While Heliocentric "continues where the Proterozoic half of Precambrian left off, Anthropocentric is a "bit more straight forward" while still employing the "full range of dynamic.

The album covers a similar sonic and dynamic range as Heliocentric, also including a number of calm, acoustic moments but these are for the most part orchestrated with guitars, and not so much with piano and string section.

"[4] The albums were mainly recorded in the mountainous isolation of La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, one of the highest cities of Europe.

The third song on the album "She Was the Universe" was released on to the official Metal Blade Records website.

AllMusic gave the album 3.5/5 stars, noting the band's intent to make listening to the album an experience both for the ears and mind: "...it's possible to just let the loud guitars and thundering drums wash over you...but that's so clearly not what the band wants to happen that Anthropocentric ceases to be cathartic, like all the best metal, and starts to feel like homework.