[11] Victor released a limited edition vinyl record version of the EP, titled Kamigami e no Chōsen (神々への挑戦, "Challenge to the Gods") in Japanese, on October 2, 2019 with new liner notes by Masanori Ito.

[13] Giving the EP a perfect rating and calling it essential listening, music journalist Leon TK claimed "These four tracks are superior to entire swathes of metal albums from the present day and decades past."

He wrote that "The Crusade" unleashes nearly every trick in the book and is "far more solid, aggressive, and generally heavy" than Lovebites' previous work, while "Break the Wall" shows Metallica- and Queen-influences, proving they "are no one-trick ponies."

Noting "Above the Black Sea" and "Under the Red Sky" as stylistic changes that keep things fresh and engaging, he felt the former draws from Yngwie Malmsteen and symphonic metallers Nightwish, while the latter is "a true progressive voyage" blending everything that came before.

[16] James Weaver of Distorted Sound gave the EP a near-perfect 9/10, stating it "encapsulates everything that LOVEBITES are becoming revered for; a hurricane of riffing and soaring operatic heavy metal."

He wrote that the beauty of the band is that "Lovebites can provide seemingly innocent structures to draw you in, but once inside, you're blasted with a sonic panorama of fully cranked New Wave Of British Heavy Metal-styled velocity.

She compared "The Crusade" to 80s New Wave of British Heavy Metal, "Break the Wall" to early Metallica, and felt that the "grandiose" final two songs show their penchant for a more European sound.

[18] Writing for The Soundboard, Luke Nuttall felt that although it is not a large departure, the EP does see the band growing and branching out from simply playing classic power metal.

Although seeing a "relative lack of solid songwriting," Nuttall wrote that Lovebites are untouchable at "crafting a sound brimming with pomp and circumstance stemming from their supreme technical wizardry.