Spin (p.81) - "[T]he palm-mutes jackhammer riffs and Randy Blythe's elastic denunciations of liars, hypocrites, and lying hypocrites are frightfully precise."

Entertainment Weekly (p.58) - "Randy Blythe's demonic bark, Adler's chain-gun rhythms, and the ferocious chug-chug-chug squeal riffing are all vintage Lamb of God." -- Grade: B+

Alternative Press (p.136) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[H]ighlights include 'Fake Messiah,' a bleak pummeling culmination point, and 'Reclamation,' which uses shreddy acoustics adn the sound of crashing waves to bring WRATH to a memorable close."

Kerrang (Magazine) (p.52) - "Fast and furious, there are moments of unbridled fury not seen since the release of their AS THE PALACES BURN breatkthrough....Lamb Of God are a band firmly on top of their game."

Record Collector (magazine) (p.96) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[S]ome of the new album matches, or even surpasses, the quality of SACRAMENT: it's cleaner and more atmospheric this time round, allowing the band's stunning musicianship to come through."