Press response to the album was mixed, with AllMusic citing the album as "disturbing and powerful", and Kim Nelly of Rolling Stone calling it "genuinely offensive satanic drivel".
Alex Henderson of AllMusic described the record as "disturbing and powerful," while Joe Matera of Ultimate Guitar deemed the album a slight departure; he wrote that while the pace was slowed down, it "didn't sacrifice any of the heaviness inherent in Slayer's music".
For those disturbed at their inarticulate but powerful use as symbols of hate, it is not enough to complain that this sort of appreciation obfuscates the legacy of slavery and racism.
He's disturbed the peace and discomforted the powerful".
This legend tells how a Saramaccan hunter accidentally disturbed the garden of an extraordinarily powerful "apuku" forest spirit.
The one per cent, specifically the economically powerful, need to be marginalized because they are seriously mentally disturbed.
Disturbing but such a powerful image for the play.
Disturbing, depressing, bleak and powerful are some of the words that might describe it.
Given all the camera captures here, Shelter remains a uniquely powerful, often disturbing film document.
Given what the camera actually captured here, "Gimme Shelter" remains a uniquely powerful, often disturbing film document.
