"Doug McArthur’s world is well worth visiting and “Thunder Into Heaven” is well worth listening to." (les siemieniuk ,Penguin Eggs Magazine, Summer, 2007)

The Galaxie Folk/Roots Channel’s most-played, high-rotation Canadian album releases May 2007: #2 Doug McArthur - Thunder Into Heaven- (Patio)

Rating 3.5 (3 = Good, 4 = Excellent)
"......this tuneful, evocative album brims with the solid narratives and warm-blooded characters that have been Wakefield-based McArthur's trademark for 20-plus years." (Patrick Langston, Ottawa Citizen Sat. April 29, 2007)

"It can take a life time to sing with one’s own pure sound in a voice that echoes with the gift and the journey of the artist. With his new CD, Thunder into Heaven, Doug McArthur has come into his own, singing with a subtle, lyric authority that haunts the listener long after. Each cut rings true" (Catherine Joyce - Lowdown)

"Born in the dawn of 2007 this album will guage how I listen to new recordings this year." (Chopper McKinnon Host "Canadian Spaces" CKCU 93.1 FM Feb.02/07)