''Heartless'' is the third full-length album by American

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band Pallbearer. It was released on March 24, 2017 through

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. A music video was made for the track "I Saw the End".

Critical reception

''Heartless'' was met with critical acclaim. The album received an average score of 82/100 from 13 reviews on Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim". AllMusic writer Thom Jurek praised the album for being a maturation of Pallbearer's sound, saying that it manages to not forsake the band's origins while still breaking new ground. Writing for ''

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'', Trystan MacDonald said, "''Heartless'' continues to build on the band's reputation as one of the biggest acts in doom metal." In a more lukewarm review, '' Pitchfork'' contributor Andy O'Connor wrote, "The deep cauldron of metal,

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, and doom influences have so far been a key to Pallbearer's greatness, but their third record fails to piece it all together. They have run up against their limits." '' PopMatters'' writer Tanner Smith was very positive on ''Heartless'', calling it a sign that Pallbearer will go down as one of the best metal acts of the decade.

Accolades

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Pallbearer.

Personnel

;Pallbearer * Brett Campbell – guitar, vocals, synthesizers * Mark Lierly – percussion * Joseph D. Rowland – bass, backing vocals, synthesizers * Devin Holt – guitar, backing vocals ;Additional personnel * Jason Weinheimer – engineering * Zach Reeves – engineering * Dave Collins – mastering * Michael Lierly – artwork * Joe Barresi – mixing

Charts

References

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