The Shape Of Punk To Come (A Chimerical Bombination In 12 Bursts)
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The Shape Of Punk To Come (A Chimerical Bombination In 12 Bursts) rankings summary
Overall rank: 1,058th | 1990s rank: 198th | 1998 rank: 16th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 7 hours ago)
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| 2026 | Rm12398 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 53/100 | 10 |
| 2026 |  ssteve | Top 60 Music Albums of 1998 | 5/60 | 5 |
| 2026 |  seb7 | Top 99 Music Albums of the 1990s | 81/99 | 4 |
| 2026 | daCritic | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 71/100 | 6 |
| 2026 | bonnequestion | Best Albums From Countries other than the UK, USA or Canada | 30/100 | - |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 50 Music Albums of 1998 | 35/50 | 2 |
| 2026 | sunnydhamm | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 15/100 | 17 |
| 2026 | martintho | Top 42 Music Albums of 1998 | 22/42 | 3 |
| 2026 | pinkfreud1981 | Top 12 Music Albums of 1998 | 5/12 | 3 |
| 2026 | juanr1096 | Top 72 Music Albums of 1998 | 18/72 | 4 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 282 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 1,659 | |||
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SubzeroButcher 06/11/2011 08:52 | #23003 | TOP COMMENT
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The musicianship on this album is just astonishing. I really do think this is the punk masterpiece of the 90's and should be put on a much higher pedestal.
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ImmortalAl 03/14/2019 07:58 | #233503 | TOP COMMENT
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ImmortalAl 03/14/2019 07:58 | #233503 | TOP COMMENT
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I confidently give this album a 100 because it gives you everything you need, as all the other commenters have attested very positively to particulary compared to the rest of the albums I've stumbled across in my musical journey. Look at all those 90 or above comments. The proof is in the pudding, folks. Justifiably in the low 700s as of yet. This site introduced me to this album and artist. I am a baby in the knowledge of this group. But one thing I do know is I loved this album. I had to take a break my first time listening to it. I had to sit down and take a breather. Especially, where the album gives you a spiritual experience by building up, taking its time at the climax. I didn't know what to think listening to this. I listened to it 1.5 times because I wasn't ready for that first listen. Well, truth is I was pre-occupied with something else, but still. Haha. I gave it another listen another time through. And I loved it so much I am blabbing on and on about this.
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I'm not even a hardcore music fan but I'd still say that this is the best album of all time. The only reason this band and this album doesn't receive the recognition that they deserve is because they don't practice an accessible style of music. I'll never get tired of listening to that masterpiece. Can I scream?
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Will take more listens to actually really like this, but from the second listen, I do like this. Not sure what I didn't like about the first listen, but now I'm all energetic and angry so it's a lot better. Plus, the screaming isn't detestable. It's actually rather enjoyable.
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This is actually really beautiful and really expressive. I think I'm going to be listening to this quite a bit. Pure energetic adrenaline and you can lose yourself in it quite easily. And the vocals, damn, I've been wanting vocals like that for a while...Vocal cord shredding, pretty much.
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