The band chose Dan Brodbeck, the same man behind their demo, to produce the album in their hometown of London, Ontario, Canada.

Headstrong features one single in "Adriana", which reached #15 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks and had a music video.

Its style features elements of hip hop and funk intertwined with metal and has been compared to bands like Rage Against the Machine, 311, and Red Hot Chili Peppers.

However, Robin Steeley of Music Reviewer gave the album 6/10, noting that it "features dynamic production and skilled instrumentation.

"[5] CANOE's Mike Ross also showed a mixed but overall positive reaction: For all the cryptic complaining from a singer who sounds like the guy from Soul Coughing when he raps and like every other wigga in the 'hood when he shouts, this is a powerful rap-metal offering that puts shame to all that came before it - or at least adds maturity to a particularly obnoxious and posturing musical genre ... With inventive production and instrumentation throughout, Headstrong is intelligent rap-metal, if such a thing is possible.