[3] The sessions, which reportedly lasted for three days, occurred in the Strange Weather studio at Williamsburg, Brooklyn in the first half of 2018.

"[9] According to Pitchfork's Andy O'Connor, the crossover influence on Wake in Fright is mostly eschewed "in favor of mangled, mid-paced riffing, like Celtic Frost recorded through a series of budget amps and distortion pedals, then played at deafening volume.

[12] AllMusic critic Paul Simpson described the record as "some of Uniform's most challenging, disrupting work yet" while noting the live drumming to be "much rawer and more direct" than the programmed beats on its predecessor, Wake in Fright.

[9] The Line of Best Fit's Evan Lilly gave the record a positive review, stating: "While touching briefly on new ground, The Long Walk is generally what you’d expect it to be, but with minor variations alongside the engrossing quality that make Uniform so distinct to begin with.

"[10] Reviewing for PopMatters, Spyros Stasis has stated: "Uniform shed light to the ugly side of the human psyche, and while they do so in a very explicit and expressive way, it feels like there is still much more they can dig up to the surface.

critic Matthew Blenkarn regarded the record as "monotonous and exhausting," stating: "Where Wake in Fright felt lean and energetic, The Long Walk is bloated and tired, not so much a fulfilling, purposeful exercise as a slow crawl to nowhere in particular.