| Ratings | |
| All Music Guide (USA) - Album Ratings 1-5 Stars | 3.5 Stars |
| Metacritic (Metascore 0-100, Weighted Average of Reviews from USA and UK) | 63 |
| Piero Scaruffi, Italy (www.scaruffi.com), Album Ratings (Scale 1 to 10) | 4 |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Classic Rock (UK) - Top Albums of 2008 | 16 |
| Metal Hammer (UK) - Top Albums of 2008 | 20 |