy Duffy's ferocious guitar that wins you over. A collection of great guitar driven rock tracks. If you liked The Cult before you'll love this.

Rating: - Sonic Temple crumbles under new onslaught

There were days when I thought Ian Astbury had truly lost it, days when I thought we would never hear that passion again but from the opening chords of War (the process) and from the first strains of his vocals the power of The Cult is so evidently reborn. I followed the Cult right through from the days of SDC and though very diverse in styles Mr Astbury always maintained a consistency in his vocals that were a cut above the rest. Sonic Temple to me was the pinnacle but this is the natural follow up and is very reminiscent of that era. Billy Duffy's riff fest has if anything gained even greater dexterity. True, tracks like Nico do harken back to Edie but is that a bad thing. American Gothic is a classic in the same way Sanctuary was in its day and Wild Flower was later. This truly is one powerful album that puts nu-metal in its place. Welcome back.... now give us more!

Gary Moore - one very pleased Cult fan

Rating: - Super-charged Cult at their best

I've been a 'background' Cult fan for many years, as I was never allowed to gigs as a teenager unless they were at the local yoof club, but this album has now made me crave for gigs again, ten years down the line. The album is classic Cult style with a modern, sometimes industrial edge, guitars still ring in familiar tones and the riffs are original and fantastic. This album would heave a venue into action, meanwhile I will bounce around the living room until I find out when they're touring.

Rating: - Welcome back - get ready to rock!

Bloody brilliant! I had been waiting for this album for ages, and was not at all disappointed. From the opening War to the closing My Bridges Burn this album never lets up. It's the heaviest album they've done, and the guitar sound sounds bang up to date. The track Breathe is awsome (what a riff), and it sounded brilliant live at the recent Brixton Academy gig. I'm well looking forward to the next album - if it sounds anything like this it'll be a belter. rock'n'roll as never sounded bettter. Buy it!

Rating: - Disappointing wall of sound

I had high hopes for this album but I was sadly disappointed. Billy Duffy is a great guitar player and Astbury's voice is brilliant but on this album they are wiped out by a really repetitive wall of lumpen guitar noise. The Cult are at their best when the guitars really chime not when they just chug chug along. The only song that really hits the spot is My Bridges Burn, which is real belter and could have been lifted straight from Sonic Temple - but nothing else really comes up to scratch. I had expected either innovation - Astbury's solo effort 'Spirit/Light/Speed' combined electronic elements and guitar fantastically - or a return to old values - Love, Electric and Sonic Temple are all brilliant - but instead in seems that they have decided to swathe some potentially good songs in really repetitive and dull stodgy guitar noise. Very disappointing.

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