OhmPark.com, Oct. 7 '08
"I'm not sure exactly when I got turned on to A Fight To The Death, but I had got a copy of songwriter CJ Bargamian's (ex-Crybaby, ex-Myssouri) EP under the moniker of A Fight To The Death called End Of Continent Sadness some time ago. Written while he was in San Francicsco in 2006, I thought the album had a lot of potential but sounded more like a demo, and in fact, it sort of was. Many of the tracks from it show up reworked and improved on the full band incarnation of A Fight To The Death's new self-titled debut LP. AFTTD sees Bargamain's gorgeous songwriting surrounded by a very talented band that seems to compliment him perfectly and results in a tasty flavour of nu-Americana. Although, going back and listening to the stripped down versions on End Of Continent Sadness is even more enjoyable now that I know these songs so intimately."

Stomp and Stammer, Sept. '08 issue
"I figured a band with the name A Fight to the Death, sporting such song titles as "Burn This Town," "Just Like a Machine," and "You'd Want to Kill Me Too," would be some sort of beef-neck aggro-metal act. On the contrary, the Atlanta assemblage operates in a sort of wandering gypsy, sun-baked, just-north-of-the-border-western-folksong / Euro-cabaret-storyteller vein, a description that makes absolutely no sense in its own right, either. Ex-members of Myssouri, No River City, and Hot Grits make up the membership; self-titled CD out now."

Creative Loafing, 09.01.08
"...A Fight to the Death crafts epic, filmic Morricone-esque pop scores..."

Emory Wheel, 09.01.08
"A Fight to the Death was on when I arrived, brandishing accordions and a ukulele in addition to the traditional electric guitars and drums. The quintet played pop-infused folk melodies that channeled klezmer tradition — think Beirut with louder drums, clap rhythms and intelligible lyrics." (review of recent EARL show)

Creative Loafing, 07.03.08
"Part-time No River City players Mark Carbone (bass) and Nathan Green (keyboard) have joined forces with CJ Bargamian (formerly of Crybaby and Myssouri and various other long gone Atlanta underdogs) to spearhead a new band, called A Fight to the Death.

"The group first materialized as Bargamian's solo project, dubbed Chris Bargamian & A Fight to the Death in 2006 with the self-released album, American Literature. End of Continent Sadness followed in '07.

"Together now with a full line-up that also features Colin Jaccino (bass) and George Wallace (pedal steel) the group crafts a rolling and dusty rumble that's driven by heavy percussions, wafting organ and lap-steel textures and a rustic, gypsy-esque Americana traipse. AFTTD doesn't have as much in common with the humid, country pace of No River City, but draws more to the world of Western film scores than anything else.

"The group's debut LP is in the works and scheduled for a July 19th release party at The Highland Inn Ballroom Lounge. Songs from the forthcoming release can be heard here, and if you are so intrigued by the tunes on their Myspace page, you can can check them out for free at The Star Bar tonight (as in Thurs., July 3) with Era of the Stereograph, Falcon Lords and the Sound Supreme. Music starts at 9 p.m."