# The War of Art 

By [waiting](https://paragraph.com/@cgtn) · 2022-05-25

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### The War of Art sold over 250,000 copies and received positive reviews.\[12\] AllMusic called the album "brutal, loud, and insanely intense" and that "the band is one of the most intelligent, interesting, and compelling metal bands to surface." CMJ said, "aiming its cannons, grenades and shotguns at point-blank range... its spliced with programming and aggro geetars."\[13\] NME called it an "outstanding slab of modern heavy metal."\[14\]

Katherine Turman said that "sirens, industrial noise, and ultra-intense vocals kick off The War of Art's aptly titled opening cut A Violent Reaction", and that the band have "deftly produced, well-conceived, and fully realized songs and approach."[\[15\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_Art_\(album\)#cite_note-15) _Metal Observer_ called it "an album that forms a unity for itself and wins in power and intensity with each repeated listen." _AntiMusic_ said that "from start to finish _The War of Art_ is an uncompromising heavy album filled with righteous screams, in your face bass and drums and searing guitars." _Rough Edge_ said that the album "is one hour plus of blistering, mind blowing, molten metal" and that "song after song after song is nothing less than a pure metal experience."

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