[3] They chose Baskette in an effort to "reboot" the band's sound, knowing that he was very particular in scrutinizing every little detail of the music he produced.

[3] "Dirty" was described as having a traditional Sevendust sound, featuring "heavy" guitarwork and melodic and emotional vocals by Lajon Witherspoon.

"[7] Lowery explained the meaning behind the album title in an interview with The Daily Times: "The title was basically a lyric in the song 'Dirty,' and it started from there, addressing that there is an element you see around the world with the actual wars and conflicts going on, but there's also this conflict we've had with the industry.

[9] The band will begin touring in support of the album prior to its release, which will extend until at least June of the same year.

[12] Both songs contained similar music videos, featuring the band playing in dark locations with futuristic electronic effects appearing around them.

[17] AllMusic praised the album for being what they described as a "late-era evolution" created in working with Baskette as a producer, describing the album as having a " a mature perspective, tighter delivery, and polished production" in its sound and concluding that it " extends Sevendust's maturation with skill and conviction, at once comforting in its familiarity and fresh enough to hint at more to come.