[10]In an interview with Dave Jenkins of UKF, Stanczak commented on the album title and artwork style, stating:I had all these ideas and tried a bunch of things and wrote names and had it pretty much decided.

[11]In an interview with Nick Murray of Rolling Stone, Stanczak commented on his musical direction he has taken for Occult Classic, stating:I had ended up in a place where I started feeling like I was rewriting stuff that I'd already done before.

[12]On 4 April 2015, OWSLA released a collaboration between Kill the Noise and Feed Me titled I Do Coke as the first single from Stanczak's upcoming album, Occult Classic.

[13] The song was released alongside a music video directed by Brandon Dermer, produced by Anthem Films, and stars Tom Sandoval as a cocaine abuser.

[15] Stanczak clarified the music video's intentions, stating:In this story, the message is that if you aren't careful, you can become figuratively (and literally) consumed by your lifestyle of addiction.

[16]EDM.com reviewed "Kill It 4 The Kids", stating "The track is a headbanging piece of EDM thrash, featuring his heavily distorted signature synth work, hard-hitting trap beats, and shouted vocal samples".

[15] On the other hand, David Klemow described "Dolphin on Wheels" as "an entire season of Spongebob Squarepants packed into a song", further stating: "Kill The Noise reserves a spot on his introductory record for a quick little jab at electronic music, pulling in perennial prankster Dillon Francis on the gag".

[20] Marcus Dowling of LessThan3 generally liked the album, stating: "When veteran DJs become inventive producers, the opportunity for well-delivered, sometimes fanciful, and consistently fantastic productions emerges.

Jonah Berry of NEST HQ praised the album, stating: "At its core, OCCULT CLASSIC is an accurate projection of who Kill The Noise is as an artist — complex, loud, witty, and tenacious.

Miguel Tost of Your EDM stated: "What we have with Occult Classic is a soundscape filled with years of refining a craft diligently and effortfully.

Fraser of This Song Slaps reviewed Kill the Noise and Virtual Riot's remix of "Without a Trace", stating "Both artists really let their styles shine and the bass growls packed into this one is not for the faint of heart.

[26]Jesse Champagne of LessThan3 described Wuki's remix of "FUK UR MGMT" as a "booming, speaker-bursting, eardrum-destroying onslaught of festival-and-whip-friendly trap that will have you throwing up the two-fingered salute at management".

[31] Jamie Lamberski of EDM.com stated "REZZ's version brings new life to the track with its simple, driving arrangement that is epically beautiful all while slightly dysphoric".