This Connecticut-based quartet of young college students is on the right track with this 13-piece collection of instrumentals that span a variety of moods and tempos but seldom stray far from a chunky metallic rhythm foundation. Frank Sacramone's lively (oft-jazzy) piano leads and panoramic synth textures are all over the place, dominating the action whenever guitarist Jamie van Dyck isn't occupying center stage. Plying the bottom end are drummer Ben Shanbrom and bassist Brandon Green. In the realm of programmed effects and sound processing these guys are plenty sophisticated, taking pains to list all the gear that went into making Bushwhack. It serves them well, as they move from dreamy, symphonic opener “Solitude� through playful references to Chinese and Latin motifs (“The Greatest Wall,� “Guacamole�) snatches of jazz (“Menace,� “Sea of Tranquility,“ “Mariachi Massacre�), and experimental potpourri (“Head Trauma�). But as noted earlier, you seldom go long without the band getting back to its jarringly aggressive, slammin' ways. The members were only 18 and 19 when this was recorded. Soon, they should be scary good. - John Collinge - Progression Magazine

Bushwhack is a breath of fresh air in the world of instrumental progressive metal, thankfully someone takes a stand and says, “No, we aren’t The Mars Volta, we aren’t Spock’s Beard, and we aren’t Dream Theater or trying to be a clone for that matter;” for this is a band that brings a much welcome inventive approach to intelligent melodies, offering new insightful intrigue upon how thinking man’s metal should be performed. Tommy Hash - YtseJam.com

Progressive rock has been brilliantly incarnated into this band, assuring me that I will have fresh music to entertain me for a long time.
They ooze talent, have mastered their instruments, and have old souls when it comes to writing brilliant tunes.
Darrin Buchanan - RockSquad.net

The instrumental prog-metal band, Bushwhack, has been blessed with many things. They got wonderful production out of Jeff Cannata on their self-titled debut CD; had legendary music photographer, Mark Weiss, take all their band shots; had well-known hard rock artist Ioannis design their CD and website; and writer Martin Popoff set up their official bio. But most of all, the band — Jamie van Dyck - guitars; Frank Sacramone - keyboards; Brandon Green - bass; Ben Shanbrom - drums —has been blessed with youthful talent. The whole debut presentation looks and sounds like a major label release. It is that mature and professional. In fact, on stage the band sounds just as mature and professional. Bushwhack is at an exciting embryonic stage. The future, it seems, can be very promising.
Patrick Prince - Powerline A.D

Fecund, intense creativity in flux. The roar of majesty and power on one hand, a certain whispered exquisite subtlety on the other. That's an apt starting point to describe this unique band of ardent young musicologists, from Bushwhack's high concepts and flights o' fancy within the grooves, right through to the promising personal lives housed within the flesh and blood of the music's makers.
Martin Popoff - BWBK

“I learnt about this cool new progressive rock band called Bushwhack … I’d just finished interviewing The Ocean and Three so it seemed a perfect coincidence that I should meet and chat with Bushwhack keyboardist Frank Sacramone. In him I found an introspective and thoughtful 19 year old with a profound appreciation for music and progressive rock. If their harrowing and mind altering self-titled debut epic is any indication of what they can do at age 19, this is a band to watch out for in 2008.”
Dixon Christie, Publisher and Interviewer, PunkTV.ca