[2] Guitarist Rob Barrett opined that their songwriting skills had evolved in a way that every song "paves its own path", whether it is "straightforward", "technical" or a "mix of both".

Webster added that there was no "conscious effort" to create a technical record, but if it ended up being that, it would have just been a "natural result".

[3] Erik Rutan, producing his sixth album for the band, tried to "push the envelope" and "explore new territory" this time around.

[10] Omne Metallum at Metal Storm thought that Chaos Horrific "breathes life into the corpse once more" and "merits any inclusion" on year-end lists and a high ranking within the band's discography alike.

[12] Metal.de's Oliver Di Iorio opined that the record was yet another "standard work" where no song really "stands out".