The band, which included a large line-up near the end of its existence, is noted for its highly distinctive style, combining elements of hardcore punk, extreme metal, indie-rock, noise rock, and post-punk in a way that set it apart from many of its peers and was greatly influential in underground music circles.
Vocalist Tomas Hallbom explained that while there were many factors into the group's break-up, the primary reason for their split was caused by the lack of agreements made within the band's expansive seven-member line-up.
From the mid-1990s onwards, the band started to showcase a wider range of influences, name-checking Neurosis, Swedish death metal, Meshuggah, Shellac, The Jesus Lizard, etc.
Their ambitious last album Kollapse (2001) includes a broader array of instruments (drum machines, various percussions, synthesizers) and ranges from high-velocity rocking hardcore, apocalyptic wall-of-sound sludge metal, dissonant solo guitar interludes, angular noise-rock, and epic post-rock instrumentals echoing Tortoise and The For Carnation.
"[3] Stephen Hill of Louder Sound described the band's style as "Unsane or Prong with more expansive flourishes" as well as name their 2000 album Venom as an underrated release within the European hardcore scene.