Existential Reckoning

Existential Reckoning is the fourth studio album by rock supergroup Puscifer. The album was released on October 30, 2020, by Alchemy Recordings and BMG Rights Management.[1][2]

Existential Reckoning
Studio album by
Puscifer
ReleasedOctober 30, 2020
Recorded2020
Length60:01
Label
Puscifer chronology
Money Shot
(2015)		 Existential Reckoning
(2020)

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Consequence of SoundB+[5]
Kerrang!4/5[6]

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.[3]

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 [7]
Revolver Top 25 Albums of 2020 19 [8]

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.[9]

Track listing
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

Charts
Chart performance for Existential Reckoning
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] 92
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 57
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[12] 45
US Billboard 200[13] 65
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[14] 13
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[15] 12
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[16] 7

References
  1. Kaufman, Spencer (2020-09-18). "Puscifer Announce Existential Reckoning LP, Unveil "The Underwhelming": Stream". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  2. "Existential Reckoning by Puscifer on Apple Music". Music.apple.com. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  3. "Existential Reckoning by Puscifer Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  4. Neil Z. Yeung. "Existential Reckoning - Puscifer". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  5. Prato, Greg (2020-10-30). "Puscifer Ride the New Wave on Existential Reckoning". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  6. "Album Review: Puscifer – Existential Reckoning". Kerrang!. 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  7. "Top 30 Metal + Hard Rock Albums of 2020". Consequence of Sound. December 9, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  8. Madden, Emma (November 25, 2020). "25 Best Albums of 2020". Revolver. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  9. Rutherford, Kevin (November 12, 2020). "Puscifer Returns to Alternative Albums Top 10 With 'Existential Reckoning'". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  10. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 9 November 2020". The ARIA Report. No. 1601. Australian Recording Industry Association. November 9, 2020. p. 6.
  11. "Swisscharts.com – Puscifer – Existential Reckoning". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  12. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  13. "Puscifer Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  14. "Puscifer Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  15. "Puscifer Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  16. "Puscifer Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
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