Exploding Head (studio album)
by A Place To Bury Strangers

Exploding Head by A Place To Bury Strangers
Year: 2009
Release date: 2009-10-13
Overall rank: 8,757th   
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 43 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2009 (157th)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (1,537th)
Award Best albums of all time (8,757th)

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Exploding Head is ranked as the best album by A Place To Bury Strangers.

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Exploding Head track list

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Exploding Head rankings

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Overall rank: 8,757th | 2000s rank: 1,537th | 2009 rank: 157th

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78/100 (from 43 votes)
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11/06/2025 09:09 Dingerbell   3,97163/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 78.1/100, a mean average of 77.2/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.9.

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From 10/30/2017 21:35 | #200316
nooooiiiiiiise
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From 02/08/2014 08:48 | #102547
very very underrated, if you like noise buy this record
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From 04/13/2013 20:09 | #72862
Yeah this is pretty good. Tonagamu's description: "the dark side of Loveless" is pretty accurate. I had this laying around and I hadn't listened to it and I'm glad I did.
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From 05/13/2010 13:53 | #11678
Warning: This album is really fucking loud, That being said, this is like the dark side of Loveless. It's a fantastic album worth listening too. It may lack the soundscapes that Loveless has to offer, but what it doesn't have it makes up for in just pure sound and catchy melodies.
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