The band is primarily composed of Ascaris and Matron Thorn, though additional musicians take on drum and guitar duties for live performances.
She described the album as "an unnerving cluster of warped black, death, doom, psychotic wails, dead choirs, creepy samples, and generally fucked-up sounds that is genuinely frightening at times.
[4][5] The album garnered critical acclaim, receiving positive reviews by Pitchfork,[6] Metal Injection,[7] Invisible Oranges,[8] CVLT Nation,[9] and others.
In her review for Pitchfork, Kelly wrote that Ævangelist "create an aural monster, a horrific re-imagining of black/death metal coupled with harsh electronic noise and industrial mechanization.
Reviewing the show for Invisible Oranges, Doug Moore described the band's performance: "Every member wears tribal-ish makeup; vocalist Ascaris sports a mask and is prone to rolling around on the floor; instrumental main man Matron Thorn plays a hollow-bodied jazz guitar instead of the standard pointy-framed Jackson or BC Rich.
"[11] No Clean Singing also premiered the track 'Præternigma' in advance of the album's release, describing the music as "dense and enveloping, with writhing, grinding riffs generating a moving mass of ominous sound.
[18][19] They followed this with the release of their fourth full-length studio album Enthrall to the Void of Bliss on October 9 that same year, this time through the record label 20 Buck Spin.
Reviewing the festival for No Clean Singing, Islander wrote that "At some point afterward, I told a new acquaintance that, for me, the mark of the finest performances at a live show is when the music is so all-consuming that I forget where I am, that I get so lost in what I'm seeing and hearing that every other thought is blown out of my head.
Many critics have noted the emphasis the band place on creating a terrifying, nightmarish atmosphere, as well as the use of unconventional instruments such as saxophones, violins, and cellos.
"[6] Speaking to New Noise Magazine, Matron Thorn explained that "The music and lyrics combine to transmit the dark frequency of the esoteric, which is heard by every person who decides to listen.