"...able to take such scratchy, abrasive guitar elements and stitch them up in a way that seems young and freshly raunchy...", 8 (out of 10) - "...AD ASTRA is more often than not rooted in the terrestrial beauty of drums, guitars, and catharsis...", "...DC hardcore gone gothic....quivering texture which really compels as guitars crunch through tunes or shiver into the distant space invader sounds."