Spin - "THE GLOWING MAN might be their most stream-of-consciousness effort yet. The band broadly follows basic dynamic principles -- most songs here start soft and steadily ascend to an unhinged climax, before plummeting into the abyss..."
Uncut - "THE GLOWING MAN is every bit as gigantic as the two albums preceding....But it has a slightly transitory feel; a half-step back from those monolithic builds and whiplash grooves, gesturing towards something more contemplative..."
Pitchfork (Website) - "Gira and co. spend much of the album suspended in a kind of ambient trance, scarcely growing louder even as their parts grow denser and hint at more emotional volatility."
Clash (Magazine) - "THE GLOWING MAN, their 14th studio release, is as wildly abrasive and mind bending as you would expect and, just like its two predecessors, it too is a phenomenal piece of twisted art."
Rovi