In contrast to Bullet for My Valentine's debut, The Poison (2005), Scream Aim Fire explores a thrash metal style in addition to the band's melodic metalcore sound.

"[17] Mike Sterry of NME also awarded the album 4 stars out of 5, stating that it "might have pretensions about the current political climate but to us it sounds like the soundtrack to the zombie holocaust: the heartbreak of unloading a 12-gauge into your eldest child, rebuilding a ruined world one grain at a time and putting down millions of dead.

"[18] Ultimate Guitar scored the album a 7/10, stating that "each song features beautifully executed riffs and there are solos galore.

The opening title track Scream Aim Fire is solid example, with everything from a driving intro to some killer pinch harmonics midway through."

"[13] Andrew Blackie of PopMatters panned the album, commenting, "The lyrics are on a parallel with the music’s one-dimensionality and tonelessness, the choruses are even more samey and interchangeable than they were on The Poison.

There is also a greater distance than ever between dreary pedal to the metal numb-rock and equally insipid mushy power ballads, swinging the album’s core into sudden highs and lows throughout like a diabetic.

All tracks are written by Bullet for My ValentineBullet for My Valentine have also released the album on a metal bullet-shaped Flash Drive with the band's symbol engraved into it.

[21] The bullet-shaped Flash Drive has the same properties as the Special Edition CD, with the inclusion of a 15-minute track-by-track video commentary, 4 wallpapers, and the booklet/insert in PDF format.