 Positive comments did come from Allmusic reviewer James Christopher Monger and Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles reviewer Mark Gromen . Monger commented that the album had a few good songs ( " Kingmaker " , " Built for War " and " The Blackest Crow " ) , but commented that the remainder of the album " is so mired in midtempo drudgery and familiar hard rock ( not thrash ) tropes that it never really connects " , giving the album a 2 @.@ 5 / 5 star rating . Gromen showed more sympathy towards the album , and commented that although it is more of a rock record than recent albums such as United Abominations or Endgame , he felt that one song , " Built for War " , had a " Rust in Peace feel . " Gromen did criticize " Burn ! " for having mundane lyrics . 
