[10] On May 5, "Loser" was released as the album's third single, premiering on Corey Taylor's Beats 1 radio show, via Apple Music.

"[21] Jason Pettigrew of Alternative Press remarked, "Aggressive is probably the most compelling statement you're going to hear for the validity of heavy rock music in 2016.

Shomo ducks and weaves his way through moments that are downright commercial ('Sick Of Me', 'However You Want It Said'), teeming with throat-shearing bluster ('Always Dead') or the kind of thing that gets you fitted for a straitjacket ('Censored').

"[23] Thea de Gallier of Metal Hammer stated, "The heaps of accessible melodic moments on Aggressive could be down to the fact that being angry is tiring Caleb out.

"[24] Gav Lloyd of Rock Sound remarked, "What makes it better than the majority of the 'heavier yet more melodic' bands out there is the fact that Caleb Shomo's raw lyrics are delivered with an intense honesty that hits harder than most.

"[26] Aggressive debuted at number 25 on the Billboard 200, as well as topping the Alternative Albums chart, selling 16,000 copies in its first week in the US.