Rolling Stone (12/29/94-1/12/95, p.173) - "...Danzig's tightest set [yet], 4 uncorks John Christ's Black Sabbath-spinoff guitar on bluesy goth-rock..."
Entertainment Weekly (10/14/94, p.60) - "...No one bellows like Glenn Danzig...in full Conan-the-Rocker splendor...also...a few dark brooding ballads, a downright arty piece...and more actual singing than shouting...Plus their sense of humor remains intact..." - Rating: A-
Q (1/95, p.250) - 3 Stars - Good - "...A little more diversity and a significant tightening up of the songwriting quality has resulted in a dark, moody, and at times powerfully evocative album that relies less on the production for its impact and is...also their best yet."
Musician (12/94, pp.89-90) - "...tastefully gloomy metal....an unpretentious approach to lyric writing, stylistically speaking..."
NME (Magazine) (10/22/94, p.49) - 6 - Good - "...Like Blue Oyster Cult, The Doors or The Stooges, Danzig capture something that is bleak and threatening, a little bit Edgar Allan Poe and Dostoevsky..."
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