[1][2][3] Unlike some of the band's other recent releases, Fade explores drone metal sounds and is mostly instrumental.

[5][3] According to the band, Fade is "not bound by concepts of rock and music in general, but could rather be said to be a documentary of the world plunged into the chaotic age of boris [sic] moving forward.

"[5] Fader called the album "seething guitar noise, the perfect soundtrack to your imminent holiday existential crisis.

"[6] According to Metal Injection, "If you're into the swirling drones that Boris does oh-so-well, then you're really going to like Fade.

"[7] In a staff review for Sputnik Music, Raul Stanciu compared Fade to the band's other drone-oriented albums of the past, such as Amplifier Worship and Dronevil, noting that the new album "might become exhausting at some point, especially for those not accustomed to Boris' forays into this kind of music", but concluding that "Having mastered the technique over the years, they [Boris] smoothly create a thick sonic bubble for you to immerse yourself into.