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Hypnotize

by System Of A Down

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2005

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Overall Rating: 3.2355 Hypnotize is ranked overall as 3.2355 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 3.1435 Hypnotize has an avg. critic score of 3.1435 out of 4 stars

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RollingStone

If Hypnotize is supposed to be the death of rock & roll, gimme more. ...more

The Guardian

The fact that this angry, avant-garde record, like its predecessor, will probably top the US charts is simply remarkable. ...more

Dot Music

System Of A Down's music is highly layered and complex, but never succumbs to self-indulgence. Every track is tightly-coiled and urgent because, even while they're trying to broaden your horizons, SOAD are aware of the need to rock hard. ...more

Virgin.net

This year's been a bit of a treat for SOAD fans, who followed up 2001's Toxicity with two new albums released within months of each other - Mesmerize and Hypnotize. If you're familiar with the band's output, you'll already know that they possess ...more

Times Online

Most metal bands flirt with bathos, but not normally deliberately— it’s one of the many things that make System of a Down unique. ...more

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BBC Music

Mightily impressive metal. ...more

Pitchfork

As the less ambitious of the two albums, Hypnotize is at once more aggressive and more restrained. ...more

E! Online

Reaffirms the Los Angeles-based band's strong pop sensibility. ...more

InsidePulse

At times, the album is absolutely beautiful to listen to. ...more

Rolling Stone

There is no getting around it: System of a Down nearly made the no-contest hard-rock album of 2005. Instead, they have released a double album,Mezmerize/Hypnotize, in six-month chunks -- two separate records that each fall shy of pulverizing ...more

Rolling Stone

That exhilarating directness gives Hypnotize a distinct edge over the more mannered theater of Mezmerize. ...more

Stylus Magazine

Earlier this year when the Foo Fighters released a double album, Dave Grohl joked in an interview that he was saving everyone 15 bucks by releasing the 2 CDs in one package. While he wasn't exactly rightâafter all, no one would have paid for ...more

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