Simon Reynolds, Pitchfork, 1 November 2016
PIL'S SECOND ALBUM, Metal Box, is a near-perfect record that reinvents and renews rock in a manner that fulfilled post-punk's promise(s) to a degree rivalled only by Joy Division on Closer.
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