Magus (album)

Magus
Studio album by Thou
Released	August 31, 2018 (2018-08-31)
Genre	Sludge metal[1]
Length	75:38
Label	Sacred Bones
Thou chronology
Rhea Sylvia (2015) Magus (2018) May Our Chambers Be Full (2020)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	83/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Drowned in Sound	8/10[4]
Pitchfork	7.8/10[5]
Sputnikmusic	[6]

Magus is the fifth studio album by American sludge metal band Thou. It was released on August 31, 2018 through Sacred Bones Records.

Accolades

Publication	Accolade	Rank	Ref.
BrooklynVegan	Top 50 Albums of 2018	15	[7]
Decibel	Top 40 Albums of 2018	34	[8]
Noisey	Top 100 Albums of 2018	12	[9]
No Ripcord	Top 50 Albums of 2018	20	[10]
NPR	Top 50 Albums of 2018	43	[11]
PopMatters	Top 20 Metal Albums of 2018	19	[12]
Sputnikmusic	Top 50 Albums of 2018	9	[13]
Treble	Top 23 Metal Albums of 2018	1	[14]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Inward"	10:08
2.	"My Brother Caliban"	1:04
3.	"Transcending Dualities"	8:52
4.	"The Changeling Prince"	6:29
5.	"Sovereign Self"	10:15
6.	"Divine Will"	1:34
7.	"In the Kingdom of Meaning"	9:33
8.	"Greater Invocation of Disgust"	5:59
9.	"Elimination Rhetoric"	7:53
10.	"The Law Which Compels"	2:58
11.	"Supremacy"	10:53

Charts

Chart	Peak position
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[15]	18
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[16]	8

References

1. "Thou - Magus Review". 30 August 2018.
2. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
3. Simpson, Paul. "Magus - Thou". AllMusic. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
4. Bland, Benjamin (August 30, 2018). "Album Review: Thou - Magus". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
5. W. Eisenger, Dale (September 8, 2018). "Thou: Magus Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
6. "Review: Though - Magus". Sputnikmusic. September 2, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
7. "BrooklynVegan's Top 50 Albums of 2018". BrooklynVegan. December 21, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
8. Mudrian, Albert (November 15, 2018). "Decibel's Top 40 Albums of 2018". Decibel. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
9. "The 100 Best Albums of 2018". Vice. December 5, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
10. "No Ripcord's 50 Best Albums of 2018". Noripcord.com. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
11. "The 50 Best Albums of 2018". NPR. 4 December 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
12. Brown, Dean; Poscic, Antonio (November 30, 2018). "The Best Metal of 2018". PopMatters. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
13. Spencer, Trey (December 19, 2018). "Staff's Top 50 Albums of 2018". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
14. Terich, Jeff (30 November 2018). "The Top 25 Metal Albums of 2018". Treblezine.com. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
15. "Thou Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
16. "Thou Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 23, 2019.