Christopher H James, Journalist

"Saturated with shiny, four-minute instant stompers, this was the album that catapulted FNM from Californian obscurities into international headliners."

"It’s a dirty, rotten cliché, but they really don’t make them like this anymore."

"'Long Time No See' is a sublime slo-mo glider with a piano refrain that echoes through the mind long after it’s over, while Sunni Colon purrs on 'Fall4U'."

"Blanck Mass is not so much ahead of the competition as existing in a different galaxy to it."

"Aside from the admirably deep groove and warm undercurrents of Amlochley, Hive1 feels incomplete without the intoxicating visuals."

"A vast prog excursion that journeyed from sublime moments of hushed wonder to torrents of passionate noise."

"Herndon’s talent for extracting unforeseen channels of depth from silicone-based technologies suggests the emergence of an extraordinary talent"

"The band’s collective thirst for new territory, such as the Spaghetti-Western atmospherics of 'Rise Of The Fall', is consistently present"

"A fair effort, but these hairless toys won’t leave you panting for more"