[1] AllMusic described the band and album's style as "black metal in the ultra-melodic vein of Dissection, only way more intense."

"[2] Terrorizer wrote that "the atmosphere enveloping "Slaughtersun" has a definite filmic quality that makes it less traditionally constructed than most albums in this genre.

"[3] All of the music was composed by Fredrik Söderberg who also performed lead, rhythm, and acoustic guitars on the album.

[4] AllMusic's Jason Hundey has described the album as "their most accomplished work thus far, building off the progress made on the mini-album Sorgh Pa Svarte Vingar Flogh, but taking the sound to a whole new level.

Although it took 15-plus listens to find words for this majestic black metal crown of achievement, it only took one to realize the sheer magnitude and power this album produces.