Metal-Observer.com, "Impressed by the experimentation, the experience that is Satanic Dirge is by no means something that I have heard before. ENSLAVED’s 'Below The Lights' is the only comparable release that shares some overlap with 'Tribulation'." (8/10)

Sea of Tranquility, "With a bigger budget, a professional producer, and a real drummer, Tribulation would probably be one of the most surprising black metal releases this year." (3.5/5)

Band Names not Brand Names, "Each track does well to showcase [Brandon]’s abilities and talent as a multi-instrumentalist. From mainstream black metal to misanthropic elegies, the songs are well varied and keep the listener’s attention with relative ease."

Ultimate Metal review on October 9th, 2007