[3] Rolling Stone India said that the album's sound was defined by "Odd-time signatures, buzzing riffs and jagged guitar lines, soaring and harmonized vocals [and] cerebral writing".

[citation needed] Harry Angus and Kieran Conrau of the Cat Empire later recorded trumpet and trombone respectively for the single version of "Roquefort".

and closing track "Change (Part 1)", the review called the album "a mess of unmemorable riffs and the dull experimental slab here and there" and unfavorably compared Kenny's vocals to Fred Durst.

[9] In a retrospective review to coincide with the album's 10th anniversary, Nick Hartman of Happy Magazine praised the band's ability to merge different metal trends of the '90s and '00s together into a coherent style.

[10] All tracks are written by Karnivool (Ian Kenny, Drew Goddard, Mark Hosking, and Jon Stockman)‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.