Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Blogcritics | (positive) |
| Classic rock | (9/10) |
| Goldmine | |
| Rock Sound | (7/10) |
Reviews for the album have generally been very favourable, with positive reviews and interviews featured in Classic Rock (UK), Rock Sound (UK), Goldmine (USA), Record Collector (UK), Eclipsed (Germany), Metal Hammer (Germany), Metal Hammer (Poland), Free! (Finland), Rolling Stone (Mexico), Jam (Italy), and Allmusic.
In June 2008, the album was #1 in Prog Archives' Member's Albums of the Year chart and #474 in Rate Your Music's reader's albums of 2008. In October 2008, the album was #5 in the Eclipsed magazine's reader's charts. In January 2009, the album was rated #23 in the Eclipsed critic's end of year lists.
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