Rolling Stone (p.82) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Bach scrapes away the hair-rock gloss of his old band for brittle speed-metal distortion and a raw, bleating vocal style with a lot of Rob Halford."
Entertainment Weekly (p.71) - "'American Metalhead' throbs nastily....Axl Rose even lends vocals to three cuts and does Bach proud on an appealingly sleazy duet of Aerosmith's 'Back in the Saddle.'" -- Grade: B
Seven years since his last solo offering, former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach makes a serious return to hard rock with ANGEL DOWN. Between reality television and live musical theater, Bach has kept his profile fairly high (even if he didn't rely on his pop-metal vocal prowess). ANGEL DOWN features the writing/producing talents of Roy Z, best known for his work with Bruce Dickinson and Rob Halford. Filling out Bach's studio band is a veritable metal supergroup featuring former members of Halford and Testament, as well as guest vocals by Axl Rose on three songs . Sebastian Bach fans will likely find ANGEL DOWN to be heavier and darker than his past works, but a solid effort nonetheless.