Honestly really didn't like this. It felt so try-hard, and rip-off and unauthentic. I was surprised because I remembered liking The Cult alright. I went back to their previous album and it was immediately better. I think Rick Rubin fucked these guys up. 1.49/5
Fucking love The Cult. Their early goth rock is incredible, but I also dig their pivot to AC/DC hard rock here. Ian Astbury’s voice is just as well-suited for the latter as the former and his bandmates deliver. Top-tier shit. B+
I was hoping to like this album as I like older stuff by The Cult, but this album was kind of a mess. Seemed like they were trying to go all-in on the hard rock sound, but did not pull it off well at all. Peace Dog sounded like they learned to play the same day as the recording, and Born to be Wild was just a trainwreck. Sometimes they got into a decent groove, but it doesn't sound anything like the Cult from previous albums, and it's really not anything I'd want to listen to again.