[1] Awarding the album three and a half stars for Jesus Freak Hideout, Wayne Reimer states, "The Absolute is by no means flawless, but it's honest and shows real potential.

"[5] Michael Weaver, rating the album two and a half stars at Jesus Freak Hideout, says, "the release seems to feature a band suffering from an identity crisis.

"[6] Giving the album five stars from HM Magazine, Matthew Leonard writes, "Each song is unique in its sound with phenomenal technical guitar work, raspy mid-high range vocals, harmonized singing, and drumming that's so fast you gotta wonder if it's a drum machine.

"[4] Dylan Powell, giving the album a six out of ten at Mind Equals Blown, writes, "The Absolute isn't a bad record.

"[8] All tracks are written by Ace Augustine, Tyler Chadwick, Doug Fellenbaum, and Ben Moser[9] This 2010s metal album–related article is a stub.