They also stated that the actual title of the tenth track, 'Belief', is simply the word itself, and the '(To Rust)' was the result of a misprint during the cover art's production process.

A red neon sign is affixed to the wall behind them, displaying seemingly nonsensical white Japanese text.

After being approached by TVT Records, American cosmetics brand Urban Decay released a nail polish as a promotional tie-in product for the album.

Reviewing the album for Spin, Joshua Westlund commented that the band was recreating Nine Inch Nails's song "Head Like a Hole" and stated, "Gravity Kills songs have no subjects because pronouns don't matter to singer Jeff Scheel; the charges against "you" in the first verse always come back as revelations about "me" in the second.

"[5] Some of the songs appeared in some compilation volumes and promos: "Drown" and "Alive" were featured in Test Drive: Off-Road 2.