Reports also confirmed that Kurt Ballou (Converge) would be reprising his role as mixer as well as taking on production and engineering duties for the album.

[2] Three days later the forthcoming sophomore album's title was confirmed as What One Becomes alongside premiere single “Rigid Man” as well as the track list and release date.

Another facet of experience I'm working to convey is about living with the sustained presence of anxiety, and avoiding reliance on musical devices of cathartic release to provide escape from this condition.

Club wrote that "It’s hard to imagine a better metal record coming out this year", praising the performances of Turner, Yacyshyn, and Cook.

"What One Becomes shows Cook and Turner again occupying highly coveted space on the zenith of aggressive music—this time alongside Yacyshyn, the percussive mastermind.