Rolling Stone (p.133) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[F]ull of open-string chugging, relentlessly forceful drumming and Randy Blythe's bear-in-a-trap roar."
Spin (p.103) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Mark Morton and Willie Adler's dual guitars lock up furiously....Adler's brother Chris is a wonder, tapping out blast after staggeringly fast double kick-drum blast."
Entertainment Weekly (p.81) - "[With] frenetic and intricate tracks....[and] D. Randall Blythe's enraged, rottweiler-like vocals." -- Grade: B
CMJ (p.26) - "This quintet erects an impenetrable wall of metal with the Dimebag Darrell-influenced riffs of Mark Morton and Willie Adler..."
Kerrang (Magazine) (p.68) - Ranked #9 in Kerrang's "20 Greatest Albums of 2006" -- "Classic metal, in every sense."
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