Reception
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| Chicago Tribune | |
| Cross Rhythms | |
| Imperiumi.net | (Classic status) |
| Powermetal.de | (Classic status) |
| Powermetal.de (Review of re-release) | (Highly favorable) |
As a result for Metal Blade Records' distribution, Psycho Surgery made the band more well-known and popular. Following the album's release, the songs "Psycho Surgery," "Spineless," and "Viento Borrascoso" all achieved number 1 positions on several charts. The album was voted as "Favorite Album of the Year" in 1991 by the readers of the HM Magazine. In 1992, Psycho Surgery also achieved 2 GMA Dove Award nominations in the categories "Metal Album of the Year" and "Metal Recorded Song of the Year" for "Psycho Surgery." The album is considered a display of talented musicianship, intelligent lyrics, and originality. In 2010, HM Magazine ranked Psycho Surgery #18 on its Top 100 Christian Rock Albums of All Time list. In the August 2010 issue of Heaven's Metal fanzine, the album ranked #2 on the Top 100 Christian metal albums of all time list. In an interview with Noisecreep about the list, Doug Van Pelt explained that Psycho Surgery "found this band playing as a five-member band for the first time and they really bent creativity in metal in new directions that have still not been matched. Nobody has ever sounded like this band. I mean, Between the Buried and Me and maybe System of a Down are the closest in stretching creative boundaries. You almost had to pull out a medical dictionary to understand their lyrics. Standout song would have to be the epic 'Broken Chromosomes,' which is a touching song about mistreated kids that are mentally handicapped. Chilling song."
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