Having a lyric mentioning "Heaven Below", the song helped the band decide on its current moniker.

[1] "When Daylight Dies" has been played on more than 4 dozen radio stations in the United States including Hard Drive and The Rock 30.

When Moody heard the track, he told the band that while he'd like to produce the entire Countdown to Devil album, that he had availability for one song only.

With respect to "The Takeover", the second track of the work, the site states that lead vocalist Patrick Kennison "makes a valid attempt" to "overshadow those drums" but "once the guitar solo hits, all hope is lost".

EMURG goes on to say that "This song is musically driven and it doesn’t matter what the lyrics are at this point" and states that "The Congregation" has a similar measure to it.