[2] In an interview, the band stated that "Everything was done live with tubes, tape, etc – there are no triggers, click-tracks or quantized anything on the recording, no cut & paste and very few punch-ins.

"[2] Vocalist/guitarist paul Riedl said that the album "deals mostly with the inner world of mind, the unification and eventual willed transcendence of the Macro and the Micro, realizing that there is “No Death as known, only Doorways” and that YOU are the stargate.

Metal Injection gave it a score of 9/10 and stated "Paul Riedel’s vocals sound like they’re echoing from a cave in aeons past.

[2] Jeff Terich of Decibel said that "It’s chock full of musical showmanship, yet that’s likely not what’ll bring listeners back.

"[3] Metal Hammer's Oliver Badin awarded it a score of 4 out of 5 stars and said the album was "demanding but worth travelling across the galaxy for.