 Bang ! Pow ! Boom ! received positive reviews . Allmusic reviewer David Jeffries gave the album three out of five stars , calling it " a formulaic album from the kings of slaughterhouse rap @-@ rock , but fans will appreciate the extra enthusiasm from the duo , the bounty of filth , and maybe most of all , the reviving of the Dark Carnival mythos . " The Detroit News music critic Adam Graham gave the album a B rating , describing it as " the best material the Clowns have touched since 1999 's The Amazing Jeckel Brothers . " 
