Slow Forever

Critics categorized Slow Forever under a variety of genres, including black metal, post-hardcore, post-grunge, progressive rock, crust punk, sludge metal, American folk, hardcore rock, thrash metal, and hardcore punk.[1][2][3]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	88/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[5]
AllMusic	[1]
Metal Hammer	[2]
Pitchfork	8.4/10[6]
Revolver	4/5[7]
Spin	8/10[8]
Sputnikmusic	4/5[9]

Slow Forever was critically acclaimed upon release, garnering an aggregate 88/100, based on five reviews, from Metacritic.[4] In addition to being ranked the 25th best album of 2016 by Stereogum, it landed in the top-ten of year-end lists from BrooklynVegan, Decibel, and Sputnikmusic.[10][11][12][3] Pitchfork's Grayson Currin also named it the duo's best album yet.[6]

A frequently-highlighted aspect was the songcraft. Currin praised it as "accessible as it is aggressive, with magnetic hooks, shout-along mantras, and sparkling riffs".[6] Dean Brown of Metal Hammer argued that the track-list worked together "as one singular totem" while the songs were "individualistic and animalistic" on their own.[2] Also noted by Brown and AllMusic's James Christopher Monger was the development of the group's musicianship and Wunder and Fell's chemistry. Brown wrote, "Fell's toxic self-hatred and disgust for humanity further intensifies Wunder's inventive, impactful instrumentals, which have developed significantly since Gin."[2] Monger called Fell "a far more dynamic screamer than McSorley, and his feral and elastic wail suits Wunder's newly expansive composition style."[1]

• Erik Wunder – all instruments
• Charlie Fell – vocals