We exist outside of nature due to our heightened consciousness and awareness - we’re the first species in the history of the planet to really disrupt the flow of the food-chain, and we’re obviously all starting to feel the impact of that now.

Pitchfork's editor Brandon Stosuy named it the third best metal album of 2011, describing it as "a beautiful blizzard of sound that feels chaotic and supremely controlled.

"[11][12] MetalSucks' Vince Neilstein wrote that "The result is a unique brand of death metal that’s creepy, doomy and jarring instead of groovy and energetic.

[7] Blabbermouth's Scott Alisoglu wrote that "The songs are written to jolt just when things approach calm, such as when the relative breeziness of "Omen" (a real epic bastard) erupts in violence at the 3:30 mark or the way that the title track seems to become a vortex of metal shavings and bits of broken glass.

"[8] All lyrics are written by Paul Kelland; all music is composed by Michael Hoggard and Jamie Saint MeratWriting, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.