"Some may consider it heresy to say, but Saxon is becoming the most consistent of those NWoBHM acts still alive and functioning. They've easily surpassed Judas Priest (who were not part of the NWoBHM but tread the same ground), and Thunderbolt is another in a long line of solid, enjoyable albums from a band that simply doesn't know what the word "quit" means. Keep on rocking, Saxon, your 40 year anniversary is just another milestone on the long road to metallic immortality".