3 1/2 stars out of 5 - "Mastodon are among the more stylistically diverse and accomplished of the new crop of indie metal bands.", "This White Whale of a Record Lashes Methodical Riffology to Nimble-Yet-Brutal Tunes..."-Grade: a, 5 out of 5 - "Unstoppable riffs and throat-poaching from Neurosis' Scott Kelly and Clutch's Neil Fallon seal the deal like a harpoon in your blowhole.", "It's like the Harley-Davidson of Metal: Lives to Rock, and Rocks to Live."