Killing Puritans

Eventually, UK versions of the album were sold in a plain brown cardboard sleeve that concealed the offending image.

[citation needed] Critical reception to the album was varied, with coverage ranging from mostly positive, to mixed to significantly negative.

A reviewer for AllMusic felt that the music was better suited to nightclubs rather than personal listening, with heavy club themes alongside freestyle rapping and "diva theatrics".

[1] An NME review was generally positive towards the music quality of the songs played, again noting of the skill set across multiple genres.

Many of the songs have their musical competence complimented "eclectic, energetic and full of attitude", but the review contrasts them with stodgy performance elsewhere.