Black Moon Spell is the third studio album by American musician King Tuff. It was released on September 23, 2014 under Sub Pop.[9]

Black Moon Spell
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2014 (2014-09-23)
StudioStudio B, Los Angeles, California
Length40:55
LabelSub Pop
ProducerBobby Harlow
King Tuff chronology
King Tuff
(2012)
Black Moon Spell
(2014)
The Other
(2018)
Singles from Black Moon Spell
  1. "Headbanger"
    Released: September 12, 2014[1]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7/10[2]
Metacritic75/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Consequence of SoundB−[5]
Drowned in Sound6/10[6]
Exclaim!8/10[7]
NME[8]

Critical reception

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Black Moon Spell was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 75, based on 15 reviews.[3]

Accolades

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Accolades for Black Moon Spell
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Paste Top 50 Albums of 2014 4 [10]

Track listing

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Black Moon Spell track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Black Moon Spell"4:53
2."Sick Mind"2:09
3."Rainbow’s Run"3:25
4."Headbanger"3:28
5."Beautiful Thing"2:38
6."I Love You Ugly"1:01
7."Magic Mirror"2:57
8."Madness"2:54
9."Demon From Hell"1:29
10."Black Holes in Stereo"1:53
11."Radiation"1:17
12."Eyes of the Muse"4:14
13."Staircase of Diamonds"4:47
14."Eddie’s Song"3:50

Charts

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Chart performance for Black Moon Spell
Chart (2014) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[11] 1

References

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  1. ^ Coplan, Chris (September 12, 2014). "King Tuff releases new song 'Headbanger'". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  4. ^ Thomas, Fred. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  5. ^ Salgado, Christina (September 24, 2014). "Consequence of Sound Review". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  6. ^ Willis, Sam (September 23, 2014). "Drowned in Sound Review". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  7. ^ Sookraj, Lisa (September 19, 2014). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  8. ^ Howard, Tom (September 19, 2014). "NME Review". NME. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  9. ^ Murray, Nick (September 11, 2014). "Hear King Tuff's 'Headbanger' From New Sex and Sandwich-Influenced LP". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  10. ^ Jackson, Josh (December 1, 2014). "The 50 Best Albums of 2014". Paste. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  11. ^ "Heatseekers Albums Chart". Billboard. October 11, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2020.