[1] Lyrically, the album has been described as tackling themes such as "the end of mankind, the insignificance of our existence and the resumption of a natural order, free of humanity’s tyranny, greed and bloodlust.

"[4] In a separate interview with Brutal Carnage Zine, Jamie Saint Merat described the album as mostly being a commentary on "human arrogance and how we perceive our place in our environments, how we deify objects and people out of pure tradition with very little rationalism.

[9] AllMusic's Phil Freeman wrote that "their ability to move the music forward at what seems like a crushingly slow pace while in fact playing quite fast is hypnotic", concluding that "this is a seriously impressive album by a band that deserves an audience far beyond their tiny homeland."

Jaime Merat's performance on the drums was singled out for particular praise, as were Michael Hoggard's "frenetic mix of exotic chords and unorthodox progressions", and Paul Kelland's vocals and lyrics.

"The band’s ability to shift from jarring riff barrages to liquid ceasefires and back is one of their most invaluable assets as songwriters, thanks in no small part to their meticulous calibration of aesthetics."