"They've created their best and most uncompromising album yet....A varied and staggeringly original record.", "The band has more fully integrated its metal bombast and prog ambition....Proof that the band remains focused on exponentially expanding its palette.", Ranked #16 in Kerrang's "The Top 20 Albums of 2007"., "They're super-melodic....Vocalist M. Shadows growl-howls excellently, and the hooky musicianship is unimpeachable." -- Grade: B