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Q MagazineOct 5, 2011It is both slick and accomplished. [Oct 2011, p.120]
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Oct 5, 2011This is as good a debut album from a British metal band as you're likely to hear in 2011.
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Kerrang!Oct 5, 2011Their career trajectory continues its upward arc--but with City of Vultures, Rise To Remains have stamped on the accelerator. [3 Sep 2011, p.50]
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Rock SoundOct 5, 2011While it's not a groundbreaking redefinition of what metal should be, it's a firm statement of intent from the London-based quintet.
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Jan 25, 2012City of Vultures is a solid first offering suggesting that Dickinson Jr. is capable of stepping out of his father's shadows in the future.
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Oct 5, 2011The urgent-sounding "This Day Is Mine" is the pick of their largely impressive full-length debut, the melodic choruses offset by barked vocals and shred guitar. The more restrained "Roads" merely sounds earnestly plodding.
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Alternative PressJan 4, 2012While they are accomplished musicians and combine their growling, death-metal-influenced moments with a wealth of shiny hooks, they fail to do so in a way that counts. [Feb 2012, p.84]
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UncutOct 18, 2011Although RTR are more than copyists, they cleave to a proven hybrid of speed metal, grungecore and emo. [Oct 2011, p.86]