Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Metal Review | 6.9/10 |
| musicOMH | favorable |
We've Come for You All received largely positive reviews upon release. Allmusic reviewer Johnny Loftus described the album as having "pile-driving thrash and carefree rock forays". Loftus went on to say that We've Come for You All is "a typical thrash metal album, in an age where such a thing no longer exists", and gave the album a four out of five star rating.
Metal Review reviewer Gregory Bradley stopped short of calling the album a "return to form" but instead claimed that the album is "an acceptable release." Bradley did, however, credit the album for having some "very metal songs", mentioning "What Doesn't Die" and "Black Dahlia" in particular. Bradley gave the album a 6.9/10 rating.
Vik Bansal, of MusicOMH, summarized We've Come for You All as "a bold, sleek and raucous slab of modern metal that stomps all over a lot of what passes for heavy music these days." Bansal cited "What Doesn't Die" for particular praise, noting the "razor-sharp" riffs present. Bansal further described "Cadillac Rock Box" as sounding like Lynyrd Skynyrd and Black Sabbath jamming together. Bansal summed up his review by stating that We've Come for You All is a "mighty album from a still mighty band."
However there has been some criticism, also. When reviewing Anthrax's eventual followup album, 2011's Worship Music, A.V. Club reviewer Jason Heller criticized We've Come for You All as having a "nü-metal stench" whilst comparing the two albums.
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