Ink Blot Magazine: Priest = Aura
- Aaron Goldwebber's review: "one of the best rock and roll albums of the '90s and a perfect introduction to the band."
- http://www.inkblotmagazine.com/rev-archive/Church_Priest_Aura.htm

CMJ: Priest = Aura
- CMJ review: "The melodies remain the strong point, and as these tunes slowly seep in, you find more marvel lurking around each corner."
- http://www.cmj.com/articles/display_article.php?id=15770

AMG All Music Guide: Priest = Aura
- Ned Raggett's review: "Priest Aura shows the Church fully in charge of creating evocative, poetic and gripping music with a distinctly unsettling edge." 4 stars.
- http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Aaq6atr49klmx

Rolling Stone: Priest = Aura
- Ira Robbin's review: "background noise can't dissipate the album's arid atmosphere or its occasional resemblance to Seventies progressive rock." 2 stars.
- http://www.rollingstone.com/recordings/review.asp?aid=34231&cf=2503