[1][2] Viet Cong is the only album released by the band under this name, as they changed their name to Preoccupations in 2016.

[3] The album also features a re-recorded version of a previous song, "Bunker Buster".

The band embarked on a North American and European tour in support of the album.

[5] Upon its release, Viet Cong received mainly positive reviews from music critics.

[7] Writing for Exclaim!, Cam Lindsay noted that "Viet Cong maintains the same shadowy, droning tones that haunted Cassette, only taking them deeper into the abyss".