[2] On February 13, 2014, Texas In July posted a video on YouTube titled "New Beginnings," announcing that vocalist Alex Good and guitarist Christian Royer had decided to leave the band.

[13] On June 16, the band released a new song, "Broken Soul," the first studio recording to feature Cavey on vocals.

[26][25] The band finished their final North American tour in the December 2015 with Invent, Animate, Reflections, and To the Wind as support.

"[30] Commercially, the album charted at #71 on the Billboard 200 on October 4 2014, making it the band's highest-charting release to date (as of 2025).

[33][31][34] The Show Last Night reviewer Tyler Norkunas calling the album a "shining example of technical metalcore," praising the band for its heaviest sound yet, the novelty of the album's opener "Broken Soul" diverging from their established sound, and praising the tracks "Pseudo Self" and "The Void" as examples of the "golden age" of metalcore from 5-7 years prior.

"[31] Cryptic Rock gave the album a 5/5/, highlighting Cavey's clean vocals and calling the release a "rambunctious technical mix.

"[32] New Transcendence praised the band's technical guitarwork and drumming, and called the breakdowns on the album some of the best all year.