Hypermagic Mountain (studio album)
by Lightning Bolt

Hypermagic Mountain by Lightning Bolt
Year: 2005
Release date: 2005-10-18
Overall rank: 11,135th   
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 49 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2005 (203rd)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (1,967th)
Award Best albums of all time (11,135th)

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Lightning Bolt bestography

Hypermagic Mountain is ranked 2nd best out of 7 albums by Lightning Bolt on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Lightning Bolt is Wonderful Rainbow which is ranked number 4061 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 352.

Lightning Bolt album bestography « Higher ranked (4,061st)
Wonderful Rainbow
This album (11,135th)
Hypermagic Mountain
Lower ranked (11,167th) »
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Hypermagic Mountain track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Hypermagic Mountain rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 11,135th | 2000s rank: 1,967th | 2005 rank: 203rd

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Hypermagic Mountain ratings

Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 49 votes)
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10/22/2025 22:57 EyeKanFly   8,09365/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 16% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.1/100, a mean average of 74.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.3.

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70/100
From 07/30/2022 09:12 | #287962
An intense and fast paced adventure that never slows down on any of its tracks. You really are thrown in the deep end straight away with 2 Morro Morro Land, which is the best track on the album in my opinion, as its relentless energy really hits you just as you start the record. The rest of the album then follows suit with this to a varying degree of success with some more absolutely incredible tracks coming up such as Mega Ghost and Dead Cowboy. Both are extremely frantic and really blow me away. The highlight of this whole record for me is the drum work though as it really injects the music with its passion and drives home that energetic and crazy feel that makes the music so unique. Overall, a special experience that needs a lot of attention and energy to truly appreciate.
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From 12/11/2018 08:10 | #226767
Mind-blowingly fast and intense. The best moments on here (2Morro Morro Land, Captain Caveman, Birdy, Mega Ghost, Dead Cowboy) are some of the most throttling noise rock I've ever heard.

As an album, it's a pretty challenging listen from front to back but as rewarding as they come. Certainly on par with "Wonderful Rainbow".

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