[3] According to vocalist and guitarist Brinsley "Dan" Forde,[3] Aswad wanted to create "something special" with the album, and believed it failed because it did not cater to the mainstream reggae market.

"[2] In order to re-establish themselves on the reggae market, the group conceived the release of A New Chapter of Dub, which Bradley described as "some of the tracks that we'd already given to the sound systems.

[5] Music critic Rick Anderson believes Campbell to be an alias for noted dub producer and radio DJ Mikey Dread.

[7] "Flikkaflame" makes heavy use of intense snare drum echoes, while "Shining Dub" incorporates heavily flanged guitar in a fashion comparable to the Black Ark.

[8] Designed by Paul Smykle, the album sleeve depicts a black Saviour, holding a cross, scouring heavenly skies on a chariot dragged by four roaring lions, judging "the quick and the dead", as described by Nathaniel Samuel Murrell in the book Chanting Down Babylon: The Rastafari Reader.

[4] In a positive review, Mike Hrano of the Harrow Midweek recommended the album to those disappointed by New Chapter, writing that it "exemplifies the full ferocious roar of Aswad as the lions of British reggae."

"[6] Greg Tate of The Village Voice listed the album among his ten favourites records of 1982, curated as his ballot for the annual Pazz & Jop poll.

"[1] The Rough Guide to Reggae describes the album as taking "some of Aswad's best rhythms" and giving them "a new dimension with Michael 'Reuben' Campbell and Angus 'Drummie Zeb Gaye's inspired mixing.