"Clocking in at barely over 40 minutes, Permafrost is an intense, cohesive effort that packs more punch in its very restrained running time than most 70-minute albums... Among its many qualities, this disc proves that “concept albums” can be something different from the overblown messes that have unfortunately become synonymous with progressive

"Clocking in at barely over 40 minutes, Permafrost is an intense, cohesive effort that packs more punch in its very restrained running time than most 70-minute albums... Among its many qualities, this disc proves that “concept albums” can be something different from the overblown messes that have unfortunately become synonymous with progressive rock, and that a purely instrumental palette can be used very effectively for storytelling purposes."

Progsphere