Ranked #34 in Spin's "34 Best Albums of the Year" - "They take emo to its logical comic-book conclusion on an album with a plot that's like Dante for the Hot Topic crowd.", 3 stars out of 5 - "SWEET REVENGE has the same shout-along choruses, speedy drums and horror themes that fueled Glenn Danzig's old outfit, but it also adds cool metal licks and a sneaky sense of humor..."