| Ratings | |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars | 4 Stars |
| Metacritic (Metascore 0-100, Weighted Average of Reviews from USA and UK) | 83 |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10) | 5.5 |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Decibel (USA) - Top Albums of 2008 | 32 |
| Sputnikmusic (USA) - Top Albums of 2008 | 36 |
| Kerrang (UK) - Top Albums of 2008 | 16 |
| Metal Hammer (UK) - Top Albums of 2008 | 8 |
| RockZone (Spain) - Top Albums of 2008 | 38 |
| Kalporz.com (Italy) - Top Albums of 2008 | 17 |
