Existential Reckoning

Existential Reckoning
Studio album by
Puscifer
ReleasedOctober 30, 2020
Recorded2020
StudioPuscifer Studios, North Hollywood, California and The Bunker, Jerome, Arizona
Genre
Length60:01
Label
ProducerMat Mitchell, Puscifer
Puscifer chronology
Money Shot Your Re-Load
(2016) 		Existential Reckoning
(2020) 		Existential Reckoning: ReWired
(2023)

Existential Reckoning is the fourth studio album by Puscifer. The album was released on October 30, 2020, by Alchemy Recordings and BMG Rights Management.[2][3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[5]
Consequence of SoundB+[6]
Kerrang!4/5[7]

Existential Reckoning received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 80, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 7 reviews.[4]

Accolades

Publications' year-end list appearances for Existential Reckoning
Critic/Publication List Rank Ref.
Consequence of Sound Top 30 Metal/Hard Rock Albums of 2020 27 [8]
Revolver Top 25 Albums of 2020 19 [9]

Commercial performance

Existential Reckoning debuted at number 7 on the US Billboard Top Alternative Albums chart with over 11,000 album-equivalent units, of which 9000 units were pure sales.[10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Puscifer.

Existential Reckoning track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Bread and Circus"6:28
2."Apocalyptical"5:22
3."The Underwhelming"5:04
4."Grey Area"3:58
5."Theorem"5:04
6."UPGrade"4:53
7."Bullet Train to Iowa"5:05
8."Personal Prometheus"7:25
9."A Singularity"5:30
10."Postulous"3:41
11."Fake Affront"3:28
12."Bedlamite"4:50
Total length:60:01

Personnel

Puscifer

Additional musicians

  • Greg Edwards – bass guitar (1, 3–6, 8–12), guitar (1, 2, 7, 8), Deckard's Dream (3, 5), violin (6), sitar (7), synthesizers (9, 11, 12), Synclavier (10)
  • Sarah Jones – drums (2–7, 9–12)
  • Gunnar Olsen – drums (7, 8)

Technical personnel

  • Mat Mitchell – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Puscifer – producer
  • Carina Round – additional engineering
  • Greg Edwards – additional engineering

Charts

Chart performance for Existential Reckoning
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 92
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 57
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[13] 45
US Billboard 200[14] 65
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[15] 13
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[16] 12
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[17] 7

References

  1. ^ "Existential Reckoning - Puscifer | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Kaufman, Spencer (September 18, 2020). "Puscifer Announce Existential Reckoning LP, Unveil "The Underwhelming": Stream". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  3. ^ "Existential Reckoning by Puscifer on Apple Music". Music.apple.com. October 30, 2020. Archived from the original on December 4, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Existential Reckoning by Puscifer Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  5. ^ Neil Z. Yeung. "Existential Reckoning - Puscifer". AllMusic. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  6. ^ Prato, Greg (October 30, 2020). "Puscifer Ride the New Wave on Existential Reckoning". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  7. ^ "Album Review: Puscifer – Existential Reckoning". Kerrang!. October 29, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  8. ^ "Top 30 Metal + Hard Rock Albums of 2020". Consequence of Sound. December 9, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  9. ^ Madden, Emma (November 25, 2020). "25 Best Albums of 2020". Revolver. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  10. ^ Rutherford, Kevin (November 12, 2020). "Puscifer Returns to Alternative Albums Top 10 With 'Existential Reckoning'". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  11. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 9 November 2020". The ARIA Report. No. 1601. Australian Recording Industry Association. November 9, 2020. p. 6.
  12. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Puscifer – Existential Reckoning". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  13. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart on 6/11/2020 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  14. ^ "Puscifer Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  15. ^ "Puscifer Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  16. ^ "Puscifer Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  17. ^ "Puscifer Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2020.

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