Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Robert Christgau | A− |
Because of the band's success, they produced more copies of this album than they had of their debut; all of them were returned to the factory. Gurewitz joked about having " ten thousand copies and eleven thousand back."
Robert Christgau's review of Into the Unknown was more favorable than that of How Could Hell Be Any Worse?, which received a B rating, whereas Into the Unknown was given a A- rating. Christgau wrote, "I find myself moved by its anthemic ambition--and achievement." John Dougan of Allmusic says that Into the Unknown is "a bit off-putting at first blush, mainly because the tempos are slower and more deliberate, and because of the use of swirling organs and pianos", while he calls it a "terrific record that was perhaps more daring than anyone realized at the time of its release."
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