[16] Following the record's release the band would tour heavily over the remainder of 2003 and throughout 2004 in support of the album, touring North America with Haste in late 2003,[17] with Every Time I Die, The Black Dahlia Murder, and Scarlet in spring 2004,[18] as well as In Flames and Killswitch Engage in spring 2004,[19] with Himsa, Shadows Fall, and Remembering Never in Summer 2004,[20] and Europe in late 2004 with Lamb of God and Throwdown.

"[citation needed] On January 26, 2018, the album was re-issued on limited-edition vinyl by Metal Blade Records, alongside Shadows Are Security.

[42] The album was favorably-received by critics: receiving praise for the incorporation of the Swedish-influenced gothenburg sound, elements from different genres like emo clean-voice choruses, and passages of Converge-influenced technicality.

[34][39] William York, reviewing for Allmusic, stated that the record "doesn't really add anything new to the mix from a musical standpoint," but also praised it for being "solid enough and well executed" with "adequate" production.

As I Lay Dying have delivered when it mattered most," adding that the band's evolving sound could be compared to Deftones in addition to Converge.

[36] Lambgoat reviewer Graham Landers praised Metalblade Records for singing a band outside of the traditional metal genre, but found Frail Words Collapse to be overproduced.

[39] The review was fairly dismissive of the record, but hopeful for the direction of the band, with Landers concluding "As I Lay Dying are just enough of what I like in metalcore to keep me interested and eagerly awaiting their next move.

"[39] Landers defined the band's sound on the album as "Hopesfall and Killswitch Engage collaborating (minus the clean singing) on a record with some metal session musicians.

Combining riffs a la At the Gates with sung elements from the likes of Poison the Well into a potent mixture, the band laid the groundwork for future inspiration to other groups.