[16] As with their debut, the album features tracks sung both in English and in Māori and incorporates elements of native music,[17] including the usage of taonga pūoro[6][18] such as the pūtātara.

Frontman Lewis de Jong said that the song has a "very personal meaning" for him, but that the band wanted the video to "leave things more open, so people can interpret it their own way".

[12] Other tracks deal with New Zealand and Māori history, such as "Titokowaru", which tells the tale of Ngāti Ruanui chief Tītokowaru, and his military victories over British colonisers.

[7][16] Jay Brown from RAMzine compared the band's usage of native elements with early Soulfly and the album's modern sound with Gojira's Fortitude.

[...] this is a record that crackles with enhanced urgency, as if ALIEN WEAPONRY are militant and myopic in the pursuit of their musical dreams, and its finest moments seem to confirm that the Kiwis are well-equipped for the long haul."

He ultimately called it "a brave, invigorating and frequently surprising record", hailing the trio as "promising young upstarts" who "sound rather more like battle-hardened diehards with a point to prove and the conviction, and songs, to back it up.