The Black Crowes are pouring out at Maxim magazine for reviewing the band's current album, without even listening to it before publishing a review. The review has given the Crowes' "Warpaint" a rating of two-and-a-half stars out of five.
According to what was said on the band’s official website, "The writer — who has not heard the album since advance CDs were not made available — wrote what appears to be a disparaging assessment anyway, citing, `it hasn't left Chris Robinson and the gang much room for growth.'"
"It speaks directly to the lack of the publication's credibility," Angelus has told in a declaration. "In my opinion, it's a disgrace to the arts, journalism, critics, the publication itself and the public. What's next — Maxim's concert reviews of shows they never attended, book reviews of books never read and film reviews of films never seen?"