"With most Winterfylleth releases, it takes me a few spins to grasp it and understand it ... It's still long as all hell, which I know will deter some of you, but it's well-balanced. Mixing short instrumentals with six-minute black attacks and nine-minute epics keeps things interesting, rather than exhausting you (as Sphere does to so many listeners). First, it was Green Carnation`s new beauty. Now, it's this. What a year-end list that'll be".