Claim: From the Ages received ratings from six sources, one of which was PopMatters (launched in October of 1999).
Evidence: PopMatters Pitchfork Media Exclaim! About.com Rolling Stone Magnet Professional ratings Metacritic 84/100 8 out of 10 7.2/10 8/10 4/5 Favorable Favorable 
Metacritic reported a score of 84 based on five reviews, indicating "Universal acclaim". eMusic contributor Dan Epstein rated the album 4.5 stars out of 5 and described the interaction between band members similarly to Highter and Currin, saying that, while Mitchell's guitar leads are prominent, Eginton and Rubalcaba are "locked-in" with him and each other, "never los[ing] focus or intensity for a second — not even during the rolling 30-minute title track." Rolling Stone referred to the album as one of the 20 best metal albums of 2013, while Magnet named it the third best of the year's top ten hard rock releases. Likewise, the Austin Chronicle ranked it ninth in the top ten metal releases of 2013, and later reviewer Raoul Hernandez gave the album a perfect four-star review. Karen A. Mann also wrote, for the heavy metal section of About.com, that the opening track was the band's peak performance on the album, which she rated 4 out of 5. "Though the silence may have been deafening for their small but devoted cadre of fans, the wait was worth every moment," wrote Erik Highter for PopMatters, who described the chemistry between the band members as "near telepathic connections between the players" and the roles of Eginton and Rubalcaba as "pulling" Mitchell back from potential unrestrained solos. He rated the album 8 out of 10, his only complaint being that listeners may consider the title track too long. reviewer Trystan MacDonald who cited it as the record's "only flaw" and rated the album overall 8 out of 10. The length of "From the Ages" was also criticized by Exclaim!