The extended gap since the bands last album was explained by Dozer bassist Johan Rockner in an interview leading up to their Deserfest London appearance saying, "We never called it a quit; we just took a break for three years while Fredrik finished his studies.

[10] Peder Bergstrand who created the albums artwork and directed the song's video, explained, "The result is a mix of horror, humor, and these relentless animated nightmare sections that I think match the track's non-stop rocket fuel drum parts really well.

Nordin elaborated on how "Dust for Blood" fit into the theme of the album stating, "we give this earth to the next generation, and it's basically in ruins.

[13] In review of their performance Paul Brannigan representing Louder Sound commented, Drifting In The Endless Void, the group's first album in 15 years, might be their best yet, and given its UK premiere here, seven-minute-plus opener "Mutation/Transformation" is an absolute monster worthy of comparisons to Kyuss.

"[14] Emily Castles from The Midlands Rocks noted the public response of the newer songs sharing, "these new punk-ish, sci-fi themed tracks really made waves" with the crowd during their performance.

This was brought out by Blabbermouth.net stating Drifting in the Endless Void reveals a band that have transcended their roots and found a smarter and deeper way to shine."

"[2] The Tinnitist agreed with this more technically focused direction in saying that the album "is an undeniable affirmation of their status not just as forefathers of a movement, but as champions of volcanic energy and pure riff worship.